1UP's editorial blogs -- Retronauts, The Grind, Chiptuned, and all the rest -- enjoyed a renaissance this year. Old favorites were revitalized, forgotten blogs were relaunched and reinvented, and new ventures were set in motion. Altogether, our blogs represent a space where editors (and 1UP readers!) can share thoughtful musings and intriguing insights on topics both mainstream and arcane. Among other subjects, our blogs hosted in-depth discussions on major news events like the death of Steve Jobs, the potential retirement of Shigeru Miyamoto, and more. Check out some of our favorite entries below.
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Shigeru Miyamoto's "Retirement" is (Would be?) Great News
A treasured game developer
laments his position as corporate overseer? Gasp! Though Miyamoto never intended to tell the press he planned to wash his hands of video games for good, the pairing of his name and "retirement" in the same headline gave many gamers the vapors. In his take
on the issue, Jeremy shows how a change in position for Miyamoto might be the best thing to happen to the Nintendo in years.
Like Skyrim? Here's What Else You Should Play
Nearly
everyone loves Skyrim! But it's not a beautiful and unique snowflake -- it's a damn fine execution of the age-old idea that we call the Really Big RPG. In this entry from The Grind, we outline a whole range of RPGs that offer different takes similar to the Skyrim experience.
The Dark Souls Death Diary: Part 1
With the phrase "Prepare to Die" proudly tattooed across its marketing campaign, few were surprised by the difficulty of Dark Souls. Our Demon's Souls veteran chose to do something a little bit different by prefacing his review with a series of Death Diaries to chronicle the early steps of his pain and suffering.
Steve Jobs Almost Made Me a Millionaire
After the death of Steve Jobs on October 5th, thousands of blogs flooded the Internet with thoughts on the man and his legacy, but few were as personally poignant as Jeremy Parish's. A day after the news hit, 1UP's Editor-in-Chief wrote this lengthy entry about how Jobs and
Apple as a whole had a major impact on his personal and professional life for the past 25 years. Let's just say that Jeremy handles the theoretical loss of millions of dollars much better than most would.
The Silver Lining in the 3DS Price Drop
When Nintendo dropped
the price of its new handheld console from $248 to $169 four months after launch, message boards lit up with excitement -- fans felt concerned that they had just wasted $80, while some others were ready to pronounce the thing a failure. But in a noble gesture,
Nintendo made a peace offering to appease as many people as possible over the news, with a group of 20 retro games for free. For 1UP's Jeremy Parish, that was a pretty big deal.
A Look Back at the Beavis and Butt-Head Game that Didn't Suck
Bob Mackey celebrates the return of Beavis and Butt-Head to America's airwaves by revisiting the dynamic (?) duo's greatest video game appearance.
The Let's Play Primer, Vol. 07: Voiced Commentary
1UP contributor
VoidBurger assembled an all-star cast of Internet Let's Players to provide 1UP readers with the definitive example of how you absolutely should not create a Let's Play narration. Every nerve-shredding mistake you could ever make in presenting a game playthrough
for entertainment is condensed here into one awesomely embarrassing video.
Figure Review: Street Fighter IV Play Arts Kai Chun-Li
We love to focus on
the culture that surrounds games here at 1UP, and created the For Love of Game blog in order to do just that. No post this year supports that goal more than this in-depth look at Play Arts' Chun-Li action figure. In this post, Jeremy Parish tests the limits of this ultra-poseable Play Arts Kai figurine and poses the following question: Can this plastic Chun-Li reproduce the exploits of her on-screen counterpart? Using sprite work from her appearance in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, he puts
that thesis to the test.
Skyward Sword's Secret Monkey Island 2 Musical Connection
Bob Mackey
uncovers a quirky musical connection between Skyward Sword and Monkey Island 2 and decides to throw together a quick retrospective blog that examines the unique bridge that exists between both games. This Retronauts post also takes a look back at
the seamless multi-track music innovation of Lucas Arts adventure games known as iMuse and examines the effect of this technology from 20-years ago.
Let's Play Shadows of the Damned - Part 13
1UP contributor super greatfriend takes a creative approach to covering up the nudity in this hilarious Shadows of the Damned Let's Play video.
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