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For those of you guys who have not seen the real life Mario Kart here it is. Hilarious. Check out his entire video collection here.

I’m not too sure if I agree with the following abstract, this doesn’t really explain the success of Bejeweled and other popular short term games.  Arcade games have been around for quite a while, and those can be very short term. Any thoughts? Let’s have a conversation 🙂 “Good computer …

It’s oldschool! It’s back in 3d form! Withall these advancements in 3d games we always come back to good ‘ol 2d (and by 2d I mean on a 2d plane) game play. It’s  interesting to see the new innovations that developers bring to 2d games, platform games, and fighting games. …

I must say I am impressed with this mans skills. He defeated Bowser and beat Mario 64 in 15:35. It took me weeks to beat this game, this guy, under sixteen minutes. We salute you, MR. Super Mario 64 Beater guy.

I recently found this comic and really enjoyed the art.  I was surprised how well some of the later images were illustrated.  The story is a little odd, and the writing needs a bit of work, but the art is top notch! Some nsfw illustrations, but overall it’s fine.  For …

Who could ever forget this game? “This city was once a happy peaceful place… until one day, a powerful secret criminal organization took over. (Playthrough video above) Screenshots and related images Audio files Boss Theme Ending Ending (2) Ending (3) Game Over Level Complete Stage 1 Stage 1 (Static Remix) …

Dragon Warrior… the epic beginning of a new era in video games. Release Date – May 27, 1986 Platform – Nintendo Entertainment System Mere finger speed and sweat are no match for the challenges of this game. You will be required to use deductive reasoning, not a quick sword to …

Remember the days when you and your friends would talk about rumors and claim to be able to do things in games that seemed impossible? I particularly remember the blood code for Mortal Kombat1, in Mega Man 3 if 2nd player held specific buttons you could fall in gaps and …

CPwizard is a great program that allows you to do add several options to your current mame project.  One of the most interesting options, at least to me, is the ability it has to automatically launch art and other information on a 2nd screen when you launch a game in …

So after all of these years I have finally figured out why Mario and the Princess are still in love. They use the Nintendo Love Tester, duh. The original device was created in 19(69) by Nintendo, ha. Who would have thought, long before the video game kings were kings they …

A recent study suggests that children and adolescents play games for various reasons other than just to Gimme GameZ! have fun.  In their interviews,  kids and teenagers reported that they played video games to de-stress, fulfill emotional needs, for the challenge, and used violent games to deal and let go …

Where to start with Lucienne’s Quest. I was one of the rare kids who had a 3DO, even rarer still I owned this title. I had no idea it was as rare as it was, or I would have never sold it in some red-neck, tractor pull auction with all …

The land of Hyrule is in chaos. As Link, you’ll be sent on a treacherous journey to return six precious Crystals to their origins in six stone statues. Only by defeating the guardians of the six palaces will you gain passage to the seventh palace, take on the ultimate challenge …

You are Kuros, the knight warrior, hero of the Books of Excalibur. Your journey begins deep within the woods of Elrond, where even the wind obeys the Supreme Wizard, Malkil. A wizard so great, Merlin calls him teacher. (Playthrough video above) Screenshots and related images Audio files Wizards and Warriors …

A guy by the name of Mario over at ModRetro forums put together a nice little Atari 2600 hand held gaming console. Here are the Specs and what Mario has to say: Specifications: 3.5″ Screen Uses an Atari Flashback 2 Hopefully will have room for the cartridge slot 2 GBASP …