I feel kind of silly now, having bought the whole thing on DVD some years back. At the time I thought it would be a wonderful edition to my collection and that I'd get all the nostalgia mileage out of it that I did out of Jem and the Holograms on DVD.

Apparently, memory had blocked a few things out. Now, the DVD case just sits there covered in dust along with all the other DVDs in my collection I never watch anymore because they cause physical pain.

Thanks for the tip, Dan!

P.S. I didn't notice this as a kid, but what is up with Zelda's pants? It's like primordial camel toe.

P.P.S. My favorite Zelda cartoon episode is actually the crossover episode they did with Captain N. Now there's a box set I need to get.

The show even offers an early look at 'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel's next game, Comic Jumper.

Plus there's some diving in a cold lake by Keighley and the creators of Trials HD (pictured above, of course). A debut of a multi-touch version of my favorite of these very good games, Osmos. Oh, and full disclosure: Someone who may or may not have written this post appears in this show as a talking head.

The games featured in the show are the nominees for the best indie game category in this Saturday's Spike Video Game Awards, which will be televised tonight. (More disclosure: Kotaku is part of the judging panel.)

The half-hour indie games special, "The Next Great Game Gods," premieres tonight on Spike at midnight. (More info about the show on Spike's site.) Check your listings. Celebrate indie games. And... let me know how I did?

The 30-second version was nice, but I love the little details Nintendo threw in for the extended cut of the commercial. The passenger paying the panhandler in rupees; the Hyrule crest on the brass of the train fittings; the subway lights becoming torches; all hallucinations I've had at some point in the past 15 years.

I've heard good things about sleep.

Because if anyone from Nintendo of America had bothered to watch the latest episode of "Modern Family", they may have seen this kid. "Oh great!", they probably thought at first. "Free advertising!"

But the more observant of staffers would have noticed the odd colour of the cartridge stuck in the back of the DS. And then the cartridge's funny shape, smooth on one side, a hole on the other.

Yup, the hole where a microSD card goes. Meaning it's very likely the kid (don't watch the show, don't know his name) was using either an R4 cart, or a similar device. We don't for sure - I am also not involved in the show's production - but take a look for yourself.

Which doesn't necessarily mean he's a pirate! After all, the R4 isn't just for pirating games; it's also for enabling homebrew, a noble endeavour if ever there was one.

Not that Nintendo would care to make the distinction.

[thanks Greg!]

More than a half a million unique contestants competed in the 15 week beta season of 1 vs 100, and Microsoft wants even more to show up for round two. The second season of the game show kicks off on November 19th at 5:00 pm Pacific Time, with 1 vs 100 Extended Play. Extended Play features new themed trivia every week night, giving players a chance to capitalize on their strengths, giving them a better chance at being chosen as one of The Mob or perhaps even The One himself.

Nearly 2 million Microsoft points were given away as prizes during the first season, so you might want to keep an eye on the schedule this time around. Even if you aren't a big fan of trivia, you could win enough points to buy a game you really want to play. No pain, no gain?

Here's a quick look at how the service works on the console once you get the disc. For now, you'll have to pop the disc in to access the Netflix service from the Movie section of your PS3's cross media bar.

The Netflix service is relatively similar to the offering found on the Xbox 360. Although you can't watch a movie with friends online, everything else seems to be there for PS3 owners.

I actually like the interface a bit more on the PS3 than I do the Xbox 360. The PS3 version takes up most of your screen to show off the movies or shows available in a particular area. You can sort by a number of genres, including very specific ones keyed to your tastes, as well as look at your Instant View queue and browse through the selection of TV shows and movies just made available on the service.

Once streaming a video you can pause, rewind, fastforward just like with a disc or downloaded movie.

While this may seem like old hat to Xbox 360 owners, it's got to be a delight for Playstation 3 users, especially those that landed the disc before the weekend.

That name may sound familiar. Hall has been in the games business for years, having been boss of Monolith when they put out classics like No One Lives Forever, Aliens vs Predator 2 and, most awesomely, Shogo: Mobile Armoured Division.

But that was then. And now, right now, Hall is focused on TV, which is a bit of a jump for someone used to working on video games. It's also an interesting one; we're generally so focused on seeing what movie and TV types can bring to games that we forget games can give a little back, too.

Speaking with VentureBeat, Hall had some interesting things to say on the subject.

I think that my ability to get traction in Hollywood has created a slight crack in the door on the perception. What's going to be the biggest factor is how well V performs as a television series. If it works…if people watch and enjoy what's being presented, then that will crack the door open a little bit further to altering the perception. Hollywood will start to look at creative people in the videogame industry as viable authors, or resources, to come in and create interesting television and film programming. I'm trying really hard to sort of represent some of the best, because I'm one of the first people to do it. But I'm certainly not the most talented, or the smartest of the people in the videogame business. If I can come in and do this, and show it successfully, I'm hoping that it helps pave the way for others in the videogame business to push their talents into this area. Because honestly, I would watch the programming they come up with.

I'm fully behind this. There just aren't enough burly space marines on TV these days.

Video game creator Jace Hall tries hand at TV with ABC's "V" remake [VentureBeat]

Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes taken under his wing. 80's music fans might remember him from his appearances in many Cyndi Lauper music videos, including "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "She Bop", "Time After Time" and "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough." As gamers, we of course remember him as the best live-action Mario of all time. That's not saying much when your chief competition is Bob Hoskins, but at least he was Italian. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! might have only run a grand total of 52 episodes, but that was more than enough to cement Captain Lou's place in gaming history.

Mr. Albano suffered from a heart attack in 2005 and has been in failing health ever since. He was at home with his family under hospice care when he passed away.

Breaking News: WWE Hall Of Famer Passes Away [PWMania.com - Thanks Matt]

When Crecente wrote about the original GameDamage pilot in December of last year, he suggested the dynamic trio keep at it and polish up the writing a bit. After watching the trailer that was just released on the GameDamage.net web page, I'd say they took that advice. They also seem to have found some extra money as well, as the production values are much higher than they were previously. This is a show I could see myself watching.

And I might just get to see it. GameDamage is being showcased at the MIPCOM media content event in Cannes, France, where the team is finalizing distribution deals for the program. Looks like we could be seeing a lot more of Yahtzee in the near future.

We don't know much about the content of the appearance, other than our expectations: lots of Brutal Legend talk, some questions about Jack Black's involvement in the game, and Schafer likely having better comedic timing than Fallon. What we don't expect to see is Schafer or Fallon in a red jumpsuit.

The show should air on or around 12:35 AM in time zones that matter, broadcast on your local NBC affiliate. Check your TV Guide for more info!

Or maybe the writers of House MD just haven't played a video game recently, because the appropriately titled episode "Epic Fail" highlights some startling virtual reality type technology. Something we'd love to play, honestly. Kind of like a Brute Force from the year 2020 but played with VR helmets and Super Scopes. And just a little janky.

By the way, the interesting medical anomaly in this episode involved a video game designer whose hands start to burn and later has hallucinations that he's living in the video game of his own creation. Oh, and that video game designer likes to post his symptoms on the internet, soliciting medical advice from e-friends. That's the most believable part, actually.

Thanks to Myles for the heads up!

Schafer will be the second guest on the Oct. 2 show, appearing sans Jack Black, just like was asked, Gavin Purcell says.

Purcell says he will be talking about the game and "other stuff" and that the show will get to show off to the rest of the non-gamer world just how awesome Schafer is.

In July, shortly after interviewing Fallon, Kotaku posted a short list of video gaming guests and ideas we wanted to see take center stage on the show. At the number one spot was Schafer, who we pointed out didn't really need Jack Black at his side to shine.

Purcell later told Kotaku that the show was already working on a few of the ideas we had listed.

One word of warning Fallon: Don't run late for Schafer's appearance, he may end up crying in the rain.

Batman: Arkham Asylum Launched premieres tonight on Spike at midnight eastern and pacific.

The half-hour show features just one soundbite from me, but plenty of comments from the game's voice-actors and developers. You've got Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy describing their roles as the Joker and Batman. And you have the development team at Rocksteady showing off concept art, a prototype level and explaining their take on the Batman lore.

Plus, host Geoff Keighley dons a mo-cap suit. Geoff, you've never looked more stylish.

Here's a promo:

Video Games | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Spike Batman Special Promo

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Here's the description of the Future of Play, possibly premiering tonight:

Mixed reality lets you reach into the computer game and control it with your hands. Smart footballs teach us all how to play sports like the pros. Pervasive games take over entire cities. And discover siftables: kids' alphabet blocks on steroids.

In a press release from the Science Channel, that episode is said to also include "the virtusphere... a large spherical device being developed by researchers in Binghamton, N.Y. A new form of virtual reality, users step into the virtusphere and actually feel like they are in a video game shooting monsters or chasing down an enemy."

But if that episode isn't really on tonight and one set of listings I've read is wrong, then it's on August 17. Leaving the following episode for tonight:

Prosthetic limbs better than biological ones. A powder regrows missing body parts. Bigger, stronger muscles without the side-effects of steroids. A bionic eye that turns your world into a computer screen. This is the future of SUPERHUMANS.

For the Future of Play, these high-tech blocks will be featured. Portable gaming system of the future?

Definitely check your local listings to see when the Play episode airs. More info at the official Popular Science Future Of site.

Fallon sent someone to cover E3, played Tiger Woods a round of golf on the Wii and checked out Project Natal, but I think there are some major opportunities he's still missing.

Here's our short list of some video gaming guests and ideas that should take center stage on the show this year:

5. Video Game Club: Oprah has her book club, why can't Fallon have his video game club? We've played around with the idea of playing through older, classic and less known games over the period of a month and meeting to talk about them. And I certainly haven't given up on the idea, but wouldn't it be great to see Fallon push the idea a bit on his show?

Maybe he could pick a game and bring one of the developers on the show to talk about it for five minutes. Granted, with a mainstream audience and the show's fast pacing, I don't think this will ever happen. That's why it's number five.

4. Get Serious: You know, video games aren't just about playing. There's plenty of serious, interesting topics that gaming touches on. Just ask Ian Bogost and Steven Johnson, both of whom have appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about their thinky-take on gaming.

3. Do the Con Con: Watching Jason Sudekis tear up E3 for Fallon's show just left us wanting more. If Sudeikis can have that much fun at E3, imagine what he'd do at Cologne's Gamescom, which features the public and plenty of alcohol, or the Tokyo Games Show, which features... well, Japan. If Sudekis can't make Cologne maybe he could get David Hasselhoff because you know the German's love Hasselhoff.

2. Peter Molyneux: He's witty, smart and has a keen British accent: Why wouldn't you want Molyneux on a late night show? Plus now he can talk about the creepy child he keeps locked up in his Xbox 360.

1. Tim Schafer: When I talked to Fallon about his love of gaming last month, he mentioned trying to book Double Fine's Tim Schafer and Jack Black for the show. Great idea, but why do you need Black? Schafer is as funny, or funnier than the bombastic comedian, and his crazy hair is made for TV. Do it! Do it now!

Update: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon co-producer (and former Attack of the Show executive producer) Gavin Purcell tells Kotaku that the show is already working on a few of the ideas I listed here. "Ultimately," he says, "it's finding what works in the format."

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [NBC]

And that show is called "Britain's Best Brain". While Nintendo won't be allowed to advertise directly on the show (thanks to British regulations), they'll be its principle sponsors, and the events on the program correspond neatly with those of Nintendo's more popular DS titles: memory, co-ordination, numeracy, recognition and risk.

So no, sadly, no Mario Kart cup races or Zelda speedruns.

Nintendo buys its own TV show [MCV]

The complaint filed by Kasanoff's Threshold Entertainment seeks to protect the company from losing intellectual property rights to certain Mortal Kombat characters and the ability to create movies and television shows based on the series in the event of the sale of Midway assets to a third party, such as Warner Bros. The suit contends than no such protection is currently on record, and any sale occurring without such protections in place could result in the unjust losing of said rights.

The suit goes on to contend that it was Kasanoff who made the series into the brand it is today, taking the property and characters such as Liu Kang and Sonya blade far beyond the relative obscurity of arcades, delivering a household recognition that the series would have never seen otherwise.

In a way I suppose he is right. While those of us steeped in gaming would recognize those original digitized fighters anywhere, the movies did go a long way towards establishing the characters in mainstream culture.

If the suit is successful, it would suddenly make Midway assets a great deal less valuable to Warner Bros., perhaps halting the sale completely pending some sort of resolution. Check out the link below to view the full court document.

Kasanoff's Complaint Against Midway [Game Politics Document Dump - Main Article]

The reality show is seeking gamers with an unhealthy attitude toward the hobby, giving you a national basic cable venue through which to vent your spleen and have your psychological addictions empathized with and/or roundly mocked by MTV viewers. MTV producers are looking for people with personal relationship problems or anyone considering going to rehab to kick their gaming habits.

The full description should give you a better idea of what the producers are looking for—a complete and total wreck of a person.

Have video games totally taken over your life? Is your game play increasingly getting out of control? Have your friends or family confronted you about your gaming habit? How about your marriage or personal relationships – are they being affected? Is it difficult to balance work and gaming time? Do you sometimes skip doing homework or household responsibilities to play? Have you played video games as a way of escaping your problems? Has your game playing habit become so encompassing that you may need to go to rehab to kick it? If you can identify with any of the above, MTV wants to hear from you.

True Life's show topics cover everything from "I'm Obese" to "I Hate My Tattoos" to "I'm a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter." The show has previously covered gaming with the episode "I'm A Professional Gamer."

MTV True Life Wants to Know - Are you Addicted to Gaming? Casting Call [via Siliconera]

"We are treating game openings like movie openings if they're cool," he told Kotaku. "Video games are interesting, I think it's something a lot of people do now.

"It's entertaining and it gets your mind off things like my life sucks, or I have to pay the bills. It's almost like meditation for me."

And Fallon's not just tapping into a hobby that he thinks he viewers might find interesting, he's a life-long gamer himself.

"I'm 34, so I think I grew up in that generation where video games were always a part of my life," he said. "Getting an Atari 2600 was a huge deal for me, I think I had that before I had cable."

The next big thing for Fallon was Nintendo and Super Mario Bros. an experience that made him a stalwart fan of Nintendo and their consoles. Nowadays he owns all of the gaming systems, including a modded PSP that he rarely touches and an iPhone, but rarely has the time to play on them.

He says that they have all of the consoles at the studio, but people rarely have the time to use them and when he's home he tends to spend his down time with his wife.

Fallon says he just landed a copy of Ghostbusters, but asked me how it was because he hadn't had a chance yet to check it out. (I haven't either.)

Growing up, Fallon said he never really stopped playing games. When he was at Saturday Night Live he was one of the people who helped get pieces on video gaming into the weekly show.

"I shared my office with Horatio (Sanz) and we had an Xbox," he said. "You're up so late at Saturday Night Live, it's kind of like a dorm vibe."

And out of that came several funny skits.

On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the crew doesn't really have time to play games, but Fallon still thinks incorporating gaming into the show is important.

Fallon played Punch Out!!! on the Wii on his show earlier in the year, and last week sent a correspondent to E3, SNL's Jason Sudeikis. Tonight he will have Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda on to talk about Project Natal, something Fallon had heard about but hasn't seen.

He said he didn't want to know much about the system before tonight's show so that he could see what someone new to the idea can do with it.

And Fallon isn't gun shy about having game developers and producers on his show either. He recently invited Double Fine's Tim Schafer to come on the show with Jack Black to talk about their collaboration on Brutal Legend.

That flies in the face of the argument that game developers may not be as entertaining on a talk show as a musician or an actor.

"I think it's all about how interested you are in talking to these people," Fallon said. "There are some really famous celebrities out there that aren't that exciting.

Tsunoda says he happy to see video games getting so much time on Fallon's show.

"I am really excited to be able to show him the Project Natal technology and how it works," Tsunoda told Kotaku. "We have been working on this project for so long in secret, it's awesome to finally be able to show it off. Hopefully, we can bring that same spirit of fun we had during E3 to the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show."

And what about showing the people at home what the bottom of an avatar's shoe looks like?

"That was something totally improvised," Tsunoda said. "I'm not even sure what possessed me to do that at the time. I'm sure something just as fun will happen tonight on the show."

You can catch Fallon and Tsunoda on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC tonight.