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CultureOdds and EndsIt Can Take Nearly 12 Years To Spawn A Demon In Doom II Thanks To A Small Programming Quirk
At the end of Doom II players face off against The Icon of Sin, which is really just a large and creepy texture that spits out demons. But this boss fight has some odd mechanics and quirks, including a small programming oversight that could lead to players having to wait over a decade for a…
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CultureOdds and EndsNintendo Veteran Explains Some Of The Restrictions Around Creating New Paper Mario Characters
Last month, Nintendo revealed that some of Paper Mario: The Origami King’s boss fights would be against office supplies instead of traditional Mario villains, and a new interview sheds some light on why. “Since Paper Mario: Sticker Star, it’s no longer possible to modify Mario characters or to create original characters that touch on the…
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CultureOdds and EndsYoshi’s Tax Fraud Story: A Hardboiled Detective Tale
He came into my office, shadows trailing in behind him like he was being followed by the specter of Death. He was a short, squat man; Italian, by the look of him. Honest guy, works with his hands for a living. My guess: plumber. I don’t see too many plumbers on my beat. It’s mostly…
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CultureOdds and EndsYouTuber Uses Kinect Mod To Play Mario 64 With A Trampoline
It turns out using motion controls to make Mario jump is hard work. YouTuber Super Louis 64, who you might remember from beating Halo 3 with a guitar or taking on Dark Souls 3 with a Ring Fit, is back again, this time with a bizarre new control scheme for Super Mario 64. Using a…
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CultureOdds and EndsEverything Is Cake Now, Including Dragon Ball Z Characters
He’s cake! He’s really cake! Memes hit a whole new level of galaxy brain over the weekend after a viral July 8 tweet showing all manner of objects being cut in half to reveal layer-cake inside changed how we think of reality: I think, therefore I am…cake? Maybe it’s the months of lockdown as a…
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CultureOdds and EndsDestiny 2 Players Speedrun The Game’s Mind-Bending Prophecy Dungeon In Minutes
Prophecy is a three-person mini-raid full of gorgeous skyboxes and fun puzzles, both of which are on full display in a recent speedrun in which players cleared the Destiny 2 dungeon in just over eight minutes. Added when Season of Arrivals launched in early June, Prophecy lets players dig a little deeper into some of…
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CultureOdds and EndsSomeone Created A Roller Coaster That Syncs Perfectly With Bohemian Rhapsody
Move over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, there’s a new music-themed roller coaster and it’s much cooler. Digitally created in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, this large coaster takes over six minutes to ride and is synced perfectly to the popular Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Creating a roller coaster ride that moves around in sync to a…
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CultureOdds and EndsFortnite YouTubers Buy Mansion, Decorate It Like Sad Teenagers
Behold the One Percent Fortnite house, a mansion some gaming YouTubers bought and proceeded to turn into a vaguely fun-looking giant home office. It’s both a reminder that even when you’ve “made it” as an influencer the grind never stops, and also that most people have no idea how to decorate a home like a…
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CultureOdds and EndsThat’s One Way To Make A Custom Switch Pinball Controller
Joy-Con shoulder buttons don’t make very comfortable pinball flipper controls. That’s why Nerds&Makers’ Tommy Williamson harnessed the power of creativity and 3D printing to create the SwitchPin, a TV-spanning Joy-Con dock the sole purpose of which is to turn two buttons into two other buttons. I am not disparaging Williamson’s pinball pursuits. Sometimes two buttons…
By Mike Fahey
