So I’ve been playing a lot of Gotham City Impostors, which is very fun. I was thinking wouldn’t it be nice if there were a gamercard available for it that you could easily post. It’s rough and simple right now, but I’m looking for feedback!
To use, simply use the following url when inserting an image “http://codeandkill.com/gothamcard/wbid” – replace wbid with your wbid!
Here are a few examples:
Some of the ideas floating around for modifications are:
Emblem
K/D ratio
Win/Lose ratio
Healing amount
Total kills
Total deaths
Vertical style with larger calling card
Anyone have design suggestions? I’m a programmer not a designer, so take that as a call for help. Ideas for stats to pull? Let me know!
Also, I play this for Xbox 360 and am looking for people to play with who are interesting in playing to the objectives, or will at least not go Leroy Jenkins on us. My Gamertag is “Gutzman” and my WBID is “patrickmjones”. Feel free to add me on either.
Was talking about this today… instead of using one of these gamecard websites that seem to go up and down, who have intermittent service outages, why not use the gamercards Microsoft themselves host? Just copy the below code and change “Gutzman” with your gamertag.
If you work on anything for long you end up making your own shortcuts and tools to help (or you should!). I’ve been developing for Sitecore everyday, and think it’s about time there was a tool to help me out. This one is a Chrome browser extension that will help get debugging information, access the database, and Sitecore CMS tools. It’s really rough with just a few links at the moment, but I plan to add to this as I get time. Any suggestions?
When I first started getting into games shooters were side-scrolling titles like Gradius, R-Type, etc. I remember them being unforgiving in difficulty – developers were still used to making coin-munching arcade games so they didn’t have the difficulty drained out of them the way modern games do. Nowadays I hear people say all they play is shooters but what they mean are Call of Duty, Gears or War, or Medal of Honor – one of my favorite types of games has had it’s genre hijacked!
There are still tons of shooter games out there. My particular favorite sub-genre is the manic shooter or bullethell shooter. I want to highlight a few that I’ve had a lot of fun with and can still sit down and play any day. Since there are too many games to try covering, I’d like to choose a few by Cave. The reason for picking Cave is simple, they tend to be high quality.
Guwange (ぐわんげ)
1999 This title is based on Japanese folklore. The player must collect 5 talismans from evil demons and use them to counter the curse of their shikigami. I found it especially interesting because you’re not piloting a ship or otherwise flying through the air, you’re controlling a person walking on the ground and their shikigami.
2001 In this title you’re a kid trying to take down the Motoruin sages. According to the wikipedia article they are immortal even though I have killed them over and over. Also, interestingly, this one is horizontal.
This one works fine in MAME.
Mushihime-sama Futari (虫姫さまふたり)
2006 In Mushihime-sama Futari, everything is related to insects for some reason. The graphics are stunning and the bullet patterns are intimidating. This one also happens to be region free and a platinum hit in japan, making it an inexpensive addition to anyone’s collection.
2007 This title takes the questionable gothic lolita fad, and uses the theme for a fun manic shooter witch game. I was actually able to pick this up at a local Gamestop, and was very pleased. The different modes and bosses made this a game I played through more than 50 times. The sequel is also available on the XBOX marketplace.
There are some new shooters coming out of Cave, but it doesn’t look like they’ll be region-free anymore. I don’t know the reasoning behind this, and I’m not sure how I’ll get to play them. The cost of a Japanese xbox is prohibitive in my opinion, so I may either miss these or have to play/obtain them by shady measures.
Maybe it’s just me but “Arcade Edition” sounds funny for a version of Street Fighter. Either way, it’s my game of choice with EVO right around the corner. I’m excited to see what folks are doing with the changes and new characters. As for me, I’ve been playing with Abel and Rose mostly, but Yun is quite fun too.
I have been using a MadCatz fightpad since vanilla and it has served me well, but I’ve decided to start using a joystick exclusively. I have been wanting to buy a stick for a long time, but being a cheap-ass hasn’t served me in that regard. Last weekend I broke down and went to Gamestop, which is one of the circles of gamer Hell if you were wondering, and picked up a MadCatz WWE Brawlstick.
Aside from my girlfriend giving me hell about the design, my first impression was that the stick was very unresponsive, dashes weren’t coming out, and I would often miss my moves. That being said I did some looking around online and ordered some replacement parts. Installation could not be easier, imagine it like changing a DVD-ROM in a PC. I simply unscrewed the baseplate and interface cable and swapped them out. Buttons were even easier, all I had to do was disconnect the leads and pop the buttons out.
So far i feel this stick is very good, very responsive. I will continue to explore different configurations and layouts. What do you use in your stick? Bat top or ball top? Straight button layout or curved?
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