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| Hudson Soft closing for good in March | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 02:55 PM (279 Views) | |
| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 02:55 PM Post #1 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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So we all know that some months back Konami purchased all of Hudson (they had previously been partial owners for many years). But Konami didn't seem interested in using the developer's talents or mining its catalog of great IPs, and instead put the developer to work on cell phone games (what?). Well, news broke today that the studio is closing permanently in March and its staff will be integrated into Konami. It is unclear who gets ownership of Hudson's IP. This is a sad, sad day for gamers everywhere. Some of the titles/series Hudson has been responsible for: Bomberman Adventure Island Bonk Star Soldier Faxanadu Neutopia Lords of Thunder Game Boy Wars (the Game Boy titles in the Nintendo/Advance/Battalion Wars series) Mario Party series, Sonic Shuffle Kororinpa Military Madness/Nectaris Bloody Roar Dungeon Explorer In addition to all of those games, Hudson was also the brain behind the NEC Turbografx/PC Engine line of consoles. So Konami: eat a dick. What the fuck is wrong with you? One of the truly classic developers is now dead. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 02:59 PM Post #2 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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osht Lost in Shadow was another Hudson game. Everybody go buy that in tribute to Hudson. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 03:07 PM Post #3 |
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Lady Disdain
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OH NO NOT MARIO PARTY |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 03:12 PM Post #4 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Hey man Mario Party was great when it was original 1-4 are all classics in my book then it got franchise fatigue 5-7 aren't bad, but they offer nothing that 4 doesn't already (except the mic controls which were pretty useless) 8 was fun and the Wii remote helped a lot but there hasn't been one since 2007. Giving it a rest was a good call by Nintendo. Maybe Mario Party 9 will be a fun time |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 03:16 PM Post #5 |
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Lady Disdain
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| Charmy | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 04:13 PM Post #6 |
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This is a darn shame. Konami's probably too busy telling Kojima to make MGS5, which is a terrible idea. |
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| NamelessFragger | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 04:15 PM Post #7 |
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Well, shit. No more Bomberman for us. (But wasn't Falcom responsible for Faxanadu?) On the flip side, we've already got Saturn Bomberman and all that, so maybe we're not missing out on much. Besides, I still have yet to fulfill my life dream of setting up a 10-player Saturn Bomberman match. |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 04:30 PM Post #8 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Saturn Bomberman is definitely the best multiplayer game in the series, but as an overall package (single+multi) my vote goes to Bomberman Generation for Gamecube. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 04:33 PM Post #9 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Oh and Hudson developed Faxanadu, but I think Falcom owned the name or the IP or something. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 06:12 PM Post #10 |
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Bomberman: Act Zero ftw |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 06:14 PM Post #11 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Act Zero came after Konami's initial investment in Hudson, and also after the original director of the series left the company. But yeah, it sucked ass. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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| whoozwah | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 07:03 PM Post #12 |
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Is it live, or is it Dave-orex?
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Star Soldier is a great game if you're looking for a caravan style shooter. |
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| moldonhold | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 07:32 PM Post #13 |
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FUCK THE JETS
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lol'd at "sad, sad day for gamers everywhere." Never heard of most of those games. Never liked Bomberman. When Mario Party wasn't trash it was merely mediocre. So I guess at the end of the day not a single phuck will be given |
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| SuperDouxSanaCanThree | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 07:35 PM Post #14 |
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de Geso
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I've always been awful at Bomberman, but it's a good time. But Bloody Roar, there is a series I haven't thought about in a long time. Alice...that was mah girl. |
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| famicommander | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 08:03 PM Post #15 |
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Wipe that face off your head, bitch.
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Even if you haven't heard of them, many of those games have greatly influenced the industry to a large degree. And I'm sorry, but only terrorists don't like Bomber Man. |
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Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild Denver Nuggets: 12-16, next game 12/20 @ Los Angeles Clippers Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays #2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars | |
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Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 08:05 PM Post #16 |
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False. Terrorists use Bomber Man as a training device. |
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| moldonhold | Tuesday Jan 17 2012, 08:17 PM Post #17 |
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FUCK THE JETS
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lol truest shit Jak has ever said |
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| NamelessFragger | Friday Jan 20 2012, 08:07 AM Post #18 |
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Nintendo Life: Hudson may continue as a brand They may claim that the brand and IPs are still alive, just part of Konami, but given where the game development industry as a whole is going, I'm taking this with a mountain of salt. |
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| NamelessFragger | Friday Jan 20 2012, 09:54 PM Post #19 |
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I just remembered about Dream Mix TV: World Fighters. It's basically what you get when Konami, Hudson Soft, and Takara decide to make a SSB wannabe game...and yes, this game had Solid Snake long before SSB Brawl did, and whom you could put in a match with Simon Belmont, Bomberman, and Optimus Prime. Now, I just have to ask "Is it any good?" In the meantime, I'll just watch whatever YouTube videos of it I can find. |
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| NamelessFragger | Monday Jan 23 2012, 10:42 PM Post #20 |
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Holy fuck, Hudson Soft was ahead of their time. HD, 10-player Bomberman...in 1993. You read that right-HD in 1993! Saturn Bomberman kept the 10-player part, at least, though with the way everything's visibly shrunken and less detailed even when running at 480i instead of 240p for extra vertical res, it really would've benefited from the extra resolution. |
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