After nineteen years...

It's mine, all mine the precious.

... I finally own Super Play Gold.

For those in the know regarding Super Play you'll know that this particular issue doesn't come up for sale all that often. For those not in the know, Super Play is/was a magazine that launched in 1992 to cover the Super Nintendo. Not only did it cover the UK scene it also covered imports from the US and Japan alongside covering Manga/Anime, which at the time was a big deal as it didn't tend to get much coverage in the UK.

There were 47 issues released (48 including the Gold issue) over a four year period but with the decline of the SNES and the imminent release of the N64 Super Play closed it doors. I still own all 47 issues and I'm really pleased to finally own the 48th issue and am happy to add it to the collection.

Marvel Vs. Capcom official artbook

Announced just over a week ago, UDON Entertainment are releasing the official Marvel Vs. Capcom artbook.

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is an absolutely brilliant game, one of my favourites, and the first and third games are great to play as well so it's cool to see that they are releasing an artbook for the trilogy. What's even better is the fact that the book isn't just for the MVC games but also every game that Marvel and Capcom have collaborated on which is The Punisher, X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men VS Street Fighter™, Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter™, Marvel VS Capcom, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Marvel VS Capcom 3, and Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3!

Pretty cool right!

Coming in at 192 pages the book has unfortunately only been confirmed for the US so far at $100 (hardcover) and $44.99 (softcover). Hopefully, and I would be surprised if it didn't, it should be confirmed for a European release sooner rather than later.

If it does get a European release then it will definitely be on my list of things that I would like to pick up as this should be an absolutely brilliant book.

Key Features:
- This is an original art book compiled by UDON, with no Japanese counterpart!
- Includes all of the promotional artwork, a complete art archive of all Marvel vs. Capcom character drawings, and rare, never-before-seen artwork, sketches, and bonus material!
- Contains artwork from the Capcom games The Punisher, X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men VS Street Fighter™, Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter™, Marvel VS Capcom, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Marvel VS Capcom 3, and Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3!
- Includes 17 new illustrations exclusive to this book!

For more information and to view more pages please visit http://www.udoncomics.com/blog/

Completed Games May 2012

Gears of War 2 - 360
The Last Story - Wii
Super Princess Peach - DS

Three games completed on three different systems.

Finally finished off GOW2 which took a while as I only play the games with a mate so can only play when we can get together. It's good fun playing in co-op, especially with some of the levels in this game. Now just need to pick up the third game in the series.

The Last Story was an absolutely brilliant game which I was a little saddened to complete. It started off slowly and has it's flaws but overall it was a very absorbing game with great characters. I managed to pick up Super Princess Peach  for a lot less than it normally sells for and found it to be a very enjoyable game. It's a little on the easy side but there is lots to do and a lot of stuff to collect which extends the game play and makes it a worthwhile purchase.