JustChris
What to do with Portabalooza
Portabalooza is not dead….well, sort of. It’s very obvious that I haven’t tried to post any updates to this site for quite some time, but I don’t want to let it go. I’d rather transform the site into something that can be more successful, as well as being more fun for me, but there are […]
Will Nintendo ever have another “third pillar”?
Ever since the Nintendo DS was announced, there have been speculations over what Nintendo’s next handheld system would be. Some game journalists have been going on about what is being called “Game Boy Next”, staying with the “third pillar” philosophy that Nintendo went over with the dual-screened system. Reported to be as powerful as the […]
Porta-Bulletin: March 6
A new batch of FF Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates screens have arrived, thanks to French gaming site Wiiz for snatching them up. The game is looking better and more polished by the day!
Sony has just released a demo for PSP puzzle game Echochrome, but it’s only for Japanese players. Or at least, if you’re […]
A pixelated look at Nintendo’s history
This is a fan-made montage showing a brief history of some of Nintendo’s best characters from basic pixels in 2D to modern 3D renderings. It’s a pretty good look at how far video games have changed, and it’s more amazing when the same thing is happening with portable games before our eyes. When the Nintendo […]
Porta-Bulletin: March 3
This is the first of a series of a new segment, called Porta-Bulletin, to the site. Porta-Bulletin eschews the usual need to post somewhat minor news individually, in favor of presenting it all to you in small, manageable bits and pieces. Though I’m a bit late on the March 3 date, here’s some news to […]
DS Game New Releases: March
Aside from a few heavy hitters like Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, there’s not much action going on this month on the DS. Putting aside the obvious B-list titles, there are some new franchises that have potential, but they emit a “try before you buy” kind of aura. Titles that might […]
RSS Feed link is up
So this is weird. Apparently my RSS link got replaced with a link to nowhere, but that’s all said and fixed. The “Subscribe” link on the top should be working again. I have my news feed set to http://feeds.feedburner.com/Portabalooza.
Also, I got a full-time job. For me, it means I can buy a lot more games, […]
Review Backlog: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
Developer Clap Hanz takes their talent from the links onto the PSP with Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee. Now these guys have done well for themselves on the PS2 games, and they don’t hold anything back just because they’re developing a game for a handheld platform. HSG: Open Tee is largely unchanged gameplay-wise from its […]
PlayStation Portable: The Marketing Snafu Chronicles
submit_url = ‘http://www.portabalooza.com/2008/01/30/playstation-portable-the-marketing-snafu-chronicles/’;Many game platforms have a reputation that moves like a roller coaster; there are good, high points, and there are low points that make you question your purchase. The PSP may have had the most awkward experiences in recent times. Maybe part of that has to do with Sony trying to discover the […]
MTV keeps UMD format alive
The UMD is not yet dead, folks! At least, not in its usage that Sony intended, to be a universal portable format for storing all kinds of media. Sony Computer Entertainment of America and MTV have joined forces to distribute a variety of TV content to the UMD format. It is the first time a […]
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