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Super Mario Really Is A Plumber (And Heating Specialist)

Crack open a pint of ice cream and grab the tissues. We have some very bad news. Super Mario, you know, that guy who has saved the world/Princess on multiple occasions while facing ridiculous odds? He's a plumber in Europe. Yeah, and that's the picture is his van. His van! Sure, Superior Bathrooms by SuperMario "takes bathroom projects to new heights," but it sinks our hearts to new lows.

The last time we were this disappointed, we woke up to find hair in all our weird places. And every day since then things have just gotten worse.

Superior Bathrooms by SuperMario [SuperMario Broke Our Heart via technabob]

1:40 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,717 views, 41 comments

[www.youtube.com] As Solid Snake would say   A METAL GEAR!!!? D:  

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More on Otaku Hunting

Following on the heals of our post yesterday about rising Akihabara crime comes a closer look at "otaku hunting." As blogger Danny Choo points out, nerds are known to carry a good amount of cash, which makes them perfect robbery targets. The crimes often take place in Akiba's many back alleyways as nerds head into their favorite stores to spend money. The Q&A below with an apparent otaku hunter sheds light into how they think:

Q: How much can you get in one catch?
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2:00 AM on Tue Jun 12 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
9,558 views, 86 comments

Latest by bugbread: Obshaky: That might fly in the US, but in Japan, odds are extremely high you'd get caught for the stabbing, and be facing much, much worse penalties than the loss of $50 or $60. $50 or $60 is not more »

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Israeli-Palestinian Sim Goes Commercial

Peacemaker, a Carnegie-Mellon University student made game that simulates the Israeli-Palestinian struggles, has been picked up for commercial sale by publisher Manifesto games. Peacemaker recently won the University of Southern California's Public Diplomacy Games Contest for it's excellent content. The game is one of many such games that have come about recently that deal with real world issues. More »

12:00 PM on Sun Apr 29 2007
By fdemarco
1,321 views, 22 comments

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Video Games Invading Real Life

Stephen Totilo over at MTV news has posted an interesting column about a phenomenon that many gamers experience after a long gaming session where elements from the game begin creeping into real life, changing the way we see the world and process information. I first experienced this when I got my first Gameboy. After playing Tetris for hours on end and then going outside I started trying to stack everyday items into neat little piles in my head. More »

8:40 AM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Mike Fahey
384 views, 51 comments

Latest by warkrismagic: I get this a lot. When the first splinter cell came out for xbox I actually snuck into my girlfriends class (dive-roll through the door and everything) and took her hostage in the back of the room. Her more »