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Putting A New Face On Sudoku’s Ancient Ancestor
One of the world’s most ancient math puzzles, the magic square has traditionally been a numbers game. Electrical engineer Lee Sallows gives the ancient construct shape, creating an entirely new sort of puzzle in the process. If you’ve played Sudoku, then you’re familiar with the concept of the magic square. It’s a grid filled with…
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Excitebike’s Bikes Weren’t All That Exciting, Were They?
In 1985 Nintendo kept North American children glued to their consoles via the magic of poorly designed motocross bikes. We were so stupid back then. Trying to apply real-world logic to classic video games is silly. They weren’t built for realism back then. They were a form of easy entertainment, and sometimes developers had to…
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The Nintendo Download Delivers Hot Girl-On-Girl-On-Skates Action
Have you ever wondered why there aren’t more officially licensed female roller derby video games? Jam City Rollergirls for WiiWare is here to help. Frozen Codebase fills a gap many of us didn’t realize existed today with the release of Jam City Rollergirls, the first official roller derby console game I can personally recall without…
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Nintendo Download Gallery
Jam City Rollergirls Publisher: Frozen Codebase Players: 1-2 ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Mild Violence Price: 1,000 Wii Points Description: Blast off into the wild world of roller derby. Lace up your skates and join up with real-life roller derby teams the Texecutioners, Dairyland Dolls, Brewcity Bruisers, Rat…
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Stop This Senseless Video Game Console War
Why do we scream at each other? That’s what commenter Manly McBeeferton wants to know in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, recalling a simpler time when we used to play video games instead of arguing about them. Hardcore. Casuals. Gamers. Lend me your ear. It’s time to put a stop to console wars. It’s time to…
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Gaming Skills May Have Saved This Man’s Life
When a semi-truck carrying 30 metric tons of sand jackknifed through the concrete barrier into oncoming traffic on Ontario’s Highway 401 Friday morning, driver Matthew Krizsan narrowly escaped what might have been a fatal accident. Krizsan and a female companion were driving along the highway on Friday morning with a dashboard-mounted video camera running when…
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