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Old News ‘90: Nintendo Says NES Final Fantasy Is Geared To Adults
10:40AM Stephen Totilo | We’ve been writing about Final Fantasy this week, so how about we study how people used to write about this huge franchise. Like back in 1990, when the first game was coming to America. How did people/Nintendo explain it? More »
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8-Bit Left 4 Dead De-Make Arrives In January
2:40PM Owen Good | Here I thought all the flashing corpses meant we were watching the Australian version of Left 4 Dead. I kid, Luke! I kid!!! No, this is a bona fide playable 8-bit “demake” of L4D, available soon for PC. More »
Media
Nintendo’s Temporary Mario Museum, The Video Tour
10:30AM Stephen Totilo | Couldn’t make it to Nintendo World Store in New York City today? Kotaku went for you and shot this nearly gaffe-free video of Nintendo’s Bill Trinen and Kit Ellis showing off a Mario Museum. More »
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Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells For $US5000
2:00PM Owen Good | A sealed-in-the-box copy of “The Music Machine” — rated “Unbelievably Rare” by Atari Age — just went for $US5250 on eBay. The game, sold only in religious book stores, is prized by collectors. More »
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Frogger: Mad As Hell, Not Taking It Anymore
2:00PM Owen Good | Give firearms to one pissed-off amphibian and watch roadkill turn into road rage. Oh, so I’m gonna die if I hit the edge of this screen, MFer? Yeah, well, Frogger’s goin’ home, bitch — through the front goddamn door. More »
News
Homeland Security Seizes Fake Frogger, Donkey Kong Machines
11:00AM Stephen Totilo | In a change of pace from the many stories we run about games being downloaded illegally, here’s news of a seizure of 168 coin-op machines that played some very old games. More »
Culture
And Now … The ‘NEStickle’
8:00AM Owen Good | Reader Osama D’s French friend built him this fighting stick out of a Nintendo Entertainment System, before leaving for his home country for good. You know, when I say goodbye to folks, I usually just buy a card or something. More »
News
Smash TV “Will Rise Again” Says Co-Creator
12:20PM Michael McWhertor | Midway’s seminal twin-stick shooter Smash TV, the bloody, futuristic game show arcade game of yore, may be getting a proper update from Midway. And the guy saying that’s in a position to know. More »
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