Mario is not only one of the most recognizable characters in video games, but in all of media. The poster boy of Nintendo has seen his fair share of spin off games, both good and bad. When you are an icon you are bound to have some things that cash in on your image alone. However, there are occasions where your spin off projects are just as awesome as the real thing, anyone remember Micheal Jackson’s Captain Eo at Disney?

Cinematic Masterpiece

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Okay, so there are many who wouldn’t consider this game “retro” just yet, but I mean, the game is almost eight freaking years old already. Where does the time go?

Anyway, I mentioned in my last review that my tendency to overcompensate for the embarrassingly small game library I had in my younger days resulted in my owning a library of games that have gone largely uncompleted, despite the fact that the games have been sitting on my desk for years. Unfortunately, despite how good a game is, something else eventually catches my attention and I move on, revisiting the game at a later date until something else comes along again. It’s a vicious cycle and, unfortunately for me, it has deprived me of the pleasure of complete some pretty awesome games. One of which was Square and Disney’s Kingdom Hearts.

Despite my excitement for the game when it was announced, I didn’t actually purchase it until nearly four years after the game’s release, relying on borrow the game from friends to get my fix. And, even after buying the game in 2006, it would be almost another four years before I would complete the game. And that is not an exaggeration, having barely completed the game, for the first time mind you, just a few days ago.

For those of you that may have missed the game, Kingdom Hearts is an Action RPG that crosses Final Fantasy with Disney. It may sound like an odd mix, but it works surprisingly well, though Final Fantasy fans might find themselves getting annoyed at the fact that their beloved characters like Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart (who goes by the alias Leon), and Aerith Gainsborough take a back seat to all the Disney stuff, but the game works well, despite that, especially to fans of Square Enix’s penchant for storytelling. (more…)

The first clip from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 has surfaced on the internets. The clip gives you a little cliff hanger to the first part of the adventure that the toys have.  All the toys, except Woody have been mistakenly put on the side of the road as trash.  Woody now needs to find away to get to the toys and free them before the trash truck comes to pick them up.

Toy Story 3 comes out on June 18, 2010.

Oh and btw. There’s a Cars movie reference in this clip. Can you find it?

From the looks of it, the game has definitely changed. I can’t wait to see Tron Legacy, but this poster that just came out is just too much of a tease to make us wait another year. To see a still from the movie, go past the break.

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Well it’s beginning to look a lot like the Holiday Shopping Season. This weeks release list is jam packed full of Hogwarts fun, with the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. One of the better of the Harry Potter Franchise and had some sweet Special FX. Also out this week Zelda is back on track with The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS. If that wasn’t enough Disney debuts it’s latest Animated movie with the Princess and the Frog. If you see anything missing drop a comment.

Check out the Release List after the Break

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Check it out! The first 5 minutes of the next Disney film, The Princess and the Frog.  I’m very glad that Disney decided to go back to their roots with hand drawn animation.  Yes, computer animation has exploded on to theaters, huge thanks to Pixar for that, but hand drawn animation still has this look you can’t recreate with a computer.  The videos below will show you both a finished product and sketches from the film. Enjoy.

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Calling this list the 10 best anime titles of all time may be a misnomer. The original comparison was the top 10 visually stunning pieces, outshining Disney/Pixar’s body of work. The list presented by Screenhead is as follows:

10: 5CM Per Second (2007)
9: Cowboy Bebop (2001)
8: Tokyo GodFathers (2003)
7: Princess Mononoke (1997)
6: Paprika (2006)
5: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
4: Ghost in The Shell (1995)
3: Grave of The Fireflies (1988)
2: Akira (1988)
1. Spirited Away (2001)

Now, admittedly I am a Miyazaki fan, but this list was a bit heavy on his works. Leaving out works like Perfect Blue, and Robot Carnival (once of the first I ever saw) isn’t understandable for me. I have yet to see 5CM Per Second, but will be adding this to my near range to-see list for comparison.

For the anime movie fans out there, what would is lacking from this list that you have seen?

[via Screenhead]

Mickey gets what Mickey wants.  Today we learn from NYTimes that Mickey wants Marvel.  They probably saw how much bank they started to make with good movies like Iron Man and probably said “I”m buying you out bitches (ha ha).”  The whole acquisition is going for $4 billion dollars.  Pocket change to Disney.

Full press release – source

With everyone talking about UP, which released in theaters today, Disney/Pixar gave us even more things to smile about.  Toy Story 3 gets a release date and a very cute teaser trailer.  Most of the voice actors and their characters are back for the third film.  But, before Toy Story 3 comes out, Pixar will be released Toy story 1 and 2 in 3D. I can’t wait to watch them all.  Also, in my opinion, Pixar has always been better than Dreamworks. To find out why, go past the break. (more…)