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Ouya Tries To Dispel Fears That The Console’s Nintendo Emulators Will Promote Piracy
Yesterday on the unofficial Ouya console forums, forum administrator Ed Krassenstein announced that several emulators will officially be available on or near the launch (March 28) of the Android-based console. The additions of said emulators to the upcoming console have been in discussion since as early as July of last year (here, here and here).…
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Six Reviewers Find Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Eerily Charming
Mario is king, no doubt ‒ but not in this game. In Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario’s brother Luigi is the star. And while he might not have the strength and speed of Mario, he sure managed to convince these reviewers that he’s really got what it takes. The 3D aspect, the atmosphere, the puzzles,…
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Super Metroid Screenshot, Remastered Into HD In Photoshop Looks Stunning
DeviantArt user Elemental79 did a crazy job converting a screenshot from the classic SNES game Super Metroid into HD using only Photoshop. He recorded the whole procedure in this speed up video to show us how much work something like this needs. He already did the same treatment with Doom, with similar, awesome results and…
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Nintendo’s Efforts To Explain The Wii U Just Took A Turn For The Absurd
It’s no secret that Nintendo has had a major problem marketing the Wii U. Most non-gamers (and even some gamers) I speak with have no idea that it even exists. Even Jimmy Fallon couldn’t quite figure it out—and he was supposed to be showing it off that night. Now Nintendo has apparently ramped up its…
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Canned Food Super Mario Looks Better in 3D
Forgive me for another Super Mario 64 post, but I just had to point out how the career path of Canned Food Super Mario has so closely mirrored that of the real thing. After a couple iterations with minimal graphical improvements, Canned Food Super Mario has finally made the leap to 3D. I think he…
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This Impressive Custom-Built Arcade Machine Was Specially Designed For Pokémon Pinball
It took three weeks of hard work to finish this custom pinball machine, which simulates Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire Pinball and the classic Pokémon Pinball, originally released on Game Boy Color. Its surface looks really smooth and clean, and the functioning tilt buttons, plus the classic Pokémon music make it all totally super effective. You can take…
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Washington DC’s Metro Line Makes A Perfect Super Mario World Map
Designer Dave Delisle did a really great job recreating the Washington DC Metro Line as a Super Mario Bros 3 world map. With its 86 stations as separate levels, Washington’s Metro would be an extremely long Mario game (and a damn good one, with names like The Pentagon). This is not Delisle’s first such work.…
By Gergo Vas
