--- E3 2006 Videos ---

 

Straight from the Message Boards, here are (most) of the videos we took at E3 this year:

 

First off, you may have heard about the stampeding at the entrance.  We were smart enough to head straight for what we knew would be a big line at the Nintendo booth (because of the huge Zelda line last year), so we got in with a minimum of waiting.  Of course, we then had to wait at each individual demo, but you can't have everything...

But here are videos of Day 3, the huge crowd waiting to get in (we're right at the front), and the subsequent stampede. 

The Anticipation
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/E3_Herd.mpg

The Running of the Bulls
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/E3_Stampede.mpg

Nintendo Wii Stuff

 

This is the Obstacle Course Pointer demo. You just grab and drag a guy through a maze. The control was very, very sensitive and accurate.

www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii%2001%20Obstacle.mpg

This is, of course, a "Light Gun" sort of function. Again, very sensitive (almost too sensitive) and accurate.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii%2002%20Duck%20Hunt.mpg

Golf. Didn't work very well.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_03_Golf.mpg

The Airplane demo worked fine, but didn't provide anything that a standard controller wouldn't do better.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_04_Airplane.mpg

Here's Bruce playing Wario Ware--badly. Please note that Wario Ware's high-contrast screen didn't come across on video very well. It's hard to tell what's on screen, but rest assured it's very clear in reality. The important thing is how it has you holding the controller and what it makes you do with it.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_05_Warioware.mpg

And here's Leon playing Wario Ware--very well. Cool
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_06_Warioware2.mpg

Super Monkey Ball! No explanation needed, I imagine.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Super%20Monkey%20Ball%20Wii%2001.mpg

Here's a bug I hit in Super Monkey Ball on the Wii. I hit this boss in his belly button--which you're supposed to do. And the game flung me upward about a mile!! Crazy. It does show that the levels are much larger than they were on the Gamecube, though.
www.gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Super_Monkey_Ball_Wii_Bug.mpg

Here's a look at Necro Nesia, which sucked.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_08_Necro_Nesia

Sony Stuff

For starters, I have a couple of videos for our favorite game of the show, Guitar Hero 2. All of the demo units were running in 2-player Co-op mode, which is new for the game. Player 1 plays the lead guitar, and Player 2 plays either a rhythm guitar or bass guitar. This means both players get to play 2 separate, complimentary parts! The videos show a couple of songs with both players on Expert, and highlights just how awesome the new 2-player mode is going to be!

This is Leon playing the Bass part. The other guy that was playing lead is pretty good!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/GH2_FullSong.mpg

This is Bruce playing the Bass part with the same guy that was playing lead. I got cut short, because another concert was about to start and they had to shut the equipment off. Sad
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/GH2_CutShort.mpg

This GH2 video was taken in a different area of the convention, and you can barely hear anything, making it nearly impossible to play. Bruce is playing Rhythm Guitar on the right, and some other guy is playing lead on Medium.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/GH2_CantHear.mpg

Here's a shot of the special PS3 demo area upstairs, that had a queue line downstairs with a "1-hour wait" sign. A wait for what?!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/PS3_WeakDemoArea.mpg

More from Sony's upstairs demo area.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Sony_Booth.mpg

Here's some footage of Warhawk being controlled by the now tilt-sensitive controller.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/PS3_Warhawk.mpg

This is some footage of Heavenly Sword, including a close-up of the triggers on the PS3 controller. "I want to be God of War: Chick Edition!"
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/PS3_HeavenlySword.mpg

Eureka Seven. Surfboarding mechs are amusing!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/PS2_Eureka_Seven.mpg

Here's a Capcom PSP trailer, featuring Power Stone Collection and Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Capcom_PSP.mpg


Nintendo Stuff

This is a small pan around of the line we were in on Day 1 to get in Nintendo's booth. There are 2 more corners to go around before we get to the entrance!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Nintendo_Line.mpg

This shot's from around the next corner, showing the DS demo area Nintendo had on the floor. One more right turn to the Wii entrance!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Nintendo_Line2.mpg

Here's some footage from Ubisoft's booth. It's a screen displaying a trailer for Red Steel, but the kicker is the "Play It at Nintendo's Booth" message.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Wii_RedSteel.mpg


Microsoft Stuff
Not a whole lot here! Here's small bit of gameplay for Justice League Heroes being demoed on an Xbox 360.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/JusticeLeagueHeroes.mpg

Here's some gameplay footage from Lost Planet.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/LostPlanet.mpg


Arcade Stuff

Here's a short demonstration of this really cool bowling game that we saw at Namco's arcade area of their booth!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Arcade_Bowling.mpg

Also from Namco's arcade area, Bruce had to check out some Time Crisis 4.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Arcade_TC4.mpg


Indie/Foreign Stuff

This is a video that was looping, "Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Industry Masterpiece Collection"
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/HK_Masterpiece.mpg

In Game Taiwaan's booth, this video showcases the games from foreign developer USERJOY.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/GameTW_Userjoy.mpg

More from the foreign halls, SDW Games brings you some motion-controlled games too! "Be the game!"
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/MotionGames.mpg

Here's a shot of a trailer for FM Online, from Winking Entertainment in the Game Taiwaan booth.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/FM_Online.mpg

Here's another game trailer for King of Kings 2 that we found in the Game Taiwaan booth.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Kings2.mpg

This is a showcase of games from Ascaron.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/AscaronShowcase.mpg

This was a loop for the 1st annual Independent Games Developer's Contest. We should have cast a vote! Wink
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Indie_Showcase.mpg


Other Things
This is a video of the complete demonstration for the cool 3D modeling/animation software that Leon picked up, Animation Master!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/AnimationMaster.mpg

This was a montage video showing on like a 20-foot screen over the Square Enix booth. Check out what a bunch of assholes they are!
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/Squeenix_Sux.mpg

Here's a couple of shots from the pyro-dancing entertainment they had at the NCSoft booth. The second one is the good one.
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/NC_Show1.mpg
http://gwlvideos.com/Vids/E32006/NC_Show2.mpg