mmm... Forgotten Worlds... We'll get this out of the way, up front: no, there is no rotating controller, sorry. That being said, one of my favorite old school Capcom arcade games is now available on the Virtual Console! Forgotten Worlds is right up there with Strider, Bionic Commando, Black Tiger and Section Z, classics of the CPS1-era Capcom arcade dominance. Forgotten Worlds has a lot going for it, including one of the earliest appearances of Captain Commando (who was the unofficial Capcom mascot for a long time before being replaced by Mega Man), delicious Zenny and a funky 80's-style "futuristic" design. One of my favorite parts of the game were the shops where players could redeem their Zenny coins for new weapons and power-ups. This was a relatively rare feature in a 1988 arcade, as most games focused on getting players to drop in quarters as fast as possible, meaning that game designers never wanted the action to stop. Virtual Console Reviews has posted their thoughts on the game right here. If you've got a free slot on your Wii and a few bucks in loose change rattling around, treat yourself to this gem.

Guess who got a sweet new toy!?! Capcom Community did. And it rules. You basically plug in your feed in one end, and a flash drive in the other, push record, and it pops out a nice MPEG for you! We have big plans for this bad boy, and one is tomorrow(Friday the 14th)! We're going to get the Play Against Capcom happening again, and this time we're going to record the footage for the rest of the Unity fans to see! Some cool news this time around though, we've decided to change the PAC a bit... If you play with us, you have a chance to win some Capcom goodies, swag, and games! We'll be playing Age of Booty so check the blog here tomorrow for the time we'll be on.

Just to show off the abilities of the new gizmo, here's some recorded footage of Lost Planet.

So remember, Age of Booty tomorrow, and you have a chance at free stuff just for playing with us! See you there!

The funniest thing I've seen all day.

What Capcom games are you most looking forward to in 2009? Resident Evil? Street Fighter IV? Bionic Commando? Dark Void? Monster Hunter? Spike TV is letting you have your voice heard! Head over to their official website to cast your write-in vote for Most Anticipated Game of 2009. Might I suggest that you write in either Resident Evil 5 or Street Fighter IV? That would be very nice of you! In fact, ask your friends to also vote. You might even consider simply voting for your friends. The Chicago Mob helped Kennedy get elected in similar fashion, and look how well that turned out. If our games are nominated, I promise to attend the award show in LA and do something ridiculous, such as wear our giant bionic arm.

Here's a treat for all you Street Fighter fans: The world premier of the official trailer for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix!  It's part one of a four part video series with a song that will either make you say, "Hell yes!" or "WTF was that?" 

Download the full HD version at IGN!  Enjoy!

PS.  "Put him in a body bag!"