Nostalgia

In Real Life

I Just Ordered SoulCalibur V From Amazon And A Tiny Part Of Me Died

9:00AM January 31, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Though hundreds of thousands of gamers swear by Amazon.com when it comes to ordering new releases or old favourites, I’ve never once ordered a video game from the popular online marketplace. Despite the allure of free launch day delivery and bonus credit, I’ve limited my game spending to local retailers. I didn’t realise why until I finally caved and purchased SoulCalibur V online. More »


Mobile

He-Man, G.I. Joe, Transformers Collide In Saturday Morning RPG

10:20AM November 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Coming soon to iOS-powered devices from the wonderfully named and logo’d Mighty Rabbit Studios, Saturday Morning RPG might be the only turn-based role-playing game in which the protagonist can transform into a truck and ram faux Cobra troopers. Colour me intrigued, but not the official colours so I don’t get sued. More »


Retro

A Video Compendium Of 25 Years Of Console Loading Screens

2:00AM September 18, 2011 | Owen Good

There’s something weirdly nostalgic about these two videos, which are a compilation of every boot screen for every console ever to have one, going back to the Sega Master System (the Mark III in Japan) of 1985. More »


Uncategorized

Bet On Virtual Matchups Of Starcade’s Roster Of Champions

8:00AM August 29, 2011 | Owen Good

The company behind the original video game competition, 1982′s Starcade, has launched a site that packages clips from the old game show into a format that lets you “play” Starcade online. More »


In Real Life

Pac-Man Fever Duo Stake Their Comeback To A Mobile Game

11:30AM July 1, 2011 | Owen Good

When they cashed in on the video game crazy nearly 30 years ago, Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia didn’t have to worry about licensing. Columbia/CBS records took care of that as Pac-Man Fever soared to No. 8 on the charts in 1982. Of course, the price they paid came later, in the form of CBS’s insistence that they think up songs about Mousetrap, Frogger and Centipede, and the attendant decline in dignity. More »


News

Is Goldeneye Reloaded Just A Fancy Word For Re-Released?

4:20AM June 28, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Activision puts nostalgia-loving gamers in their sights once again, gathering a nice list of domain names revolving around something called “Goldeneye Reloaded“. This could mean a number of things are in the works: an HD re-release of Goldeneye for the Wii, an HD remake of the classic N64 Goldeneye, or maybe even a turn as an Xbox Live Arcade game or on PSN? More »


In Real Life

Fully Posable Star Wars Action Figures, In Pixelated Form

11:30AM May 13, 2011 | Owen Good

Thirtysomething gamers will recognise plenty in this isometric pixelated depiction of the original run of Kenner Star Wars action figures from the first film to Return of the Jedi I remember Luke Skywalker: Bespin Fatigues. The first action figure with two weapons. Spent the entire summer of 1980 coveting that one. More »


Retro

Terrible 1990s Console Games Simulate The 2011 NBA Playoffs

8:00AM April 16, 2011 | Owen Good

SB Nation had a good thing going, picking winners of the first round of the NBA Playoffs using awful games like Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball and IN THE ZONE ’98. But then the Miami-Philadelphia series was simulated using Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage is not a crappy video game. More »


Retro

The Pac-Man Dookie Epic, Now Digitally Remastered

8:00AM April 3, 2011 | Owen Good

This week marks my third anniversary with Kotaku, spending all of that as the site’s weekend editor. In April 2008, on my third weekend here, my brother Fletch and I unloaded this post – “Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man,” originally published April 19, 2008. A hypothetical calculation of Pac-Man’s, er, metabolic functions, it became one of Kotaku’s all-time humor classics. It’s re-presented here, updated for the site’s current design, with a gallery now featuring two alternate, unpublished images. More »


In Real Life

A Video Game Reunites The WWE And The Macho Man

6:00AM January 23, 2011 | Owen Good

In 1994, the WWF and an emotional Vince McMahon bid farewell to hall-of-fame wrestler Randy Savage. On March 29, the Macho Man ends a 16-year estrangement from the wrestling circuit with his appearance in THQ’s WWE All-Stars. More »