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Who is Sega’s “Emirin”?

Who is Sega’s, “Emirin”? The name is attached to quite a few amazing Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles (and at least one title for the Sega Master System). Games include: Castle of Illusion (1990, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) Quackshot (1991, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) World of Illusion (1992, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) Deep Duck Trouble (1993, Sega Master System) It’s obviously a pseudonym, usually…

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

I mad randomly stumbled upon this new 2008 “re-imaging” of the original 1995 Ghost in the Shell feature film which was re-released to theaters this past Summer. One of my favorite (if not all-time favorite) anime directors, Mamoru Oshii released his latest film, The Sky Crawlers in 2008. To help promote that film, they also released this updated version of…

Nintendo DS Museum Shigureden – Kyoto, Japan

I trekked out to the Shigureden museum in Arashiyama, Japan — within Koyoto — and close to the corporate home of Nintendo. Here, the president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi has created an interactive museum which at the time used the Nintendo DS to interact with live installations. The entire building and all of the interactive installations are based on a…

New Fan-Submitted Photos in the Gallery

Just uploaded a few new fan-submitted photos in the Photo Gallery. Check this one out submitted by Rob from Shibuya, Tokyo Japan: Pretty dope. Thanks a lot, Rob. Also check out photos from Joshua taken at Coney Island, Brooklyn! To see more photos, check out the full gallery hosted on my Myspace page. If you’re interested in submitting your own…