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Launching a new website today!

A new chapter begins!

Not sure if anyone's still following me here, since I don't use it anymore except to syndicate links, but...

I've been hard at work building a new personal website on Neocities, and migrating my blog over from WordPress, and today I'm finally taking the tarp off a month and change of hard work!

Head over to theworksofegan.net and check it out!

#neocities #website #blog #personal website #old web

It's the last day of the year, time once again to post my top ten games that I played this year!

It’s time once again, folks! Time for me to look back and take stock of all the games I played this year, and make note of the standouts. 20

#blog #gaming #video games #game of the year #goty #goty 2023

outofcontextarthur

#arthur

boktai2

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand, GBA (2003)

#boktai

places-in-games

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand - Solar Tree

#boktai

saint-boss

Is it finally time to get the pokemon games we deserve??

#boktai

I think Cyllage City might have my favorite music in Pokemon X/Y.

It feels very late-90s/early-2000s video gamey.

#pokemon #music

solarboydoodles

suddenly had the urge to draw some sad feelios

no idea if otenko is around during black django’s time cuz i haven’t played boktai 2 yet (will besoon though wink wink)

also otenko is fun to draw and he is cute and i love him

#boktai

whysosirris

clendestine

Where can I download this

heyitsdrey

What in the actual fuck

fuks

!!!!!!!!!

#breaking bad

boktai2

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, GBA (2004)

#boktai

kartridges-blog

Lunar Knights - Kojima Productions; NDS, 2007.

#boktai

fyeahboktai

１０th by ひきだし@PC不機嫌なう；ω；

So, for those of you who might not know, MegaMan Battle Network held importance to not only Capcom and Keiji Inafune, but Konami’s Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series, also quite enjoyed it. IN FACT, his main series for the GameBoy Advance, Boktai, has several cross-overs with Battle Network.

In BN 4, the Gun del Sol chips were introduced, which were powered up if you were Jacked In in a sunny location, playing off of Boktai’s solar sensor that was an integral part of the game and using the main weapon, the Gun del Sol. There was a Program Advance associated with the Gun del Sol chips, the Pile Driver, which was a big part of Boktai as well. To top it off, a small side quest was available in which the player helps Django, the hero of the Boktai series delete ShadeMan.EXE, because Django is primarily a vampire hunter.

In BN 5, the Gun del Sol remained a chip, though the Pile Driver was removed, and in its stead, Django got his own Navi chip. Another feature was added, in which BN5 and Boktai 2 could have a cross-over battle, which could give Django equipment such as the Mega-Buster, and if Boktai 2 was in the GBA slot of a DS when starting a new game in BN5 DS, the player could start the game with Sol Cross, which gave Mega bonuses if he was jacked in somewhere sunny.

In BN 6, the Gun del Sol chips and Django chips remained, but due to Boktai 3 having a Japan only release, the cross-over battle was given the axe. In addition, in BN 4 and on, Lan had some sort of poster or toy of Django in his room.

This was a prime example of what video game companies can do when they work together. Both Boktai and Battle Network were great games in their own right; interesting stories, thought-out characters, and addicting game-play. But one thing that made them even better was the fact that could work together. Nintendo, I want you to take notes. If you want the Wii U to be a successful tool in bringing people together, then take a leaf out of Capcom and Konami’s book. They truly were “Better, Together.”

And that’s my rant. Hope it gave you some food for thought.

#boktai