[Every week GameSetWatch editor-in-chief Eric Caoili rounds up the latest news/media for obscure and offbeat games from Gamasutra's sister site and alternative video game blog.]
In this latest collection of links to mostly ignored games and gaming news, we cover the unfortunate near-closure of Powerhead (the makers of fantastic DSiWare/iOS/WP7 release
Glow Artisan), a music video tribute to seminal survival horror game
Sweet Home, and more.
GameSetWatch's highlights from the last week:
Glow Artisan Devs Laid Off, Releasing New Puzzler - There's good news and bad news from NYC-based indie developer Powerhead Games, creator of addictive, IGF Mobile-winning title
Glow Artisan. The bad news: all of the studio's twelve dev-based employees were laid off on Friday, though the company still exists and could possibly return with new projects.
Obscure NES Classic Sweet Home Is Paid Tribute - Familiar with the game
Sweet Home? It's a somewhat obscure, spooky RPG (some say it's one of the very first survival horror games ever) for the Famicom that was a considerable inspiration on Shinji Mikami when he created
Resident Evil. And over twenty years later, it has finally gotten the recognition it deserves: via a stop motion music video for Love Automatic.
Ninja Shadow Warrior: Photo Booth Arcade Game Using Kinect -
Ninja Shadow Warrior, despite its name, isn't the latest stealth/action game joining the ranks of
Shinobi, Shinobido, Ninja Gaiden, Tenchu, etc. It's a "stand alone photo booth arcade game using the Kinect camera, computer and a hacked closet light button built into a custom game cabinet."
Got a 3DS? You Need Donkey Kong. - Nintendo 3DS owners take note: Nintendo updated its eShop this week with the addition of
Donkey Kong, a 1994 Game Boy game that you absolutely need to own. No exceptions. Sorry.
Another Taste Of Tumblr - GameSetWatch editor Matthew Hawkins offers another tour through the video game curiosities that have recently popped up on popular blogging platform Tumblr, like an 8-bit adventure gaming rendition of Life Aquatic, a big hug between
Mortal Kombat's palette-swapped ninjas, My Little Pony x Mega Man, and more.
What Kind Of GBA Arcade Mod Is That? - Toy and Television Games says it spent some 300 hours researching and prototyping the first launch product it intended to sell -- this very odd Game Boy Advance Arcade Tabletop, which looks like a GBA and arcade controls installed on
Donkey Konga Bongos.
