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Mario, Link and Samus Model Kits: Nintendo, Assemble!

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Nintendo should partner with Namco Bandai and Flickr user/designer/future toy magnate Ty Lettau and make these model kits a reality. They could name it Ninpla. I only want 1% share of all your earnings in exchange for that name. You’re welcome.…

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September 13th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Metroid: Other M Samus Aran Retrospective: 24 Years of Alien Genocide

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Metroid: Other M will be released at the end of this month, and to ramp up the hype, Nintendo turns to one of it’s greatest strengths – tradition. The latest trailer for the game recaps the story so far, from the original Metroid… to present day.

I haven’t followed the

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August 18th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Super Mario Crossover: Pants-Wetting 8-Bit Mashup

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Itching for a classic platforming game? Why not revisit the original Super Mario Bros.…? Oh sure, you’ve finished it tons of times, but that’s with Mario. Now you can adventure on the Mushroom Kingdom with Link, Samus, Simon Belmont, Mega Man and – this is just so unfair –

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April 30th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Hero Core: Nothing but Plain Old Fun

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Indie developer Daniel Remar’s upcoming PC game Hero Core is just about as old school as shooters and platformers get. The game sports Game Boy-era black and white graphics, and pays homage to earlier incarnations of Metroid and Mega Man…. The goal is simple: help protagonist Flip Hero and

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April 19th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Level Down: Minimalist Video Game Character Art

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Compared to 15 pixel videos of games, these minimalist prints of video game characters are much more recognizable. Of course it helps that the characters shown are very popular.

Or did they become so popular partly because they have such recognizable features? Hmmm.

Whatever the case, one thing’s for sure:…

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December 10th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

For Foodie Gamers on Halloween

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Halloween-party-throwing foodie gamers – is that a demographic? If so, folks, it’s your day. If you have been dying to suck the sugar-force from a gelatinous Metroid, don’t worry. You’re covered.

Strawberries, green jello, apple… and no strong stomach required. For something that shouldn’t be appetizing, this really is. Delicious…

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September 22nd, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Megaman Vs. Metroid: Please Make This Official Nintendo!

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If I was asked what video game head-to-head I’d like to see, I’d probably say Sam Fisher against Solid Snake. Or all of the characters in Final Fantasy, villains included, against all the Suikoden characters. Mmmmm want. But I didn’t think of this …match-up, one that certainly makes sense,

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July 7th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Metroid Amigurumi: Samus Aran Gone Soft

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Oh, Samus. Even when you’re all sexed up in your Zero Suit, or Justin Baileyed into your bikini, you’re still supposed to be an icon of female strength and power (and just generally bad to the bone). But in amigurumi form, you’re reduced to abject cuteness. For shame!

And if…

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May 21st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

NES Quilt Celebrates Nostalgic Diversity

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There’ve been a lot of bad-ass 8-bit quilts spread across the Internet, but usually, they’re dedicated to one game, serving as a showcase for a single NES-era memory. Not so with this quilt; this bad boy is more about the entire experience, so it’s fitting that it’s called “THE” Nintendo…

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February 10th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Forget Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo is a Monopoly

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All of your favorite classic Nintendo characters have now been memorialized in the  Monopoly: Nintendo Collector’s Edition board game from Parker Brothers.

The game features special pewter Nintendo tokens including Mario’s cap, Link’s iron boots, Donkey Kong’s barrel, a Hylian shield, a Koopa shell and an NES controller. The game…

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May 14th, 2007 by: Technabob

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