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Power Gamers Supply Xbox 360 Popularity
Games For Sail —
Authority: 140
Though all videogame consoles would like to be the entertainment focus of your home, Nintendo’s Wii is marketed towards a more general audience (with which it has been wildly successful) while the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and Sony’s Playstation 3 chase the hard-core action-gaming crowd dominated by male teens and ...1 day ago -
Pac-Man Made Out Tuna Cans (Can-Man)
/gamer —
Authority: 478
If you had a crapload of tuna cans lying around… what would you do? Probably throw them out, right? Well, someone decided to make Pac-Man art out of them, and displayed their work at Canstruction — a convention dedicated to stacking food and drink metal cans. I can’t figure out what’s weirder; the fact ...2 days ago -
VOTD: Frogger Meets Grand Theft Auto
/gamer —
Authority: 478
What happens if the developers who made the 80’s classic Frogger , had the idea of Grand Theft Auto long before Rockstar ? Dane Boe , who created the video above, has the answer on what the gameplay would be like. Video of the Day is a feature of /gamer showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a ...2 days ago -
Wanted: Mario & Luigi, Assault Cab Driver
/gamer —
Authority: 478
Cops are on the lookout for Super Mario and his brother Luigi following an assault on a cab driver in Great Kills, NY . The early morning hours after Halloween night, a cab driver picked up four men. The driver noticed one of them reached into his pocket as he was drving the passengers and that’s when he had ...2 days ago -
Grand Theft Frogger
Topless Robot —
Authority: 717
Dane Boe, master of the videogame mash-up video, has returned to bestow Grand Theft Auto meets Frogger. Suffice to say, the brutal protagonists of GTA are far more competent to cross the road and the river than a stupid little frog, although admittedly, the frog is at a disadvantage inasmuch as he cant use a rocket ...2 days ago -
Did you know you could play Commodore 64 games on your iPhone?
Download Squad —
Authority: 756
Filed under: Games , Retrocomputing Maybe you did, maybe you didnt... but now you know! The aptly-named Commodore 64 Emulator is yet again available in the App Store for the frugal sum of $4.99 (£2.99 for my fellow imperialists). It was originally released back in June but unavailable due to violation of ...3 days ago -
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Box is well… Really Red
/gamer —
Authority: 478
Kotaku received a copy of the “ New Super Mario Bros. Wii ” and they decided to capture some pictures of the box art and shared them with their readers. We picked one of the many shots to share with you, so if you want to see the rest, head over to their site. As you can tell, Nintendo decided to make the ...4 days ago -
Cool Geek Videogame Wedding Invitation
/gamer —
Authority: 478
What I love about today’s pop-culture is the fact that all those people who were considered geeks and nerds back in the day have grown up, and somehow taken over the world. We’ve somehow changed art, fashion and the way we get news and I think we all do it with a little more creativity, than in the past. Luis ...5 days ago -
Cool Stuff: Space Invaders Autopsy Shirt
/gamer —
Authority: 478
Chris Rowson designed the shirt above, which depicts what would happen if those” Space Invaders ” were indeed real and if the US government or any other for that matter do, if they caught one of those sinister aliens. If you want to purchase one, head over to Threadless.com and pick one up for only $18 . ...5 days ago -
Video: Roomba Pac-Man Comes to “Life”
/gamer —
Authority: 478
I love the fact that some smart geeks have no social life. A couple of guys decided to build a real life Pac-Man, but used the vacuum that controls on its own, the Roomba. The talented team hacked five Rommbas, four are ghosts that are chasing one Pac-Man. The unmanned demo is connected to a laptop where the viewer ...5 days ago -
PEGI: Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker Headed to Wii’s VC
/gamer —
Authority: 478
“ WTF? “ Since the death of Michael Jackson , everyone has been trying to figure out ways to have a “ tribute ” for the legendary performer. Sure, some people could take it as making a quick buck on someone’s untimely death — but we’re not here to judge… I think. Anyway, the videogame industry ...6 days ago -
The Best Undiscovered Game Boy & Game Boy Color Games
racketboy.com —
Authority: 535
If you’ve played all the blockbuster games on the Game Boy already and need to dig into the lesser-known-but-equally-exciting games, this is the guide for you. I know a lot of people have been waiting a while for this guide, but we wanted to take the time to find some real gems for you. I’ve had many ...6 days ago -
Pictures: Mr. Pac Man Car … WTF!?
Team Teabag —
Authority: 128
This Pac Man inspired car was spotted in Georgia, USA. I don’t know what else I could possibly say about the awesomeness of this creation – I’m off to buy some yellow and red spray paint right now to create my own! The “bumper nuts” just top the whole thing off. Classy. ( via ) Other ...1 week ago -
Dreamcast Game Brings It Back Old School
EveryJoe —
Authority: 158
When I first read on Game Informer’s site that another Dreamcast game is coming out in 2010 , my first reaction was, “Are you fucking kidding me?!” No. Really. That was my reaction. While I was/am a huge Sega fan, I never bought a Dreamcast and instead stayed with my Sega until Sony released the ...1 week ago -
Only £39.95 for Sega Mega Drive Twin Player Console - Games Puzzles And Learning
My Bloggerings —
Authority: 159
£39.95 Info / Buy Product Information Calling all retro gaming geeks! The much loved Mega Drive is back, only this time it’s preloaded with 15 Sega licensed titles and accepts cartridges from any region. Ideal for gamers with chronic Sonic withdrawal ...1 week ago -
Review: Tales of Monkey Island Ep4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (PC)
Team Teabag —
Authority: 128
So, here we find ourselves at the penultimate episode in the great episodic Monkey Island experiment. If you haven’t read our reviews of the previous episodes yet, make sure you check out episode 1 , episode 2 , and episode 3 to get a feel of our opinions of the three instalments in the series so far (in ...1 week ago -
Your Business Card Holder is a Famicom Controller?
Nine Over Ten 9/10 —
Authority: 132
The thought of having a Famicom controller as a business card holder would be a little weird for some, but trust Banpresto to actually come up with it, albeit not using an actual controller. The Nintendo Family Computer Card Case: Controller 1 is for the retro-inspired, card-carrying set. Measuring 60 mm * 90 mm, ...1 week ago -
Pimp My Pac: Pac-Man Pimps Out Yet Another Ride
GEARFUSE —
Authority: 662
There’s something about Pac-Man that draws car owners to paste him all over their vehicles. This car might not have the gullwing doors have the last Pac car we posted about, but what it does have is an additional dose of Packy flair . Everything down to the rims is adorned with Pac-love , and I’m simply ...1 week ago -
Light Up Your Life With A SEGA Genesis
Team Teabag —
Authority: 128
Zippo have introduced this limited edition SEGA Genesis (known as the Megadrive outside of the US) and Saturn lighter combo in Japan, and they can be yours for a rather expensive ¥10,500 (£70 / $115) apiece. As a bonus, the Saturn version features a teeny tiny version of the console’s legendary controller. ...3 weeks ago -
Pic: Handmade Mario Tanuki Rug!
Team Teabag —
Authority: 128
How about this pixellated Mario rug? Not only does it score mighty high on the awesome scale for being a whopping 7ft x 7ft hand-crafted beauty, but it’s also good to see that our hero’s also kitted out with the legendary flight-enabling tanuki suit. Of course, we also know that the tanuki is legendary in ...3 weeks ago
