First of all, it was an episode about slaughtering dolphins. It was brutal to watch when the Japanese would spear the poor dolphins in the face, but it was absolutely hilarious. I loved it.
But, let’s get to the point of this post.
The dolphin trainer at the very beginning of the episode was named Chad.
Um ... yeah.
Let’s just pretend that Trey Parker and Matt Stone read Destructoid. (Who knows? They probably do!).
I haven’t hidden my excitement for Disney’s upcoming hand-drawn 2D animated feature The Princess and the Frog. As anyone who knows me can tell you, I adore all Disney movies and am ecstatic that Disney (under the new leadership of my hero John Lasseter) decided to bring back the classic hand-drawn animated movies that made the mega-company famous in the first place. Choosing to also reunite the same animation/directing teams from the Little Mermaid/Beauty & the Beast/Aladdin trilogy of amazingness didn’t hurt either.
So, just today the first five minutes of The Princess and the Frog was released on YouTube.
Even though some of the footage is obviously still unfinished, I have to say I am excited. Really excited.
The clip is so beautiful, so rich, so wonderfully nostalgic that I am going to have a lot of trouble waiting until the film’s December 11th release date to see the entire thing.
Check out the opening sequence below:
What do you think? Pretty gorgeous, huh? How nice is it to see a brand new, hand-drawn animated movie from Disney? And the hint of one of the songs sounds absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait to buy the soundtrack and listen to it over and over again in my Jeep until I get strange looks from people at stoplights.
I actually got a little misty-eyed watching this clip. It made me feel like a kid again.
I have always had such an immense respect and admiration for the Destructoid community, and finally getting to meet the people I love so much is an altogether overwhelming and emotional experience.
After this weekend I really wanted to put all of you in my pocket, take you back to Los Angeles with me, and pull you out whenever I was feeling blue (Which, if my sad feelings writing this post are an indication, is right about now. Where is my pocket keener when I need him?!)
So, first, a few thank yous.
Thank you to all the people that gave me gifts while at PAX. While I still don’t feel like I deserve anything, it doesn’t change the fact that I am completely honored and touched that you all went out of your way to bring me presents that you knew would make me happy.
And, trust me when I tell you this: I love my gifts. From the singing dolphin to the beautiful Destructoid comic sketches; from the Japanese Chrono Trigger poster to the freakin’ PAL PlayStation 2 that will allow me to play SingStar Disney. Everything I received has found a special place in my heart. You guys are too amazing for words.
I also want to say thanks to all my fellow Destructoid editors. It is an absolute honor to write on the same site as you guys, and for the ones that showed up at PAX, it was great having a drink with you.
And, finally, thanks to everyone that is part of Destructoid in one way or another. This Web site has completely changed my life and I really can’t find the words to express my gratitude and adoration for every person that has ever written for, read, or even clicked on Destructoid.com.
I want to put babies in each and every one of you.
Okay, now I am done being really gay. Let’s get to the main point of this post: Musical theater! ;)
This year at PAX, during the Destructoid panel, I decided to create the ultimate love letter to the community. As we all know, Destructoid prides itself as being a site where the community is key. Obviously, I agree with this sentiment. So much so that I recruited a bunch of Dtoid editors and community members to help me deliver a musical surprise ending.
Here is the result.
Actually, before you watch, just know two things:
1. I have not watched this video. I get to the 30 second mark, become horribly embarrassed and then turn it off. Hopefully the quality is okay.
2. This was created 100% because I love all of you. What better way to express your love of an online community than with a super gay musical number set to the tune of “Belle” from Beauty & the Beast?!
Okay, go ahead and watch. Just don’t make fun of me too much!
Thanks to everyone involved in the performance of the song.
And, most of all, thanks to the Destructoid community. Without you guys, my life would not nearly be as interesting.
Although I am the biggest Pixar fan of all time, I don’t consider Toy Story, WALL-E, and Up to be Disney movies. I know they technically are, but I will always look at them as straight-up Pixar movies that happen to have a fancy, CG Cinderella’s castle logo at the beginning.
But when Disney bought Pixar, my hero John Lasseter made a vow that he would bring back the classic 2D animated movies that made Walt Disney famous in the first place.
Even better, he rehired the same filmmaking teams that made the The Little Mermaid/Beauty & the Beast/Aladdin string of hits.
As much I am looking forward to the first of these “classic 2D animated movies” -- the gorgeous Princess and the Frog coming out this fall -- Disney just released some additional concept footage for its next piece of feature animation, Rapunzel.
Check out a few of my favorite images:
Seriously. I am not ready for this movie. It looks absolutely breathtaking.
If rumors are true, and Alan Menken -- the musical genius who composed the songs for The Little Mermaid and Aladdin (among many others) -- is writing the music for Rapunzel, I actually may have a heart attack and die from happiness.
You can check out all the jaw-dropping concept images right here (click on the “more” button to scroll through them all).
I am not ready for this. Is classic Disney back? Only time (and a princess and a frog) will tell. :)
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
FILL MY HEART WITH GLADNESS, TAKE AWAY ALL MY SADNESS!
EASE MY TROUBLES, THAT’S ...
*ahem*
Sorry about that.
For this year’s E3 I am putting together a rather fun predictions post. I don’t want to give anything away and ruin the surprise, but as I was putting everything together I realized I would love to get the community involved as much as possible! THAT’S YOU!
What I need are YES/NO questions about some of the most interesting rumors/topics surrounding the anticipated show. (Obviously the more creative, the better.)
And while funny questions are always welcome, I would love most of them to be serious and things that you are genuinely curious about.
For example:
-Even though Ubisoft announced there will be no Beyond Good & Evil at the show, will a playable version of Beyond Good & Evil 2 make a surprise appearance?
-Will Nintendo announce a sequel to Super Mario Galaxy during their press conference?
-Will Nintendo reveal official footage of the in-progress Pikmin 3 for the Wii?
-Will Nintendo shed some light on its long-rumored new Kid Icarus game?
-WILL NINTENDO ACTUALLY MAKE ME HAPPY THIS YEAR?!
Obviously you see where my curiosity lies.
YES/NO questions are preferable, but you can throw in some basic answer ones as well.
Such as:
-How many booth babes will take off their tops by the mere sight of Dale North?
I am also looking for an equal amount of Nintendo/Microsoft/Sony inquiries, so keep that in mind when coming up with your ideas.
This is going to be super fun and I am really excited, so POST AWAY! As I mentioned in my ballad earlier, I love all of you and thank everyone in advance for your, what I am sure will be, amazing ideas.
Yup. I’m not kidding. The woman jumped in to swim with the cute looking bear because she thought it was a good idea.
Guess what happened?
THE POLAR BEARS TRIED TO EAT HER!!
Here are some freaky (although secretly amazing) pictures of what went down.
"Oh look, it's Knut! HE'S SO CUTE!"
"I LOVE YOU, KNUT!"
"OMG KNUT, WHY?! WHY?!"
A crowd full of facepalms.
And here is video of kind zoo patrons trying to pull her bloody, mauled body out of the water.
Seriously? Did this really happen? Is there a woman out there this idiotic? I can understand if she fell in for some strange reason, but, no, the woman actually willingly jumped in because she loves Knut.
Ugh.
I guess the moral of the story is this: When at the zoo, DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE!
Destructoid is the greatest community ever.
Also, dolphins! :)
What I'm playing (11/1/09 - 11/7/09): Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Metroid Prime
Be my friend! Wii: 2357-3047-5937-7707 Brawl: 2320-5805-7379
Xbox 360: Optiville PlayStation 3: Optiville
My Top Ten Favorite (updated as I play) ...
... Role-Playing Games: 1. Final Fantasy VI 2. Mother 3 3. Chrono Trigger 4. EarthBound 5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 6. Final Fantasy IV 7. Lost Odyssey 8. Kingdom Hearts 9. Paper Mario 10. Final Fantasy XII
... Adventure Games: 1. Day of the Tentacle 2. Full Throttle 3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 4. Sam & Max Hit the Road 5. Grim Fandango 6. The Secret of Monkey Island 7. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 8. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 9. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 10. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
... Action/Adventure Games: 1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2. Super Metroid 3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 4. Resident Evil 4 5. Shadow of the Colossus 6. Beyond Good & Evil 7. God of War 8. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 9. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 10. God of War II
... Action Games: 1. Contra III: The Alien Wars 2. Gears of War 2 3. Gears of War 4. Contra 4 5. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 6. Ratchet: Deadlocked 7. Blast Corps 8. Gunstar Heroes 9. Ninja Gaiden 10. Viewtiful Joe 2
... Strategy Games: 1. Valkyria Chronicles 2. Fire Emblem 3. Pikmin 2 4. Advance Wars: Dual Strike 5. Advance Wars 6. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 7. Pikmin 8. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising 9. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn 10. Little King’s Story
... Sports Games: 1. Punch-Out!! 2. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! 3. Wii Sports Resort 4. Wii Sports 5. Super Punch-Out!! 6. Mario Golf 7. Mario Tennis 8. Pilotwings 64 9. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 10. International Superstar Soccer 64
... First-Person Shooters: 1. Half-Life 2 2. Bioshock 3. Goldeneye 4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 5. Resistance 2 6. Left 4 Dead 7. Perfect Dark 8. Killer 7 9. Resistance: Dawn of Man 10. Call of Duty: World at War
... Racing Games: 1. Mario Kart DS 2. Diddy Kong Racing 3. Mario Kart 64 4. Mario Kart Wii 5. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 6. F-Zero GX 7. F-Zero X 8. F-Zero 9. Wave Race 64 10. Excitebike 64
... Platformers: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 3. Super Mario Bros. 3 4. Mega Man 2 5. LittleBigPlanet 6. Super Mario World 7. Banjo Kazooie 8. Super Mario 64 9. Mega Man 9 10. ‘Splosion Man
... Puzzle/Variety Games: 1. Portal 2. World of Goo 3. Tetris Attack 4. Shatter 5. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 6. Braid 7. Wario Ware: Twisted! 8. Katamari Damacy 9. Pac-Man: Championship Edition 10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
... Rhythm Games: 1. Elite Beat Agents 2. Parappa the Rapper 3. Rock Band 2 4. Rock Band 5. Guitar Hero 6. Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol 7. Karaoke Revolution - Volume 2 8. Guitar Hero II 9. Karaoke Revolution Party 10. Karaoke Revolution
... Shooters: 1. Ikaruga 2. Star Fox 64 3. Gradius III 4. Air Zonk 5. Space Invaders Extreme 6. Galaga Legions 7. R-Type III: The Third Lightning 8. Omega Five 9. Sin & Punishment 10. R-Type
... Party/Multiplayer Games: 1. Mario Party 2. Mario Party 2 3. Mario Party 6 4. Mario Party 7 5. UNO 6. Mario Party 3 7. Mario Party 5 8. Mario Party 4 9. Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Party Game$ 10. Pac-Man Vs.
... NES Games: 1. Super Mario Bros. 3 2. Mega Man 2 3. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! 4. StarTropics 5. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 6. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse 7. The Legend of Zelda 8. River City Ransom 9. Ninja Gaiden 10. Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II
... Super NES Games: 1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2. Super Metroid 3. Final Fantasy VI 4. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 5. Chrono Trigger 6. EarthBound 7. Final Fantasy IV 8. Contra III: The Alien Wars 9. Super Mario World 10. Tetris Attack
... Nintendo 64 Games: 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 2. Paper Mario 3. Banjo-Kazooie 4. Super Mario 64 5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora�s Mask 6. Goldeneye 007 7. Conker's Bad Fur Day 8. Star Fox 64 9. Banjo-Tooie 10. Diddy Kong Racing
... PlayStation Games: 1. Final Fantasy IX 2. Final Fantasy VII 3. Metal Gear Solid 4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 5. Final Fantasy VIII 6. Resident Evil 2 7. Spyro the Dragon 8. Parappa the Rapper 9. Dino Crisis 2 10. Ape Escape
... GameCube Games: 1. Resident Evil 4 2. Beyond Good & Evil 3. Pikmin 2 4. Metroid Prime 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Pikmin 7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 9. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 10. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
... PlayStation 2 Games: 1. Shadow of the Colossus 2. God of War 3. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 4. God of War II 5. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 6. Kingdom Hearts 7. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando 8. Ico 9. Final Fantasy XII 10. Okami
... Wii Games: 1. Super Mario Galaxy 2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 3. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 4. Punch-Out!! 5. Wii Sports Resort 6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl 7. Boom Blox 8. Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure 9. Super Paper Mario 10. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
... PlayStation 3 Games: 1. Valkyria Chronicles 2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 4. LittleBigPlanet 5. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time 6. Resistance 2 7. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 8. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 9. Resistance: Fall of Man 10. Killzone 2
... Xbox 360 Games: 1. Half-Life 2 2. Portal 3. Lost Odyssey 4. Bioshock 5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 6. Batman: Arkham Asylum 7. Gears of War 2 8. Dead Space 9. Street Fighter IV 10. Prince of Persia
... PC Games: 1. Day of the Tentacle 2. Full Throttle 3. Sam & Max Hit the Road 4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 5. Grim Fandango 6. The Secret of Monkey Island 7. Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 8. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 9. King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 10. King’s Quest III: To Heir is Human
... Game Boy Advance Games: 1. Mother 3 2. Fire Emblem 3. Wario Ware: Twisted! 4. Advance Wars 5. Drill Dozer 6. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 7. Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising 8. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 9. Metroid Fusion 10. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
... Nintendo DS Games: 1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story 2. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 3. Elite Beat Agents 4. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 5. Advance Wars: Dual Strike 6. Professor Layton and the Curious Village 7. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 8. Contra 4 9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 10. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
... Xbox Live Arcade Games: 1. Shadow Complex 2. Braid 3. 'Splosion Man 4. Castle Crashers 5. Pac-Man: Championship Edition 6. N+ 7. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 8. Ikaruga 9. Sam & Max Save the World 10. Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures
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