After leaving Capcom Production Studio 4, Mikami had a meeting with Atsushi Inaba ( Viewtiful Joe, Okami). Mikami made it no secret that he wasn’t fond of Resident Evil 4 being ported from the GameCube to another system, even going as far as stating he would chop off his own head (fire himself) if it were to happen. Some people believe his move was due to the Resident Evil 4 Playstation 2 port. After finishing off Resident Evil 4, Mikami moved to Clover Studios. God Hand is the brain child of Shinji Mikami.
The plot, it seems, is that there are some guys over there that look kinda bad, so go beat them up. Even after you get past the title screen and start the actual game, the opening cinema forgoes exposition. After beating up the same guy for 5 minutes, a recolored-and-much-larger version of him would come out. You were always given one generic guy after the next, and given a couple of buttons to beat the shit out of him. Stories didn’t matter too much in beat’em ups. Back in the day, that was all the introduction you needed. You were always taken straight to the main menu, where the only thing you could do was press the start button. Seems rather sloppy and poor, doesn’t it? But it’s at that moment, when you first see the menu, that the whole genius of God Hand hits you.ĭid any of the older beat’em ups fill you in on the plot before the action? Nope. You’re taken straight to the main menu, surf rock blasting through your stereo, with only three options and nothing more. There are some company logos, and a silly warning telling you about the non-existent blood and gore you’ll see in the game. There is no fancy opening with Japanese-style choreography. There are no pre-game cutscenes to fill you in on the story. (And if you’re wondering what is hidden in a King Cake, it’sĪ plastic figurine of a baby that symbolizes luck and prosperity for whoeverįinds it in their slice of cake.Within the first few seconds of booting up God Hand, you know there is something different about it. Call 57 to reserve a table for your team. You’ll have a chance to win prizes and enjoy great drinks and food. is the Nickle Plate Bar and Grill at Knoebels Three Ponds Golf Course on Rt. Sour or Greyhound or my favorite – a White Russian with vanilla vodka, kahluaĪlso offering a Trivia Night on Thursday, Feb. You can choose from a Vodka Collins, Tequila Sunrise, Whiskey While you’re playing trivia, sample one of their ClassicĬocktails for $5. Head to the Study Bar in Bloomsburg every Thursday night from 7 to 9 PM to get your trivia fix. Trivia game played by teams of up to six players.
And bring your friends - Quizzo is a team Rock God brews its own hand-crafted beers so plan to enjoy On the 2 nd Wednesday of the month, head to Rock God Brewing Company in Danville for Jon Mackey’s Quizzo Pub Trivia at 7 PM. Gras-themed trivia! Wonder if they’ll ask “What is hidden in a King Cake?” With special Cajun-Creole food, Hurricane drink specials for $7 and even Mardi 25, Old Forge will be celebrating Mardi Gras
at the Iron Fork at Frosty Valley in Danville.Ĭan’t make it for Monday or Friday night trivia? Then head to Old Forge Brewing Company in Danville where it’s Trivia Tuesday every week from 7 to 9 PM. In this area, you can play Smartphone Trivia every Friday from 9 to 11 p.m. In Smartphone Trivia, you use an app on your phone to play (eliminating the pen and paper written answers of most bar trivia nights), but you still can’t cheat by looking up answers on the internet. However, an event called “Smartphone Trivia” is becoming popular. To look up answers on your cellphone, tablet or other electronic device. Team size to six people and you’re not allowed to bring reference materials or Like Marley’s, most places that offer Trivia Night limit My friends probably wish he had been on their One of my relativesĮarned the nickname “Stats” from friends because of his expansive knowledge of Rounds and ended up in the middle of the pack at the end. But we didn’t do so well in the subsequent My team didn’t win a prize, although in the first round of the four that were There are prizes awarded for the top teams, but, of course, Check out trivia at Marley’s on Monday in Bloomsburg!