Famicom Dojo Podcast: Why Christmas Games Are Terrible

by Sean "TheOrange" Corse, filed in Famicom Dojo Podcast, Podcasts on Dec.23, 2011

The Christmas season, in the video game industry, is more about big sales of blockbuster titles, console launches, and a bit of rubbing-it-in-the-face for people who perennially spell Nintendo’s doom. (The 3DS is already outpacing sales of the DS in its first year.) If you’re a kid, subsequently, it means new video game time! Vinnk and Sean talk about their favorite Christmases, the games they got, their favorite Christmas games (yeah, there are a few), their most HATED Christmas games (there are even more), and more!

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Crade Lit

My comment went away 🙁
anyway X-Mas games are making a comeback!
There was a new christmas game just released for the Intellivision:
http://www.techunlimited.net/xmas_carol/story.xhtml
RetroZone has also made a new NES game every X-Mas since 2008.� They are not to be missed, and the newer ones even have flashing x-mas lights on the cart!
http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=110
http://twitter.com/ZueriHB ZueriHB

I got Home Alone 2 for a Christmas present (for Game Boy).
But as I didn’t know the movie with this name (it was called ‘Allein in New York in German speaking parts), so I didn’t make the connection at first.
And yes, the game sucked. It’s one of those games I ‘lost’.
Shicky256

Would I have gotten an email if I won the contest, or is it just a different Nathan who won?

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I’m pretty sure it was you. �I sent you an email already.

[EDIT]

Oh, soap — it was only a draft and never sent! Check your inbox now… hahaha.

Bryar

505 points in my game center.

Just say’n
http://twitter.com/pk_gojira Ryan Huehne

Surprised you didn’t mention the Nightmare Before Christmas game (or stage in Kingdom Hearts I and II).� While technically a movie tie-in game, it came out YEARS after the movie was actually released.� I think it was for PS2 and XBOX (maybe Gamecube too).� I didn’t actually play it, but I do remember it exists.�

I’ve got warm memories of recieving video games as gifts at Christmas.� Many a cold winter vacation morning were spent playing the NES in my TMNT underwear. � This year, I got the Zelda-fied 3DS, so that’s what I’ve been playing lately.� Also been playing a lot of Bit.Trip.Runner, since was in the most recent Humble Indie Bundle.�

Woohoo! I went a whole post without mentioning the Christmas event in both Persona 3 and 4

… D’oh!
Ken

Hello Vinnk’s brother here. �I figured I should set a few things straight. �
1.Blue Stinger did have some Christmas themes, but they were mostly just in the background. �The events of the game seem to take place around Christmas time, but there is really no specific reason for this as far as the story goes as far as I can remember.
2. Illbleed is a great game, and is by far the scariest game I have ever played. �Every level in the game is a parody or farce of some movie such as Psycho, Tremors, and a very morbid version of toy story. �The toy story level is not very Christmas themed outside from maybe that the doll was a Christmas present �Oh and you are a cowboy like doll, NOT a sex doll. �However your girlfriend that you save is.

http://youtu.be/ivTkFZCRky8
http://slidingscales.blogspot.com/ TurkishProverb

Huh.� This one doesn’t seem to work.

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