Nintendo

Donkey Kong Turned 30 Yesterday—or Did He?

Researching the exact birthday for a tribute to the 30th birthday of Donkey Kong, Patrick Scott Patterson of the Arcade Examiner came up with conflicting information. Absent official word from Nintendo, he thinks the big ape—and therefore Mario (né Jumpan)—turned 30 yesterday, July 9.


April 29, 2011
In Real Life

Ridiculously Easy Game Show Question Was Good For $US100,000

Ridiculously easy for us of course. I’m sure when some neckbeard gets to $US100,000 on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and goes deer-in-the-headlights when asked “Which Pope commissioned the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling”, every snark on the art history blogs is all lolwut and SMFH and such.