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Everything You Wanted To Know About Super Mario 64’s Surfaces
People have been playing Super Mario 64 for years but few have plumbed the depths of how it was constructed and the unique ways its world works the way speedrunners have.
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How The Fireball Changed 2D Fighters
The modern fighting game doesn’t exist without a fireball, or a projectile that fulfils the same role. But rather than expanding fighting games beyond blocks, punches and kicks, it also gave 2D fighters more ways to explore space and strategy.
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EA Sports Keeps NBA Live In The Game, But Can It Compete?
At the time I asked about its readiness, EA Sports’ next NBA game didn’t even have a name. Peter Moore, then the label’s boss, avoided my question and told me was doing so. “It’s in the shape you would expect it to be for a title that’s a year and four months away,” Moore said…
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Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready For Wii 2
You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of first-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact.