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Exor From Super Mario RPG
Exor from Super Mario RPG by luismario. If you’re not familiar with the character, you can see Mario’s team battling him below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 23, 2014 -
Artist Vincent Bisschop redrew two boss fights from The Legend of Zelda games in a really atmospheric way. Here’s Queen Gohma above, from Ocarina of Time, and Kalle Demos below from Wind Waker And here’s a bonus pic with Mario and Chain Chomp, from the same artist: Fan art by VincentBisschop [DeviantART] Dayshot is an…
By Gergo Vas Published April 23, 2014 -
Culture
Nintendo’s Secret Weapon
On the third floor of Nintendo’s U.S. headquarters, next to the conference rooms named after Mario and Donkey Kong, there’s a door that you can’t open. There’s no boss key or warp pipe here—unless you’re one of the handful of people with a high-security keycard, you’re not getting in. [This article was originally published on…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2014 -
Nintendo and Japanese studio Tecmo Koei are developing a new installment in the horror series Fatal Frame, according to Famitsu. The good news for Nintendo fans is that it’s for the Wii U, which is a console in dire need of more quality games to play. The bad news for American Nintendo fans living stateside…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 -
That’s one cool, unexpected Marvel/Nintendo mashup by artist Vance Bell. Link and Dark Link from The Legend of Zelda games, back together as Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier. Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier by Vance Bell [via tips] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014 -
Here’s What’s Going On Inside Samus’ Morph Ball
Samus cruising along in her morph ball by Psuede. See more fan art by Psuede below, including the Winter Soldier: Speaking of Samus’s morph ball form, this is from a pirate transmission in Metroid Prime: Science Team is attempting to reverse-engineer Samus Aran’s arsenal, based off data acquired from her assaults on our forces. Progress…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
What’s Your Favorite Game Boy Memory?
The Game Boy officially turns 25 today—it is now a Game Man—and to celebrate, we want to hear your favorite memories of Nintendo’s influential handheld gaming system. What were your favorite Game Boy games? Where did you play them? What kind of Game Boy(s) did you have? Which was your favorite? I will never forget…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 -
Merchant Advertisements From The Land of Hyrule
Two in a series of print advertisements from the world of Legend of Zelda: The prints are by Barret Biggers and are available at Etsy. Previously: Starfox Propaganda Poster You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 19, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ninja Tongue-Twister: The Winners!
Kotaku‘s Photo-Manipulation Brigade are the most magical of people. I give them an image of a creature with an enormous tongue, and not one of the entries in this week’s contest was as inappropriate as I feared things might get. Well, except the one. uscg_pa takes home this week’s top honors, with his unseasonably innocent…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2014 -
Cosplaying Nintendo Characters
Pikachu and Toad from Jorge Vargas’s new collection of illustrations. See Princess Peach and more below: Pikachu/Rush Toad/Piranha Plant Princess Peach/Sakura Bomberman/Ryu Knuckles/Falco Kirby/Space Marine Previously: A Link to the Past Running on a Galaxy Gear watch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published April 18, 2014 -
Culture
Space Invaders And Other Classic Games As Renaissance Paintings
You know what would have made sitting through lectures on early modern European history a lot more bearable? Giant space lasers, and plenty of ’em. Unfortunately, the renaissance painter Fra Angelico would have had to live another 500 years or so in order to get a chance to draw inspiration from the modern-day muse that…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 18, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Help Me Choose Which Virtual Girl to Date
Dear readers, I am about to embark on an experience unlike any other in my 30 years of life: I’m going to date a virtual girl in New Love Plus+, the newest game in the (in)famous Japanese dating-sim series. But even before I start, I find myself at an impasse. Which of the game’s romantic…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 18, 2014 -
The Villager and Wii Fit Trainer Are Still Smash Bros’ Best Fighters
I don’t know who your favorite Smash Bros. fighter is, but it’s hard to compete with characters that kick your ass with yoga and tree planting. Sorry! GameXplain breaks down the moves of all the new fighters in the upcoming Smash, and while everyone looks great, The Villager and Wii Fit Trainer are definite stand-outs…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 17, 2014 -
Yoga
Caption this one yourself. (Via Nintendo’s most recent batch of Super Smash Bros. screenshots.)
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2014 -
Legend Of Zelda-Themed Marriage Proposal
It’s dangerous to go alone! See the chest opened below: Via R/Gaming Previously: Team Fortress 2-themed marriage proposal You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 17, 2014 -
Super Mario Bros. 3 Finally Comes To Wii U And 3DS Today
Rounding out today’s Nintendo Virtual Console update is Super Mario Bros. 3, generally considered one of the best platformers ever made. I have no idea why it took this long for Nintendo to release their NES classic on 3DS and Wii U, but hey. BABY STEPS. (Also out on Virtual Console today: the GBA games…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2014 -
Nintendo Almost Got A Piece Of The Skylanders Cash Cow
Imagine, if you will, a world where Activision’s crazy-popular Skylanders series isn’t just populated with giants and dragons, but Marios and Zeldas and Samuses. It almost happened, according to Fred Ford and Paul Reiche, co-founders of Skylanders developer Toys For Bob. Speaking to the gaming website Polygon as part of a larger Skylanders feature, Ford…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2014 -
Keep it up Luigi, you don’t wanna fall behind. Here’s a superb animation from Slamschultz made for National Sibling Day, featuring the greatest brothers in video game history. Slamschultz [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us…
By Gergo Vas Published April 17, 2014
