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A Mario Ending You *Might* Not Have Seen
It’s 2010. Hopefully by now you have beaten 1985’s Super Mario Bros. If not, please get off my lawn and go away. If you have, continue onward to spoilers! In 1986, a special, limited-edition version of Super Mario Bros. was given away by Japanese radio program All Night Nippon. The game is a hybrid of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010 -
A Short History Of Daisy Dukes
The female trainer for the totally new forthcoming Pokémon: Black & White is wearing, as website Tiny Cartridge points out, Daisy Dukes. But what are Daisy Dukes? Jean shorts, a shorter and literally cooler version of blue jeans, were worn in the 1950s and 1960s as cut-offs. And it was in the late 1960s and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010 -
Taking Issue With The Ten Most Important Video Game List
In 1998, Stanford University’s Henry Lowood began preserving video games and video game artifacts. Lowood, along with a four member committee, has announced a game canon, for the Library of Congress. Japan begs to differ. According to the New York Times, the canon is: Spacewar! (1962), Star Raiders (1979), Zork (1980), Tetris (1985), SimCity (1989),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2010 -
Hostesses? Ha! Hosts!
In Japan, hostesses are dolled up girls that work in bars, pour men’s drinks and light their cigarettes. Hosts? Hosts are dolled up dolls that…work in bars, pour women’s drinks and light their cigarettes. Host bars are popular with all sorts of regular women (business women, housewives, college students, etc), but as documentary The Great…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2010 -
A Short History Of Gay In Video Games
As seen on GoNintendo
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2010 -
Reviews
Stick Skater Micro-Review: Gleaming the Cube
Stick Skater has been grinding its way to the top of the iTunes App charts. Surely, there must be a reason for it. Let’s see if there is! Stick Skater is a barebones skating game. Its stick man skater grinds on rails and hops over obstacles like lights, sand, staircases and trash cans. In its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Man, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is Great
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Today… My Son is a Gamer So great, so, so, so, so great. I’m not watching it right now — right now, I’m working. I’m listening to it. So, so great. What you missed last night Don’t Hate Crysis 2 Because It’s Beautiful Modern Warfare 2’s Next DLC Brings More…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
All The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Ads You Could Ever Watch
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Soon, even. Here are a bunch of ads. Better yet, a compendium That’s Kazunari Ninomiya and Masaki Aiba playing through the game. Aiba is a popstar and actor — ditto for Ninomiya; however, he’s known to Western audiences for his role in Letters from Iwo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
There’s More To This Game Than Virtual Upskirts
While some adult game developers would be content with virtual skirt lifting, Teatime is not just some game developer. As noted previously, Teatime has brought face tracking “T-Cam” tech to its games, allowing players to look at in-game heroines from various angles, including up their skirts. The developer’s latest game has virtual skirt lifting. Upcoming…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Which Game Designer Do You Not Like? At all.
It may be early, but it’s still Friday. And Friday’s Friday. Know what that means? It’s time for Tell Us Dammit. So tell, us. Dammit! Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Is There A Better Use For Street Fighter II Sound Effects?
Fighting game Street Fighter II is iconic. The opening theme for anime Doraemon is iconic as well. Will they mix? Someone on the Japanese internet decided to see if that was possible but attempting to use sound effects from Street Fighter II to reproduced the Doraemon opening theme, Doraemon no Uta (Doraemon’s Song). Doraemon is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
The Star Wars of The New Generation Is…
Well, according to Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, it is… Sci-fi role-playing franchise Mass Effect. Here’s the quote — from an interview with website Gamasutra: The thing that was cool was that Mass Effect is kind of an RPG for me, with the cover-based shooting. I think there’s a reason why it’s been successful.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Time For a World of Warcraft Freakout
Take one World of Warcraft account. One changed password. And a very, very angry fat man. Hijinks ensue. There are bad words as well as a slur, spilling out of the pie hole of this angry fat man. You have been warned. Of course, this might be fake, staged or both. It’s not nearly as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Is The Xbox 360 Getting A Sega Action Exclusive?
Japanese game maker Sega, perhaps best known for Sonic the Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter, just launched a countdown teaser site for a new game. Possibly, a new Xbox 360 game. The text on the countdown site itself is thin on details; however, the site’s URL (next-360action.sega.jp) has some wondering if SEGA is going to reveal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
Life-Sized Schoolgirl Character Bust
You are looking at a one-off 1/1 scale recreation of schoolgirl Manaka Takane from Nintendo DS dating sim Love Plus. Impressive, amazing and, yes, creepy. This was spotted at the recent Treasure Festa in Japan at the Link Factory booth. Link Factory is a Japanese prop and special effect house, so these guys are pros.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
How To Pose With A Large Plastic Mecha
This is from 2006. Eons ago. Just look at that outfit! Shorts, a tutu and make-up from 1985? I…don’t geddit. It’s now 2010, and we are living in the future. Technology is more advanced. Plastic mechas have improved. Posing, too. Priced at ¥350,000 (US$3,700), this 35 kilogram, 1.5 meter high “Hyper Hyrbid” HY2M RX-78-2 Gundam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010 -
How About A Kane And Lynch Movie Poster? A Comic Book?
It’s not too different from the upcoming film’s promotional artwork at the Cannes Film Festival. Out in 2011, the Kane & Lynch flick is based on the video game franchise and stars Bruce Willis as Kane and Jamie Foxx as Lynch. The big screen version is being written by Kyle Ward and directed by first…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2010 -
I Have Slightly High Blood Pressure And Am Concerned
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Dent Yikes! That sounds painful. Sooooooooooooooooo……… My doctor said I have slightly high blood pressure, which worries me. As I previously mentioned, I’ve been trying to exercise daily. Now, I need to worry about lowering my blood pressure. Ungh. My dad, who is 74 and seems to be in good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2010 -
Bayonetta Creator Not Thrilled With Erotic Bayonetta Send-Ups
Bayonetta is one sexy game. The main character, Bayonetta, is encased in a full-body suit made of human hair and struts around in high heels outfitted with pistols. See? That’s hot. And is fertile ground for porn parody fan art. However, Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya doesn’t exactly seem too happy with that sort of thing,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2010
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