The Makey Makey is a small, cheap and relatively easy way to turn almost anything into a control pad. Acting as the underlying board, the Makey Makey lets you attach alligator clips to objects which then transform them into d-pads and buttons.
People often complain that there’s an overabundance of zombie-based video games, or that zombies are the new bacon, overindulged in to the point of nausea. Judging by pieces like Deviant artist Dantemustdie00′s “Sonic Zombies”, perhaps we’re just injecting the undead into the wrong titles.
Doodling away at his desk, a skinny and unassuming young man, Li Feng, ponders how to draw a political cartoon regarding missile defence shields. Li, 32, is a graphic artist for a media company in Beijing and he attributes his choice of career to his upbringing, an upbringing in China, with video games.
Does your PC need a power-up? Perhaps a little boost in speed, power and size? Or maybe it just needs more magic or a certain sword. Or maybe your iPhone will charge better if you plug it into a pipe! You never know, it might just come back full of coins. Or you could give your phone to a Creeper, if you’re into that sort of thing.
In 1999, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto gave a keynote address at the Game Developers Conference. An address you can watch here in its entirety.
Check out this creepy rendition of Nintendo’s iconic plumber, drawn by Tumblr user Wednesday Wolf. It will haunt your dreams forever.
There seems to be a propensity amongst game developers working with iconised characters like Mario to see their creations live outside the realm of their natural universes. The latest edition is a familiar one: Mario, but with a tennis racket.
