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Happy Wednesday LBP’ers! Today we got a few cool news nuggets from the world of LittleBigPlanet including tips from MM, in-depth GDC interviews, and some relaxing musical numbers. Have a great week!
LBP TIPS SPECIAL- Switchers
Danny and Mark present the second episode of Media Molecule‘s official Tips and Tricks series. This time – switches! The video includes one shot switch mechanisms, counting mechanisms, delay mechanisms, multi-task switches and simple logic test mechanisms.
GDC INTERVIEW- Lessons Learned from Creating LittleBigPlanet
Guardian Games Blog did a cool interview with Alex and Mark at GDC a few weeks ago. For anyone who is interested in what goes in to creating a game like LBP, it’s a great piece to watch.
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PART TWO:
CORNISH YARG (PATCH 1.12) and MONKEY KING COSTUME REMINDER
Per our update last week, the next LBP content patch is hitting your consoles tomorrow with a new music player, improved decoration mode, and tons of upgrades and options. We can’t forget the winner of the Asian LBP Costume Competition – THE MONKEY KING hits the PS Store tomorrow as well!
(Average: 4.53 out of 5)
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+ skynidas on April 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pm said:
Cant wait for some cheese!
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+ XxBigP123xX on April 15th, 2009 at 3:39 pm said:
I decided to fire up LBP yesterday.
Saw like 20 object levels and at least 5 Mario levels and quickly turned the game off.
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+ Darkos87 on April 15th, 2009 at 3:42 pm said:
@2 you should check my level then, it’s called ‘The Heist’ I’m sure you’ll love it, dont worry i’m not a H4H troll I already got my platinum ages ago.
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+ Craazy on April 15th, 2009 at 3:48 pm said:
Yar there be a Yarg matey…….AHOY!!
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+ jazzyrider on April 15th, 2009 at 3:50 pm said:
Can’t wait to try out some new stuff!
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+ TwinDad on April 15th, 2009 at 3:58 pm said:
I welcome the Monkey King.
Keep the tips coming, they really help in design.
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+ destroyerofworld on April 15th, 2009 at 4:05 pm said:
id like to see a weekly home update on PS blog.
i remember somewhere that they have so many spaces in the works that they are coming out with 3 spaces a month.
it dose not just have to be spaces, some more info on upcoming events in home, and some of the ever so popular Xi stuff.
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+ PatriotEyez27 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:08 pm said:
Thanks Mm!
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+ liketoski on April 15th, 2009 at 4:10 pm said:
Hey everyone do the level Race of Death by me and heart it and me. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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+ Big_Hawk97 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:18 pm said:
I hope this update fixes my busted level. I died that day I received the “failed to load” message. So sad.
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+ SabbathRider on April 15th, 2009 at 4:19 pm said:
Credit to you guys at Media Molecule, you really have done an outstanding job on LittleBigPlanet. I saw the Eurogamer documentary via Playstation Home on you guys a while back and I couldn’t believe how small your offices actually were! To put together such an amazing and addictive game with the resources that you guys had is simply stunning. I logged on today for the first time in a few weeks and was stunned at the quality of levels avaliable, if you dig deep you will find some real stunning levels in there. I have made some myself, but they are nothing special; although I love the idea of being able to choose different lighting options in different areas of the level; bring on the patch!
Keep up the good work guys!
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+ Azira013 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:20 pm said:
That is absolutely awesome!!! That’s really helpful when level designing.
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+ RGS-14 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:26 pm said:
Any chance of a LBP Home Space?
I would really like to see that. ^ ^
P.S.
I can’t wait for tomorrow.LBP FTW!!
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+ Thrasher20 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:26 pm said:
Hell yeah, sack it to me! I love LBP. Mm rules!
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+ Zookey on April 15th, 2009 at 4:31 pm said:
Great job! Can’t wait for the patch, I need help with the ‘Can’t Save Profile’ crap even though I have deleted almost all my levels, objects and costumes (plus ALL my custom stickers–hurt really bad!)—I CANNOT wait for a reprieve from that!
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+ SabbathRider on April 15th, 2009 at 4:35 pm said:
Just to correct myself the Lighting changes come in the free creators pack which will be released in a few weeks time, not the patch, but the patch still has a lot of awesome fixes and additions. Can’t wait.
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+ meep_moop_meep on April 15th, 2009 at 4:37 pm said:
sweet, i seriously have to finish my first level
(and the SP mode) hehe…
but darn it, i always buy the new outfit packs each week :P
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+ mckg123456789 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:38 pm said:
SWEET I CANT WAIT 4 THE UPDATE and that monkey looks cool lol LBP FTW !!!! :D
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+ loklok10 on April 15th, 2009 at 4:39 pm said:
i hope the LBP home space will come out soon.
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+ Netweb on April 15th, 2009 at 4:40 pm said:
I wnat my Lara Croft’s Sackgirl!
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+ Andrefpvs on April 15th, 2009 at 5:08 pm said:
Please tell me Dominic Cerquetti got Crowned. That was amazing.
As a side note, I greatly value the musical side of games. Regarding LBP, Volver a Comenzar is still stuck in my head.
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+ lakaiHIGH on April 15th, 2009 at 5:10 pm said:
the monkey!!!
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+ Sakimori_X on April 15th, 2009 at 5:17 pm said:
I’m really excited about the update and the changes it will bring to the creation mode.
I lost interest in the game after my attempt at creating a functional 8-bit ALU failed due to performance constraints (my RAM implementation caused the thermometer to spike in no time at all), and this update is just the kind of wake-me-up I needed to get back into the swing of things.
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+ Sakimori_X on April 15th, 2009 at 5:18 pm said:
Also, *LOVE* the monkey king costume. Great idea!
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+ Kren420 on April 15th, 2009 at 6:25 pm said:
CORNISH YARG! about time im been waiting patiently for this…… i dunno if i can wait……maybe ill freeze myself……
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+ KanesInferno on April 15th, 2009 at 6:26 pm said:
Can’t wait, great news!
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+ SolidusDave on April 15th, 2009 at 6:26 pm said:
I have a suggestion regarding game-brand LBP-costumes:
Why don’t you bundle them as gifts for buyers of the corresponding game?
For example:
Everyone who buys the PSN-game Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fist of Plastic in the first week of its release gets the Rag Doll Kung Fu LBP-costumes pack for free.
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+ Wafi24 on April 15th, 2009 at 6:38 pm said:
Yeah exactly good idea soldiusdave anyway nice little up date MM! thanks
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+ Wafi24 on April 15th, 2009 at 6:40 pm said:
Man I love this game hopefully i can get back into it because, last week i got my platinum for it then i said now what. Hopefully i can get interested back in such an amazing game
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+ wocyob on April 15th, 2009 at 6:43 pm said:
wow thanks for all of the videos and the update about the update for LBP :P
good stuff and keep it coming :D
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+ wocyob on April 15th, 2009 at 6:44 pm said:
oh yea i forgot
any date for the sackboy avatars for the psn?
the acorn is cool and all but eh much rather have my sackboy
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+ Insomnia999 on April 15th, 2009 at 6:56 pm said:
In-game music FTW!
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+ Sekoku on April 15th, 2009 at 7:24 pm said:
Please. PLEASE. Subtitle the tips, Media Molecule/Sony/whoever is in charge. Go to Hulu, strike a deal if you have to. I love LittleBigPlanet, but I can’t hear and I can’t understand the tips if I can’t know what’s going on other than the video.
PLEASE BRING THIS UP at Media Molecule since the last one wasn’t subtitled as well.
If you’re not going to subtitle them, then why have Steven Fry’s lines subtitled in the game/tutorials that are right on the Blu-ray?
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+ haran_elessar on April 15th, 2009 at 8:12 pm said:
This is great stuff. I didn’t know there were tutorials levels. I’ll check them out.
kudos to all the players who figured all this logic stuff on their own. I’m eager to build my first level on the game. I bought on launch day but sadly law school doesn’t let me play around and create levels as much I would like…but soon I’ll create something :)
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+ fungus77 on April 15th, 2009 at 8:34 pm said:
I just started playing big little planet, Im on level 1 i cant get my pal to the screen, i drag him but i cant move him there,help
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+ jakinov on April 15th, 2009 at 9:35 pm said:
pretty sweet video
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+ Onna76_NL on April 15th, 2009 at 11:48 pm said:
Still no level packs? *sigh*, guess MGS4 was the only one then.
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+ JesseHaysFL on April 16th, 2009 at 1:34 am said:
such a good game i hope they keep supporting us and dont just leave to make the second one….or psp one…
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+ somethingatt on April 16th, 2009 at 2:43 am said:
More level packs and new gameplay mechanics please!
I haven’t played this in months due to it being a bit dull now to be honest.
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+ Spud1127 on April 16th, 2009 at 3:50 am said:
Can’t wait for Cornish Yarg! Yarr!
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+ CartBlanche on April 16th, 2009 at 5:26 am said:
Monkey Magic for the Win. I always wanted Tripitaka to be female.
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+ koo_kid on April 16th, 2009 at 6:13 am said:
Hey, check it out at 5:01 in, what is that in the special section?
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+ CheckMark on April 16th, 2009 at 6:14 am said:
You should put these Tips & Tricks videos up on the PlayStation Store!
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+ Seiven on April 16th, 2009 at 7:11 am said:
keep the DLC coming…I have added LBP DLC as a line item to my monthly budget now :)
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+ nickert0n on April 16th, 2009 at 7:28 am said:
Sweet, I love the DLC you guys are pushing, keep it up, the level packs like MGS4 I will continue to buy, materials are like gold in this game.
On that note, you probably get asked this allot but check out my level: Digital Dreams;
you will not be disappointed.
Thank you for making a masterpiece that will stand the test of time due to its model.
- nickert0n, Canada
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+ Carl-G on April 16th, 2009 at 8:12 am said:
My costume saves have all gone? I can’t see their photos, when i press on the blank costume a small ‘!’ comes up? Hope you can fix this. Apart from that keep up the good work ‘MM’ ;)
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+ jelly14 on April 16th, 2009 at 8:16 am said:
Can people please heart me. I just need to be hearted 30 times as an author then i get platinum, please on LBP. P.S. Cant wait for new free costume and infamous!
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+ Korbei83 on April 16th, 2009 at 8:41 am said:
It’s true that MM has provided amazing building blocks for level/game/unrelated content creation. Amazingly talented users have taken those blocks, atoms if you will, and made unbelievable molecules. Those molecules exist inside huge, organic levels.
I look at this stuff and I can understand exactly how it works, but for whatever reason, the engineering required in accomplishing it myself is beyond me. Naturally being able to condense these things is also beyond me, but I hope MM can introduce these things in a more LBP-esque fashion than merely showing libraries of workshops on LBP.com
But, like lego and mechano and similar things; Sometimes the fun is not the product, it’s the development. I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to construct a simple elevator in LBP and failed utterly. But the failures have resulted in things much more interesting than an elevator ever could be.
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+ Kren420 on April 16th, 2009 at 10:13 am said:
@jelly14
earn your hearts we all had too
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+ Kren420 on April 16th, 2009 at 10:38 am said:
CORNISH YARG IS LIVE! i wish this blog was updated more cause there are lots of features in this update…percentage of goodies left in levels and on story mode is shown…# of players online is shown….how much new content is on the LittleBigPlanet is shown…..music player works very nice i love it! keep up the good work at MM!