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more about #nostalgia Purple Dave: Mario may indeed be the most popular video game character amongst gamers, but Pacman is certified Americana. Consider also how Superman is the most r... more » Cpryd001: It took a while before it dawned on me. Guinness World Records are brought to you by : Guinness beers. The same people who brought you beer also brou... more » TrjnRabbit: Are half the records still along the lines of: "Longest time doing X whilst on a Y"? Most of the records (from memory) are basically records because ... more » RawrSpoon: Seeing as the "World's highest Guitar Hero score" would end up being around 30th or so in ScoreHero, I tend to ignore everything the gamer's edition o... more » surft: How about Sonic? more » Y-bot: I'm amazed that ANYONE would not know either of them. Who were these 7 percent? more » OmegaSpartan08: pac-man beats mario in popularity yet mario graces the cover of the book? more » QualityJeverage: I dunno. It's difficult for me to imagine someone knowing who Mario is but not Pac-man. It's slightly less difficult for me to imagine someone knowin... more » Black-Dog-Howls: Pac-Man is featured in a greater variety of pop culture than Mario hence why this would be believable. Also, Mario is a regular name. Anyone named P... more » Type1: Pacquiao is that good... Oh wait :P more » Dick Socrates: Someone should point out there is really no reason to ever play the Atari 2600 again. Even when it was new, it was terrible. I know, I had one. more » LucasReis: This is exactly the kind of mod that I wanted to do with all of my older consoles to preserve their memory intact and be able to play lots of games in... more » Karlott: I'd say this is one of the five greatest mods I've ever seen pretty easily. more » SgtSergio786: I love these modders. They keep it fresh. If its up for sale, I'm buying. =] more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: That is cooooooooooool! more » kicking222: This is like an anti-Ben Heck console; instead of keeping the same functionality but making it smaller, the modder put more functionality into the sam... more » deanbmmv: See now this is the kind of mod I can appreciate. Unlike my disdain for the crappy "look ma i put my ipod in the cart bay of a megadrive" 'mod'. See t... more » BoTheDestroyer: I would take the opposite approach. Sell the kid for more video games. You can have my controller when you pry it from my cold dead hands. GAMER FOR ... more » Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: My hat is off to you Spoony and all the fathers here who have had to part with their collections or gaming completely for the sake of their kids. You... more » PapaBear434: I am in the fortunate situation that my wife has an awesome job with the US Navy, and we can afford to actually live without too many concessions. I ... more » -
#record
Pac-Man Still Beats Mario for Most-Famous Crown
One year older, and about two dozen or so titles fewer, Pac-Man still retains the "most recognizable" title among video game characters in the United States, according to the upcoming edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. More » -
#cool
The Atari 2600 'Jukebox'
Not content with just stuffing a card full of ROMs inside the old-school Atari VCS case, one modder installed an LED screen in the cartridge bay that allows the operator to cycle through and select games. More » -
#fatherhood
Making Room for Baby Means Saying Goodbye to Old Friends
Parting with one's treasured game collection can be an unthinkable proposition for many. But having a baby absolutely transforms your life, as one long-tenured Kotaku commenter writes. And that makes such decisions not only possible, but downright necessary. More » -
#humor
Dig Dug: The Film Adaptation
The same folks who brought you Inglourious Plummers now bring you Dig Dug, a slasher-flick reimagining of the arcade classic that pumps you up with suspense, waiting for that moment when Pooka's overinflated ego to finally go pop. More » -
#piracy
Remembering the Early Days of Copy Protection
I remember when my copy of Legacy of the Ancients arrived with its codewheel. I fired up my 1200 baud acoustically-coupled modem, hit the BBS and ranted my indignation that I can do as I please with my purchase. More » -
#preview
Nostalgia Preview: The Winds Of Staying The Same
Nostalgia is a DS role playing game that hearkens back not only to when Final Fantasy VII's graphics were next-generation, but to an era of steam and airships that never quite existed. More » -
#tea
Afternoon Tea Now Includes Space Invaders
In an inverse Coors-Blue-Mountains way, this tea vessel shows blue pixelated Space Invaders when the contents are, of course, the hottest-tastingbeertea in the world. More » -
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#screengrab
That's One Way to Honor Grandma
As seen at F*ck Yeah, Tattoos!, which has an explanation. -
#funny
Humorous How-to Tackles NES Installation
As anyone who's ever tangled with an RF switcher knows, hooking up consoles in the old days was more plug and less play. More » -
#sports
A Tribute to One of the Last Sports Game Gods
As any sports gamer - or anyone who's seen Swingers - can tell you, Jeremy Roenick in NHL '94 was the definition of unstoppable force. Score, win fights, deliver punishing checks, it was all automatic for Roenick. More » -
#music
Music Video Done 4-Bit Style
Arman Bohn, formerly of the band Eureka Farm where he played alongside current members of Deathcab for Cutie, has put out an album inspired by the Atari games of his youth. More » -
#nintendo
Today's Punishment: The Nintendo Cereal System
Even though it's only 30 seconds, and you'll probably make it all the way through, today's punishment is having that obnoxious goddamn "NIN-TEN-DO!!!!" stuck in your head for the rest of the day. More » -
#papercraft
Dreamcast, NES Ported to Papercraft
Sure, they don't work, but these cardboard consoles definitely start more conversations. Best part, you don't even need tape or glue. Thicker paper is recommended, as is a nice printer that can handle 150dpi printouts. More » -
#retro
11-Year-Old Exposed to Contra for the First Time, Hates It
The old-school gamers at Nerdballoon sat down with a slightly uncommunicative 11-year-old and asked him to describe his first experience ever with a platform shooter - the beloved Contra. Predictably, he hated it. More » -
#themoon
Forty Years Later: Putting Video Games on the Moon
Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the date humans first landed on the Moon. Earth's satellite has been a setting for games, or levels in them, going back to Lunar Lander in the 1970s. More » -
#clip
Nostalgia's Airships Make Us Nostalgic
Ignition Entertainment's Nostalgia for the Nintendo DS lives up to its name, bringing to mind roleplaying games of ages past with battling airships. More » -
#eastereggs
Donkey Kong Easter Egg Discovered 26 Years Later
Last year, the coder who wrote the Atari 400 port of Donkey Kong revealed it had an Easter Egg but it's "totally not worth it." Someone has gone to the trouble of finding it. More » -
#clips
First Nostalgia Trailer Evokes Feelings Of Familiarity
Ignition Entertainment's Nostalgia for the Nintendo DS is accurately titled. Developed by Matrix Software and Red Entertainment, it will have Japanese role-playing game fans waxing nostalgic due to its well-worn mechanics and allusions. More » -
#gameannounce
RPG Dream Team Delivers Steampunk Nostalgia To The DS
From the creators of Dragon Quest V, Final Fantasy III and IV for the DS, Thousand Arms, Fatal Frame, and Grandia comes Nostalgia, an original steampunk role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. More »
