Normally, I'm not a fan of replicating another artist's work or style, but the world that Baiyon presents in Pixeljunk Eden is phenomenal. Eden is my favorite PSN game and the visuals (not to mention the music) remain in my head long after I put down the controller.



Oils on canvas

I tried to keep the painting really simple. I have a tendency to clutter the entire canvas, so I decided to stop before I went overboard.



Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the painting. I decided to do the background in a little bit different style than the game in order to add a little bit of my style to it. The only thing that I might change is that it looks like there are pubes floating around in the bottom left corner of the painting.

Hello Destructoid, I hope everyone is having a thoroughly enjoyable weekend thus far. I am really hungover right now, but thought I'd take a break from playing Pixeljunk Monsters (best hangover game ever). I love checking out other Dtoid members gaming setups, so I think it's time to show you guys how I roll when I'm getting my ass kicked in SOCOM. 26" Sony Bravia, Sony 5.1 System, PS3 (80GB BC) Some people are graphics whores, I am a sound whore. When I play KZ2 I want bullets flying through my fucking skull. When I play PJ Eden, I want to be in the zone. When I play Noby Noby Boy, I want my neighbors to wonder what the hell is going on in my apartment. You get the idea. I would have liked to purchase a bigger system, but I won't be able to fit it in my bedroom. My TV's glamour shot.. Hi PSN friends! My sub/PS3 controllers As much as I love online gaming, nothing will beat local MP. PS3 Games Etc Ren & Stimpy DVDs, Transformers (Animated movie), Okami, GoWII, SotC, Street Fighter Blu Ray (ugh, I was drunk when I bought it), I think you can figure out what the rest of the games are. Not Pictured: PSN Games :P And yes, that is an autographed picture of Jesus. Sega Genesis, Multi-tap 4-way Play, controllers I love my Sega Genesis. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to put it right now. It sits up in a box in my closet and weeps all day. Yes, those are some badass games. Local multiplayer FTW! Yes, those are more badass games. Starflight, Game Genie, Blockbuster Video cleaning kit Starflight is the greatest game ever, so I had to photograph it separately. Game Genie was the only way I could get through games like Jurassic Park. I am old, does anyone else even have a cleaning kit anymore? Some Janky 30 Whatever-Inch Westinghouse This is the "other" HDTV. I'm considering hooking up my Sega to it but it's not in my room and not as cool. It usually just sits around playing DVDs and what not. Old Dell Computer, Surround Sound Speaker This is my old computer. It can still run Starcraft and Max Payne, I think that's all that matters. Ghetto Laptop Here is my ghetto laptop. Some of the keys are busted on it. I only really use it to read stuff while on the shitter. My current painting I'm currently working on Pixeljunk Eden inspired painting. My view of downtown Phoenix I leave you with my view of downtown Phoenix. The weather is nice today, it's a cool 75 degrees. I hope you guys enjoyed the time we spent together, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Late to the party? Fashionably late? Horribly late? Oh well...

I have been visiting Destructoid for over a year and I love everyone here (except for michiyoyoshiku*). It's great to have a place to discuss games with others who enjoy them as much as I do. The majority of my real life friends have no idea what the hell I'm talking about when I start rambling about Pixeljunk games.

Anyways, here is my JAWSOME Top 10 List:

1. I only read Destructoid at work- I research property ownership for a Water/Power company in Phoenix. This means that I am on the internet 9-5 perusing documents from the Maricopa County website. During my down time, I check out Dtoid. Consequently, I am sick of the internet by the time I get home.

2. I read all of the Community Blogs- Every single one. I would love to comment on every single blog if I could, but I do have to get some work done. I am thankful for everyone who can put in the time to blog, I love hearing the opinions of my fellow gamers.

3. Star Flight is the greatest game of all time- Starflight is amazing. If you haven't played it, I recommend the Sega Genesis port. It's essentially the same as the original but with updated graphics, sound and controls.

4. I am half Filipino/half Caucasian- Most people assume that I am Mexican, Hawaiian or from the Middle East (if I have a beard). My dad is an Anthropologist at ASU and studies various cultures on the island of Palawan. He stole my mom from that island.

5. I saw a kid's mind explode- My dad did a lot of research concerning the Batak Tribe. One day long ago, a couple of Batak came down from the uplands to our house in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. There was one particular boy who came down and had never seen a TV let alone an N64 before! I was playing Mario Kart 64 with my brother and he sat there in awe... completely mesmerized. He really had no idea what the hell was going on. I gave him the controller and tried to explain to him in Tagalog what to do. Instead, he sat there grinning and running into walls in battle mode.

6. I grew up a Sega Fanboy- I love the Sega Genesis and I love the DC. The two best gaming systems of all-time.

7. I run... and I love it- I ran track and cross-country in high school. I was alright.. I ran a 4:40 mile and a 2 minute 800m.. I wanted to run cross-country for ASU but I got a stress fracture my senior year and never really recovered in time to train for the team. I still run at least 5 days a week and will run an occasional half marathon.

8. I played PS3 with the Arizona State Legislature- My brother is a policy advisor for our House of Representatives. A house member came over to our place and he saw me playing Resistance 2. Intrigued by the game, he stayed up til 5am playing split-screen co-op online. He wouldn't leave. He kept drinking beer and talking about how he was going to buy a PS3 to play online with me. He never did though :(

9. I beat my heroin addiction with gaming!- How else was I going to afford a PS3 on a $500 a month habit?

10. I'm an artist- I love that there are so many other talented artists in this community! It's inspired me to do some videogame related artwork. (Note: Below artwork is not videogame related)









Happy FNFs everyone!

*- Ruiner of Okami

When I was a young little stallion (in the early 90s), my parents bought my brother and I a Sega Genesis for Christmas. It was mainly purchased with the intention of bringing it to the Philippines so we would have something to do besides piss and moan about how bored we were (like all spoiled children do).

Basically, our family traveled there for about two months each summer, but my dad was usually busy with research for the university.. and my mama was busy with her obnoxious relatives. Therefore, Sega was really our only form of entertainment during the day.. It was way too hot to go anywhere outside and TV sucked on the island of Palawan.

Before our trips, my dad agreed to buy us any multiplayer games we wanted for the Genesis. He assumed that if we could play at the same time, we wouldn't fight over who was hogging the system- something that happened a lot with Sonic the Hedgehog.

Here are some of the best purchases we/he made:


Toe Jam & Earl



The ultimate co-op experience. We played the hell out of this game. T & E had excellent/hilarious gameplay. You could open presents that would give you special powers like rocket skates! Or you could eat moldy bread! The split-screen kicked ass, too.



It was a fairly long game at the time and we could beat it at least once a day. Since players had the ability to set the levels to random, it was a different experience each time. Even if we got bored beating the game, we could just open various presents and try and kill each other.


Road Rash II



This game allowed me to do things that I always wanted to do in real life. I got to hit my older brother with a chain or bat, while on a motorcycle! The soundtrack was amazing, I still remember lyrics I wrote to the Arizona track.



We had some epic battles in this game, culminating in a plethora of swear words. Games where you can kick people off of motorcycles rule.


General Chaos



At the time, I had never played anything like it. I guess you could call it a simplified RTS game. It was great for co-op and if you got tired of that you could always blow up your brother in the Vs mode.



My favorite character was the dynamite guy. He looked like a pirate and threw barrels of dynamite! He was the most worthless of the bunch with limited range and mobility. Maybe that's why it was so satisfying when you killed people with him.


Streets of Rage



Best cover art.. ever.

This game had three bad ass characters. I had a really big crush on Blaze. It was a pretty straight-forward punch-kick-everything-in-sight title but it was damn entertaining. Furthermore, you could beat up your partner until they died.

Why all of this mattered

My brother and I grew up together with the Sega Genesis. We spent hours with these games. It's very cliche, but we definitely bonded.

Even today, whenever he's in town, we go back to them.

I would go more in-depth with these games, but I do enough writing at work :)

Anyone one else have love for local multiplayer games?




Even while intoxicated, I still fumble around with my trusty Sega Genesis