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Barely Star Fox at E3

Mr. Krystal — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:33:03 +0000

Yep. Star Fox (or rather an Arwing flying out of the 3DS screen) made only a passing appearance, as just “one of Nintendo’s franchises” that didn’t necessarily have a game in development.

Right now, Nintendo is broadcasting info on behind-the-scenes stuff. Miyamoto mentioned that the 3DS made Star Fox shooting aiming much easier. I think this probably counts as internal demos, not a game in progress, but we will see.

More updates as they happen.

E3 On Horizon

Mr. Krystal — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:01:07 +0000

Here it is, my pre-E3 post. I got some serious third degree BURNS on rumors of the past, so I am more than careful about saying what will and won’t be somewhere before it happens. As it stands now, there is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER from any known credible source indicating Star Fox will be there. There are tons of “maybe’s” and lots of “they should’s,” but nothing solid. Nothing from reliable sources or off the record or whatever. No, this does not even count as a rumor, it’s wishful thinking.

So what will be there? As far as new stuff goes, we know Nintendo will talk 3DS and Zelda Wii (because they said they would). There will also probably be a lot more detail on Metroid: Other M and Pokemon White/Black. Other than that, I expect a few surprise games, of which maybe one or two will blow us away (Metroid: Other M, New Super Mario Bros. Wii), while the remainder are good, but not wet-your-pants exciting. That’s the formula they followed last year anyway.

In recent days, IGN has claimed that Retro’s secret project was a Donkey Kong revival. Donkey Kong has not had any non-spinoff games since 1999’s Donkey Kong 64 (unless you count the Mario vs Donkey Kong series), so everyone making the argument that “Star Fox must be announced this year because it’s time for the next game to come down the pipe,” have forgotten the huge gaps Nintendo has had for other series, like Metroid. I would say that given the above and the existence of a source even IGN trusts, it’s far more likely that Retro’s project is DK, not Star Fox as many of us had hoped. Either way, there’s no guarantee that Retro will show its project at all this year, so don’t get your hopes up.

This year, for the first time, Nintendo will be doing its own live streaming of the press conference. Just point your browser at e3.nintendo.com and wait for Tuesday morning at 9 AM Pacific. Afterward, I bet they will list all their announcements in webpage form on the same site. I will be monitoring the conference as well, and will do my best to get you the latest Star Fox and/or Krystal news if or when it happens.

Krystal Announcer

Mr. Krystal — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:28:18 +0000

CloudrunnerLX just emailed me to let me know about something that happened a few days ago. According to Digg.com, a GameFAQs user named slashx234 requested that Pat Cashman, the announcer voice in Brawl, record character introductions for characters that didn’t make it. He agreed, and the audio he sent back has been posted at http://brawlannouncer.ytmnd.com/. Yes, Krystal is one of the characters. In fact, it seems like every major character that was requested as playable has been included except for Geno.

Here’s Just Krystal’s Part

Krystal Specie Change in Upcoming Games

Mr. Krystal — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:15:53 +0000

Over the couple of years I’ve been running the KA, I’ve managed to develop a few contacts within the industry. I was just contacted by one of those contacts (sorry, can’t mention any names here). My contact sent me a note about some internal discussions held by Nintendo. Though no new Star Fox games were confirmed or denied in the leaked information, my contact told me that the group that manages Nintendo’s fictional character intellectual properties (Mario characters, Metroid characters, Star Fox characters, etc.) have decided to make Krystal a cat for future Star Fox games while doing a yearly review of that series. It seems that Nintendo wants to further develop the Krystal/Panther relationship, or at least provide more ambiguity in regards to Krystal and Fox’s relationship.

This is by no means new. As you are no doubt aware, Krystal was originally designed to be a cat, as seen below in the unreleased “Dinosaur Planet,” the game that would later become Star Fox Adventures.

I can’t say I’m happy about this. Krystal has always been “Everyone’s Favorite Blue Fox.” Now, I may end up having to change that to “Everyone’s Favorite Blue Cat” or something. Just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Of course, this change doesn’t bode well for Fox and Krystal’s relationship either, which makes me sad.

I’m not going to change any of the pages or the site’s subtitle until we get a more official announcement from Nintendo. Hopefully, this is all just some cruel joke.

Edit:
Happy April Fools’ Day! Yes, it was a joke. A total fabrication on my part.

Krystal Brawl Cameos (Update)

Mr. Krystal — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:56:20 +0000

Thanks to ZWolf for sending me the scripts. I used those for inspiration to make this video. Presenting all of Alesia’s Krystal voice acting in Brawl, and the all the rest of the cameos on Lylat Cruise as well.

Krystal’s Cameos

Direct YouTube Link
High Resolution Download

All Conversations

Direct YouTube Link
High Resolution Download

Krystal Trophy

Mr. Krystal — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:52:29 +0000

Yes, I know I said I would stay away and get my work done, but
A. I couldn’t resist, and
B. I actually did get a lot done.

I’m almost over my cold, my school work status has gone from way behind to on schedule, and I’m on my way to being ahead in the next couple days. Even doing all that work, I managed to beat Brawl and collect a certain trophy this afternoon (in addition to making progress on a few other, yet unnamed projects). I made a nice video for it, posted below. Additionally, you can download the full resolution version here.

Direct YouTube Link

So with that, I won’t be coming back online just yet. I’ll post my friend code later and get back to doing my normal routine, but first, I’m going to get myself ahead in schoolwork. See you around!

Brawl Get!

Mr. Krystal — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:49:50 +0000

So now I have obtained Brawl. I’ve gotta beat the game AND eat lunch before 2 PM, when I’m going to the Nintendo store (to help others get Brawl). I’m still have a long overdue project to finish at school, so I might not get Krystal stuff up until late tonight or tomorrow morning.

Krystal Trophy Video and Info

Mr. Krystal — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:19:36 +0000

So it isn’t as much as I’ll give you on Wednesday evening when I get Brawl, but there’s a video showing a little bit of Krystal’s trophy (not just the front), and a page about her trophy below.

Krystal Trophy Page

Video of Trophy (Japanese) (Fast forward to 04:25)

Direct Link

Brawl Session

Mr. Krystal — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:59:23 +0000

I just got back from the Brawl session. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed and they didn’t take questions. Sorry guys. I’ll see if there’s another way I can ask about Krystal.

However, from what he did say, I managed to gather quite a few interesting things. Here are the most interesting things he said (to me anyway).

The characters were all decided upon by July 7th, 2005, including characters that would later be cut (didn’t say what characters were cut).

Sonic was the exception to this, not being included until 2007. (YES! I predicted this!)

Character Selection

Character had to stand out
How much of a unique moveset they could have
Looked for balance with other characters
Development cost

Some characters couldn’t be included because of rights issues (no specifics mentioned).

Sakurai used 4-inch posable figures to design all the moves. He designed most of the moves himself this way.

Pit’s voice has changed in the English version (the Japanese version of Pit’s voice is really annoying).

Full Coverage Here

Krystal’s Second Brawl Sticker Found

Mr. Krystal — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:03:08 +0000

In a new Brawl trailer that appeared today shows some Star Fox Adventure love with a Krystal + Staff picture as one of the stickers shown in that section of the video (about 2:13 in). It says that Krystal adds + 28 electric attack. I had no idea Krystal was an electric type Pokémon! :P