Kotaku: Awesome

This Reenactment Won't Win Any Awards, but Neither Did Street Fighter

Owen Good — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

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Bravo to 1Up for getting Capcom's Yoshinori Ono, producer of the Street Fighter series, to reenact this gem from M. Bison's hilariously awful dialogue in 1994's Street Fighter: The Movie. He dropped by their offices last week to talk Street Fighter X Tekken. More »

You've Never Heard A Game Boy Make Music Like This Before

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:40:00 EDT

Nintendo's Game Boy is the instrument of choice for some musicians, due to its charming chiptune sound and the prominence Little Sound Dj. But artist Sebastian Bender has taken a different approach to using the 8-bit handheld as musical maker. More »

Exploding Barrels Have Their Revenge, Angry Birds Style

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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Fed up with his shitty flip phone's inability to play a game of Angry Birds, one man turns to the most incendiary of video game cliches, the exploding barrel, to scratch his itch for destruction. This is the game of Angry Barrels. More »

Stop What You Are Doing and Watch This My Little Pony Video Right Now

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST

Proving that My Little Pony makes everything hilarious and StarCraft II makes everything awesome - at the same time - is this fantastic two-minute mashup that is simply not to be missed. More »

Real Life Mario Kart Would Really Look Like This

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:20:00 EST

There's a new contender in the battle for real world Mario Kart action, Rémi Gaillard. Master video makers Freddie Wong and friends have taken their special effects laden know-how to the track, the most realistic looking Mario Kart-meets-real life video yet. More »

Street Fighter IV Ultra Combos Look Ultra Cool In Real Life

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST

When Street Fighter IV's ultra combos are recreated in the real world, is the result silly looking or totally bad-ass? As "action company" Thousand Pounds, demonstrates, it's somewhere in the middle. More »

The Mass Effect Activity And Coloring Book Is Not For Kids

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:40:00 EST

For the wee Mass Effect fan in your life who prefers coloring inside the lines and navigating mazes, as opposed to making hundreds of dialogue tree choices, give them the Mass Effect Coloring and Activity Book. More »

How A Great Cartoon Became Three Great Flash Games

Brian Crecente — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST

Luke isn't the only huge fan of Adventure Time at Kotaku. I love watching the trippy adventures of Finn and sidekick dog Jake. And now, thanks to Cartoon Network, I can play the games. More »

The Coolest Way To Play A Game Boy Game Is With A Samurai Sword

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:30:00 EST

It may not be the most efficient way, but this demonstration of how to play the Game Boy Advance version of Rhythm Heaven with a laser and a Japanese sword is definitely the most impressive. More »

Kirk Gibson's Home Run, Recreated In R.B.I. Baseball

Owen Good — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:20:00 EDT

Sports gamers remember the epic R.B.I. Baseball re-creation of the sixth game of the 1986 World Series. Someone's gotten around to re-enacting an even greater World Series moment from that decade: Kirk Gibson's home run to beat Oakland in 1988. More »

This Stop-Motion Animation Gets My Votive

Owen Good — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:30:00 EDT

Somehow this went to half-a-million YouTube views before I saw it. That's what happens when you upload it the Sunday before E3. Seriously, stick with it until 0:50, the Tetris representation is worth the price of admission. Which is free. More »

There's a Reason Someone's Wife Made This

Owen Good — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:30:00 EST

It's called, "try hitting on anyone while you're wearing that thing." That's right, Harry Potter there is someone's husband. So if this sweater makes him the world's biggest geek, it also makes her the world's most awesome wife. More »

Call of Droodies: Modern Snorefare

Owen Good — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:40:00 EST

Call of Duty-branded sleep underpants for dudes. Spied by reader iRikada at his local Kmart. More »

Space Invaders: From Game to Cartoon to Game

Owen Good — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST

It's Wednesday night. You have no date, a two-liter bottle of Shasta, your all-Rush mixtape, and, now, this impossibly good Space Invaders clone built on Futurama's epic "Raiders of the Lost Arcade" vignette from the third season of Futurama. More »

I Love It When the Force Comes Together

Owen Good — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

I love Star Wars. I love The A-Team. And, like a chocolate bar that miraculously if accidentally lands in a jar of peanut butter, this video brings both tastes together. This is why you follow Stephen J. Cannell on Twitter. More »

Just Cause 2 Car Chases: "The Laws of Physics on Drugs"

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day's work. More »

Handmade Fable Fortune's Tower Card Set: a Limited Edition of One

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:30:00 EST

Shawn Baxter, aka the Capcom-Unity all-star contributor Snow_Infernus, thought for certain someone would have made a Fortune's Tower card set based on the Fable II Pub Game. When no one did, he got tired of waiting, and made his own. More »

TF2's Mann Co. Responds to Its Customers Once More

Owen Good — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:45:00 EST

September's "Team Update" brought another mention of Team Fortress 2's macho product supplier Mann Co., and some folks took the hint and wrote the company's address again. Lo and behold, here's more form-letter hilarity. And - classic comic book covers! More »

'The Science of the Mushroom Kingdom' Explores Super Flora

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:40:00 EDT

Designed for a Communication Design Fundamentals class, The Science of the Mushroom Kingdom offers a look at the flora and fungi of the Super Mario Bros. universe, a textbook designed for budding botanist bros. More »

New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:20:00 EDT

Who's winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden's bow, one named Thaís. More »

The Gene Simmons Axe - Make Up, Tongue Prosthetic And Attitude To Women Not Included

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Just.. wow. Yes. Approved. Ok, technically Simmons is a bass player - but who in the hell cares when you can own this? More »

Students Explore Multi-Touch Gaming With Oculusia

Mike Fahey — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Online Videos by Veoh.com This is a video of a game called Oculusia, created by a group of University students at the Aalborg University Copenhagen as part of their bachelor thesis. The game involves protecting sea sponges along the sides of the table from the one-eyed boss in the center by shooting at it, using a deflection paddle to defend the sponges from the boss attacks as well as other players' missed shots. Thomas Miksa, one of the students involved, sent us this video, along with a bit of explanation. More »

Fancy Pants Adventure 2

Mike Fahey — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:40:45 EST

Fancy Pants Adventures is one of my favorite flash games of all time, so ever since March of last year when Flynn posted about the demo level for World 2 of Fancy Pants, I've been eagerly awaiting the full release. Now Armor Games has the mostly complete version of World 2 online, featuring Mr. Fancy Pants in a life or death struggle with the vile...bunny thing. Mr. Pants must retrieve the mystical...ice cream cone before the rabbit uses it to fill his stomach with creamy goodness. Okay, so the plot is thin and the music - my favorite part of the first game - doesn't quite exist yet. You can't play music while you're playing flash games on your employer's time anyway. More »

Press Start The Movie

Mike Fahey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:00:56 EDT

In a world much like our own. . .except with magic and aliens and way more ninjas. . .war is beginning. Thus begins Press Start, a movie celebration of old school video games created by Ed Glaser of Dark Maze Studios. The natural evolution of countless YouTube gaming parodies, it's the story of a young man with spiky blond hair recruited by a ninja and a secretly female space warrior named Sam to help save the world from Count Nefarious Vile - so evil he killed Tetris. It sounds hokey, and in a way it is. Made on a budget that could buy half a shoestring, the production values are terrible, but taken as a fan-made film the whole thing is just an amazing accomplishment. It even features cameos from Carlos and Daniel Pesina of Mortal Kombat fame. More »

Mario Cake Madness

fdemarco — Sat, 26 May 2007 18:36:35 EDT

University Student, Su-Yin, has put together the Mario cake to end all Mario cakes. Created for a friend's birthday, this masterpiece took three days to make. The Mario figure in the center is amazing and puts it head and shoulders above other cakes of it's ilk. I'll be emailing Su-Yin shortly to see if she can bake me something on the order of Silent Hill. An edible Pyramid Head would be awesome. Flynn De Marco More »

Clip: Rez being played with the Wii Remote

Kim Phu — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:40:00 EDT

Not only does it look way more fun with the wii-mote, but it's also nice to see a game that was way ahead of it's time still being enjoyed today by some one who took the time out to revive it . More »

Papercraft: Pyramid Head

fdemarco — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EDT

Ever since I brought the video game papercraft feature back from the grave, I've been getting a lot of links from readers to some terrific pieces. This one is really amazing as not only is it well done and home made, but it's Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2. PYRAMID HEAD! I'm a huge fan of the Silent Hill series and this is one of the papercrafts I've highlighted that I might actually be able to make some time to put together. Kudos go out to Chamoo232 (aka Anne Marie) for creating this awesome piece! Flynn De Marco More »

Xbot: Automated Button-Mashing

ataylor — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:21:02 EST

MAKE:blog has found this little gem, the automated Xbox 360 button masher, built specifically in order to hit Perfect Dark Zero's "two most tedious achievements: 1000 Death Match Games and 1000 Dark Ops Games worth 30 gamer points each (60 total)". See? This is what Achievements does to you. More »

The Penny Arcade DS Lite shirt

fdemarco — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:00:13 EST

So the Penny Arcade guys are good for more than just great comics and hilariously witty social commentary, they make awesome t-shirt designs too. This one is called "The Lite Brigade' and should definitely go on any DS lite lovers holiday gift list. These tees are only available on the ThinkGeek website and in addition to the smokin' front graphic, it has the Penny Arcade logo emblazoned on the back. You can bet I won't be waiting to see if I'm getting one of these for Christmas as I'm already ordering it as soon as I finish writing this post... Flynn De Marco More »

Seattle is Top Video Game City, Bitches

egauger — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:20:25 EDT

Statistical site Sperling's BestPlaces has, via survey, been able to determine what I already know: Seattle is Numbah One for gaming in the nation. But when our homeless people look like video game characters, this is a big No Duh. More »

New Red Steel Trailer Shows Great Improvements

egauger — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:20:41 EDT

Today is full of videos, for which I apologize. It's just what the feeds doled out last night. More »

HOOOOOO! Hard Gay Tribute in Tingle

egauger — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:20:46 EDT

The cam isn't too shaky, and the pelvic thrusts are absolutely authentic: could this be a tip-o-the-assless-chaps to supergreen Japanese television personality Hard Gay? God I hope so. More »

Extra-Squishy Dead Rising Trailer

egauger — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:20:28 EDT

This vid comes from Aeropause. I'm leaving on a road trip on the 5th, but will be bringing a 360 with me so that on the 8th, somewhere in eastern Montana in some god-forsaken Walmart host body of a town, I can plug that sucker into a hotel TV and rock out, zombie-style. More »

Awesome The Game Forum

Brian Crecente — Fri, 19 May 2006 09:40:58 EDT

Last week we posted a pic of the low-tech game poster for Awesome: The Game. Last night, Asi Lang, president of Windward Mark Interactive, dropped us a line to let us know that Awesome is their baby. More »

One Leg DDR Man Goes Nuts

brownlee — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:40:30 EDT

I dance like I have an inner ear infection, but guys like this make the solution to my gracelessness painfully apparent: just lop one of my legs off at the hip. More »

Brain Age: In the Hands

Brian Crecente — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:30:10 EST

I just landed a final retail of Brain Age. What a fun game. If Nintendo can get these bad boys in the hands of middle-aged America they're going to open up a whole new channel of consumers to gaming. I'm not saying that this game couldn't be fun for everyone, but it certainly could help tap new markets. More »