DC SturmWind - Preorder

From the Publisher
   “Sturmwind” is a classic shoot ‘em up with 2D gameplay, powered by a hybrid 2D/3D engine.

   Players fight over 20 boss enemies in 16 levels. In addition to the so-called “Award Trophy System” which ensures long- term motivation through unlockable content, there will also be an internet highscore list in which players can compete against each other worldwide.

• 16 levels
• 3 selectable difficulty levels
• configurable controls
• adjustable screen position
• varied choice of weapons
• More than 20 large boss enemies
• Hundreds of different enemies
• FMV intro sequence
• Hybrid 2d/3d game engine
• Resolution of 640×480 pixels
• PAL50, PAL60, NTSC and VGA (with Adapter) compatible
• Region free
• Works with any MIL-CD compatible Dreamcast
• CDDA Sound
• Supports: Gamepad, Arcade Stick (Analog/Digital), VMU, Rumble Pack (configurable)
• Internet WEBcode Hiscore Tables
• Award Trophy System with unlockable content

GALLERY Yayzus Graphics presents Star Wars Pinups

Star Wars Sexiness
 «©NCSX» When Princess Leia was enslaved by Jabba the Hutt, she was sorta sexy in her dancing girl outfit. Was there any sexiness to be found in the other Star Wars films? Yayzus Graphics explores Star Wars sexiness with an series of Pin-ups which feature Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and even Darth Maul in somewhat sexy incarnations. Full gallery.

 

GALLERY PSP Phone Photos

«©NCSX» Thanks to a forum poster on hkgolden.com, photos of the PSP Phone running Android 2.3 have been released. Behold:

NEWS Real Arcade Pro.EX RS-1

Real Arcade Pro.EX RS-1
«©NCSX» Reservations are welcome for Hori's tentative production of the Real Arcade Pro.EX RS-1 which is being manufactured for the Xbox 360. The RS-1 pays homage to Radiant Silvergun which is being released on Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year. The joystick is being described as a "tentative production" because Hori won't proceed with the manufacturing if they don't receive sufficient preorders to justify to production. That said, it's unclear why Hori limited the preorder time frame from December 17 to January 04. Why not extend the frame to a whole month to gather more preorders?

   The RS-1 uses Seimetsu parts and Hori colored four buttons on the joystick with green, red, blue, and yellow colors but the overall joystick button layout is the same layout that Hori's been using since the HRAP2. Radiant Silvergun uses three buttons for Vulcan Fire, Homing Shot, and Spread Shot. For comparative referene, the original HRAP(1) also featured eight buttons but the shape of the button layout is slightly different. Compare the photos of the HRAP-2 (Sanwa) and the RS-1 model below for their matching button layouts.

   Preorders are welcome to ship sometime this year. The production hasn't been finalized yet so the date is still up in the air. Pricing is set at US$289 which reflects special arrangements to import the joysticks to North America.

NEWS Factory worker steals Nintendo 3DS, takes photos

Criminal Behavior
«©NCSX» Apparently, a factory worker or a cohort of the factory worker in China stole a Nintendo 3DS right off the assembly line and has taken photos of the unit which are posted on TGBUS here. One sample photos is posted below: 

GALLERY Nintendo wallpapers by Justin Buonvino

NCS Synopsis

«©NCSX» What if the Nintendo Entertainment System games of yore were rendered in 3D? What would they look like? Justin Buonvino knows and he's recreated old-tyme NES games with 3D voxels. Can someone at Nintendo pay attention and make some of these into actual games and sell them for about $5 on VC? Kthxbye.

Artist

Justin Buonvino (http://nes--still-the-best.deviantart.com) 

NEWS General Updates

Real Arcade Pro.EX RS-1    We'll know by tomorrow morning if any of our Japanese vendors were able to order the Radiant Silvergun rendition of the Hori Real Arcade Pro.EX joystick before the madness of the holiday week took over everything. If we are able to confirm quantity, we'll open up reservations for the joystick on Tuesday's website update.

Week's Outlook    There's nothing new for consoles being released in Japan this week but we're looking forward to PS3 Arcana Heart 3 which is on schedule to debut on consoles next week. Please note that no new releases are being released stateside this week either.

Slow News Week    Since there's a holiday going on in Japan this week and nothing's being released, we're going to populate this week's NCS news updates with material from some of the other sites that we operate. For today, we look at an exhibition of melted toys by Japanese artists Three Studio. The toy figures were melted together and then formed into PVC sculptures.

GALLERY Three Studio's Melted Toy Exhibition at Megumi Ogita

Megumi Ogita Gallery
2-16-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo, 104-0061
Japan
81 3 3248 3405
81 3 3248 3405
http://www.megumiogita.com

ArtistsThree Studio are Hironori Kawasaki, Yoshitaro Koide, and Shuhei Sasaki  

   An exhibition of melted toys by Japanese artists Three Studio. The toy figures were melted together and then formed into PVC sculptures.