Category: Musings

Thirty Years Ago, Three One Six Was Redefined

So June happens to be the month in which I’ve chosen to implement a moratorium on wrestling-related material and for the most part, that’s been a success. I avoided talking about this other business that has, largely, been a chore to follow, which made it somewhat easy.

However, considering today marks the 30th anniversary of a rather significant promo that planted the seeds for one of the most successful T-shirts in the history of that business, it’d be foolish to not mention SOMETHING on this occasion.

And then you sort of come to realize that there is nothing you can say about this piece of business that has been said better than others might have. So as a compromise, I’m going to direct you to my old PPV musings of the show in question, which I have conveniently updated bits and pieces to better express my thoughts. Maybe when this thing turns 35, I’ll give it a proper musings rather than the obvious rush job these things were back in the day… assuming we make it that far.

In addition, I recently uncovered the thoughts on the promo when it turned twenty years old. They more or less sum up my thoughts on the matter and won’t take too much of your time to read. Please give these a read. Thanks.

Happy birthday, Austin 3:16.

Yes, you’re getting older.

Later.

Relevant Reading Material
WWF King Of The Ring 1996 Musings
Twenty Years Ago, The Book Of Austin 3:16 Was Forged…

Strange New Worlds Season 4 Trailer

You notice that in all these teasers and trailers that they’ve put out since the first one… they never once mentioned the muppet?

Don’t think that I forgot about that, kid.

Beyond that, though? Looks promising enough… nice to see them explore some strange new worlds rather than explore some strange big swings that fail miserably. Bit of an issue having way too much Kirk here, but I guess that’s going to be inevitable in these closing hours of this five-year mission… if only it had been five years rather than… every once in a while when it’s convenient to the scheduling.

Season 4 premieres in July.

Brand New Day… The Movie

I am conflicted. On the one hand, it looks like a promising flick. It hits all the right notes. And it feels like the first time that Todd Holland gets to play in an old-school, back to basics Spider-Man flick.

On the other hand, though… knowing how often the Marvel train derailed itself so many times with empty promises and lackluster returns…

I don’t know… I want to give this thing a chance because it looks like a fun time, but I’m weary of another theatrical letdown…

I don’t know, kids… we’ll see.

Supergirl In One Week

Supergirl is due in theaters next week, if I’m not mistaken. Get your tickets now because we need a trailer for that, I guess.

I haven’t said much about Supergirl around these parts and part of that is because I’m not sure how to feel about this one. I’ve watched the past couple trailers for this thing and I’m like “meh.” Even for this new trailer, I’m just largely ambivalent.

To tell you the truth, I don’t know why that is. Granted, I’m not all that familiar with the Woman Of Tomorrow mini that the movie is largely based on, so this is largely new territory. But also, I’m not excited in the same way I was for Superman, which felt like a breath of fresh air after the dour Snyder stuff.

But also, it had Krypto.

Yes, Supergirl has Krypto, too… but all these trailers tell me is that she does a worse job of taking care of Krypto than her cousin does.

Huh… maybe that’s why I’m ambivalent towards Supergirl’s latest cinematic escapade.

Anyway, I’m on the fence about this one. Not sure about a first weekend viewing or if I’ll hold off until home video hits. Hope it turns out well, though. I’d hate for anyone to come out of this thinking that the one with Helen Slater was better.

Mega Man DO Playable At Gamescom Event

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/mega-man-dual-override-will-be-playable-for-the-first-time-at-gamescom-2026

We’ve heard little about the upcoming 12th game in the Classic line-up (and yes, it is Mega Man 12 in all but name) since that debut trailer and now it’s going to be playable at this event. Maybe a new trailer? We’ll see.

Commodore – Yes, THAT Commodore – Wants To Sell You A Flip Phone… Really

So someone bought the old Commodore name – you know, the company that gave you Commodore 64, VIC-20, and Amiga computers – and decided that they’re going to create an old school flip phone like those that existed in the turn of the 21st century. And they’re going to sell you these things for five hundred bucks a pop.

They know that you can get cheaper versions for 100 bucks a pop, right? Why waste all that cash that could have gone to a new computer instead?

Oh well… best of luck to them, I guess.

 

Console Archives Is Really Stretching It

You know something, kids? I’m really anxious of those who own a Nintendo Switch 2… because they have that fancy new Console Archives series from Hamster that lets them buy releases from previous consoles.

Now granted, there are a number of titles in which I either already have the original media for (Ninja Gaiden, MagMax, Seicross) and some I have little interest in (the Koei games… Cool Borders), but there’s a couple intriguing titles in there that kinda, sorta intrigue me. I recall the Monster Rancher cartoon from decades back and never knew it was based on a game, so I’d be curious about that one… even if said curiosity would last about one session before I got bored. But you know… I’m just waiting on that one firm console release that will get me over that hump and sell me on a Switch 2. After all, it was a retro throwback title in Mega Man 9 that convinced me to buy a Wii.

And so Hamster announced their latest addition to the Console Archives line-up: the Legend Of Kage.

On NES.

Yes, even though the Arcade Archives release already has the original arcade game, you can now purchase and play the inferior Famicom release.

Now, granted, Console Archives had home ports of arcade titles that were already featured in Arcade Archives… and honestly, no real reason to be playing those, quite frankly. MagMax and Seicross were fine games that stayed true to the source material, but still lesser versions of those arcade originals from a technical standpoint. Honestly, if you were going to release console conversions of arcade titles, you’d want to go for the games that were significantly different enough to warrant sample plays. Games like Contra, Bionic Commando, and Green Beret/Rush’n’Attack are good examples of this.

The Legend Of Kage, though? That’s just a bad NES port of a less than stellar arcade game.

This would have been fine as a Nintendo Classic addition if nothing else; the kind of game you sample for five minutes before going back to the more noteworthy NES/Famicom releases. Even in this economic climate, I was able to find NES carts of this thing selling for five bucks a pop… in Canadian currency.

Now you want me to pay ten bucks for this thing?

Thanks, Hamster people, for killing any desire I had in buying Switch 2.

Oh well…

When’s The Payoff, Bro?

So, for what it’s worth, the first issue of the new MMPR comic has been released. Naturally, I had thoughts beforehand and promised that I’d give this thing a shot. When that is going to happen is… not anytime soon, I’m afraid.

A matter of busy with other stuff, but mostly, I haven’t had the chance to pick this up yet. I have been wanting to wait until all three series have released their first issues, but Unlimited is only premiering in July and I haven’t kept up on when the other one is popping up. So right now, the only issue out there is the new MMPR. Whenever I get the chance to grab a copy and give it a read, I’ll prep some thoughts soon afterwards. Not sure if this is going to be a quick “review” format or something a little deeper.

Truth be told, I haven’t been keeping up, so I don’t know what the reception for this thing is like. I’d imagine the usual heaping of praise for the bold new direction that Power Rangers desperately needed or whatever, even though it’s just another repackage of the MMPR formula and not even an inspired one. Here’s hoping there’s merit to that praise when I get to the reading. And once I do, I’ll post my thoughts and we’ll see.

I can promise one thing, though; it’ll be honest. If I find things to like, I’ll say as much. If I find things to dislike, the same. But if you’re looking for endless hype and praise, you’re in the wrong place.

Anyway, should be fun.

Christmas Special Axed, Doctor Who Put On Competitive Tender

Source: https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-christmas-axed-107069.htm

So after what seemed like an eternity, BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who’s Christmas Special has been officially cancelled and that the series will be put on competitive tender, which basically means the show is on indefinite hiatus until somebody comes up with the money to pick up the slack. As such, this effectively means that Russell T. Davies’ Bad Wolf production studios will NOT be continuing the series further.

How ironic that the man who was responsible for Doctor Who’s return after a long hiatus would also be the one to kill it… or at the very least, seriously damage it.

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