DeviantArt Saturday: Oh.. FREAKOUT!

So I just got Freakazoid on DVD not too long ago. I believe I mentioned that before. I then had the sudden random thought (you know, I've never actually tried looking up Freakazoid fanart), and boy what a haul I found. I'm amazed that Freakazoid really DOES have quite the cult fanbase. I mean it's nothing new to see various references here or there, but man, I tell you, I was digging through Deviantart with such glee. Picking around just 5 (to make it easy for me to type out, but at the same time, challenge myself into finding the best possible) was hard.

I'm going to start off with a real bang here:

Here's various entries drawn by Udon artist Jeffrey Cruz (individual pics clickable). He also made an AMAZING little comic entry for ComicCon. I can actually see Paul Rugg voicing this scene. Also check out this "movie poster" he did back in 2005. I find the really fat lips kinda freaky, but boy can I imagine a Freakazoid movie. This counts as one entry BTW :p

CandleJack by Scarecrow Artist

One thing I was surprised at in my Freaky Art search, was just how damn popular Candlejack was, there's actually qu

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Okay back, see apparently there's this a popular internet meme that's really starting to fire up where people will cut off their posts simply by saying his name. Because of this, he has quite a selection of art available on DA. It was rather surprising.

Can a hash by rocketgal

Of course, just because this is a "Freakazoid" entry, doesn't mean I'm sticking with just the titular character. Next to big man himself, there's freakin' Cosgrove. Seriously, the man takes crap from NO ONE! I was sad to see him not as popular as I would've liked. I did see this though.

What if Pyo... by Hypes

Good For Me by Pyrotech07

I say "Good for Me" a lot. And I think that phrase is unique to this series. So yeah. This explains things a bit better.

Freak-a-ninja by spartydragon

Not only could I imagine Paul Rugg saying this, but I could GUARANTEE YOU, that if Freakazoid was still on the air, they'd have a full fledged Naruto parody somewhere with Freakazoid running around tormenting the Naruto cast. BELIEVE IT!

Final verdict: Like I said Freakazoid art is good stuff. Granted a large portion consisted of doodles and not some of the stuff here. But there's no disturbing imagery either. I had a TON of images I had to narrow down. Nothing but good stuff for the freak.

Wii can hack

-Forgot to mention this last night, but here's a video showcasing a new Wii Homebrew app called "Ocarina", which basically works like a Gameshark and allows you to load custom cheats into Wii games. Most of the stuff is for Brawl, but there's some Wii Sports and Mario Kart there too.

-New gameplay footage from Dissidia. Tidus vs Jecht. Youtube or Official Site

Shiny Fighter Goodness

-More SCIV Character Creations. UGO has a top 50 list here.

-Dangeki has posted 3 new screenshots from KoF XII and it's looking GORGEOUS! You can also make out some returning characters like Strawberrry Blonde Mullet Ryo, Ralf, and Robert.

-BREAKING! Square-Enix to swallow Tecmo. Wonder if Dead Fantasy will become a Dead Reality (lolz see wht I did thar?)

-Interesting news for my New Zealand friends. Nintendo to strengthen their presense in NZ.

Freebie

-Courtesy of Lifehacker, Yahoo Finance has an article up on the best freebies around. Not so much software, but a variety of stuff from Free 411 to Free Public Transportation. Worth a quick read.

-So as I'm typing this, the PS3 Lightning Sale is going on Amazon. I just heard about this site, which seems to get the insider word on Lightning Deals before they're revealed. They also have a streamlined list of all Amazon's big deals. Definitely worth a Bookmark!

-Interesting Mario Flash movie from newcomer "Basil-Ovelby". It takes the koopas and other nonhuman Mario characters and personifies them into Human Anime characters. Definitely worth a look (cool music is used too)

-I kept forgetting to post this. It's a trailer for an upcoming DS game called "Kumatanchi" an adorable little "pet" sim ala Nintendogs. Except instead of dogs you raise a cute little Anime "Bear girl" (Kuma means bear). It's got some AMAZING 2D graphics, and just looks overwhelmingly cute (in a good way).

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

-Hilarious Megaman Flash movie here.

-Found some Japanese Cartoon Network videos here and here. The latter is interesting as I'm not quite sure if it ever aired here in America or not. It's pretty cool, regardless.

-More Soulcalibur IV Custom Character Videos: FF6, FFT, and both FF6 and FFT all done by the same user.

And starting in...

Sorry, I just wasn't feeling good on Saturday for the DAS update, I'll finish it during the week and post it next Saturday.

-Kotaku reports that Amazon is having a series of PS3 sales starting Wednesday at Midnight (End of Tuesday) and all through out the day. I just got Dragon Quest Swords for a mere 16 bucks on a previous lightning deal, so I'm sure you'll find some worthwhile deals here. I know I'll be keeping an eye out.

-Iron Man and Wolvering getting their own Anime series (together?) done by Madhouse in 2010. There'll apparently be three other Marvel based Anime series comign after. ANN has the scoop!

-Hyadain has his original Ganbare Goemon video back up with new artwork. Apparently, from what I can tell, the original was taken off due to some kind of art dispute which has now been resolved. Speaking of Hyadain, someone finally made a solid English sub of QUICK! with their own animation attached.

-Found a freeware program if anyone's interested. Let's you split large AVIs into pieces or pulls out a clip.

Getting into Saturday

Yeah sorry for the lack of updates, had some unexpected and long work days. I do have a couple interesting things and I have a DAS update for tomorrow, don't worry.:

-New characters confirmed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Megaman Trigger and Doranjo is confirmed: You can see some new cam vids of a new trailer and a new match with MM. You'll notice the trailer has some sweet Anime footage. Not surprsing since Tatsunoko is an Anime studio. Oh and a little bonus. Doronjo seems like quite the *interesting* character. Seriosuly I was doing some research, seeing some veteran Anime fans talking about it. Doronjo was pretty much THE character that started the "bumbling trio" bit in Anime (like the well known Team Rocket) I'm really interested in finding out more about Tatsunoko's history by playing this game.

-I have to say I'm not really interested in MK vs DC, the game looks REALLY "blah". I mean what were you thinking DC? But I have to say Midway made Joker AWESOME.

-G4 has an exclusive series going with a "Mockumentary" on the development of Strong Bad's video game. Good stuff! Episode 1 is up now.

-True to Ubisoft, they have a new Rabbids promotion for Leipzig (the third done for the Game Convention if you're counting)

Finally, no pun intended, here's a new gameplay video (no trailer) for FF Dissidia featuring FF3 Luneth/Onion knight Pwnage. It's worth noting, it was confirmed that O.K.'s voice is Jun Fukuyama who also voiced Roy in SSB: Melee.

For lack of a better title...

-Sony has revealed a new snap-on Keyboard for the PS3 controller.

-New Fullmetal Alchemist Anime confirmed.

-Awesome Flash Funnyman Egoraptor is out with a new Awesome Animation based off Trauma Center. Never played the game, so I'm really missing the jokes. Still worth watching though.

CAUTION! This blog is made by.... MAN!

-Hyadain has a new song out. It's a classic Anime medley. It's the source of today's Blog title.

-Well, no pics yet, but apparently Megaman Trigger/Volnutt from the awesome Legends series is confirmed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom along with Doronjo from Yatterman.

-Square released a Press Release announcing a November 25th Release Date for Chrono Trigger. The PR says stuff about multiple dungeons (plural) and an Arena mode.

A recent Famitsu Issue covers Square's special event, and Neo-GAF has the scoop. While Jeuxfrance has the scans here, here, and here. SO far, it seems SOLELY based on FFXIII, nothing on Dissidia or KH :(

-Here's my latest Nico findings: A Sailor Moon Meets FF5 parody MAD, an Evangelion meets DBZ MAD, and a new Mario Caramelldansen.

DeviantArt Saturday: Godot-ing All Out

To show that last week wasn't a fluke, here's a guy I've wanted to profile ever since I beat PW3 or PW T+T however you prefer. Godot is simply one of the best video gaming characters to come out EVER. Sure, part of it is fanboy bias. Sure, he might not have the kind of superpowers that can defeat Sephiroth. But Godot has a deep personality with a commanding presence. If you could manifest Godot's sheer awesomeness, quotable dialog, and wit into a beam, he'd surely be able to take down the mightiest of characters.

Also he has an incredible theme. It sounds great in game with the DS Hardware, but check out the Official Orchestral Version.

That my friends, is top-tier CLASSY.

So to start things off, I'll deviate (no pun intended) with an awesome fan made wallpaper from signature PW Fansite Court-Records.

Okay, now for some artwork! Let's start off with a piece that highlights one of Godot's best phrases and traits, his love for coffee.


Godot by Arkillian
Okay so with the text bubble and solid color, you get an American Comic Book version of Godot. Hair's a little short, but it works. Speaking of comic books. With the talk about a new Marvel vs Capcom coming out, many fans are clamoring for some PW representation. What BETTER character than Godot to beat the ever living crap out of Scott Summers. My sister, a big X-Men fan, was shocked when I said that Godot is the "Anti-Cyclops". "Such a character CAN'T EXIST," she says. Believe it, it exists, and his name is Godot. Honestly, aside from being a pansy superhero, I don't much get the hate, but I do know Godot has the kind of soul, Cyclops WISHED he had.

And speaking of which...


Cyclodot by pdonkeh

I know there was some other Godot/Cyclops pics I came across, but I forgot to save them, and I couldn't find them again. But yeah a realistic Godot as an X-Men, totally awesome. Still don't know he'd fight against other Marvel characters, but who cares?


Hmmm... Tempting by Hellsive13

Here's another example of why I'm a hypocrite. I HATE fetish artwork because it's badly drawn and just serves the purpose of inanely satisfying a bizarre fetish. However, if it's HUMOROUS, I tend to enjoy it quite a bit. And here's something that's just that.



It's Saturday Godot by Psuedo Machine

On one hand I like this piece. It's drawn and colored superbly, with a true to character sneer, but something about his head seemed... off.... Maybe it's shaped funny to me, I dunno. Still worth posting though.


Phoenix Wright: Godot's Power by Yuuhiko

Another one that makes me giggle. Simple, but funny. Just look at Maya's look of admiration

Final Verdict: I found that you really can't go wrong with Godot artwork. Lots of good stuff that I probably should've posted but stopped myself before this entry got too large. The only disturbing material I found was some irksome Godot X Phoenix yaoi (With Female characters it's always about Fat Expansion Fetish pics, while for the Males it's Yaoi)

I also included some light spoiler artwork, better saved for people who have played the game already.

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YouTubular

So I finally made a video of myself. If you happen to be coming here because of my video, WELCOME!

-Believe it or not, I really don't care much for SoulCalibur. However I've been really interested in the various Character Creation videos sprouting up on Nico Video. Here's FFVII, FFVI, and Samurai Shodown Parts 1, 2, and 3. Also FANSERVICE.

-Akuma in SF4.

-New Screens and Art for Mega Man 9. Nothing really "new" here, but it does show an extra screen of Dr. Light going to Jail in the story intro.

-A Japanese Arcade site is listing Tatsunoko vs Capcom for a "Wii-Compatible" Release.

-Funny news video of a guy stealing a PS3 to "save his family"

-Kappei Yamaguchi performing the Sogeking Theme live at Otakon. I swear, it's probably my favorite superhero song next to the Freakazoid theme (which is out on DVD now BTW)

-An interesting idea by a Deviantart user called "Domus Facina" (Latin for House of Villians so he says). A newly launched "web comic" featuring the FF Villains under one roof. Looks very promising.

Starting off Monday Strong

-Just neat to note, Strong Bad has been released for Wiiware today.

-New Sonic Shorts (Volume 4) Funny stuff!

-IGN has a few new screens and art for Megaman 9 showcasing a couple of the new baddies.

DeviantArt Sunday: Overdue KOF Triple Header Edition

So yeah here's a LONG overdue edition of DAS (and on Sunday where the acronym still fits too!) I was originally planning to do Shingo Yabuki from King of Fighters, but I thought, in true KoF fashion I'd make a 3-man team of my favorite KoF characters in one sitting. So it's like 3 weeks in one.

Kula:


From Left to Right (click pictures for links)

Kula D. by Artgerm, colored by shiinkit
Kula Diamond by xiaomiaosfarm
Kula fanart colored by JamesJAB
King of Fighters Redux: Kula by digital ninja

Verdict: Sadly, there's not a whole ton of Kula art (mostly banners or traced pictures using existing, official artwork, I only found one disturbing fetish picture, that's all.


Shingo:



Unknown, found and uploaded to Deviant art by g-lo
Shingo Yabuki by Animenifestor
Miles Yabuki by orochifinikusu
King of Victory Dance Shingo by bhgeorge

Verdict: Same as Kula. Even though the first one is apparently just a Google Image they found, I still found it worth posting. "Sit, Iori, Sit. Good dog!" Plus I thought the Tails art as good as it just seemed strangely fitting. It's a good look for you, Tails!

B. Jenet:


B. Jenet by da-G3
Purr matey by Evergreen Leaves
B Janet Drawn by Elengwat colored by diurasc
B. Janet by louten
Bonne Jenet by DrStein

Verdict: There's actually a nice selection of stuff here. Way more I could've posted and way more than the other two. And that cosplayer is all sorts of sexy awesomeness. I guess it depends on how you search. I found the "safest" search term to use is "B. Jenet". "Bonne Jenet" gets you a few new pieces of both good, and freaky (insanely bulging muscles fetish)

And yeah, I already have a character in mind for next week. Stay tuned, and if you're reading this, send me a line to who you want to see!

FANSERVICE!

Sorry I didn't get to the update last night, too busy setting up my Olympic schedule with my DVR.

-Speaking of Olympics, Ubisoft has released some new Olympic-themed Rabbids promotions here and here.

-Slobsofgaming.com presents "The 29 Most Ridculously Hot Female Fighters" It's actually a good list. GO JENET! Speaking of the site, they also had a list of the "Hottest Gaming Cosplayers" a while back, but I forgot to post it since I was in New Zealand. Another I missed was Gameradar's Sexy Cosplay Gallery. And while we're in a fanservice-y mood, how about Game Radar's "Sexy Gaming Fanart Gallery".

-Hilarious Brawl parody vid using stand-up comedy audio over original flash animation. I KNOW I've heard that guy before, just can't remember.

Nothing much here folks, move along

New scans for the Kingdom Hearts games. DS and PSP.

-Also new scan of Dissidia showing off Onion Knight's (FFIII) transformations. Sadly, no Kefka images yet.

-Toon Dinsey to become Disney XD. A more action oriented channel to try and hook the young male market.

Backing Out

-No no, I'm not stopping the updates (and I PROMISE I'll have a DAS update at the end of the week). But no, my two Brawl caramelldansen vids are gone. One I removed myself, the other forcibly removed. I was going to try and fight the Swedish Record company with a Counter Claim, but after doing some research and considering how large a scale an international debate would ensue, I figured one little video wasn't worth it. If anyone reading this really wants those videos, let me know, I can send them to ya.

-More Convenience Store Videos: MML, Starscream, Yuna, and Cloud.

-Found a One Piece Stage Video (Part One and Two). It's from 2005 and uses stage actors (Nami is said to be Oda's wife) dubbed over by the Anime voice actors. Even though it's in Japanese and not subbed, pretty fun watch as it's a very elaborate production.

-Interesting find over at the Chrono Compendium featuring a hacked Pit to look like Serge from Chrono Cross.

-Speaking of Chrono, found a Japanese sound designer who likes to make game remixes. I originally found his stuff on Nico Video, but he does have a Youtube page, and I convinced him to upload his very interesting Chrono Trigger Battle Mashup.

TV Shows and Stuff

-For the Joss Whedon fans, Firefly on Bluray will have everything the DVDs had plus two new commentaries and a new cast reunion special.

-Interesting screens and art here for a Japanese 24 (yes the TV show) Pachislot game.

-Possible Phoenix Wright Anime in the works? We'll find out September 23rd.

-I don't have any solid links, unless you want to check out a NeoGAF forum thread. But Square had their little event announcing a whole ton of stuff. Well i'll just copy the highlights from there:

- The 3rd Birthday [Parasite Eve Sequel originally announced for mobile phones] will be on the PSP as well. Nomura's team will be working on it. FUCK YES!
- The Dissidia special download contents at the event is a Dissidia PSP Custom Theme.
- KINGDOM HEARTS coded (mobile) has a release window of Winter 2008.
- The FFXIII demo will be included in FFVIIACC, as will trailers for VersusXIII and AgitoXIII: http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1217141_1124.html
- There will also be a FFVIIACC PS3 bundle. The release will be in March 2009.
- FF AgitoXIII [the one annonced for Mobile Phones] will also be released on the PSP, no release window. The 3rd Birthday PSP will be out in 2009.
- FF VersusXIII's trailer says "Playstation3 only Worldwide".
- Dissidia PSP bundle confirmed. Release date will be in Dec 2008.
- KH DS is "this winter" without the 2008, so maybe early 2009.
- KH PSP is 2009.
- VersusXIII with have a fashion collaboration with the ROEN fashion branding. The characters in the game will all be wearing ROEN fashion designs. Expensive taste!

Trailer news:

- Apparently Exdeath, Golbez, Kefka and Sephiroth are all part of the new Dissidia trailer [Note: People are saying Locke was confirmed, but just like Warrior of Light being confused for Cecil, Locke is simply being confused for Firion, the FF2 hero]
- The No.14 in KH DS is called Shion (Xion?) and looks like Kairi.
- Aqua in KH PSP is apparently voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi.

-With SoulCalibur IV out, the biggest praise has been the character creator. Here are a couple forum threads showcasing people's creations here and here.