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Welcome to another edition of hind site - where we direct you to best or most interesting sites of Spyro's past and present that you may have glossed over surfing through the infinite expanses of the internet.
This week we present you with what very well could be the Spyro history museum. Adam, otherwise known as Adjeca on his site, has spent more than six years (and some good money) on collecting Spyro ephemera, paraphernalia and collectibles. His site has many objects of interest and I highly suggest you take a a cyber-stroll around.
Nintendo has announced a list of games that are coming out this year for their Wii console and DS handheld systems. Spyro (tentative title) (Vivendi Games) October 2008 was included on the list, to be released on both the Wii and the DS.
If you've been on Spyro's Lair recently, you'll have noticed that the image of Hunter from the end of Eternal Night now makes up a backdrop with a 4 day countdown in the running. What's it counting down to? Let's just say I have very good reason (highly reliable outside source) to believe it's the official press release announcement of The Legend of Spyro 3 - Darkest Hour - Dawn of the Dragon - whatever! We'll have to wait until Monday the 28th to know for sure!
JJ Hendricks over at racketboy has posted a list of the rarest games on the PS1 based upon availability and price. Among them, Spyro was noted for his status as a collectible. The Spyro Collector's Edition was what he picked for the list.
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Additional Playstation Games of Value
These games aren’t especially rare, but are quite collectible; resulting in a high resale value, especially for complete, boxes copies.
* Bust A Groove - $59 - $80
* Tomba: $56 - $81
* Einhander: $53 - $98
* X-COM UFO Defense: $50 - $90
* Tales of Destiny: $49 - $80
* X-men vs Street Fighter: $50 - $70
* Marvel vs. Capcom: $48 - $70
* Final Fantasy VII (Greatest Hits): $53 - $160
* Spyro Collectors Edition (complete): $53 - $73
Do you own the complete Collector's Edition set? Or did you just buy each game separate? Or have you never even played these gems of the Spyro franchise? Tell me about it in the comments.
Gaming news site ToTheGame posted their page for The Legend of Spyro 3. It's just another repeat of the earlier information on Darkest Hour, right? Wrong! It's actually different, so much so it calls the game Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. This looks completely incorrect. Take it with a heart stopping amount of salt, people. Not only is ToTheGame the only site to mention the title as being Dawn of the Dragon, they also list Wayne Brady and Christina Ricci as voice actors. Right...
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In the culmination of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master’s (voiced by Mark Hamill) evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.
* Two elements never before seen in the Spyro universe: fly at any time and drop-in/drop-out co-op, with Cynder. Both characters can complete the game separately as well.
* Cynder being introduced as a strong, female lead alongside Spyro, girl gamers will have something to get excited about!
* Fun combat gameplay with new elemental attack moves/combos, enemies, environments, etc.
* This is the third and final installment of an epic trilogy, giving players a more mature character design and story line since the previous title; The Eternal Night.
* Spyro makes his debut on the PS3! This new venture for the purple dragon onto the next gen console will attract new players who may have not been able to experience the Spyro series previously.
* All-star voice cast including Elijah Wood, Gary Oldman, Blair Underwood, Christina Ricci, Wayne Brady and Mark Hamill
DEVELOPER: Etranges Libellules
Obviously this information has to be wrong. Krome was signed on to do a trilogy with the Legend of Spyro arc. They wouldn't switch developers. Etranges Libellules is an actual developer, based in France, in case you were wondering but even so, Krome is making the next game. This is all very interesting but more than likely not correct.
Unlike Wikipedia where people just post daydreams or misinformation on purpose, I think ToTheGame is supposed to be legitimate...only they have their facts really messed up here. I wonder why that is...
Greystripe is considered the largest advertisement fueled cell phone game and application distributor in existence. Today, they revealed that they will be working together with Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, to use some of Vivendi's phone titles for their "Try Before You Buy" line of games. This means you could preview a level or two off of a cell phone game before deciding to purchase it.
The good news is that Spyro will be included in this deal! Only five titles were chosen from Vivendi's lineup and The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night's cellphone iteration was one of them. It will be offered for preview before purchase!
All this ruckus over pitching the Spyro games over again made me decide it was time for another old advertisement. This one is from Ritpo's Rage. It's a parody of the Blair Witch Project only with snowmen. If you haven't seen it, it's hilarious, and you should watch it right now!
Let's turn back the clock 11 days, 6 months, and 10 years. Where would we be? The day the first Spyro game was released. On that day a media convention was held at which Sony's marketing head Andrew House explained how Spyro would be a lucrative franchise and how it was marketable. Why does this matter? Well, if what Variety claimed is true, (see the post below), something along these lines will have to happen again due to the Vivendi/Activision merger. The benefits of Spyro will be brought back to the table and discussed in order to decide whether to keep him alive or sign off his death.
According to a report by Variety, the developers at Sierra are having to prove the worth of their franchises to Activision's heads in order to continue development or to have their franchises put to rest. As you may recall, Vivendi and Activision recently underwent a merger. At that time Spyro fans were hopeful that the merger would fuel more money into the Spyro development team at Sierra. Sierra is one of the labels at Vivendi. Now, however, it's being said that many properties and franchises have to be re-pitched - the way they were pitched years ago before even their first game was produced. This means pretty much two things - A ) marketability to the consumer and B ) lucrativeness (how much money can Activision make from the franchise).
Our dearest dragon is being put to the test, along with Crash Bandicoot and several other IPs at Sierra. Could this mean the death of Spyro? If Activision feels his time is over and/or he's not making enough moolah, then yes. Some Vivendi franchises like World of Warcraft, The Bourne Conspiracy, Prototype, etc. are safe from this re-pitching process. Spyro, unfortunately, is not. Will he finally be laid to rest once the merger is completed? Only time will tell.
Note, this will NOT affect the release of The Legend of Spyro: Darkest Hour. However, it will affect any Spyro games after that.
Keep in mind, this is only a rumor from a magazine. Variety broke word of the Spyro movie, though, so it may be accurate - just don't panic quite yet.
Dutch graphic/pixel artist Henk Nieborg has worked on many popular games including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for Gameboy Advance and Batman Begins for the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. He helped work on Spyro: A Hero's Tail in 2004. His work included environment modeling, texturing & lighting and the frontend / HUD display. I contacted him about his work and here's what he had to say:
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At that point I worked for a company called Eurocom in Derby in the UK. I quit my job there at 2005 to start for myself again. Here's what I did on Spyro: A Hero's Tail.
- Concept work for backgrounds.
- Modeling, texturing and lighting of level 1B (Swamp level)
- Modeling, texturing and lighting of all the Sgt. Byrd and Sparx levels.
- Created the in-game HUD graphics.
Welcome, Spyro fans, to Spyro World! We are the fastest growing Spyro the Dragon site on the internet, so you’ve come to the right place for all your Spyro news and reviews. Our network includes a news site, wiki, image gallery and a forum. In addition to news and reviews, we provide your Spyro fix with Spyro videos, artwork and more! Keep an eye out for special Spyro exclusives you won’t find anywhere else, coming your way! We hope to become not only one of the most comprehensive Spyro sites available, but also your favorite. Look no further to keep up-to-date on Spyro.
