retro stuff

This Is Why I’ll Never Play Luigi’s Adventure 3

A few years ago, someone made Luigi’s Adventure 3, an unofficial riff on Super Mario World that features Luigi. I’ve never played it. Now that I’ve seen it played in an ongoing Let’s Play series at YouTube, I never will.


The SlayStation, My Favourite New Musical Instrument Of 2010

The SlayStation is not a PlayStation. It’s more of a musical instrument. The notes you play on it come from video clips of video games. Check this out.


The Embarrassing Things This Man Did For Mario

Shigeru Miyamoto might have created Mario, but he didn’t just draw the character. No, his work on Mario runs much deeper.


Going Off The Rails On A Guitar Made Out Of An NES

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Here’s a late entry for the Christmas shopping list: an electric guitar made out of an NES. It’s $US150, though currently its maker only has one in stock.


Who Is The Mother Of Video Games?

People say Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and more, is the Father of Video Games. If he’s the father, then who’s the mother?


Retro Neo Geo Games Beat Up The PlayStation Network

Osaka-based game company SNK Playmore, best known for its fighting games, is unleashing a whole slew of titles on the PlayStation Network.


A Behavioral Analysis Of The Pac-Man Ghosts

There a well known, long-established patterns for beating Pac-Man’s mazes, up until the ninth Key, as Buckner & Garcia sang. Still, Pac’s adversaries exhibit behaviour that, if not exactly tactical, is still complex.


Bizarre Game Mashup: A K.C.’s Krazy Chase Retrospective

Not long ago, I sat down with Pac-Man CE DX, the new sequel to 2007′s stellar Pac-Man: Championship Edition for Xbox Live Arcade.


The Simplest Video Game Legos

It doesn’t take many Lego pieces to make these video game icons, as seen on Encaja en CAMON’s Flickr stream.


America’s Second Largest Arcade Pushes Gamers’ Buttons

Arcades dead? Never say die! This past summer, arcade Galloping Ghost opened in Brookfield, Illinois. With over 180 cabinets, it’s the second largest arcade in the US.


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