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The PMO Super Mario Bros. 2 Anniversary Special Feature Presentation
For many, it all began in 1985 with Super Mario Bros., the title packed in with many of the Nintendo Entertainment Systems sold throughout the later half of the eighties and into the nineties. It was a title which revived an industry that many had written off as...
Oh, Sure, It’s New… But Is It Improved?
Unexpected update to PMO, in the form of this Pulitzer-worthy piece of editorial content(but I don't want to overhype it, just read it for yourself). Capcom built up a brand-new site, and I tore it right back down. Now, maybe it's not going to be the greatest thing...
Ethics and Unlockables
Not sure this properly counts as "commentary," but for lack of a better place to put it... Anyway, playing some games and reading some stuff has gotten me wondering about a sort of ethical question. But not simply any ethics, but GAMING ethics. Typically, if you use a...
The Ultimate Battle…
Added something new here to PMO, an honest-to-goodness article. Of a sort, anyway. So if you like crossovers and what-if type battles, click and check out Robocop vs. Terminator vs. Hollywood. Feel free to let me know what you think. LBD "Nytetrayn"
Iron Mike Returns?
Yahoo has an interesting story up regarding Mike Tyson. Sounds like boxing really kind of screwed him up, particularly in the head, but he seems to have found a sort of peace now, and I'm glad. Here's hoping things go well for him, and maybe he can give back, you...
Beware the SD Zombies
Oh, way to go, Capcom. Remember that issue of Dead Rising not working with standard-definition TVs? Well, according to Game|Life, it seems that even though the suggestions Capcom offered to help fix the problem were not particularly helpful, they have no plans to...
What Wii Want
A number of sites have decided to comment on this, an alleged launch line-up of titles for the Wii Virtual Console. Going a step further, several of these sites have been vocal about what they'd like to see on the WVC. Myself, as many new Wii titles as I'd like to get...
Leap Into The Future?
Capcom USA continues to act in a most curious manner as the release date for their next Mega Man title, Mega Man ZX. However, the title is not being completely ignored as Capcom has put together a Mega Man ZX web page to promote the game. Unfortunately, it lacks much...
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Is Dead
Sadly, it's not a joke this time. I'll admit, I never really watched his show or gave him much consideration, but I still find this news to be saddening. He's grown to become one of those names, one of those celebrities who always seem to be there and doing something,...
Rare Deal
Press the Buttons asks, "Was Rare a waste of Microsoft money?" I got this one. Yes. Yes it was. But fortunately, they have money to burn. I do concede at the time that I couldn't believe it, either, but in hindsight... well, I guess it depends. Their output as part of...
5 Years…
...and a day. Wow, I knew it was right around this time, but on a whim I double-checked, and it turns out that I created The Rockman/Mega Man Manga Petition five years(and a day) ago on August 29th, 2001. Since that time, the petition has gained 10,229 signatures,...
Much Ado About Strategy Guides
2old2play has a nice article up about strategy guides, and how they've made games harder. Yep, you read that right. Read on to see what he means. Myself, though, I go about it differently. I seldom use a strategy guide or an FAQ unless I am ABSOLUTELY stuck and have...
Disappointing.
Man, what a letdown. I never thought I'd see one of my favorites, Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, released from the WWE. As the article says, I hope that in the future, they can re-establish a working relationship again. The thought of seeing him wrestle in ECW was...
Light or Wrong?
Mandi Paugh once more blesses us with a brand-spanking new Mega Musing, this time regarding the bizarre naming confusion surrounding one Mr. Eugene Chaud/Chaud Blaze/Enzan Ijuuin. Incidently, I was of the thought that "Eugene" was picked as it seemed closer to...
R.I.P., Tony. You Were Awesome.
Today is a sad, sad day in animation and video games. ...actually, yesterday was a sad, sad day in animation and video games. For it was then that Mr. Tony Jay, Veteran Royal Shakespeare Actor and esteemed voice artist passed on. Tony Jay leaves a vast legacy of work...
Sigh
Just when you think PSP ads can't possibly be more retarded than jive-talking squirrels... Has anyone seen the latest for PSP Greatest Hits? It's like talking genitalia(or maybe fingers) playing Romeo & Juliet and breaking it off because Romeo wants to play games and...
More Donkey Kong Talk
Re-reading the sidebars in that article about DK's history at 1UP, I just want to say that I don't think that Donkey Kong Country or Diddy's Kong Quest were bad at all. "Mediocre" gameplay seems a bit harsh, really. DKC3 was alright, though I never did finish it,...
“Well, at least flying can’t get any worse…”
HA! HA! HA! HA! Guess again. Is it me, or does it seem like terrorists do better at being a pain in the ass than spreading actual terror? Someone with sand in their shoes sneezes, and gas prices go up. Rumbling about this or that, and now flights are delayed. Some...
“Attack of the Show,” Indeed
I'd love to know just when wasting systems became en vogue. I mean, damn. It was funny the first hundred times, with the XBoxes and GameCubes and such, but I'm starting to loseWeight Exercise interest. Oh yeah, and Nintendo is repairing them for free if they're under...
End of an Era
So, YTV aired the final episode of TransFormers Cybertron today, and it was a good episode. Even better, and more impressive, is that in the American version, we actually got a couple of bits that were exclusive to ours, not featured in the Japanese one. Awesome. I...
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