http://go.fireandrobot.com/ 2010-07-29T14:56:48-07:00 http://go.fireandrobot.com/ http://go.fireandrobot.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-04-19T14:44:39-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=ephemeral_diversion&rev=1271713479&do=diff1271713479 An ephemeral diversion is a usually-passive part of a videogame that offers even the smallest amount of interactivity. Examples Credits * wp>Katamari Damacy * Punch-Out!! (Wii - the player is able to use the cursor to ‘correct’ misspellings and remove the names of the fighters) * wp>Super Smash Brothers Melee text/html 2010-04-17T07:34:26-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=study_carrels&rev=1271514866&do=diff1271514866 Section for information and resources not yet suited for archival Game Philosophy Dilemmas “ Am I still playing Shenmue when I’m playing Space Harrier within Shenmue?” “ What’s a good term for ‘3D silhouettes’, such as the shadow-like creatures in Ico and SotC?” text/html 2010-04-14T23:31:13-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=flatwoods_monster&rev=1271313073&do=diff1271313073 The Flatwoods Monster (aka Braxton County Monster, Green Monster or Phantom of Flatwoods) is a supposed extraterrestrial or cryptid reported to have briefly sojourned in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, USA on September 12, 1952. Various accounts described it as at least 10 feet tall, with a man-shaped body clad in a dark, pleated skirt. It was also reported to have bulging, non-human eyes within either a head or cowling shaped like an Ace of Spades, and short stubby arms … text/html 2010-04-14T23:30:26-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=largeimage:flat:soulcalibur4&rev=1271313026&do=diff1271313026 ← Back to Flatwoods Monster text/html 2010-04-02T16:55:06-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=gashadokuro&rev=1270252506&do=diff1270252506 In Japanese folklore, Gashadokuro are materializations of the ghosts of people who have starved to death. Appearing as a giant skeleton, they are comprised of bones collected from the starved dead. They appear in a multitude of videogames. Sightings text/html 2010-04-02T16:51:39-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=mothman&rev=1270252299&do=diff1270252299 The Mothman is a cryptid reported to have appeared in West Virginia during the 1960s; described as a winged, man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large moth-like wings. The Mothman more recently resides in a handful of videogames, wherein he remains just as elusive. text/html 2010-04-02T16:50:37-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=nurikabe&rev=1270252237&do=diff1270252237 The nurikabe, a spirit from Japanese folklore, manifests as a wall that impedes or misdirects those who travel at night. Able to extend itself indefinitely, it can only be bypassed if one knocks on a low part of the wall, causing it to disappear. text/html 2010-01-08T21:44:46-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=phasma_vocabulum&rev=1263015886&do=diff1263015886 A compendium of common cryptid cameos within videogames Mythologies American * Flatwoods Monster * Mothman Chinese * Jiang Shi Christian * Legion Himalayan * Yeti Japanese * Dogū * Gashadokuro * Haniwa * Nurikabe Rapa Nui text/html 2010-01-08T21:09:21-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=giant_running_boss&rev=1263013761&do=diff1263013761 A giant running boss is just that—a huge boss that runs after, around, alongside or away from the player. Videogames (or the portion of those games) with a giant running boss tend to be on rails, keeping the player as close to the behemoth as possible during the battle or sequence. text/html 2010-01-08T21:03:55-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=internal_conflict&rev=1263013435&do=diff1263013435 An internal conflict, in this case, is a battle or stage of a videogame which takes place within the body of a living or otherwise animated being. This often involves the protagonist being shrunk by some means in order to traverse the bowels of either a burdened or burdensome beast. text/html 2010-01-08T20:59:17-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=demolition_interlude&rev=1263013157&do=diff1263013157 A demolition interlude is an interim bonus stage or minigame involving the (often timed) destruction of inanimate objects, found in fighting and beat ‘em up videogames. Examples commonly include breaking, target practice, or destruction of a large, stationary object. text/html 2010-01-08T19:14:26-07:00 vision http://go.fireandrobot.com/doku.php?id=dogu&rev=1263006866&do=diff1263006866 Sightings * wp>Chelnov * Darkstalkers / Vampire / Vampire Saviour series (Huitzil/Phobos) * Doguu Senki: Haou * wp>Dynamite Headdy * Megami Tensei series (Arahabaki) * wp>StarTropics See Also * Haniwa