Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

THQnordiq Shows Off AEW Video Game With MINIGAMES!

The newest trailer for the upcoming AEW Fight Forever – featuring MINIGAMES – is here.
Looks more arcade-y compared to the other ones, so it’ll probably be easier to pick up and play. I’m not too crazy about the minigames; they look silly and I hope they’re not part of the career mode. Other than that, it looks okay.
I know some concerns have been raised about the graphics, but that’s not a concern. The concern is how the game plays and if it plays great, then the game could look like dog shit for all I care. We’ll see what happens when this game eventually comes out.

WWE Summerslam 2020

So I never did a musings on this show, did I?
Oh yeah, because it was in the Thunderdome… that weird period in WWE history where they held all their shows in an arena in Florida where, instead of being occupied by a live audience, you had video screens of people at home doing face time and “reacting” to stuff… and then of course, everyone figured out quickly that reactions were controlled completely by WWE production so match up with how they felt people should react… I’m pretty sure WWE wishes they could go back to the Thunderdome whenever they have a crowd that refuses to play ball.
But, anyway, this was the beginning of the Thunderdome era, which I was never a big fan of. The idea was sound in theory, but always felt creepy in execution. All those empty, sterile facecams staring into the ring, the constant feel of Big Brother always watching. And then there would be times when the ‘Dome would be used for “supernatural” effects, such as whenever we needed Bray Wyatt to do his shitty magic tricks. Thank fuck he’s no longer around.
Anyway, I took the time to watch this while in bed. My thoughts on this will be ever so brief, so don’t be surprised if I blow through this faster than Kevin Dunn shines his bucky beavers.

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Review #894 – Mario Bros. (Atari 7800)

What’s more startling? A Mario game on an Atari console or a Mario game on an Atari console that’s also competing with the console that Mario made famous?

Actually, to say that 7800 was competing with NES is a misnomer. Still, a bit amazing that Mario Bros on a non-Nintendo system while there’s an actual Nintendo system is a thing.

And it doesn’t suck. Hooray!

NXT ArRival (February 2014)

NXT Arrival – yeah, I’m not sticking with their weird formatting – you’ll have to settle for the title if that’s your thing – has a couple distinctions. Not only is it the first ever NXT PPV-style special event to air on the WWE Network, but it is also the first live television event to air on said Network, as it had launched a few days prior to… let’s just say “less than stellar” reactions. I’m not sure I could talk about the WWE Network’s early days because Canada didn’t get it until much later and only the live feed which ended up being a premium channel on cable systems; the On-Demand Stuff not coming along until much, MUCH later.
But enough about that; let’s talk NXT Arrival because naturally, I have not seen this one. And with Triple H taking the creative reigns of WWE, we might as well look at the first major WWE Network event under the NXT banner. We’ll dive into the last few Summerslams starting next week.

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AEW Dynamite (July 27th, 2022): Fight For The Fallen

Well, after several weeks of promotion joint New Japan ventures and a Ring Of Honor PPV that only a minute number of hardcore ROH fans will care about, Dynamite returns to form pushing some AEW talent on its AEW program. I’ve largely zoned out of the AEW cycle for the past few weeks and only caught glimpses here and there. I’m not going to dwell too much on the past (you can listen to the DTM-Cast episode posted yesterday for that), but I just want to talk about this Dynamite show, which has been, again, a return to form.

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