Fun with Photoshop: Army of Darkness for the NES

 Happy Halloween! To celebrate the occasion, today's fake game cover is for a non existing NES game based on the excellent movie, Army of Darkness. The movie came out within the lifespan of the classic 8bit console but a game never came out and there were games based on horror of more adult movie franchises (such as Friday the 13th, Terminator and Nightmare on Elm Street). Ash (the main character of the movie) would have to wait until the year 2000 to star as the main character in a video game (Evil Dead: Hail to the King).

Public Domain Halloween Feature: Nosferatu

This is the last full horror movie for this year. As with the others the film is in public domain (you can download it legally). The feature film for Halloween is Nosferatu (1922), one of the first vampire movies.

Public Domain Halloween Feature: White Zombie

Each day until Halloween I'll post a full horror movie. All movies featured in each post are public domain (you can download them legally). The feature film for today is White Zombie (1932), starring horror legend Bela Lugosi.

Public Domain Halloween Feature: Frankenstein

Public Domain Halloween Feature: Frankenstein
Each day until Halloween I'll post a full horror movie. All movies featured in each post are public domain (you can download them legally). The next film is Frankenstein (1909).

Sale of the Dead @ PSN

There is a new sale at the PSN Store with video games and movies at discount prices. The theme of the sale is horror and monsters. This is week 2 (oops! didn't post the first one)

Public Domain Halloween Feature: Horror Express

Each day until Halloween I'll post a full horror movie. All movies featured in each post are public domain (you can download them legally). The second movie featured in these posts is Horror Express (1972), starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

Public Domain Halloween Feature: Night of the Living Dead

Each day until Halloween I'll post a full horror movie. All movies featured in each post are public domain (you can download them legally). First stop, Night of the Living Dead, directed by George Romero.

Fun with Photoshop: Justice League of America for the NES

 This is another game I would have loved as a kid. There aren't many NES games with DC characters, only Batman and Superman that I remember (and The Flash for Sega Master System). The characters in the cover were drawn by José Luis García Lopez, one of my favorite artist of all time. He is so good rendering the Heroes that DC keeps using his illustrations from the 80's.

First Teaser from Avengers Age of Ultron Movie

Looks really impressive. Sadly May 2015 feels like an eternity away.

Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest begins today!

The first and only international film festival in the Caribbean (devoted to horror, Sci-Fi and Bizarre films) begins today. It includes short films and features from many countries (including USA, Spain, Argentina, China, Puerto Rico and more). This year, celebrating Nightmare on Elm Street 30th anniversary, the festival will have a special screening of the movie. I really look forward to watch  Falling Star, Bell Tower Enigma, Batman's Tale and Biodegradable (the first Sci-Fi movie from Dominican Republic). The festival also has an Online selection, which can be found here. Puerto Rico Film Fest closes on October 29. For more info (movie selection and schedule), check the official website.

Fun with Photoshop: Dino-Riders for the NES!

Harness the Power of Dinosaurs! This is a game I would have loved as a kid, it had aliens, lasers and dinosaurs. Originally a toy line from Tyco, Dino-Riders appeared on TV (watched the first episode on VHS) but it never became popular. The premise of the show was simple, space warriors from the future travel back in time and use dinosaurs as battle vehicles in their ongoing war. The concept would have worked on video game form, but as other games based on cartoon, it would have sucked (nonetheless, I would have begged my parents to buy it).

The cartoon may have failed, but the toy dinosaurs looked amazing. They all had an action features, some of them walked on their own! After the TV series failed, the toys were re-released (without the weapons, alien figures and action mechanics) as part of a line approved by the Smithsonian Institution. With all the recent remake craze, maybe it's time for Dino-Riders to return.

Fun with Photoshop: MetroidVania for the NES

 This faxe game box was also suggested by Prof. Dutch Bag, an epic crossover between Metroid and Castlevania. I decided to use the design style from the classic NES games (such as Super Mario Bros. and the original Metroid) because the style of both games would merge well (the game sprites are almost the same size).The term "MetroidVania" is used for games that contain lots of exploring and backtracking. While the classic Metroid games used this formula, the Castlevania games were action / platformers, it wasn't until Symphony of the Night that the exploration mechanics were introduced. Some games that use the "MetroidVania" game style are: Strider (2014), Guacamelee (2013), Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013), Green Lantern (2011 for the Wii) and more. Later.

P.S. Nintendo, please hire IGA (from Castlevania Symphony of the Night) for the next Metroid game.

A street named after James Bond

After years in the British Secret Service, a street was named James Bond... in  Carolina, Puerto Rico (there's a Costco nearby). This street (calle in Spanish) was called James Bones (possibly a spelling error) but a couple of years ago it changed to the name of the famous fictional character. The directions to get there (from San Juan International Airport) is here.

The Fash Digital Comics Sale!

 To celebrate the release of the new TV series, DC is having a massive Flash sale. This includes issues from the New 52, Pre-Flashpoint, FlashPoint mini, Flash Rebirth mini and even tons of issues from the classic Wally West series (Yay!!!). Each issue is at $0.99 and the sale ends next Monday (10/13/2014) at 11 PM. Check here for more details. There is also a Walking Dead and Transformers sale.

Uncanny Avengers Digital Comic Sale

 With the AXIS event fast approaching, Marvel is having an Uncanny Avengers (the series leading up to the event) sale with each issue at $0.99 each. Sale ends Monday at 11PM. Check here for more details.

Fun with Photoshop: The Running Man for the NES

As Requested by Prof. Dutch Bag here it is, the cover for the NES version of The Running Man ( Power Pad required!) As Prof. Dutch Bag informed, the was a video game adaptation but not for the NES. If you have any suggestions for a box art, please leave a comment.

Dragon Force: An awesome game that you probably didn’t play

 A lot of games are released each year and sometimes, great games fall into obscurity. In this series of post we’ll explore of gaming’s forgotten gems. None of the games appearing in these posts are imports. Also, these are based on my impressions of the game, which can be different from other people so feel free to comment your opinions of the game. Our first entry features Dragon Force, the real time strategy-game released by Working Designs in North America for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

Cyclops #5 Review

This series is a real treat. It has the main character (Cyclops) completely taken from his element. No X-Men, Jean, Professor X, timeline  (he’s from the past), in space and with his father (Corsair) who he though was dead.  Over the course of the previous issues, Greg Rucka showed us how different both characters are (Scott is insecure and uptight while Corsair is confident and lay back) but how much they need one another. This issue continues the father and son dynamic but also touches themes of loyalty and honor. I’ll try to keep the spoilers to a minimum.

Konami Sale @ PSN

Konami is having a digital sale on the PSN, including games from the Metal Gear and Castlevania series (why Castlevania Chronicles Lament of Innocence are not included is beyond me). Check the Playstion Blog for more details and full list of the games for sale