Kung Fu holds a special place in my heart. It was the second NES game I had (my system came with Hogan’s Alley - no SMB for me!) and when I was 7, it was the shit. I must’ve played that thing for countless days. If that music was available as a ringtone, I’d grab it in a heartbeat.

Now courtesy of a indie coder with a love for the punch/kick combo, a killer-looking sequel is in the makes. No word on how long it’ll take to see completion but what you see above came together in less than a month. Hopefully we’ll see a full release banged out by Christmas. That way the stack of $60 games Santa brings you can gather dust as you punch-kick your way to Mr. X.

Some of you might remember the utter disappointment that oozed out of me after playing the Vigilante, the pseudo-official sequel to Kung Fu. It was made by the same developers, shared the same gameplay mechanics, and played like a broken trout. That bag of trash only makes me more excited for Kung Fu II.

[Retro Remakes via IndieGames]

Lately it seems as though we’ve had a bit of a hate on for Metal Gear Solid 4 here at theBBPS. In all honesty nothing could be further from the truth. Ryan and I were both part of the Metal Gear Online beta, and have both been looking forward to the launch of MGS4 for as long as I can remember. Just take a listen to our earlier bitcasts — every time someone asked me what upcoming games I was looking forward to MGS4 was at the top of my list.

Sure Dan might have given up on the franchise and Kevin might have given up on the fanboys, but that doesn’t mean anybody here actually hates Metal Gear. I’m sure if you asked Dan even he’d admit that although it’s not his cup of tea, it’s a brilliantly crafted franchise for those who are into this sort of thing. So how did it come to this — that one of the two guys here on the site who’ve been actively salivating over MGS4 for months now has decided to give this game a pass?

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