Warriors of virtue could be the most impressive hollywood debut yet for a hong kong director, although lackluster writing and a needlessly muddled storyline somewhat tarnish the effort. Anguna warriors of virtue done by nathan tolbert 1. Not only was nathan happy to talk about it with me but he went into great detail about it and even recommending a few programs to use. Anguna is a homebrew game for gameboy advance and nintendo ds created by nathan tolbert, featuring art by chris hildenbrand spriteattack. Anguna warriors of virtue is a new game developed for gba by nathan tolbert. The film was an international coproduction between the united states, china, hong kong, and canada. A thread for new games that are being made and released for ancient hardware. The return to tao is a 2002 movie in which a young martialarts competitor and his best friend travel to beijing only to return to a mystic land that is under siege by a wicked leader and martialarts warlord named dogon.
The producers, however, have wisely included vangelis loungenatured song of the seas as a buffer, providing time for a little adjustment. Yep, thats right the eponymous virtue warriors you might assume would have at least some minimal, vanilla icecalibre lipservice cameo stake in a movie called warriors of virtue 2. Jan 16, 2019 a zelda original like game very addictive. I saw this movie as a kid and something reminded me of it as an adult and i went on a crusade to find this movie. The roos inhabit a magical underground world which is threatened by the foppish villain komodo angus macfayden, who is mining a lifeenhancing mineral from the river of life. There are still a fair few new, interesting looking games coming out on older systems, so i thought it would be a good idea to have a thread to keep track of them and to also look at some of the games that have come out in recent years that might have been missed by people. All things retro are awesome, and we celebrate them here. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Anguna is a homebrew game for gameboy advance and nintendo ds created by nathan tolbert, featuring art by chris hildenbrand. Warriors of virtue score soundtrack cd details and availability. Older episodes from previous retro series are included here.
To start off with, if you like action adventure rpgs similar to like say zelda or secret of manor, youre gonna feel right at home with this game. This is the story about a boy who somehow finds himself in a world full of creatures who know karate of the five elements and in a battle to help take back the land that is rightfully theirs. I received a copy of it years ago when i was producing an international awardwinning childrens radio show. With angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chao li chi. Production on the chineseamerican hybrid flick warriors of virtue began not long after the pagemaster essentially told the same story in 1994, and it somehow defied poor critical and public response on the way to a 2002 sequel. The four examples of don davis score, tacked on at the end of the album, are very welcome, but do come as a bit of a jarring shift from the popthemed material that comprises the bulk of the album. Warriors of virtue flirts with the hyperkinetic coolness of hong kong action films that quentin tarantino has helped bring to these shores.
Nov 06, 2015 anguna warriors of virtue is a new game developed for gba by nathan tolbert. Ryan and chucky are taken to the parallel universe of tao, where the they learn to become warriors of virtue. Aug 19, 2009 warriors of virtue nostalgia critic posted by. Although its not as violent as other martialarts films, there is still considerable martialarts fighting in the form of. Warriors of virtue 6 dungeons and a large overworld to explore exclusive new dungeon for this cartridge release. Connect the 3drudder to your xac by plugging it into one of the usb port of the xac controller. Return to tao are basically mia for the entire film. Warriors of virtue 1997 lame in one leg, ryan jeffers mario yedidia has few friends in his high school and spends most of his time with chinese restaurant chef ming dennis dun, who gives him. In the paradise of tao, a land unknown to man, live five special kangaroolike creatures. Well, at least warriors of virtue 2 doesnt feature arnold schwarzenegger wearing smurfblue face paint and spouting oneliner word salad that wouldnt pass muster at a slam poetry session for third graders. The return to tao 2002 ryan nathan phillips and his best friend return to help the roos in their fight against an evil lord kevin smith. Jan 01, 1997 in the paradise of tao, a land unknown to man, live five special kangaroolike creatures. In the plot, a boy who is a social outcast is guided by nature and a wise man with a book into a fantasy world where. Super saiyan dragon z warriors for android apk download.
I wonder if he would be able to get his ds version onto a ds card as well. With kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, shedrack anderson iii. Richie havens works his way through a revamped don. Yee, virtue of righteousness and the strength of metal. A young man, ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. However, i have listened to the warriors of virtue soundtrack numerous times. During an initiation rite, ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of tao.
Ryan jeffers yedidia, who has a bum leg, tries to prove himself with the highschool football crowd by walking across a pipe above a. Press the start button of your keyboard or of the xac controller. Its set design is by eugenio zanetti, who won an oscar for restoration, and he does a good job of creating a forest planet with towering trees and an evergladeslike landscape not unlike yodas setting in the empire strikes back. But a weak script that borrows heavily from star wars and the wizard of oz never lets the film realize its potential. Each warrior represents one of five virtuesbenevolence, righteousness, order, wisdom, loyalty.
Warriors of virtue is a homebrew game for the game boy advance and ds. Instead, our inhouse villain is dogon, the dark lord of slackjawed gawking, who looks kind of like slug from atmosphere after a. I certainly assume that nathan tolbert, the man behind the gba title anguna. Warriors of virtue is a 1997 martial arts fantasy film directed by hong kong filmmaker ronny yu in his englishlanguage directorial debut. Dec 09, 2008 a few days ago i sat down with nathan tolbert creator of an indie game anguna warrirors of virtue for the game boy advance and nintendo ds and asked him a few questions about the development process of homebrew games.
Til that film critic kale klein was so distressed by the warriors of virtue that he vomited during a screening of it. Warriors of virtue by ronny yu angus macfadyen, mario. A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of kangaroo. The return to tao also known as simply warriors of virtue 2 or warriors of virtue 2.
Rumours that he turned down a role in the hobbit to work on nintendo life are, to the best of our knowledge, completely and utterly unfounded. These roo warriors, or rooz, are kangaroolike creatures and they harness their power from nature and include yun, virtue of benevolence and the force of water. Homecoming warrior 1 hours and 31 minutes movie 2006 it is the story of an average, popular american teenager named wendy wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film directed by michael vickerman and starring kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, and shedrack anderson iii. The game is an action adventure rpg similar to classic games like zelda or secret of mana. Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord komodo. Til that film critic kale klein was so distressed by the. Warriors of virtue details launchbox games database. Nobody on youtube has made a playthrough for it and i apparently have. Warriors of virtue on the game boy advance, gamefaqs hosts box shots and screenshots, plus 34 user screenshots. Warriors of virtue nostalgia critic channel awesome. Warriorsofvirtuegbap55402284category9430347 anguna. Definitely considering a playthrough on it in the near future. It is the straighttodvd sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue.
Were talking about making up the story of the legendary fight with lord frieze, mutant cell,terminator majin, cursed kid, crazyman broly, against fusion war find the dragon special to. A few days ago i sat down with nathan tolbert creator of an indie game anguna warrirors of virtue for the game boy advance and nintendo ds and asked him a few questions about the development process of homebrew games. Retrobit generations game list contains capcom, irem and. Anguna is a homebrew game for gameboy advanc, featuring art by chris hildenbrand. It is a short but exciting actionadventure game, reminiscent of the original legend of zelda. Now i have to say i was pretty impressed with this game and the quality of it. Warriors of virtue is ambitious in its production, if not especially original. If i had to pinpoint one factor, i would have to say it was the random slow motion sequences in the film.
A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of animal warriors. The description of super saiyan dragon z warriors in another universe, there is a super saiyan hero have become legendary, his from another planet like earth. Dynasty warriors 7 bgm theme of lu bu beat mix by koeigamer. The 3drudder emits a series of beeps calibration phase. Id like to thank nathantolbert1 for not only programming this game, but for stopping by in one of my. After an innocent dare goes wrong, ryan is magically transported to tao, a beautiful fantasy land whose sole lifespring is defended by the brave, kangaroolike, kung fufighting warriors of virtue. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music.
Warriors of virtue spent so much time on his game not to be rich and famous, but instead to pay homage to games that meant a lot to him namely the legend of zelda series obviously. The game is an action adventure rpg similar classic games like zelda or secret of mana. Anguna is a homebrew game for gameboy advance and nintendo ds, featuring art by chris hildenbrand. If you are looking to scratch that early 90s nostalgic itch then you will understand why i gave this flick 5 stars. Click download now to get access to the following files. A childrens fantasy adventure, warriors of virtue features five superheroes, dressed in kangaroolike outfits, who are known as the roos. Warriors orochi 3 ost jeanne darc theme saint of salvation by. Warriors orochi 3 ost jeanne darc theme saint of salvation. When the calibration phase is over, your 3drudder foot controller is ready. Warriors of virtue the journey begins when young ryan mario yedidia, a typical teen, is swept into very unusual circumstances.
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