Kotaku: super nintendo

Chocolate Rain on Mario Paint

ogood — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:00:00 MDT

And nine other songs, including a RickRoll (although, it's not really a RickRoll if you know its coming). Thanks to reader Mrjuandrfl for spotting an anthology of classic songs composed on Mario Paint.

It takes talent and patience to lay down these tracks with that kind of interface, is all I can say. I'm trying to imagine someone working on the percussion for "Never Gonna Give You Up." and can't believe they lasted more than six runs through that opening drum roll without quitting in disgust. Guess that means they got it right on the fifth try.

(And I can't believe I made it through a post about Chocolate Rain without the obligatory move away/breathe in joke.)

We've linked the YouTube video of the Zelda theme and Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" after the jump. The rest can be found at the link.

Theme from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!
Chocolate Rain
Rick Astley: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Theme from Sonic the Hedgehog
The Beach Boys: "I Get Around"
Theme from Super Mario Bros. 3
Genesis: "Land of Confusion"
Queen: "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Nirvana: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

The 10 Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations

Journey: "Don't Stop Believing"

Theme from The Legend of Zelda

Super Mario World Explores Quantum Physics

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:20:00 MST

Who said games aren't educational? It may not have the sex appeal of my personal time-merged favorite, The 1K Project II for Trackmania Sunrise, but the ensuing write-up, which helps explain quantum theories with a SNES classic gives it an intellectual bonus. The Super Mario World hack, by the way, is known as Kaizo Mario World and looks infinitely unenjoyable. What you're seeing above is 134 playthroughs of Kaizo layered upon each other using a custom SNES emulator.

Super Mario World vs. the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics [Mechanically Separated Meat - thanks, Ricky!]

Sealed Chrono Trigger Fetching a High Price on eBay

fdemarco — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:00:00 MST

How much is a really good old game worth to you? What if it was still in it's original shrink wrap? According to eBay, the right game can be worth quite a bit to the right people. A seller is currently hosting an auction for a sealed copy of Chrono Trigger for the Super Nintendo that has shot up to an amazing $420.55. With thirty bidders and a day and a half still left to place bids, something tells me it will go even higher. My question is, what will the winner do with their expensive prize? Will they open it and play with it or will it become a pricey knick-knack that will take up shelf space and no doubt garner the envy of hardcore Chrono Trigger fans.

[via GoNintendo]

The SNES Was The Best Console EVAR

Mark Wilson — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:40:58 MST

CNET just published a story by Don Reisinger claiming that the Super Nintendo was the greatest console of all time. He argues that the console was the ultimate successor, "a follow-up that was worthy of the 'Super' moniker and gave developers the license they needed to create the legendary titles that we still play today." Personally, I'd agree with his casually argued logic—there's a reason I'm anxious to port Super Mario World to every device on the planet but bored by the thought of playing PSOne games on the PSP. Of course, this is all just one man's opinion and many of you won't agree. So go ahead and vote below before elaborating in the comments.

The SNES is the greatest console of all time [cnet]

New Wii VC Titles Rated By ESRB

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:40:40 MDT

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has added a few new titles to its database, giving us a look at some of the upcoming games that are likely candidates for upcoming Wii Virtual Console releases.

The newest additions include Shining Force for the Sega Genesis and Super Turrican and Super Turrican 2 for the Super Nintendo. The ESRB has also rated Dr. Mario Wii for the Wii, but it's unclear if this is strictly a Virtual Console title. Could this be a new Wii release? Something for the original Wii Ware service?

It could simply be the NES puzzle game with an unusual slight renaming. That's probably the safest, least exciting bet. E3's just around the corner, as is a VC update, so we'll know soon enough. Michael McWhertor

Super NES "Play Station" Prototype

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:20:53 MDT

Game Rave claims to have a brand new, previously unseen version of the "Play Station" attachment originally planned for the Super Nintendo (aka Super Famicom) a shot of which you can see above, just past the watermark and the thick layer of dust. For the uninitiated, Sony's entry into the console market with the PlayStation was born of an agreement with Nintendo to make a CD-ROM add-on for their 16-bit console.

Is it real? I don't know, as I was absent during most of the Sony/Nintendo negotiations for this ultimately failed partnership, but it sure looks like the genuine article. Game Rave promises more updates "very, very soon." Michael McWhertor

Super Famicom Play Station Prototype [Game Rave]

Game Boy, SNES And 360 Get Transformers Treatment

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:20:04 MDT

With Michael Bay's Transformers flick rolling out to theatres any month now, the Cybertronian refugees are hot, hot, hot. The trendy scenesters at the Something Awful forums have taken the hip Autobots and Decepticons and reimagined many of them with some of today's and yesterday's coolest products.

Of interest to our gaming demographic are some fantastic Photoshop creations like the Game Boy Transformer pictured here, as well as awesome Super Nintendo and Xbox renditions on the second page.

The rest of the Something Awful Forum Goons' creations are far more standard stuff, including espresso machines, iPods, the Lincoln Memorial, digital cameras and (watch out) vibrators. Hilarious stuff. Michael McWhertor

Transformers [Something Awful]

Clip: Super Mario Kart Commercial

fdemarco — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:00:00 MDT

Here's a great Super Mario Kart commercial from 1992. The presentation is hilarious with it's quick cuts and Monster Truck Show style voiceover. "It's got two speeds! Fast and Way Too fast!"

This is a fine example of an ad that would make you run in to your parent's bedroom at 7am all cracked out on sugared cereal and beg them to buy that game for you. I tried that method just last weekend and you know what? It totally still works.

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:40:47 MST

When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this.

In a nod to the late Notorious B.I.G.'s tune "Juicy", Soulful Commandoe has released a tee by the same name, highlighting the two consoles Biggie Smalls namechecked to show that he'd "made it." He also apparently had a pretty big phone bill at the time. At least it's more creative than the billionth mention of rims in modern hip-hop.

The Juicy tee is available over at Karmaloop for $29, should you want to show your 16-bit and B.I.G. love. Michael McWhertor

Juicy Tee [Karmaloop]