Archive for the ‘Retro Gaming’ Category
By: Jon Christensen on December 15th, 2008 pm31 9:54 pm
DeviantART member Orioto has created what I think could be the greatest picture I’ve ever seen that was made from someone outside the gaming industry. The painting is a “re-imagining of what the Mario world is like. And it’s more beautiful than anything I would have thought up.
Ladies and Gentlemen; I’m calling this the Mona Lisa of video game art! I would love to own a print of this and hang it up on my wall.
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By: Jon Christensen on December 15th, 2008 pm31 2:35 pm
During a local radio station in Organ, rock group ‘Panic At The Disco,’ decided to perform the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme. We’re not sure why, but we liked it more than half their stuff. So that’s a plus for them! Right!?
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By: Jon Christensen on December 15th, 2008 pm31 2:28 pm
There are so many people I know who are frankly, obsessed with Adult Swim’s Venture Bros. The crazy cartoon is a staple point in what this generations comedy is like. However, I’m going to be completely honest — I’ve never really watched it.
But that could change, because they just sold me on the show. Why you may ask? Because I just saw the box art for their DVD/Blu Ray season 3 release. The art pays homage to the ultra-cool box covers for the Atari 2600.
While looking at the picture above, I realized two things;
1.) I need to start watching the Venture Bros.
2.) I really think video game publishers need to bring back that art!
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By: Jon Christensen on December 13th, 2008 pm31 4:19 pm
Did you know that Tetris Russian song has lyrics? True story and brentalifloss over at youtube sings it for all us internet users to enjoy. Okay, so it’s something he made up, but I’m pretty sure this was what the song meant.
After the jump, read the lyrics. It’s deep! (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on December 9th, 2008 pm31 1:11 pm
We love Mega Man and we also love LittleBigPlanet. FusionZX had the ingenious idea of combining them both and created a Mega Man level using the LBP level editor. I know we’ve seen quite a few remakes using the editor, but this one tops them all.
While watching the video, it totally brought back memories of Mega Man — from the disappearing boxes to the backgrounds…he even has an AWESOME boss battle. Heck, the guy even put a Mega Man mask on his SackBoy (why does that sound so wrong). We give him a lot of props for this one.
Even though the video was recorded off-screen, you’ll still understand why we thought it was good enough to post.
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By: Jon Christensen on December 8th, 2008 pm31 5:35 pm
You know what, I actually forgot about the level creator in EA’s Boom Blox. Not because I didn’t play the game, in fact I destroyed it with my girlfriend in a few nights. But I’m not going to lie, I never played around with the editor. But because I just watched the video up top, I’m going to bust out the game and fiddle around with it.
It’s a bit deeper than I originally thought. Jjgames over at youtube recreated classic games like Mario, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man — all while using the Boom Blox editor. Proving that LittleBigPlanet isn’t the only bad boy who can copy a good classic game.
Check out the video and if you have yet to purchase the game; head over to Gamestop and buy now. It’s that fun!
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By: Jon Christensen on December 8th, 2008 am31 6:01 am
The Pitch: Paul Robertson created a video parody of an old-skool 2D side scroller. The clip is called Hyper Parsnip Bitches. The video is obviously over the top, but when you watch the level of detail he put into it, it really does feel like a retro game.
It might not make sense, but that is why we think it’s funny. And if it was a real game; it would have been the greatest game ever made!
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By: Jon Christensen on December 7th, 2008 pm31 8:50 pm
As a diehard Boston Red Sox fan, it pains me anytime I have to talk/write about the 1986 World Series between my beloved team and the New York Mets. For those who wouldn’t consider themselves a sports fan, that was the series where the Sox were only one out away from winning a championship for the first time since 1918. Of course they didn’t win the game or the series. Many people turn to game six as the turning point of the series. Manly because that is when Bill Buckner famously let a routine ground ball go through his legs; lost the game and eventually the World Series. To this day, it still isn’t easy to swallow — even with the recent success the Red Sox have had in the last few years.
But today I’m sucking up my pride because I found a video I want to share. Someone cleverly recreated the last inning from the infamous game (for Sox fans), using RBI Baseball for the NES. Obviously when you watch the video you’ll hear they replaced audio from the video game with the actual radio call (Vin Scully). Although it isn’t perfect, I applaud the creator…Even though it brings back memories that have scared many lives.
On a side note — Vin Scully is light years better than Joe Buck from Fox.
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By: Jon Christensen on December 4th, 2008 pm31 8:56 pm
Over in Waterbury, CT a man entered a bank and handed over a note demanding Rupees cash in return. Nothing to out of the ordinary for most news sites, but what he’s wearing caught our attention.
The criminal is wearing a TriForce cap which he probably bought at Hot Topic. All this does is prove my theory even more; people who shop at Hot Topic and/or are Nintendo fanboys, have no morals.
Okay, we’re joking…kinda.
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By: Jon Christensen on December 4th, 2008 pm31 8:20 pm
If you guys don’t think Nintendo is an evil company — think again. Up top is an old commercial that was featured back in the 80’s in Australia. The advertisement was mocking the Australian population and letting them know how weak they are because they couldn’t beat the gaming giant.
But come to think of it, I guess Nintendo was right — I mean it is Australia of all places…
Don’t get mad at me, It was Nintendo who forced their bigotry in my head.
Of course I’m kidding; I only have those ill feelings towards Canadians. :-p (joking)
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By: Jon Christensen on December 4th, 2008 pm31 3:09 pm
With the holidays upon us, geeks around the word will try to mix Christmas and some of their favorite video games. And that is exactly what Mike Bade did and shows it on flickr. One of the most underrated holiday traditions in my opinion is the gingerbread house.
Apparently Mike also enjoys the yummy houses because not only did he create one — he made it with the Mario Bros’ universe. The gingerbread house features Mario, Luigi, Browser, Princess Peach and more…
After the jump check out more pictures of the delicious looking desert. (more…)
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By: Jon Christensen on December 1st, 2008 am31 12:15 am
I’m not sure why I’m posting this, but I have too. The artist ‘eluted‘ from deviantART drew a decent sketch of Mega Man. Now, at first glance you might think the drawing is alright, but certainly not worth posting on the site. However, what you don’t know about the sketch is what could be the most disturbing thing in video game art.
The person behind the sketch decided to use — ready for this, menstrual fluid. You know, the blood from a girl…from the place that bleeds every month.
Yeah, Mega Man is ruined for me…forever!
(thanks kdawg)
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By: Jon Christensen on November 21st, 2008 am30 4:24 am
Daniel Palacios is a terrific piano player. Not because I follow his musical work, heck I’m not even sure if he can play anything else besides what he shows us in the video up top.
I only like him because he plays Street Fighter II in front of people who are dressed up fancy cloths. And he goes on for about ten whole minutes.
I wonder if the older people who are sitting in the audience know the songs are based off a fighting video game? I doubt it — which I find hilarious. I’m going to prejudge them and bet they think games are ruining today’s youth.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 21st, 2008 am30 3:24 am
People who complain about the level editor in LittleBigPlanet just need to bash something that they don’t have. Of course it’s nothing like creating a mod on a PC, but that wasn’t Media Molecule’s intention. Remember, not everyone is hacker savvy enough to create a Simpsons virtual world while using the Quake engine.
MM’s goal was simple, to have everyone play with a level editor that is easy to use but yet have a lot of depth to it and let the player use their own imagination to create a 2D level. Not to make it complicated and only have a few people enjoy it; we do in fact live in a casual gamer world now. However, I really don’t think the developers thought they would have seen some of the amazing levels that have appeared on PSN. And the video up top is no exception.
A user had the crazy idea remaking Duck Hunt using LBP. Even though it’s not perfect, it’s still incredible nonetheless.
I’m pretty sure the crazy PC gamers and fanboys of the 360 will still say it sucks — but screw them. This is pretty awesome stuff.
Now the BIG question; how long will Media Molecule delete this level from existence?
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By: Jon Christensen on November 10th, 2008 am30 3:58 am
Normally we would put this under ‘Cool Stuff,’ but we’re not sure about this one. If you’re a gamer who loves actual varsity jackets, than you might consider buying this 80stees is seeing a limited edition Nintendo varsity jacket, licensed by the gaming giant. The jacket, which is limited to only a 1000, isn’t cheap — selling for $200.
The “jacket features the Nintendo Controller appliqued on the back and a small controller appliqued on the front left chest. The jacket has a thermal insulated lining and buttons up in the front.”
The jacket isn’t out yet, but if you head over to the site, 80stees will email you when it becomes available.
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