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Sure, you know about The Super Mario Brothers Super Show feat. “Captain” Lou Albano, but did you know there was a Mario anime movie released in 1986? It all looks pretty crazy, and for some reason I find the naked mushroom people vaguely disturbing.
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Microsoft-Toshiba HD-DVD Alliance Changes Xbox 360:
According to the statements made by Bill Gates in Japan, Xbox 360, the new gaming console will include HD-DVD drives.
Considering that such a decision would postpone the launching date, Microsoft will equip the initial models with classic DVD drives, and only after the […]
Including any semblance of subtlety or decorum at a college quarterback “competition”:
Nike is an official sponsor of the EA Sports Elite 11, which its organizers call a “campetition” for quarterbacks. Orange-flavored Cytomax is the camp’s official sports drink. Muscle Milk Carb Conscious Lean Muscle Formula is the official protein drink, available in vanilla […]
You know a catchphrase has reached saturation status when you can buy shirts related to the phenomenon are available from not one (scroll down) but two separate places of business.
Awhile back a patch for the PC game SWAT 4 added streaming ads:
While playing the latest version of SWAT4 with a friend, we noticed something was rather different. The particular level we were playing was modelled on a random gas station and convieince store.
In the game, the player can […]
Video ‘modding’ under scrutiny in ratings flap:
Many game-makers freely encourage the practice and give away free software tools to help.
But some in the industry are now wondering about the ratings implications posed by mods after a Dutch programmer created one that unlocks a hidden sex level in the violent […]
Everybody else is up to their armpits in hot coffee while things are downright chilly around these parts. Instead of doing real work I’ll just point you to Fail Math’s eloquent overview of the ESRB rating system.
Golf?
I’m not entirely sure either. I’m still picking up the whole mechanics of hitting the ball, but any game where you get to drive a rocket-equipped golfcart and have an alcoholic caddie gets a gold star in my book. It’s on the PC, it’s free while in public beta (may cost money later), and I […]
Rock on, Old Grandma Hardcore, one trash-talking grandma who doesn’t stick to shuffleboard:
My Grandma plays video games. Wait- no, that doesn’t do it justice: Grandma is fucking hardcore. She has a decent size TV in her room with surround sound, Digital Cable (through she never watches), GameCube, XBox, Playstation 2, SNES, and Genesis […]
Remain In Play is there for you:
Our goal is to catalog all commercial games that have been turned into freeware games by their copyright owners.
We don’t add Abandonware games to our catalog nor games that were freeware from the start. We respect the rights of the developers and publishers […]
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