E3 2004 Coverage
photos by Gary Fixler
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I don't remember whose booth this was, but that's a giant Doctor Octopus claw. Something was supposed to happen in the stage area betwixt the spires, but I never found out what in 2 days of trying.
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Here's an actual claw from the movie, which used CG claws for everything, so probably not really. Maybe this was a prototype design, or from a scene where the claws aren't moving, or, maybe it was just built for the show. Regardless, AWEsome!
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Biggest GBA ever! This thing was very detailed (the game underneath was even properly molded), but unfortunately entirely non functional. This could easily be remedied by putting my GameCube w/ GBA cartridge adapter inside, and hooking it to the flat panel monitor inside. Then it would just be down to getting the buttons to trip the GameCube controller internally. I'd probably just take apart the controller and run wires from the control board to some kind of big contacts under the buttons. I think it would do well for the novelty if setup in arcades. Extra points if you can actually rig up GBA carts into their giant counterparts so you actually have to change the huge cartridges :)
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Marcus was totally all over this Karaoke Revolution. They had a little recording studio setup inside - simplistic with a wraparound bench for spectators. They had 2 screens and microphones set up on opposite walls inside, making it a real battle to hear what your screen was playing. I believe this was all PS2.
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I wish I knew what all the hype surrounding Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was all about. There was a huge group of people sitting right here at last year's E3. I was more interested in looking at all the stunned faces than at the cinematic movie on the giant LED screen above me. I'm obviously out of touch on this one.
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Oh, just release it already!!!
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Out in front of South Hall (in the background) was the America's Army booth. Last year they had a Stryker you could climb all over. I was hoping they'd have it this year, as I've been building a Stryker at my company for a military simulation, and I could've really used some better photos for texturing it. The stuff I've found online is nice, but not really good enough.
Anyway, there was a cool little scout helicopter, so it wasn't a total loss, except for my company...
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On Friday, I got to sit in this little thing. It's so absurdly light, one person can push it around once you strap the wheels on it. The metal is thinner than credit cards, and buckles under the pressure of a single finger! I asked if they landed it right where it was, joking, and the army dude said, seriously, that they had blocked traffic, landed it in the adjacent intersection, strapped on the wheels, and pushed it over here, in under 10 minutes! To take off, he said they'll do the same in reverse, with a 2 minute preflight check to reset all the knobs and switches that everyone like me was fiddling with.
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Sony's PSP (PlayStation Portable/Pocket) can pretty much kiss my butt. There was a big, bald, dumb-looking bouncer keeping me out of this area, and doing his best to look sternly at everyone passing by, as though he was guarding the single most important thing at E3. He let about 5 people in and stopped me and closed the ropes again. I looked behind me, and there was no one else. I was at once amused and dumbfounded. Surely you could let the whole line of 6 people in? It wasn't like a ride with seats. It was just a big empty area with displays on both side walls.
He let me stand there waiting for about 10 minutes before some kid came up and asked him a question I wouldn't have considered: "Are you letting anyone else in today?" His answer: "No, that was the last group." I stared at him with a wide smile, so delighted to meet a jerk of this magnitude outside of movies, but he just kept looking everywhere but at me, which was awkward, as I was RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. I got a good laugh out of it, at least. And PSP can pretty much kiss my butt.
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Blizzard's booth was the usual 2-story den of excitement. This was a really intricate life-sized sculpture of (I think) a Dwarf. His name, according to the nametag, was "Please Do Not Touch."
If you'd like a really huge image of at least something, I made a panorama from the second story of Blizzard's booth. Be aware, it's huge. If you're still interested, have at it!
GIANT PANORAMA FROM BLIZZARD BOOOTH!
9853x1722 pixels, ~3.1MB
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Sculptures of Warcraft's Tichondrius and Grom Hellscream.
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