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More Online Mario Kart (7) “Impossibilities”- We Can Laugh About ’em Now…
…and laugh is what I hope you all do at the following recollections of what surely should be impossibilities in the world of gaming. That’s what we’re thinking anyway as we cruise down the tracks of Mario Kart 7, forgetting that anything can and will go wrong by the time we power down. “It’ll never happen to me,” we think as we chuck all three of our useless, re...
Mario Party 9 Site Updated
On March 11th, the 9th installment of the Mario Party series will debut to the public. With a whopping 80 mini games, a co op and competitive play for up to four players, and the new boss battles, it is sure to keep you busy! Sure there were just as many mini games in the other Mario party’s, but the way these mini games look seems like they will be outstanding. Of course, I have not play...
Video Games as Commercials?
We have all seen the strategic product placement in TV and movies. Who could forget Reese’s Pieces in E.T., or Coke in Mac and ME. But what about product placement in video games? Some games have some fairly subtle placement such as Castro Gt in EA’s Need for Speed. Others are not so subtle… Take the SNES Cheeto’s Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool, or Atari’s Kool ...
Some Online Mario Kart (7) “WTF?!” Moments – For Your Pleasure (Part 1 of 2)
Don’t let the picture fool you. This isn’t about a simple Blue Shell, Lightning Bolt, or Bullet Bill crashing into you at the worst possible moment during an online race. That’s standard fare, after all. Everyone’s been down that road before. Oh, no – this is about those rare strings of events that take place both outside and within races which seem so…unfathoma...
3DS seems to be hitting its stride: Game Gear titles, new demos, and NES titles hit the eShop
We have know since the latest Nintendo Direct conference that Game Gear games were coming to the 3DS, but until today, we didn’t know exactly when. It appears that not only will the eShop receive Game Gear titles starting next week, NES titles will be available for purchase this Thursday starting with the NES version of Punch-Out!! (the Mr. Dream version). The Game Gear will receive three titles i...
Review: Mario and Sonic win the gold…for bizarre gameplay
The 3DS edition of Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games hit store shelves last month. Mediocre initial review scores made me wary, but I did enjoy the eShop demo, so I finally caved and bought the cartridge. To be blunt: If you want great gameplay from a recent release, buy Resident Evil: Revelations or spend a few bucks to download Pushmo or Sakura Samurai. There’s truly only one reas...
Assassin’s Creed 3 will be available on Wii U, is this a sign of things to come?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUMPrv8oRw&hd=1 [/youtube] It’s little details such as this that makes me think that Wii U could have a fantastic line up of games come the systems launch. Along with releasing for the usual Xbox 360/PS3/PC combo of systems, this fall Assassin’s Creed 3 will also come to Wii U this Fall. Set during the American Revolutionary War, Assassin’s Creed ...
Would New Games for Old Systems Really Be That Bad?
Recently, Dan posted an article about a new Super Nintendo game in development. As I read the article I felt a chill of excitement run down my spine and started thinking, would this really be a bad idea if it continued? I know that a lot of people out there will be against it. They will tell us that Emulators and downloads from the console specific stores are their choice of playing games from o...
Nintentunes: the best bleeps and bloops around
Another Sunday, another edition of Nintentunes, the weekly journey down video game music memory lane. To me, music is one of the most underappreciated aspects of video games, and deserves its just as much as the visuals and gameplay mechanics. This week the worlds game is played by an unlikely robot, Mario picks up a tennis racket for the first time, and the first (and only) of the Capcom Five hit...
There’s only one way Super Mario Bros. could have been better. By adding a portal gun.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaoHMjS04vU [/youtube]It has been a great few months for awesome fan projects, and it looks like another one has just been added to the pile. The just released Super Mario Bros. and Portal crossover game dubbed Mari0 is pretty amazing stuff. Available for free from developer Stab Yourself, Mari0 is everything you could ever want from a Mario-wielding portal ...
Mario Kart 7 Community News: March Edition
Not a lot of activity in the community this month, aside from the fact that I swear everyone’s getting exponentially better every week. I’ve been a little bothered since my points were inexplicably docked, but it’s time for a resolution to be more dedicated! So let’s get to the current community standings: 3DS LUIGI$ sits in first place with 163 points. Lord Lemmy has claim...