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Vigilante 8 Skids Off Road
Posted by Stuart Houghton at 5:20 AM on September 11, 2008
SQUEEEEeeeeeaaalll! KErrrrrr—UNCH! That is the sound of Vigilante 8 metaphorically skidding off the road from Isopod Labs to the Microsoft XBLA testing facility. It is now being towed back home by a metaphorical recovery vehicle.
Last month Isopod were all smiles when they sent their game off to XBLA, but sadly the game has run into some problems. Microsoft found a couple of bugs in one of it's own code libraries and the game has had to be changed and then resubmitted for more tests.
As Isopod say on the game's dev blog - "We certainly wish it was a quicker process, but this is how the cookie crumbles -- not much else to do".
In the meantime, they recommend you check out Castle Crashers - good advice in any event.
Dev Update #5 [V8Arcade.com]
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GrrSnort
Posted 6:12 AM 11/9/08
@Stuart Houghton: "...they recommend you check out Castle Crashers - good advice in any event."
Because if it's one thing Castle Crashers does well, it's bugs...
GrrSnort
Teamwork Takedown
Posted 6:04 AM 11/9/08
@Anarchist_Gamer: Just like Duke Nukem 64, I enjoy V8 on the N64 playing with friends. Now we got the chance to play from the comfort of our own homes without digging up a N64. You can't beat that!
Sure, it may not live up to the excitment like back in the day, but it'll be fun anyway.
Teamwork Takedown
Anarchist_Gamer
Posted 5:47 AM 11/9/08
I was going to ask whether anybody even cares, but all the previous comments answered that for me.
I'm glad this game has an audience. I loved it back on the N64. However, now I'm going to politely pass.
Anarchist_Gamer
yashichi8bit
Posted 5:44 AM 11/9/08
That is good advice
yashichi8bit
VladMalice
Posted 5:42 AM 11/9/08
I had so much fun with this game back in the day. I cannot wait! W00t W00t!
VladMalice
Teamwork Takedown
Posted 5:36 AM 11/9/08
Can't wait to download this game! I don't care what new games I have, the Wednesdays that this & Duke 3D come out i'll have my MS points ready and will be online causing hell.
Teamwork Takedown
xAnarChisTx
Posted 5:35 AM 11/9/08
Well, that's a damn shame. This game is the only thing that will give me somewhat of a Twisted Metal/Carmageddon fix, but now I guess it's back to that sweet crack-cocaine for now.
xAnarChisTx
Ryguy226
Posted 5:34 AM 11/9/08
Oie, been looking forward to this one since it was announced. This game and Duke Nukem 3D better come out before October, else I'm going to be too distracted with some of the retail releases coming down the line, aka Fable 2, Gears 2, Left 4 Dead, etc.
Would follow their advice about Castle Crashers, but I did that a week ago, and I'm still playing it :P I wonder that even if they released it later this month whether I would stop playing Castle Crashers to fiddle around with it.
Ryguy226
Kaizuden
Posted 5:29 AM 11/9/08
Ugh... well I guess I'll have to go play Twisted Metal a little bit longer until I can get my V8 fix.... oh wait that writes itself D:
Kaizuden
TheTimeisback
Posted 5:29 AM 11/9/08
Plz Hurry!!
TheTimeisback
SAKY
Posted 6:33 AM 11/9/08
This could be a stellar XBLA game IF they address the over-sensative steering found in the N64 and DC games. Can't wait to play it.
Next on my request list...BattleTanx and Conker Bad Fur Day (N64) MP games.
SAKY
parad0x360
Posted 6:29 AM 11/9/08
The MS cert process might take a while but its free bug testing and based on all the live arcade games I've played they do a pretty good job. Im willing to wait a bit longer for this game.
parad0x360
Ken Hikari
Posted 6:52 AM 11/9/08
I'll definitely be picking this one up. However, I'm still waiting for Perfect Dark to come out on Live with enhanced graphics...
Ken Hikari
Horusz
Posted 6:49 AM 11/9/08
Yay! I cannot wait for some Vigilante 8.
Horusz
StupidDufus
Posted 6:39 AM 11/9/08
In the meantime, they recommend you check out Castle Crashers - good advice in any event.
I won't be checking it out again until the online is fixed. =/
StupidDufus
Kymeira
Posted 7:26 AM 11/9/08
I've won some sort of "points" for this Xbox thing I have sitting around. I don't believe it gets used very often (hell, I haven't seen the thing in 4 months).
This will certainly make me spend those points when it comes out. And hopefully my Xbox is still working.
Kymeira
Mactheridon
Posted 7:16 AM 11/9/08
Oooooohh! I remember playing this on the PS1!!!
I like using the UFO lol
I Do prefer twisted metal, though
Mactheridon
Xenigma
Posted 7:16 AM 11/9/08
I'm liking the idea of classic games coming to XBLA. I just wish they'd be out a bit sooner, because I'd like to play through the original Banjo-Kazooie (have Tooie on N64 and absolutely love it).
Xenigma
Murderdolls
Posted 8:00 AM 11/9/08
Been waiting months for this game it's gonna be so so good.
Murderdolls
Tha_Villain
Posted 7:59 AM 11/9/08
ahhh god damn it! i want this game nowww
Tha_Villain
Moar_pr0nz
Posted 9:03 AM 11/9/08
Maybe nintendo could take a lesson from quality tests...
Moar_pr0nz
coach_mcguirk
Posted 9:42 AM 11/9/08
The headline in the RSS feed made me think it was cancelled. I think you just lopped a few years off my life!
coach_mcguirk
Arttemis
Posted 1:10 PM 11/9/08
Another round of quality control never hurt.
This will be an instant purchase for me, as well as my former roommate.
Arttemis
Frank
Posted 1:53 PM 11/9/08
One more bus ride, while tryin' to stay aliii~ve, Vigilante! o/!
Frank
austy108642
Posted 1:46 PM 11/9/08
I loved V8 =D
Brings back some great memories.
Would love to buy it... again...
austy108642
GOOR
Posted 3:33 PM 11/9/08
Castle Crasher, eh? I might just have to check that one out!
GOOR
joeloliol
Posted 5:06 PM 11/9/08
man, i would love a vigilante game right about now.
i remember when the first one came out! man, i must have been in like grade 5.
anyways, i think theres a twisted metal 3 coming out on ps3 sometime in the future, so i guess i'll hold out for that... since i don't have a 360.
joeloliol
--Core--
Posted 5:31 AM 13/9/08
Glad to know whats up. Well, at least they can fix it and then run it again.. and hopefully will get it the next turn around.
--Core--