Krystal Archive Podcast 32 Recorded July 12th, 2014 Last podcast was in April 2013, more than a year ago, wow! Yes, I know the podcast hasn't been working correctly with iTunes. Still looking into it. Old News * Google Chrome OS uses codenames based on Star Fox characters (and other video games). * Retro Studio's secret project was a new Donkey Kong game. * E3 2013 came and went, with no Star Fox news to be had. The tears flowed. * I wrote a huge editorial on Krystal in Smash games. * Improved the site performance and consistency. * I went to Everfree NW twice since last podcast. * FoxType, our Ayano's cosplay cameraman, was hospitalized with serious digestion system problems, requiring surgery. * Someone decided to sell their huge Star Fox collectable collection, including a real working Star Fox parachute, for $6000. * Some students began work on a prototype Oculus Rift-based Star Fox game. * Dark Fantasy Films scheduled and then completed another interview with Alésia Glidewell, offering an autographed photo as a prize for the best question. * 3D section of the site partially restored. * the_randomizer released a Krystal Brawl mod. * PriamWolf created an amazing life-sized Krystal papercraft. * More 3D Krystal animations from Rhyfe2002 appeared, featuring voice clips not found in Adventures. * Posted a bunch of little Star Fox-related projects and wallpapers as I found them. * Posted about a new Krystal fan page on Facebook. * Talked about GreyFireFox's disappearance. * Celebrated Krystal Archive's 8th birthday on January 8th, 2014. * There was a long span here with no posts, and I explained why in a post about all the real-life issues I've been having. * No april fools day prank in 2014. Too much to do and not enough real news to make it worth it. The rest of the old news had to do with Nintendo at E3 and recent events, see next section. E3 Roundup * Nintendo had a fantastic showing at E3. * Nintendo showed off a bunch of cool stuff * Three new characters for Smash Bros: Mii Fighters, Palutena, and Pac Man. * Kirby and the Rainbow Curse * Yoshi's Woolly World * Bayonetta 2 * Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors * Mario Maker * Captain Toad Treasure Tracker * Splatoon * Xenoblade Chronicales X * Zelda Wii U * Tons of other games and features were shown. * A legit Smash Bros Tournament was held live, and Fox won in the fan favorite category (with Zero Suit Samus winning overall). * Treehouse Live showed 8 hours of developer commentary per day. * All of these videos are available online anytime, go check them out! Star Fox E3 Prototype * Very early Star Fox prototype gameplay was shown behind closed doors. * It used placeholder graphics from older games, even programmer art. * Nintendo does not often show off things that early. * The Star Fox logo was featured on the video cameras of Project Guard, a prototype experimental game about stopping robots from destroying your base. * Reviewed facts from the following articles: * http://kotaku.com/we-played-shigeru-miyamotos-new-star-fox-game-1588712327 * http://time.com/2850146/shigeru-miyamoto-nintendo-interview/ * http://kotaku.com/new-star-fox-game-will-support-co-op-you-pilot-i-shoo-1590491002 * http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/06/11/shigeru-miyamoto-star-fox-wii-u/ EverfreeNW 2014 Brief Cosplayed as Dr. Caballeron, though didn't win the competition this year. Lot of fun, met the voice actors. Met with Ken Singshow there, Ayano is well on her way to finishing the Assault costume for her Krystal cosplay, including gatling gun, for Further Confusion 2015. New News * Monday, another Smash character will be revealed. * Volunteers are working on a Spanish version of the Krystal Archive. * Working hard on my email backlog. * UndyingNephalim's Star Fox: Event Horizon, a Star Fox fangame using Freespace 2 engine is in development * http://starfoxeh.weebly.com/ * Fox MC now working on "Echoes of the Future" and "A Journey Apart" fanfics again, after long hiatus. Quote of the year: "You don't ever outgrow Krystal. Like a drug of similar name, once you're into it, you're hooked for life. Only difference is there's no pile of bike parts in your lawn." - The Falcon, replying to a comment about outgrowing Krystal Star Fox Command: All the Words http://sfc.krystalarchive.com/ Comments and Questions: mrkrystal@gmail.com krystalarchive.com