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.