Mashup

In Real Life

This Handheld Shadow Of The Colossus Is A Beautiful Dream

5:00AM May 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Kotaku reader Maxwell passed along this wondrous mixture of old and slightly less old without any sort of source, so I’ll just assume it sprang forth from the unspoken desires of gamers everywhere.


Retro

A Winner Is Akuma In NES’ Pro Wrestling

1:00AM April 28, 2011 | Owen Good

Answering the bell in the NES classic Pro Wrestling is Street Fighter’s Akuma, who deploys the dreaded Shun Goku Satsu instead of a fork to the face like The Amazon. More images at the link, showing Akuma in-ring and his badass victory pose. More »


Isaac Clarke Vs. The Necromorphs Of The Mushroom Kingdom

1:00PM December 2, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Artist Sheridan Johns puts Donkey Kong, Yoshi and a flock of Goombas through a warp pipe and onto the USG Ishimura for an unexpected and awesome video game mash-up entry in this deviantArt contest. More »


In Real Life

Mega Man’s Lego Robot Masters

7:00AM October 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Raphael Phillips, the graphic artist behind the adorable Mega Man Lego mashup back in September is back, presenting his blocky take on Mega Man’s Robot Masters. More »


In Real Life

Imagining A Lego Mega Man

4:30AM September 22, 2010 | Mike Fahey

What do you get when you cross Mega Man with Lego? Graphic artist Raphael Phillips twists those two worlds together in his first Mega Man Lego collection over at The 8-bit Cubist. More »


In Real Life

Mario Vs Ken: Round 2

8:30AM September 13, 2010 | Owen Good

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In round one of Machnima’s imagined crossover throwdown, Mario got the better of Ken. Now it’s time for round two. More »


In Real Life

A Few Notes Of Elton John In Mega Man 2′s Soundtrack

9:00AM August 16, 2010 | Owen Good

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Reader Andrew G has, since he was six, always thought that the theme for Dr Wily’s Castle from Mega Man 2 sounded like Elton John’s “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That”. Both were released in 1988. More »


In Real Life

Protect Your Children, The Left 4 Dead Way

10:30AM June 30, 2010 | Owen Good

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Last week, The Amber Alert network released a truly WTF, fearmongering gun porn PSA tagged, “You don’t need a gun to protect your kids.” (But it does help). Because it’s four people with assault rifles, you know what’s next. More »


In Real Life

Sunny Days, Beating Your Cares Away

6:20AM May 18, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Four of the many Sesame Street Fighters to spring from the twisted mind of Deviant artist Gavacho13, as seen on Capcom Unity.


Scout-Chop: You’re Gonna Love His Ball

6:00AM May 10, 2009 | Owen Good

YouTube user CastingOutTheSelf mined the Scout soundfile and came up with, lo and behold, a dead-ringer script for everyone’s favourite hooker-beating pitchman. How the hell did we go a week before seeing this? More »