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CultureOdds and EndsControlling Mario Kart And Smash Bros. With An Exercise Bike Looks Like Fun/Hell
Look, man, I get the idea here, but I am playing video games to not exercise, not to exercise. But I admire the ingenuity on display, and can fully appreciate that my steadfast determination to die slowly in this husk of a body may not be everyone’s approach to health and fitness. The idea of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsGoldeneye Meets Mario In The Perfect Nintendo 64 Game
This is a custom Goldeneye map and mod by StupidMarioBros1Fan that turns Peach’s Castle into what is essentially a murderhouse. So much murder. It’s funny, when Mario jumps on these guys to remove them it’s fine, but when you shoot them in the face with a silenced pistol it’s…deeply unsettling? If you ahem know how…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsFighting Games Have Come A Long Way
It’s common knowledge that fighting game sprites have grown larger and more refined as technology has improved, at least in those rare few games that still use them. But I never truly appreciated how big of a difference there is between the classics and their modern counterparts before now. Modder X68000555 has spent the last…
By Ian Walker Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsCoheed And Cambria Frontman Writes Mournful Song About PlayStation 5 Shortages
I want a PlayStation 5. I have tried on multiple occasions to acquire a PlayStation 5. I do not have a PlayStation 5. At the rate things are going, these words will likely be the first in my autobiography and on my tombstone—and perhaps yours as well. It is only right, then, that somebody has…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsLuigi’s New Ride Is Just A Penis
Today marks the start of mobile Mario Kart’s 35th tour, transporting players to Berlin, Germany, where Luigi dons knee-length leather shorts and rides about town in a wheeled phallus brandishing a fork-skewered sausage. As the son of a German orphan, I don’t know whether to be offended by Mario Kart Tour’s sausage fest or whether…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPortal 2 Fans Are Making An All-New Campaign
Desolation is a Portal 2 mod, though that descriptor really sells it short. It’s closer to a full-blown, fan-made sequel to Valve’s series. Set a few hundred years after Portal 2, and in a part of Aperture Labs that dates back to the 1980s, its star, Diana, “is fitted with Aperture’s BRACE cybernetic system, featuring…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsGrand Theft Auto V Actors Recreate ‘Lamar Roasts Franklin’ Scene
Grand Theft Auto V, now available across two platform generations with a version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on the way, refuses to die. The game’s latest contribution to the online zeitgeist is the brief scene where side character Lamar Davis roasts protagonist Franklin Clinton, which has become the basis of an exceedingly…
By Ian Walker Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsOh No, He’s Hot
A new trailer for the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario 3D World arrived earlier today featuring a first look at Bowser in Bowser’s Fury and y’all…damn. Bowser’s hot. Super hot. Bowser-Jr.-ain’t-the-only-one-calling-me-daddy hot. There’s something undeniably sexy about a dangerous creature. Bowser’s hit the gym and gotten bigger and more muscly since last we saw…
By Ash Parrish Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsA Full Throttle Movie Script Has Been Written By Moon’s Director
Duncan Jones, director of movies like Warcraft and Moon, has spent his time in lockdown better than most of us. He’s written a full-length “fan script” for classic 1995 adventure game Full Throttle It’s pretty good! While it deviates in some parts and whips up some new material in others—the original game is a lot…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsBreath Of The Wild Player Snipes Guardian From Over 1,400 Meters Away
Although The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out almost four years ago, folks continue to pull off incredible feats in the game. Case in point: this player nailing a Guardian with an arrow from over 1,400 meters away. Neko is a Breath of the Wild player from Japan with an extensive resume…
By Ian Walker Published January 11, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsNow We’re Playing Pokémon In A Twitter Profile Pic
Gameloft Montreal programmer Constantin Liétard has created a script that allows Twitter users to control a game of Pokémon Red playing out in his profile picture. It’s like ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ without having to deal with Twitch chat. Launched on January 8 and then relaunched on January 9 to make sure frames get saved, Liétard’s ‘Twitter…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPlease Play This Wolfenstein vs Monkey Ball Game
Return to Castle Monkey Ballis what happens when you take two very different and beloved games and smash them together in a way that on paper sounds terrible, but which in practice is so very very excellent. Made by Nickireda, it’s a fantastic homage to both games, combining the pioneering visuals and Nazi-killing premise of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsDefunctland VR Lets You Experience A Classic Disney Ride 25 Years After It Was Closed
Way back in the groovy 70s, Disney World had a ride based on the classic 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea film released in the 50s. Sadly, in 1994, the popular ride closed. But now, thanks to a YouTuber dedicated to covering the history of classic theme park attractions, you can experience the old ride virtually,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 9, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsMod Puts Gilmore Girls In Fire Emblem
Okay, I’ll admit that my only exposure to the show is listening to it in the background while my sister binge-watched it years back, but this mod that adds elements of Gilmore Girls to Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is just too incredible for words. It’s the little things that make this project, created by…
By Ian Walker Published January 8, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsI Love Everything About The PS5 DualSense Except The Home Button
Since the PS3, DualShock controllers have had a nice, round home button nestled between the analog sticks that you can easily press to quickly return to the console’s main menu. The PS5’s DualSense changes that. I hate it. Instead of a small acrylic lump with a PlayStation logo on it, the DualSense’s home button is…
By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsAfter A Very Shitty Day, The Mr. Bones Speedrun Helped Me Cope
The speedrunning festival Awesome Games Done Quick is not yet over but the greatest run of the event has already been crowned. There’s a good chance you might not have even seen it. No, I don’t mean Argick’s Sonic Mania run that might have broken the Guiness record for fastest commentating. I’m talking about Lizstar’s…
By Ash Parrish Published January 8, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsTech Company Imagines The Nintendo Switch As A Fully Functioning PC
The Nintendo Switch is great, but it would be even better if it could also work like any other computer tablet. Chinese tech manufacturer Lenovo tried to show off what that dream would actually look like with its new prototype: the LaVie Mini. Revealed ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the LaVie Mini…
By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2021 -
CultureOdds and Ends$250 Pokémon Plush Is Also A Nightmare Bed
Oh hey, here’s a giant new Gengar plush, I wonder what happens when you roll its tongue out and oh no. Selling for $250, it’s pretty cool as an enormous plush, if collecting those is your thing. This is more than just a cuddly toy, though, as Gengar’s trademark tongue rolls out and is kind…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsWitcher 3 Mod Gives Geralt A Snowboard
This is VGX Snowboarder, a Witcher 3 mod that lets Geralt climb to the top of a snowy peak and then shred his way back down. Made by Feregorn, it adds a snowboard to Geralt’s inventory, and it works pretty well! Rounding out the whole thing is the addition of some goggles, that you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2021
