David Oxford
Building Excite-ment, part 1: Excitebike
Twenty-four years ago, on October 18th, 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System went on sale in North America for the first time, and one of the first games to accompany the revolutionary system's launch was a motocross racing game known as Excitebike. The game was...
I Made a Difference!
Or, at least, that's what I'll believe so long as David "Walky" Willis doesn't say otherwise. A few weeks ago, he posted this TNI Shortpacked comic over at Toy News International. Following that, I couldn't help but let him know of the recent sightings at...
What’s Killing the Music Industry?
Ever since Metallica went after Napster and the RIAA became a four-letter word (in spite of still not being an actual word), the music industry has been trying to find some way to account for a drop in sales. Now, The Pirate Bay, a torrent site/community, has come...
Club Mario Hits YouTube
Oh my god... I never thought I'd see this again, and after you see it, you'll probably wonder why I ever wanted to. And I'll tell you-- I thought the theme song had a catchy beat. Of course, I think I heard it in another song years later, figuring they probably ripped...
Well, I’ve Really Done It This Time
And by "it," I mean completely wrecking my leg. I'd rather not go into the details of how it happened, so I'll just say one word: Ice. For all intents and purposes, the thing is pretty thoroughly trashed, and it's possible I may not even get to begin rehabbing the...
Pat the NES Punk
So, as a result of being a Featured User Movie on GameTrailers, I have discovered the joys of Pat the NES Punk, a retro video game reviewer who entertains and appeals to my love of old NES-era video games. Though his name reminds me of the former Angry Nintendo Nerd...
15 Years of Wario, part 3: The Martinet Interview Now on PMO
At long last, I've added the third and final part of my celebration of 15 Years of Wario to the features portion of the website. And what better way to wrap things up than to speak with none other than Wario himself? At least, such was the thinking when I tried to...
From the Heart of Redmond, Nintendo Stabs at Me
Oh, damn... it makes me feel like some sort of spoiled brat for saying this, but this just tears me up inside. The above is what one lucky Kotaku reader was sent from Nintendo for having registered 118 Nintendo products with Club Nintendo since it opened. 118!...
Why I Never Got Into Blaster Master, and Why There’s Still Hope That I Will
It's no small secret that I love classic games, and when you're talking about classic games, then it's only inevitable that Sunsoft's Blaster Master enters the conversation. However, I never really got into Blaster Master; it was kind of fun to run around in the...
Best. Taco Bell Commercial. Ever.
'Nuff said. Glad someone finally uploaded a good version to YouTube, as it's Canada-exclusive and has thus been difficult to share. You can find the "original music video" that they're watching here, thanks to the guys at "ImYourProducer." --LBD "Nytetrayn"
You’ll Never Drink Another Coca-Cola Classic in This Town Again!
If you weren't around in the early '80s, then you might have sometimes wondered why Coca-Cola's flagship beverage is labeled "Classic." Coca-Cola was facing something of a company crisis at the time, as Pepsi was beginning to gain ground in the market. Thus, to fend...
Pixel Art and the Optical Illusions They Produce
Over on 1UP's Retronauts blog, Bob Mackey has posted an interesting piece, which is actually the third of a series, wherein he takes a look at the pixel art (or sprites, if you prefer) of old video games, and notes how they don't always seem very representative of...
Switching Your TV Signal from Analog to Digital
Oh wow, I laughed so hard at this: Big thanks to Kramez at Capcom for this one, who adds "this is why you prolly are still not seeing Battlestar Galactica in HD where you live." But in all seriousness, it definitely gives me a certain degree of sympathy for those...
A Look Back at McDonald’s Playland
Eesh, it's been over ten days since I last updated. I blame the weather, and being under it. Anyway, don't want to leave you guys without something to look at, so here is a nice article from Retrojunk which looks back at some of what made McDonald's fun when we were...
Mega64 on the Sale of 1UP to UGO, and the Closing of EGM
The guys at Mega64 are at it again, with a pretty funny video which uses a lot of metaphors for what transpired between Ziff Davis and UGO regarding 1UP.com and EGM. It's funny, but sadly misinformed to some degree. If UGO had not stepped in, then the whole thing was...
Video Power with Screech
Call me crazy, but I miss Video Power... ...cheese and all. Surely someone can make a DVD set for nostalgic schmucks like me? --LBD "Nytetrayn"
Sucks to be Dracula
It must really, really suck to be Dracula. You wake up after a hundred-year rest, and not five minutes later, there's a damn Belmont knocking at your door. Kajetokun's (the "Over 9000" and "Guts Man's Ass" guy, among others) latest has quite a bit of language going...
Whew!
I just finished another boss in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and I feel worn out. I don't know what it is about the boss battles in that game, but they just seem like more tiresome affairs than in most other games I play. Anyone else have that problem? I don't...
He Will Never Be Forgotten
KHAAAN!!! --LBD "Nytetrayn"
“What am I Fighting Foooorrr???” The Redubbing of Iris’s Death Scene
There's a decent chance that if you're reading this, you're familiar with the following scene: If you've ever been on a forum or image board and seen someone cry out in a melodramatic fashion "What am I fighting fooooooor???", this is where it came from. Something of...
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