#April2012
Sonic’s Co-Creator JOINS NINTENDO. Nothing Is Sacred.
Dark times, my friends. Dark times indeed. Hirokazu Yasuhara is the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. A goddamn icon. Despite being partly responsible for the most x-treme character ever, the good sir has crossed war lines. Defected to the USSR.
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April Fools: Google Maps Goes 8-Bit
Confession time sans any shame: When I was a wee boy, I would run around in my backyard, sword-stick in hand, playing in imaginary worlds that were mostly inspired by the 8-bit NES maps in Final Fantasy and Legend of Zelda. These worlds, grand for a little awesome kid, offered the perfect bird’s-eye view of spatial possibilities, offsetting where you could and could not go–that is, until a major weapon, accessory, magic, or tip was found that would be duly employed to blast through any and all obstacles. Needless to say, life was good. But now that I am old and boring and my penchant for whimsically running around in my backyard returns to me only when I am drunk or deranged, such fancies have passed from my everyday existence–until now. Clearly on a similar wavelength, the gamers behind Google Maps dropped an 8-bit April Fools masterpiece on the world. Take a bird’s-eye view after the jump.
1970’s Nintendo Advertising Is Straight-Up Rip-Off Mode
Back in the 1970’s, Nintendo wasn’t a console making machine. Naw, they made arcade games. Very similar to Space Invaders, but totally not a rip-off. Winky wink. Just keep walking. Unless you’re going to play. Then give them your quarters. All of them.
Video: Why MARIO Is a DOUCHEBAG. Win ++
No long-wined exposition necessary. Cracked presented a compelling argument as to why Mario is a douchebag. Hilarious.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Dude Plays ‘Metroid Prime’ With Homemade Arm Cannon
Reddit user nhg92 has the whole role-playing his Metroid Prime experiences down pat. Dude built himself a fucking ARM CANNON to shove his (Wii) dongle into.
Hit the jump for his wunder-work.
Video: 16-Bit ‘Legend of Zelda’ PC Case Brought To Life.
Richard “8-Bit Builder” Clinton is a mad wizard when it comes to video game inspired PC cases. His latest masterpiece is a triforcefully (groan, I know) awesome 16-bit Legend of Zelda work of awesome.
Hit the jump to watch it come together.
Video: ‘Super Mario World’ Lowest Score Ever Run.
Fuck speed runs! Fuck high-score runs! This is the new-new black. Duder here scores the lowest score ever in Super Mario World, and of course he’s captured his impressive banality on the YouTube. It’s pretty intense.
Hit the jump for the video and the particulars.
Mario Propaganda Posters Prove You Can’t Keep A Good Bowser Down.
Fernando Reza has dropped some new propaganda posters, complimenting last year’s rallying cry for the Mushroom Kindgom. This time? He’s all about the war efforts from Bowser’s point of view. They’re gorgeous.
Hit the jump to check them out.
