If Classic Video Games Had a Super Easy Mode

Source: TechEBlog

If classic video games like "Duck Hunt", had a super easy mode, you'd probably be using an arsenal of powerful weapons to take out the birds. On the down side, breezing through a game in minutes probably detracts from its fun factor, or so we think. ...
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Shoppin' Cats and Dogs: The Winners

Source: Kotaku

Pancake, the Borderlands 2 loot dog, and a cat dressed in Journey cosplay, were the brave animal subjects of our mad photoshop laboratory last week. No doggies or kitties were hurt during this production, but we sure ...
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Let's Talk Favorite NES Games

Source: Reporting on Marvels and Legends

I'd been meaning to do formal lists of my favorite games for each console I've owned for awhile. Why? Lists are fun, I suppose. In light of the fact I'm tired and not particularly inspired, now seems as goo ...
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Replacing Famous Guns in Famous Films With NES Zappers

Source: Walyou

People look cool with guns, rifles and shotguns, as long as it’s in a movie. But a robotic Arnold Schwarzenegger sitting on his motorcycle looks cooler with an NES Zapper in his hand, even cooler than with a shotgun. So do a ...
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Review: Indie Game: The Movie

Source: Original Signal: Movies

PLOT: Charting the rise of independent video game design, this documentary follows the production of three indie games; the break-out hit “Braid” by Jonathan Blow, it’s potential successor “Super Meat Boy” by the underdog team of Edmund McMillen and Tomm ...
Full article at: Original Signal: Movies  More like this  2 days ago, 12:29am CDT

8-Bit Games Videomapped Over Classic Consoles Is the 3D We Really Want [Video]

Source: Gizmodo

It would be even cooler if the games were playable, but Tonner Vi's retro gaming-themed videomapping installation called Visuatari is still pretty fantastic to just sit back and enjoy. Particularly since it features Mario wa ...
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The Game Gallery in Easton offers gamers blasts from the past

Source: LehighValleyLive.com

Donald Steinmetz was looking to parlay his love of video games in a way that other gamers could relive the early adventures of Mario, Luigi, Link, Sonic the Hedgehog and others. So he, along with his friend Matthew Ellis and girlfriend Kime Apgar ...
Full article at: LehighValleyLive.com  More like this  3 days ago, 3:49am CDT

Oldschool Nintendo Game Levels LEGO Sets

Source: Geekologie

This is series of rendered by zombieattack (RUUUUUN!) and put up on the LEGO CUUSO website for voting. Admittedly, I do like the idea. There are Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt sets after the jump, but a Zelda one was surprisingly lacking. Come on man, how do ...
Full article at: Geekologie  More like this  4 days ago, 6:02pm CDT

What If the Cost of Games Continued to Rise Since the '80s?

Source: 1up.com

December 12, 1985 You'll never guess what I got for my birthday! I woke up this morning, walked into the living room, and saw Dad playing Nintendo in front of the TV! He was having trouble with the first level of Mario, so I sat down and helped ...
Full article at: 1up.com  More like this  4 days ago, 5:16pm CDT