Scorpion Sting

Scorpion Sting theme by Potts2k8

Download: ScorpionSting.p3t

Scorpion Sting Theme
(6 backgrounds)

P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

A Realer PS3

A Realer PS3 theme by BT182

Download: ARealerPS3.p3t

A Realer PS3 Theme
(6 backgrounds)

P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

Reon Kadena

Reon Kadena theme by DeathStar83

Download (HD): ReonKadenaHD.p3t
Download (SD): ReonKadenaSD.p3t

Reon Kadena Theme
(4 backgrounds)

Reon Kadena
Born
Reon Kadena

(1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 (age 38)
Other namesLeon Kadena
Minamo Kusano
Occupations
Years active2004–present

Reon Kadena (かでな れおん, Kadena Reon), also known as Leon Kadena or Minamo Kusano, is a Japanese glamor-model and actress.

Life and career[edit]

Kadena was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 19, 1986.[1] The former gravure idol had her first collection of nude photos published at age eighteen by Asahi Press in the photobook Naked Reon (はだかのれおん) in June 2004.[2] Kadena also appeared in a number of glamour videos including the September 2005 Reon Style (レオンスタイル) released by Geneon Entertainment.[3]

In July 2005, Kadena made her theatrical debut in the erotic drama Piikan Fūfu.[4] Three years later in June 2008, she co-starred with fellow gravure idol Yuuri Morishita in the Toei comedy Secret Undercover Agent: Wild Cats in Strip Royale as secret agents Honey and Bunny who investigate strange incidents beyond the abilities of the regular police.[5][6]

Kadena also appeared in a number of television dramas including being part of the regular cast for the TV Asahi action-mystery series Maid Deka (メイド刑事) which was broadcast in 11 episodes from June to September 2009.[7] In 2010 she played the role of Eren Komori (小森絵漣) in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core, an installment in the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu films.[8]

Filmography[edit]

DVDs[edit]

  • Tri Puru H (2004, under the name Minamo Kusano)
  • Leon (2004)
  • Girl's Desire (2004) – also known as 'Gravure Idol'
  • Virginity (2005)
  • Reon Style (2005)
  • Make You Happy (2006)
  • My Reflection (2006)
  • Memories (2006) – also known as 'Champion Gold Selection'
  • Dream Planet (2007)

Films[edit]

  • Piikan Fūfu (ピーカン夫婦) (July 2005)
  • God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (神の左手 悪魔の右手, "Kami no hidarite akuma no migite) (July 2006)
  • The Making of Dark Fantasy (December 2006) [Documentary]
  • Secret Undercover Agent: Wild Cats in Strip Royale (秘密潜入捜査官 ワイルドキャッツ in ストリップ ロワイアル, Himitsu sennyū sōsakan wairudokyattsu in sutorippu rowaiaru) (June 2008)
  • Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (December 2010)
  • Ichijiku no mori (無花果の森) (June 2014)
  • The Pinkie (さまよう小指, Samayou Koyubi) (September 2014)

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "かでなれおん" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. ^ "芸術的Hカップバストかでなれおん" (in Japanese). ZakZak. June 16, 2004. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. ^ ""超絶スタイル"かでなれおん、ギリギリショット" (in Japanese). ZakZak. September 22, 2005. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  4. ^ "ピーカン夫婦(2005)" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  5. ^ "秘密潜入捜査官 ワイルドキャッツ in ストリップロワイアル" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  6. ^ "かでなれおん×森下悠里、W主演「ワイルドキャッツ」" (in Japanese). ZakZak. June 3, 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  7. ^ "メイド刑事" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  8. ^ "仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー オーズ&W(ダブル) feat.スカルMOVIE大戦CORE(コア)" (in Japanese). MovieWalker. Retrieved 2015-05-15.

External links[edit]

Kansas City Chiefs V2

Kansas City Chiefs V2 theme by Dennis “F-Rott” Ferrand

Download: KansasCityChiefsV2.p3t

Kansas City Chiefs V2 Theme
(11 backgrounds)

P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

LittleBadPlanet

LittleBadPlanet theme by DeathSyphon66

Download: LittleBadPlanet.p3t

LitteBadPlanet Theme
(3 backgrounds)

P3T Unpacker v0.12
Copyright (c) 2007. Anoop Menon

This program unpacks Playstation 3 Theme files (.p3t) so that you can touch-up an existing theme to your likings or use a certain wallpaper from it (as many themes have multiple). But remember, if you use content from another theme and release it, be sure to give credit!

Download for Windows: p3textractor.zip

Instructions:

Download p3textractor.zip from above. Extract the files to a folder with a program such as WinZip or WinRAR. Now there are multiple ways to extract the theme.

The first way is to simply open the p3t file with p3textractor.exe. If you don’t know how to do this, right click the p3t file and select Open With. Alternatively, open the p3t file and it will ask you to select a program to open with. Click Browse and find p3textractor.exe from where you previously extracted it to. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename]. After that, all you need to do for any future p3t files is open them and it will extract.

The second way is very simple. Just drag the p3t file to p3textractor.exe. It will open CMD and extract the theme to extracted.[filename].

For the third way, first put the p3t file you want to extract into the same folder as p3textractor.exe. Open CMD and browse to the folder with p3extractor.exe. Enter the following:
p3textractor filename.p3t [destination path]Replace filename with the name of the p3t file, and replace [destination path] with the name of the folder you want the files to be extracted to. A destination path is not required. By default it will extract to extracted.filename.

LittleBigPlanet #19

LittleBigPlanet theme by OPTIMUS

Download: LittleBigPlanet_19.p3t

LittleBigPlanet Theme 19
(4 backgrounds)

LittleBigPlanet
Genre(s)Platform, endless running
Developer(s)Media Molecule (2008-2014)
SCE Studio Cambridge (2009)
Supermassive Games (2010)
XDev (2010-2012)
Double Eleven (2012)
Tarsier Studios (2012)
United Front Games (2012)
San Diego Studio (2012)
Firesprite (2014)
Sumo Digital (2014-2020)
Exient Entertainment (2023)
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
PlayStation Mobile (2014)
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
First releaseLittleBigPlanet
27 October 2008
Latest releaseUltimate Sackboy
March 3, 2023

LittleBigPlanet (LBP - stylised as LittleBIGPlanet) is a puzzle platform video game series created and produced by British developer Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Most games in the series put a strong emphasis on user-generated content and are based on the series' tagline "Play, Create, Share". The tagline represents the three core elements of the series: playing alone or with others locally (on the same console) or online, creating new content using the in-game creation tools, and sharing creations and discoveries online with other players.

Tarsier Studios, Fireproof Games and Supermassive Games also contribute to the development of the PlayStation 3 games, creating in-game assets (downloadable content) including costumes, backgrounds, objects, and stickers. Some of these assets will also provide the player more tools and gadgets to use in the level editor.[1]

The series comprises six games across five gaming platforms. The series was launched in 2008 with the PlayStation 3 game LittleBigPlanet, which was followed in 2009 by a PlayStation Portable version of the same name, initially developed by Studio Liverpool[2] and later handed to SCE Studio Cambridge. The sequel to the PlayStation 3 version, LittleBigPlanet 2, was released in January 2011 alongside a smaller spin-off title called Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. LittleBigPlanet PS Vita was developed by Tarsier Studios and Double Eleven, released in September 2012 for the PlayStation Vita. At E3 2014, Sony announced LittleBigPlanet 3, a PlayStation 4 instalment that was developed by Sumo Digital and released in November 2014.[3] The games are all published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The latest instalment for the LittleBigPlanet franchise titled Sackboy: A Big Adventure was revealed during the PS5 live event and released on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in November 2020. A Windows version was released on 27 October 2022.[4]

On 17 January 2015, it was announced that all LittleBigPlanet servers in Japan would shut down on 31 July, along with the PlayStation Portable version and LittleBigPlanet Karting in late August in all regions. Due to attacks on the online servers, all LittleBigPlanet servers were taken down in May 2021 (the Vita version had remained closed since March).[5] The servers for the PS4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 were brought back up on 13 September 2021, however, in the same announcement, it mentioned that the servers for LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita and the PS3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 will remain closed permanently.[6] On 8 January, 2024, it was announced that, presumably due to more attacks on the online servers, the servers for the PS4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 were being temporarily closed while they investigate them.[7][8][9]

On 19 April 2024, the servers for the PlayStation 4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 were permanently shut down due to ongoing technical issues.[10]

Gameplay[edit]

The core mechanics of the series revolve around its tagline, "Play, Create, Share".[11]

Play[edit]

In the first two instalments of the series, gameplay consist primarily of traditional two-dimensional look in a three-dimensional style platforming like jumping and avoiding obstacles to successfully navigate to the end of a level to win.[12] Since LittleBigPlanet 2, the series has included mini-games, including ones that do not follow the platformer genre. Most LittleBigPlanet games involve a player playing solo or co-operatively with friends to navigate through a level whilst collecting various "bubbles" along the way, which can take the form of either points or collectibles. In-game collectibles can be used in level creation or to customize Sackboy, the player character. There are also numerous co-operative parts of levels whereby certain prize bubbles can be earned. In LittleBigPlanet 3 and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Collectables are also present, being used in various shops to purchase more costumes.

Create[edit]

The Create component primarily refers to level creation in the game, along with other features like character customisation. Players can create their own levels with the built-in level creator. Many items that are collected while playing through the story mode and from LittleBigPlanet's community can be used to help with level creation.[13] These levels can remain as the original LittleBigPlanet platforming gameplay, or they can include other game types, such as racing, fighting, shooting and sports.[12] The player can also make non-gaming creations such as music and films (commonly known in-game as cut-scenes).[14] In LittleBigPlanet 2, Sackbots were introduced to give players more control over non-player characters in their levels as well as make the levels in their entirety more intelligent. The creation technique introduced on the game gave the possibility for logic, and it gave the ability to build sets of machines and complex contraptions.[14]

Share[edit]

Lastly, the Share component relates to sharing creations with the game's community by uploading levels to the PlayStation Network. To-date there were an excess of ten million user-created levels available to play on the LittleBigPlanet server in the PlayStation 3 games.[15] After the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 and the LBP.me community website, the Share component also had a strong emphasis sharing discoveries. Players were encouraged to share levels they found with other players by writing reviews and comments in-game and by sharing links to creations' LBP.me pages via social networks.

Overview[edit]

The series takes place in a world known as LittleBigPlanet. Each curator is in charge of a part of LittleBigPlanet and they govern them independently. LittleBigPlanet has geography inspired by the real-life Earth. All games in the series follow the main protagonist Sackboy, a small anthropomorphic creature made of brown fabric with a zip fastener and button eyes. He can be customized to the player's liking using costumes that are either unlocked in the game or bought as downloadable content from the PlayStation Store. The player can control Sackboy's four emotions; happiness, sadness, worry and anger, each of which has three levels of intensity. The English language version of each game is narrated by Stephen Fry and in all formats Fry's scripts are written by Dean Wilkinson.

Games[edit]

Release timeline
2008LittleBigPlanet
2009LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
2010Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves
2011LittleBigPlanet 2
2012LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
LittleBigPlanet Karting
2013
2014Run Sackboy! Run!
LittleBigPlanet 3
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020Sackboy: A Big Adventure
2021
2022
2023Ultimate Sackboy

Main series[edit]

LittleBigPlanet[edit]

The first game in the series was released on the PlayStation 3 platform in 2008 and was the first title developed by Media Molecule, under the name The Next Big Thing. The player controls Sackboy as he travels around the titular LittleBigPlanet, helping the eight creator curators of LittleBigPlanet with their problems in their own respective realms. Throughout the story, Sackboy tries to stop The Collector, one of the eight creator curators who has gone rogue, kidnapping the creations of LittleBigPlanet.[16] The game received widespread acclaim for its design, gameplay, and customization afforded to the player, particularly the built-in level editor. After its release, it received numerous industry awards.[17]

LittleBigPlanet 2[edit]

The second game in the series is a direct sequel to the first LittleBigPlanet and was developed by Media Molecule for the PlayStation 3 for a release in 2011. The sequel saw a major shift in the direction of the series, going from a primarily traditional platform game in the first two entries to a more varied style of gameplay called a "platform for games". The second game gave players a wider variety of options when it came to level design, which saw the creation of levels other than platforming such as racing, puzzles, and fighting games.[18] Following the events of the first two entries in the series, the game takes place when an antagonist known as the Negativitron invades LittleBigPlanet and begins to suck up all its inhabitants. Sackboy must team up with a secret organization known as "The Alliance", led by Larry Da Vinci, to save LittleBigPlanet from the Negativitron.[19] The game also supported the PlayStation Move, with an update post-launch.

LittleBigPlanet 3[edit]

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a game for the PlayStation 3[20][21][22] and PlayStation 4. Announced at E3 2014, it was developed by Sumo Digital and was released in November 2014. In the game, Sackboy is transported to another world, Bunkum, where he has to awaken its three missing heroes, OddSock, Toggle and Swoop, who are new playable characters. Sackboy travels through different worlds in order to free the 3 new characters and stop Newton.[23]

Handheld[edit]

LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation Portable)[edit]

A portable entry of the series was developed primarily by SCE Studio Cambridge in association with Media Molecule for the PlayStation Portable. The game, released in 2009, shared the same name as the original game; however, it was not a port of the PlayStation 3 game, but rather a new entry in the series. It has a story-mode with levels and features many of the same mechanics of its PlayStation 3 counterpart, such as customizations, albeit without the multiplayer component of the game. The game takes place after the events of the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet, in which The Collector has been defeated. A carnival is being held and Sackboy decides to go around the world to invite the eight curators of LittleBigPlanet to the carnival whilst finding materials for his own carnival float.[24]

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita[edit]

The fourth game in the series was developed by Tarsier Studios, Double Eleven, and XDev for the PlayStation Vita handheld and had a 2012 release.[25] The game features the same core mechanics from LittleBigPlanet 2, with the focus being on a "platform for games" rather than a platformer like previous entries in the series before LittleBigPlanet 2. The game utilizes the unique controls of the PlayStation Vita by using its multi-touch touchscreen and its rear touchpad to navigate through various obstacles in stages as well as for level creation by users.[26] The game supports cross-buy of DLC costume packs between LittleBigPlanet 2, as well as LittleBigPlanet Karting.

Spinoff games[edit]

LittleBigPlanet Karting[edit]

LittleBigPlanet Karting is a kart racing game developed by United Front and San Diego Studio in conjunction with series creator Media Molecule for the PlayStation 3.[27] In its story mode, the player ventures through worlds including: LittleBigPlanet, Monster Islands, Victoria's Laboratory, The Progress Emporium, Eve's Asylum, The Space Bass, and Hoard, Sweet Hoard, to put an end to the Hoard racers, who snatch many pieces of the different planets to stash them in the Garage at the End of the Universe. Sony Entertainment America shut down the North American LittleBigPlanet Karting online servers on 31 August 2016.[28]

Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves[edit]

The game was developed by XDev as a spin-off from the LittleBigPlanet series utilizing the PlayStation Move on the PlayStation 3. It was released in December 2010, as a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store and was later bundled with LittleBigPlanet 2. The game was described as a "demo" and featured 10 prehistoric inspired story levels. In the game, Sackboy must save Little Big Planet from the T-Rex. Unlike the main games, which can be played as a single-player experience, the game required a minimum of two players to work.[29] This was due to the main mechanics of the spin-off whereby one player would control Sackboy traditionally using the gamepad for platforming while a second player had to use a PlayStation Move similar to a pointer to move obstacles and objects out of the way in order to successfully navigate a level.[30]

Run Sackboy! Run![edit]

Run Sackboy! Run! is a free-to-play endless running game developed by Firesprite and published by PlayStation Mobile that was released on iOS on 30 October 2014,[31] Android on 17 December 2014[32] and PlayStation Vita on 31 March 2015.[33] The game has no real plot, except for Sackboy running through Craftworld from the Negativitron. The game awarded players with exclusive costumes for LittleBigPlanet 3 (which was released at a similar time) by reaching point goals and collecting stickers.[34]

LittleBigPlanet Hub[edit]

LittleBigPlanet Hub is an unreleased free-to-play game for the PlayStation 3.[35] It was planned to be a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store which would have allowed players to create levels and play a curated selection of community levels from LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 as well as 16 levels from the games' story modes. LittleBigPlanet Hub would also have contained weekly challenges, not found in other LittleBigPlanet games. Downloadable content purchased in other games were to be compatible with LittleBigPlanet Hub, and users were rumoured to be also able to access additional content from the PlayStation Store.[citation needed]

Since its announcement in August 2013, no further details about LittleBigPlanet Hub were revealed.[36] In February 2024, a beta tester posted a video showing gameplay from a beta build onto YouTube, and shortly afterwards, with assistance, dumped it online for download. This makes the build playable through unofficial means, such as emulations like RPCS3 or PlayStation 3 homebrew.[37]

Sackboy: A Big Adventure[edit]

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 2020 platform game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 4. It was announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event on June 11, 2020, and was released on November 12, 2020; a version for Windows was released on October 27, 2022, marking the series's first release on PCs. Unlike previous LittleBigPlanet entries with 2.5D platforming, A Big Adventure features a range of perspectives and 3D movement.

Ultimate Sackboy[edit]

Ultimate Sackboy is a free-to-play endless running game developed by Exient Entertainment and released on mobile on 21 February 2023. It is the first LittleBigPlanet game to feature limited-time paid subscriptions known as "Marathons." In contrast to Run Sackboy! Run!, it adopts the style from Sackboy: A Big Adventure and is played in 3D.

Reception[edit]

Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3) 95/100[38]
LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation Portable) 87/100[39]
Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves 66/100[40]
LittleBigPlanet 2 91/100[41]
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita 88/100[42]
LittleBigPlanet Karting 74/100[43]
LittleBigPlanet 3 79/100[44]
Run Sackboy! Run! 65/100[45]
Sackboy: A Big Adventure 80/100[46]
Ultimate Sackboy 57/100[47]

Most of the games in the series have been well received by critics with the LittleBigPlanet on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable gaining Metacritic scores of 95/100[38] and 87/100[39] respectively. LittleBigPlanet 2 garnered nearly as much acclaim as the first game, with an average score of 91/100.[48] LittleBigPlanet PS Vita also received very positive reviews and was the highest-ranked PS Vita game at the time of its release with an average score of 88/100.[49] However, the release of LittleBigPlanet 3 did not receive critical acclaim, garnering a mostly positive average of 79/100.[50] Critically, LittleBigPlanet Karting is the worst-performing major game in the series so far but still gained a "mixed or average" Metacritic score of 74/100.[51] However, the mobile game Run Sackboy! Run! performed worse, with a Metacritic score of 65/100.[52] Additionally, the character of Sackboy is often seen as a PlayStation mascot.[53] In 2011, readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition voted Sackboy as the 50th-top video game character of all time.[54]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Introducing the Extended LittleBigPlanet Family - Media Molecule - We make games". Media Molecule. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ^ "LittleBigPlanet coming to PSP - CVG". Computerandvideogames.com. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "LittleBigPlanet 3 coming to PS4 this November". 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Sackboy: A Big Adventure coming to PC on October 27". Gematsu. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ "LittleBigPlanet Servers Taken Down After Hackers Post Hate Speech". PlayStation LifeStyle. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 September 2021). "Sony shuts down online for older LittleBigPlanet games "to protect the community"". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

    San Diego Padres

    San Diego Padres theme by jacs

    Download: SanDiegoPadres.p3t

    San Diego Padres Theme
    (1 background)

    San Diego Padres
    2024 San Diego Padres season
    Team logo
    Major league affiliations
    Current uniform
    Retired numbers
    Colors
    • Brown, gold, white[1][2]
           
    Name
    • San Diego Padres (1969–present)
    Other nicknames
    • The Pads, The Friars, Slam Diego Padres, Slam Diego
    Ballpark
    Major league titles
    World Series titles (0)None
    NL Pennants (2)
    West Division titles (5)
    Wild card berths (2)
    Front office
    Principal owner(s)Estate of Peter Seidler
    President of baseball operationsA. J. Preller
    General managerA. J. Preller
    ManagerMike Shildt
    Websitemlb.com/padres

    The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park, which has served as the team's ballpark since 2004. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769. The Padres are owned by the estate of Peter Seidler, who owned the team from 2012 until his death in 2023.

    The first owner of the team was prominent San Diego businessman C. Arnholt Smith. The Padres are one of two MLB franchises in California to originate from the state. The team has won two NL pennants, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years; they are the oldest team that has never won the World Series. As of 2023, the Padres have had 17 winning seasons in franchise history. Among the eight expansion teams of the 1960s, the Padres were the last to reach the postseason. Despite reaching the postseason four times from 2005 to 2022, the team has yet to return to the World Series.

    In 1976, Randy Jones achieved the first Cy Young Award for the Padres. In the 1980s, Tony Gwynn became a major star, winning eight National League batting championships. Under manager Dick Williams, the Padres clinched their first NL pennant, losing to the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 World Series. In 1995, Kevin Towers became general manager; under his lead, Ken Caminiti became the first Padres player to win the MVP Award. The Padres achieved their second NL pennant alongside Trevor Hoffman, eventually being swept by the New York Yankees in the 1998 World Series.

    From 1969 through 2023, the Padres have an overall record of 4,034–4,648–2 (.465).[3]

    History[edit]

    Pacific Coast League[edit]

    The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. This minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego.

    Major League Baseball[edit]

    In 1969, the Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers). One of its earliest owners was C. Arnholt Smith, a prominent San Diego businessman and former owner of the PCL Padres whose interests included banking, tuna fishing, hotels, real estate and an airline. Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives, Eddie Leishman and Buzzie Bavasi, as well as a new playing field, the team struggled; the Padres finished in last place in each of its first six seasons in the NL West, losing 100 games or more four times. One of the few bright spots on the team during the early years was first baseman and slugger Nate Colbert, an expansion draftee from the Houston Astros and still the Padres' career leader in home runs.

    The team's fortunes gradually improved as they won five National League West titles and reached the World Series twice, in 1984 and in 1998, but lost both times. The Padres' main draw during the 1980s and 1990s was hall of famer Tony Gwynn, who won eight league batting titles. They moved into their current stadium, Petco Park, in 2004.

    On August 20, 2020, the Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games earning the nickname, "Slam Diego Padres".[4]

    Until 2021, the Padres were the last team in MLB that had yet to throw a no-hitter. The record was broken on April 9, 2021, as Joe Musgrove accomplished the feat against the Texas Rangers,[5] finally ending the longest no-hit drought by a team in MLB history. On September 5, 1997, Andy Ashby took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, which was previously the closest that the team had come to achieving this feat.[6]

    On November 14, 2023, Peter Seidler, who owned the Padres since 2012, died at the age of 63.[7][8]

    Season records[edit]

    Postseason history[edit]

    Year Wild Card [A] NLDS [B] NLCS World Series
    1984 None None Chicago Cubs W (3–2) Detroit Tigers L (1–4)
    1996 None St. Louis Cardinals L (0–3)
    1998 None Houston Astros W (3–1) Atlanta Braves W (4–2) New York Yankees L (0–4)
    2005 None St. Louis Cardinals L (0–3)
    2006 None St. Louis Cardinals L (1–3)
    2020 St. Louis Cardinals W (2–1) Los Angeles Dodgers L (0–3)
    2022 New York Mets W (2–1) Los Angeles Dodgers W (3-1) Philadelphia Phillies L (1–4)
    1. The wild-card round was first played in 2012 and expanded for the 2020 season.
    2. The National League Division Series was first played in 1981 and added permanently in 1995.

    Championships[edit]

    The Padres are one of two teams in the National League West that have never won the World Series, though they have made and lost both appearances as the National League Pennant winner in 1984 and 1998.[9]

    Achievements[edit]

    Tony Gwynn, Hall of Famer
    Dave Winfield, Hall of Famer

    Award winners & league leaders[edit]

    Team record (single-season & career)[edit]

    Baseball Hall of Famers[edit]

    The following elected members of the Baseball Hall of Fame played or managed for the Padres.

    San Diego Padres Hall of Famers
    Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
    San Diego Padres

    Roberto Alomar
    Rollie Fingers
    Goose Gossage

    Tony Gwynn *
    Rickey Henderson
    Trevor Hoffman *

    Greg Maddux
    Willie McCovey
    Fred McGriff

    Gaylord Perry
    Mike Piazza
    Ozzie Smith

    Dick Williams
    Dave Winfield

    • Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Padres cap insignia.
    • * San Diego Padres listed as primary team according to the Hall of Fame

    Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)[edit]

    San Diego Padres Ford C. Frick Award recipients
    Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

    Jerry Coleman +

    Dick Enberg

    • Names in bold received the award based primarily on their work as broadcasters for the Padres.
    • * Played as Padres
    • + Managed the Padres

    Retired numbers[edit]

    Numbers retired by the Padres displayed in Ring of Honor above the press box at Petco Park during the 2016 season

    The Padres have retired six numbers. The numbers are commemorated in a display at Petco Park's entrance at Home Plate Plaza. Fans are allowed to pose for pictures next to the aluminum numbers, which are 3 feet 11 inches (1.19 m) high, 5+13 feet (1.6 m) wide, and 1 foot (0.30 m) deep.[10][11] Originally, the numbers were atop the batter's eye in center field, until they were relocated in 2016.[10][12] The numbers were not ready for display in time for the park's opening in 2004,[13] but they were unveiled midseason.[B] Also beginning in 2016, the numbers are displayed in the Ring of Honor on the upper deck façade above the press box behind home plate.[10][15]

    In 1988 Steve Garvey was the first player to have his number retired by the Padres. He played only five seasons with San Diego, but hit the game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the 1984 National League Championship Series (NLCS), tying the series before the Padres won the next day.[16][17][18] He was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player, and San Diego advanced to their first World Series.[19] In 2016, The San Diego Union-Tribune ranked Garvey's Game 4 homer as the No. 1 moment in San Diego sports history.[20] However, he played 14 of his 19 seasons with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers,[20] where he was also more productive, and the retirement of his number by San Diego has been heavily debated.[21][22][23]

    Gwynn's retired No. 19 displayed at Petco Park.

    On April 15, 1997, exactly 50 years after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line, the No. 42 he wore with the Brooklyn Dodgers was retired throughout major league baseball.[19][24] Later that year, Randy Jones's No. 35 was retired by the Padres. He was a two-time All-Star (1975, 1976) and the club's first Cy Young Award winner in 1976.[25] On the day his number was retired, the Union-Tribune wrote that Jones was "the most popular athlete in the history of this city" during the mid-1970s.[26] Dave Winfield was next to have his number, 31, retired in 2001, when he was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His retirement ceremony also celebrated his decision to be the first member of the Hall of Fame to have his plaque depicting him wearing a Padres cap. Winfield played for six teams in his 22-year career, spending his first eight seasons in San Diego.[27][28] In 2004, the Padres retired No. 19 in honor of Gwynn, who is widely considered the greatest Padres player ever.[14][29] He played his entire 20-year career with San Diego and won an NL-record eight batting titles.[14] The most recent number to be retired was Trevor Hoffman's No. 51 in 2011. He had retired from playing after 2010, when he left the game as MLB's career leader in saves with 601, including 552 with the Padres.[30]

    Prior to moving to Petco, the team played at Qualcomm Stadium, where the retired numbers were originally displayed on banners hanging from the light towers above the left field stands.[31][32] However, Garvey's number was commemorated instead on the wall behind the spot in right-center field where his winning home run in the 1984 NLCS cleared the fence, but the number disappeared when the stadium was expanded in 1997 and the location was masked by an overhang.[19][32][33] It reappeared in 2002 when all the retired numbers were moved and inscribed on the outfield fence.[32]

    Key
    No. Retired number
    Player Name of player honored
    Position Player position
    Career Years played with Padres
    Retired Date number was

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