Brilliant animated music video directed by Jérémie Perin for Trucker’s Delight. Video after the jump if you’re over 18. Parental guidance adviced. Explicit Pixelated sex. Don’t say I didnt’t warn you. NSFW
2BOP Strapline: 2BOP/ Video game apparel for corner shop laanies who skiet games whole day
Xain’d Sleena
Classic of the Month is Xain’d Sleena. (Warning this post contains unbridled explicit geekiness of the highest order) This game blew my mind as a kid. It was one of those games I was happy to just watch other people play or even in attract mode and marvel at the graphics (probably because it would kill my quota of 2boppe in no time) This game packed so much into one title and gave the player way more control than than its contemporaries. It gave you the option of selecting which planet you played first and Xain could double jump using rocket boots as well as kneel down or lie flat on the ground to avoid some sneaky low enemy shots.
The Story
2Bop started in 2004 as a way to turn a passion for classic video games into a form of expression.
2Bop draws inspiration primarily from games that were popular in South Africa at corner shops and arcades in the1980’s and early 1990’s when gameplay was key and graphics if they were good were an added bonus. Disadvantaged areas during apartheid South Africa had little to offer in terms of exposure to cutting edge international design or computer technology but the bootleg arcade games that used twenty cent pieces (a 2Bop) to play at the corner shop were a window into what was happening in the outside world. These games granted access to excellent electronic entertainment and exposed the 2Bop crew to intuitive and engaging interface design, game design, graphic and sound design primarily from Japan and North America. And so began a long fascination with the medium that shows no signs of stopping.