NES
Update: Vidya Marathon – Is Over.
Some of our Infendo Forums users, Shinoji and Abysmal, as well as their friends, have dedicated their spring break to raising money for Penny Arcade charity, Child’s Play. Even though their marathon is now over and did not manage to meet their goal of 1,000 dollars. They did manage to raise 435.44 dollars, which was just short of half their goal. Even though they are not playing any games an...
Artist makes Shy Guy creepy yet sympathetic
On Monday, concept artist Winona Nelson posted this realistic take on the NES classic Super Mario Bros. 2 on the art blog Gorilla Artfare. She calls it Turnip Murder. Veggies have never seemed so deadly. For more of Nelson’s art and illustrations, consult her Web site.
What if Retro Games… had Modern Music?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ilEc_DGx8[/youtube]
The future of Nintendo looks to the past
I loves me some Google News, especially the archives, which let you search stories by the decade. The service only goes back to the early ’80s right now, and features a limited number of articles. But the following old-school Nintendo headlines still caught my attention:
Super Mario Bros. 3 drum medley
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXKN1j_vrn4[/youtube] Drummer virtuoso Andrea Vadrucci totally remasters the drum tracks in Super Mario Bros 3 while listening to them in their original 8-bit form. This makes him one of the most awesome drum medley makers around, and an obvious supporter of Super Mario Bros. 3 as the best game ever.
Have an 8-bit Christmas 6 Days Late
RetroZone is best known for RetroPorts, connectors that let you use NES and SNES controllers on your Gamecube, Wii, or PC – They also sell a modest library of both original and reproduction NES cartridges – among them this holiday season was 8-BIT XMAS 2008, a special Christmas cart featuring a customizable message, 8-bit Christmas music, and colorful blinking lights. The limited editi...
Dramatic piano Punch-Out password Screen
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETW9tVq1Nro[/youtube] I can’t help but laugh at this video.
Another 8bit Holiday album by Dr. Octoroc
Dr. Octoroc has just recently released an 8bit Holiday album that not only features classic Christmas songs, but fully remixes them with famous NES chipset sounds. The album features various games such as Metroid, Faxanadu, Kid Icarus, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, and various other famous games. It should be known that this album is quite possibly the best holiday chip tune album around and you can ge...
Red Lego NES is amazingly blocky
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8fARLbxZ90[/youtube] I’m all for customizing systems into other things, but when you make something that is bigger than the original I just think that is wasteful. Not to mention if that thing were to hit the floor all the pieces were fly all over the place, unless you glued them together.
Great list of classic NES quotes: A Winner is You!
There are serious bugs, like the crashes that continually make me both love and hate Bethesda’s Fallout 3, and then there are the harmless ones that permeated a great many NES titles from yesteryear. Chief among them was the translation typo (think “all your base are belong to us”). I couldn’t possibly remember all these classic quotes, like the one in the headline above fr...
GoNintendo NES marathon
The folks over at GoNintendo are doing a video game marathon for Child’s Play featuring NES classics this weekend!
Fight! Mario Bros 3 vs. Super Mario World
Something’s been on my mind lately. I can’t decide which old school Mario game I like better: the innovative Super Mario Bros. 3 for NES or the more refined and graphically-delicious Super Mario World for SNES. Help me, Infendo. You’re my only hope. {democracy:68}