Another week is behind us, ladies and gentlemen. And this week’s Retro Wrap-Up is another instance in which commercials exclusively from North America just aren’t going to cut it. This week celebrates Shining Resonance, the latest entry in the Shining series that was just announced a few days back. And just because I can, I’m going to throw in an old commercial for my favorite Wild Arms game—since Media Vision is involved in the project. Do any of you have fond memories of the Shining series? Anyone try to import some of the games that were never localized here in the West? My interest is piqued; please do share your stories.

In the spirit of finding a shining light in the darkness, the oprainfall Retro Commercial Research Team—me—brings you a handful of the Shining games’ greatest TV moments from across the pond, plus a little something extra. I’m sure we have more than a few fans of Wild Arms among us.

Here are the highlights from this past week:

REVIEWS:

• Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Me (Jonathan Higgins)
• Earth Defense Force 2025 | Tyler Lubben
• Cardinal Quest | Dalton McClain
• Mario Golf: World Tour | Jeff Neuenschwander
• Mega Man 8 | Justin Guillou
• (Impressions) Echoes of Eridu | Guy Rainey
• Mega Man: The Power Battle | Nathan Stiles

ORIGINAL CONTENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS:

• Building Character: Kudryavka Noumi (Kud)
• READERS’ PICK: Favorite Mega Man Game Poll
• Josh’s Top 10 Most Original Robot Masters
• LAST CALL FOR FUNDING: Hover: Revolt of Gamers, The Universim, and More
• Smashing Saturdays! Week 28: May 12-16, 2014
• Xenoblade Novelisation: Xord
• Pricefall: Finding Deals for Niche Games and More – May 18
• The Downpour Podcast Episode 49
  (Episode 50 is coming next week!)

THIS WEEK’S BIGGEST NEWS:

• Pokemon Art Academy Coming West Later This Year
• Xbox One Without Kinect Coming in June
• GungHo Bringing Six PSone Imports to North America on PSN
• (Japan) Shining Resonance Announced for PlayStation 3
• (Japan) First Story Details for Shining Resonance

Do you have any awesome ideas for the retro commercials I should try to find next time? Email jhiggins@oprainfall.com or send a tweet. Of course, you can always let me know in the comments below!

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