A short live-action movie about a hamster video game
YouTube – Live Action Hamster Video Game Awesome live-action Monty Mole video :D (Thanks, Laurens!)
View ArticleInterview with Andreas Varga
NDSwelt, an ‘inofficial’ online magazine (in German) about the Nintendo DS has an interview (in German) with Andreas ‘Mrsid’ Varga about homebrew programming for the Nintendo DS in general, and his...
View ArticleThe most frustrating Super Mario mod ever
The Most Frustrating Super Mario Mod Ever This is screamingly funny (give it a minute). (Via Kottke.) Update: Apparently, it is even funnier, if profane, with sound.
View ArticleVideo games hidden in the grooves of LPs
BoingBoing has an interesting post about the time when software was encoded as audio and video games were hidden in the grooves of LPs. If nobody beats me to it I will blog about the 80s Dutch radio...
View ArticlePolybius
I had never heard of Polybius before – it sounds a bit like a real-life Lucky Wander Boy: [A]n unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon in 1981, something of a rarity...
View ArticleSimon Carless on Matthew Smith and Jet Set Willy
Simon Carless has written a great article about Matthew Smith, mysterious creator of two landmark games for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum: Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy. Mr. Carless (who occasionally reads...
View ArticleAn official (?) Super Mario World level that plays itself
Here is a level from Super Mario World that you can finish by simply not touching the controller. Setting this up must have been an immense effort – it’s breathtaking. The Only Mario Level That Plays...
View ArticleShredz64, a Guitar Hero clone for the Commodore 64
There is a part 2. Dig those chip tunes!
View ArticleChrono Trigger is coming to the Nintendo DS
Chrono Trigger is coming to the Nintendo DS! Winter 2008. Chrono Trigger is in my top 5 of favorite games of all time. I can’t wait to buy it again! That reminds me that I better play Final Fantasy III...
View ArticleDe-makes
Have I ever mentioned de-makes before? I don’t think so. In any case, here is a blog post with info on lots of fun de-makes, such as Bioshock for GameBoy or Metal Gear Solid 4 for NES. (Via Wolfgang.)
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