The flipside of videogame culture site Venus Patrol, B-Side showcases amazing art, sound & video to inspire game creators and lovers, and help broaden the medium’s landscape.Tumblr (3.0; @brandonnn)https://bside.venuspatrol.com/<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6ec92007250475fcae4de392b6e29cfe/tumblr_olsq1gtq5B1s62ty0o1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.uvula.jp/post/157584025212/romantics-quest-the-3rd-t-shirts-with" class="tumblr_blog">nodo-chinko</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Romantic’s Quest the 3rd T-shirts with <a class="tumblelog" href="https://tmblr.co/mlVHUQUAyNi1itwbF3Vxuqg">@venuspatrol</a> pre-order now. This is an original B/W version. Hopefully we will get this version later too:) </p> <p><a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics-quest">http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics-quest</a><br/></p> </blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/157584691255https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/157584691255Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:08:57 -0600gamingKeita TakahashiVenus PatrolVideogame Romantics<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b7ca2f127b647fc4bcf57bbc08295466/tumblr_olsq47wcPe1rh8mq7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a54d4146662491b7cdf40adf6c871397/tumblr_olsq47wcPe1rh8mq7o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/aeba8dfcf64a5a4f8f8bc9b8dc1c3bed/tumblr_olsq47wcPe1rh8mq7o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://micro.venuspatrol.com/post/157584092261/pre-orders-open-now-for-romantics-quest-the" class="tumblr_blog">venuspatrol</a>:</p><blockquote> <p><a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics-quest"><b>PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW</b></a> for <a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics-quest">ROMANTIC’S QUEST</a>, the latest <a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics">Video Game Romantics</a> collaboration between <i>Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy</i>, and <i>Wattam</i> (work in progress) creator <a href="http://www.uvula.jp/">Keita Takahashi</a> and <a href="http://venuspatrol.com/">Venus Patrol</a>.</p> <p>This third shirt in the series, following <a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/products/game-romantics">Videogame Romantics</a> and <a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/products/legend-of-romantics">Legend of Romantics</a>, Romantic’s Quest is loosely inspired by <a href="http://wearevideogameromantics.com/post/157496142258/life-is-the-light-that-shines-in-the-darkness">a certain Miyazaki manga</a> and is available in two colors, described by Keita below:</p> <p>LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (CHARCOAL): “‘Life is the light that shines in the darkness.’ I remember that line from Nausicaä every time I get stuck in my life…”</p> <p>EMERALD (TEAL): “…and I imagine the light that shines in the darkness might look like an emerald.”</p> <p>Each shirt comes with a bonus 1.25" button, about which Keita adds: “I guess the treasure was food or a sexy book.” </p> <p><b><a href="http://shop.venuspatrol.com/products/game-romantics-quest">PRE-ORDER NOW AT THE VENUS PATROL SHOP</a></b>!</p> <div class="dashboardmembershipblock"> <pre><a href="http://venuspatrol.com/subscribe">Click here to become a member of Venus Patrol</a> and get games, art<br/>and music from the creators of KATAMARI DAMACY, ADVENTURE TIME,<br/>CANABALT and more!<br/><br/>Find us on <a href="http://twitter.com/VenusPatrol">Twitter</a> & <a href="http://facebook.com/VenusPatrol">Facebook</a> and visit <a href="http://bside.venuspatrol.com">B-Side</a> for more art, music<br/>& video!</pre> </div> </blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/157584649540https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/157584649540Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:07:47 -0600gamingKeita TakahashiVenus PatrolVideogame Romantics<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a65e78fb78e80bc672b53a6c3ffae5aa/tumblr_oj7voaSV8y1qz9vlao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As a bonus to <a href="http://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/155352581175/here-are-my-picks-for-the-10-best-films-released">my last post</a>, here are the 10 best older films I saw in 2016, via my daily diary, @<a href="https://twitter.com/what_i_watched">what_i_watched</a>! As before, full film titles are available in the tags!</p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/155352662435https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/155352662435Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:36:10 -0600moviesCome And SeeEarly SpringElectra Glide In BlueHarakiriHigh And LowIkiruPhantom of the ParadiseSouthern ComfortSymbolThe Wages of Fear<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/29055b525313b34fe05b2e3cf0c542e9/tumblr_oj7vk8GdC21qz9vlao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here are my picks for the 10 best films released in 2016! Follow @<a href="https://twitter.com/what_i_watched">what_i_watched</a> on Twitter for a daily movie-watching diary! (Full film titles are available in the tags)</p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/155352581175https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/155352581175Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:33:44 -0600moviesAmerican HoneyGodzilla ResurgenceGreen RoomThe HandmaidenHyper NormalisationMoonlightToni ErdmannThe WailingThe WitchYour Name<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b15e0f0872704053fbaddce0e449ac58/tumblr_ns2968ZblN1qz9vlao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>UNTITLED by Yumi ‘<a class="tumblelog" href="http://tmblr.co/mWQJQVdoE8oaMZ2iO_J11CQ">acrosstheyumiverse</a>‘ Sakugawa</p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/125189117755https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/125189117755Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:56:51 -0500yumi sakugawaillustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/475cdd93b5d2fc483fd9762aa7127398/tumblr_nq8nxwE6BZ1tj0xmgo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.runefisker.com/post/121991010287/bobs-second-nightmare" class="tumblr_blog">runefisker</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Bob’s second nightmare</p></blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124344324226https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124344324226Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:00:27 -0500Rune Fiskerillustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/79cd27b6ef09b8deac8b12cc0e1fee9e/tumblr_nrj4vhexug1qcoae6o1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124260044171https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124260044171Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:00:30 -0500eran hilleligif<iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-QJ6Pcs0DTg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QJ6Pcs0DTg&feature=youtu.be">Qrion - nothing [MV]</a></p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124087135275https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/124087135275Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:00:09 -0500QrionMusicVideo<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/291e05682e8ad1b546465816669bac6c/tumblr_nr1zwlmSR31uojhbvo1_r1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://9-squares.tumblr.com/post/123373567500/9-squares-10-top-fraser-davidson-jordan-scott" class="tumblr_blog">9-squares</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>9 Squares 10<br/></p><p>Top: <a href="http://www.cubstudio.com/">Fraser Davidson</a>, <a href="http://j-scott.com/">Jordan Scott</a>, <a href="http://macwilliamdesign.com/">Aaron MacWilliam</a><br/>Middle: <a href="http://davidstanfieldis.me/">David Stanfield</a>, <a href="http://skiphursh.tumblr.com/">Skip Hursh</a>, <a href="http://eranhill.tumblr.com/">Eran Hilleli</a><br/>Bottom: <a href="http://www.mattwilsondesigns.co.uk/">Matt Wilson</a>, <a href="http://www.liamowen.com/">Liam Owen</a>, <a href="http://www.christinalu.com/">Christina Lu</a><br/></p><p><a href="http://9-squares.tumblr.com/about">About the project</a></p></blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123999054465https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123999054465Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:00:12 -05009-squaresgif<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c65b5ee1c4d77df492b9983a88e2b4be/tumblr_ne9yqjJp2U1qaprfso1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://christophermonro.tumblr.com/post/101362292113/portrait-of-townes-van-zandt" class="tumblr_blog">christophermonro</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Portrait of Townes Van Zandt</p></blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123909007732https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123909007732Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:00:19 -0500Christopher Delorenzoillustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/40a7c7f73f07635a2166ee948c6e6428/tumblr_nqk3py6Q8s1r73k9mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123825734911https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123825734911Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:00:28 -0500IllustrationYoko Tanji<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ad101e260d6c6abc19810d1872b0a958/tumblr_nqruxsrTLV1rtdbm9o1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123744032069https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123744032069Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:00:04 -0500Mikkel Sommerillustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e6041ddfb4ff6b4fa1df7b2b5ae9a0e8/tumblr_npfw6jVjuX1qb24lwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123658342144https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123658342144Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:00:12 -0500Jun seo HahmIllustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bfbbca0c895605e61bb92a25f7045dd7/tumblr_nqf1spFdHi1qz9vlao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://joe-sparrow.tumblr.com/post/116389457763/tarot-tuesday-again-this-weeks-card-is-trump-9">Joe Sparrow</a>) </p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123569612460https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123569612460Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:00:11 -0500Joe SparrowIllustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a55b1884a87b2b069de399cc337fd721/tumblr_npdwaimX3o1ry4njyo1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://awfulland.tumblr.com/post/120632048564/buffering-1990-gif-for-giphy-x-eo1" class="tumblr_blog">awfulland</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><i>buffering_1990.gif </i>for <a href="https://www.electricobjects.com/series/14">giphy x EO1</a></p></blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123480091081https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123480091081Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:00:14 -0500Julian Glanderillustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a008288e144e1374d49c0dc98cd8bda7/tumblr_nq7rm39Dst1qz9vlao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://juncen.tumblr.com/post/109020378548/for-planadviser-thanks-soojin">Jun Cen</a>) </p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123389981634https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123389981634Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:00:05 -0500Jun CenIllustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/78bc07073f099ad880df79e5beab6bdc/tumblr_npbfgpL3S51r04068o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://400facts.tumblr.com/post/120520801474/laura-palmer-sketch" class="tumblr_blog">400facts</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Laura Palmer sketch<br/></p></blockquote>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123300338074https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123300338074Sun, 05 Jul 2015 14:00:27 -0500stephen maurice grahamIllustration<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4dd6ab804ed03c2f3ed544518f9b1d39/tumblr_nnirf93Gor1qbasc3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123219428286https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123219428286Sat, 04 Jul 2015 14:00:28 -0500IllustrationMatt Forsythe<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e27f811f049c4944e1f4596299bf5724/tumblr_nl6083DedR1u6fvmuo1_500.gifv"/><br/><br/>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123135744472https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123135744472Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:00:05 -0500Frootland<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/01dbb414c980c21fb12719aefc326d6e/tumblr_nq7rfi7onA1qz9vlao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://beautifuldecay.com/2015/06/17/julio-le-parcop-art-used-shortcut-reach-peoples-ideas-opinions-julio-le-parc/">Julio Le Parc- The Precursor Of Op Art - Beautiful/Decay</a>) </p>https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123050244292https://bside.venuspatrol.com/post/123050244292Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:00:15 -0500Julio Le ParkArt