'I hear a harp above my head'

Mikaël "Orioto" Aguirre has posted a new piece of digital art in his deviantart.com gallery and, well, it's pretty much amazing. (Click on the image below to get a better look at it.)



Does it make anyone else want to play through A Link to the Past once more?

See also: 'Drawing inspiration from video games: An interview with the artist known as Orioto'

That's nice. Now where's my Game Gear soap?

Or, even better: Where's my TurboExpress soap?

OK, so Etsy.com seller Two Eggplants doesn't make Game Gear or TurboExpress soaps, but she does make GameBoy soaps--and darn good ones from the looks of it.

She also makes PSP and Wii remote soaps, but I think her dulce-de-leche-scented GameBoy soaps are the best of the bunch.

(Via tinycartridge.com)

Let's play: 'Which box art is better?' (The 4 Heroes of Light edition)

Yesterday, the folks at Square-Enix announced that they'll be bringing Hikari no Yon Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden to Europe and North America later this year (Europeans will get it "this fall," while North Americans will get it on Oct. 5) as Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.

So far, they've only released the cover art that will appear on the European version of the game, but I think that's enough to play another round of "Which box art is better?"--don't you?

Here's the art that appeared on the cover of the Japanese version of the game:

And here's the art that will appear on the European (and possibly the North American) version of the game:

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of either version's box art this time around. Although I like the composition of and the font used on the Japanese cover, the art itself is rather unappealing. Flip things around a bit and you have my opinion of the European cover--I like the art, but I'm unimpressed with the composition and the font.

Which cover do you prefer?

See also: 'Say hello to my next desktop wallpaper'

Two down, one to go

The last few days sure have been good for DS-owning RPG fans. 

First, the latest issue of Nintendo Power revealed that Atlus will be releasing Etrian Odyssey III (subtitle: The Drowned City) in North America sometime this year.

Then, Square-Enix announced that Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (formerly The Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden) will hit the streets stateside--with a $34.99 price tag--on Oct. 5. (European gamers will get it "this fall," according to siliconera.com.)

All that's left is for someone to announce the Western release of Sega's similarly retro RPG, 7th Dragon. 

See also: 'Five DS games I hope to see stateside in 2010'

Spam, sausage, spam, spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato and spam

As some of you have likely realized, a spammer took a shine to my blog last night.

Although it seems he/she has given up, I've decided to change my settings and moderate all incoming comments until I'm sure that's the case.

Sorry for the hassle, and thank you for your patience!