Doctor Octoroc, a 8-bit art and music enthusiast, has put together a cool 3D bead sprite tutorial for building your very own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Wagon. This would be pretty cool sitting on my desk, but I’m too lazy to actually try making it.
Dr. O really takes the 8-bit bead sprite artform to a new level, make sure to check out some of his other creations.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 25 years old this year, and Mirage is trying to take advantage of that by invading our lives with everything from classic toy reproductions to a Twitter account, TMNT movies on blu-ray, and even a brand spanking new video game.
The game is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up (official site here), and it’s being made by the team behind the Smash Brothers series, exclusively for the Wii. Love that logo! For a game thats supposedly not tied to any particular incarnation of the Turtles, it oozes nostalgia. The graphics, on the other hand, look like they were influenced heavily by the most recent CG movie.
There aren’t many details around yet about any characters other than the Turltes and Splinter, but the Smash Bros games are known for their huge rosters, and in a couple interviews, crew from Ubisoft have stated that the yet-to-be-announced characters will hold some surprises.
Here are some of my hopes/predictions for the other characters in this game.
Pretty obvious choice. I’d say he’ll definitely be in the game, but what will he look like? A modernized version of the 80s cartoon, or will he be more in the style of the original comics?
It’d be hard to imagine a TMNT brawling game without Casey Jones, a natural-born-brawler. Expect some form of a cut-off shirt and his trademark hockey mask.
Awesome announcement today from Warner Brothers. All three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies have been announced for Blu-ray (and standard DVD) release this August! I’m a big blu-ray fan so I was hoping they would at least release the first film in time for the Ninja Turtles’ 25th anniversary, and they aren’t disappointing. Come on August.
[Blu-ray.com via Waner Bros]
Again, the lack of posting here is because I’m working on a handful of exciting announcements that affect this site, and shoudl be annoucned by next week. Look for tons of TMNT coverage this year to celebrate the 25th Anniversary.
