I have to say, I seriously enjoyed Tetris way more in 1987, but what can you do?
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If you've been paying attention to your Nintendo news lately, you'll no doubt recall that Nintendo very recently announced an out-of-the-blue price drop for the Nintendo 3DS. Knowing that this might ruffle the feathers of early adopters, ...
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As if this didn't already prove students have too much damn time on their hands, a bunch of Dutch undergrads have assembled the largest functional Nintendo Entertainment System controller ever.
It's not really an official world record, because ...
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Line is always late to the Tetris party.
[reddit]
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The importance of sound, an oft-forgotten part of videogames, is beautifully highlighted in this video of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. mashed up with modern sound effects. It's not unpleasant, just ... deeply odd:
Apparently, the guy who made ...
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Yes, it's true. Zelda is twenty-five freaking years old, and I'm so ancient I may as well be dead. Still, here's to an amazing series, a franchise that truly deserves the description 'revolutionary'. On February 21st, 1986, ...
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These super rad handmade felt cases depicting retro consoles are the heroic work of Etsy store owner rabbitrampage, and will protect your iPhone or iPod Touch from scratches. Also, they are about to be bought by you ...
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Cross stitching, the art of of, err, stitching crosses, is a boon to gamers with a creative touch. Thanks to its rigid grid layout, this traditional craft lends itself perfectly to recreating pixelated scenes from awesome retro ...
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These sweet images of game characters spotted in the wild are the work of Flickr user fatheed. They're all quite wonderful, but I think Bowser in his kart on Koopa Beach, a wistful Link in long grass, ...
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Portal, Duck Hunt, Super Mario Galaxy, Metal Gear Solid, Fallout, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Pac-Man: so much gaming awesomeness on only one arm.
GamingTattoo user 'PerfectCR' has spent the last seven months having pigment injected into his skin ...
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We all know that Super Mario jerk is 25 this year, because Nintendo won't let us forget, but look who else is celebrating their big two-five today: it's the Nintendo Entertainment System! As the birthplace of Mario, ...
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*checks bank account* ... way too much for yours truly. Crafted from 3 ounces of solid sterling silver, this NES controller belt buckle is being sold by artist and Etsy seller Otterette for a cool $225.
Rich Nintendo ...
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1985's Super Mario Bros. is a bonafide landmark in gaming history, a platforming masterpiece that still plays beautifully today, 25 years after release. If I created that game, you'd better believe the damn world would know about ...
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We've all heard the same Mario factoids over and over again: creator Shigeru Miyamoto gave him a mustache because he struggled to fit a mouth in, Mario wears a cap because his hair was difficult to draw, ...
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Most modders are happy modding one console at a time. Mechanical engineering grad student Brain De Vitis has bigger ideas. The lifesize R2-D2 unit above is his work, and contains no less than ten game consoles from ...
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That giant NES coffee table we posted last week? It has company.
This NES bed may not have a prospective player 2 flocking to your boudoir, but to hell with human companionship and "love". You have NES CONTROLLER ...
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I shall admit that I am mumblety-one years of age, and to me, Super Mario Bros. is the be-all and end-all best game of all time.
I played video games before and have since, but no other game ...
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Dear Matt: Will you marry me?
I actually don't know very much about Matt, but I do know he seems to have crafted this amazing NES-shaped coffee table with his bare man-hands. (Check out how it dwarfs the ...
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As a huge fan of the NES game Excitebike, I was super pleased to discover this Lego creation. Okay so the bike is decked out in all black, instead of traditional Excitebike colors, but there's also a ...
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Greatest. Wedding. Invite. Ever. Think we all know which cake they're going to be cutting at this thing.
[Via Reddit]
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The poster says it all, though I think it kinda takes the charm out of it, but it's that simple.
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Duck Hunt, once a fondly remembered Nintendo lightgun game for millions of twenty-thirty-somethings, has a dark side, as revealed in this stunning CollegeHumor exposé. A dark side involving coked-up birds, crystal meth, and harrowing workplace conditions.
Watch the ...
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