Shmup Special Demonstrations

Shmup Special Demonstrations

Displays of incredible shmup skill, donated by the players themselves. I never would have thought that in certain shmups there are places where it is actually beneficial to die on purpose (suicides) in order to increase your scoring potential.

Lost in a Sonic Spinball K-hole

Lost in a Sonic Spinball K-hole

See, this is what happens when I mess around with YouTube’s “related videos”. I wasn’t even thinking about playing Sonic Spinball. Now, thanks to these musical remakes, I will.

Pro Pinball Kickstarter returns this July, 2013

Pro Pinball Kickstarter returns this July, 2013

It looks like they are ready to try again with a new strategy. The Pro Pinball Kickstarter that was attempted (unsuccessfully) back in September 2012 will return this July, 2013. However, this time the project is under the name, “Pro Pinball: The ULTRA Editions”.

The Pinball Arcade – Giant Bomb Quick Look

The Pinball Arcade – Giant Bomb Quick Look

This video is a little dated now, but when Giant Bomb does a Quick Look on a pinball game, I pay attention. A Giant Bomb Quick Look is essentially a long form analysis of a game that is done with commentary as they are playing the game in question. Quick Looks tend to...
Interactive entertainment is an art form.

Interactive entertainment is an art form.

Confirmed by Dara O’Briain – The art form of interactive entertainment does something that is not done by books, movies and music alone. That is, penalize you for being bad at them.