The Pop-Culture E-Zine
Dust off your trusty NES console, add some Kung Fu and about a dozen other retro games into the mix and this is what you get – a mish-mash of Kung Fu versus everyone and Mega Man traversing the known video gaming landscape in search of Sylvia. You will love the cameos in this video!
source: oppaopaopa
It’s not much fun getting caught with your pants down, especially in public. It’s also not a good idea to drop your dacks willingly in any situation. It’s just not socially acceptable. However in a video game, that’s a different story.
Archer Maclean’s smash hit sequel to International Karate, IK+ improved on its predecessor in many ways – from the visuals, gameplay aspects, to the built in Easter eggs!
IK+ gave the player the opportunity to mess with their fighters in amusing ways – by making them drop their trousers! The trouser drop was performed by pressing the S and E keys together on the keyboard. The expression on the fighters’ faces when they realised they had been caught with their pants down was priceless. Truly a classic moment in video gaming.
Save the dead pixel and stop this high definition, anti-aliasing, filtering and blurring nonsense! Give me old school pixels any day of the week.
source: No i Tego
Seems like London cosplayers were spoiled in October! Not only did they have the Winter London Film and Comic Con event, but there was also the equally awesome, MCM London Comic Con.
From the videos floating about on the MCM event, I thought these two were some of the best to depict the event and its cosplayers.
Cosplay Time-Lapse
source: Geek Fever
Awesome Cosplayers
source: sneakyzebra
Rather than writing paragraphs of NES facts, watch this video! The video provides all the vital stats and facts you would ever want to know about Nintendo’s much-loved 8-bit system.
source: Vsauce3
If you only thought there were JFK conspiracy theories, think again. That moustachioed plumber from Nintendo has possibly swindled us all. Mario, who also goes by the aliases Jump Man and Super Mario is finally facing the music. Matthew Patrick from The Game Theorists brings Nintendo’s superstar to trial – what will the jury rule? Is Mario really insane? Watch and find out.
Part 1: The Trial Begins
source: The Game Theorists
Part 2: The Trial Concludes
source: The Game Theorists
Not strictly a mash’em up of sorts, this GTA V Super Mario Edition has some cool Super Mario effects and tunes. For those that take offence to simulated video gaming violence, please skip this! For the rest of you, enjoy!
source: GamersTakeover
Nintendo buys Star Wars? Before you have a coronary, relax – this video by James Farr depicts what would occur if the Japanese video gaming giant procured the Star Wars rights from Disney.
The story goes something like this (in typical Star Wars roll-up-the-screen fashion):
Super Smash Wars
Quest Log IV: A Link To The Hope
When Phantom Lord Ganon-Darth unveils his latest weapon, it will be up to Link Skywaker to learn the ways of the TRIFORCE, and lead a rag-tag rebellion against the Empire.
You know if Nintendo was involved with Star Wars, it would be nothing short of SUPER!
source: James Farr
Add Mario, a successful video gaming character, and then add the Power Glove, the coolest and most useless peripheral on the NES, or is it? This silent serial film (by Nerdist) finds a cosplay Mario thrust into a wild adventure when he is given an enchanted Power Glove by a mystical hobo (Parenthood’s Jason Ritter) and must do battle with an overzealous security guard and an evil Luigi (Alphas’ Ryan Cartwright) after sneaking into the San Diego Comic-Con to win the heart of his cosplay princess, Peach.
Mario And The Powerglove – Part 1
source: nerdist (part 1 of 2)
Mario And The Powerglove – Part 2
source: nerdist (part 2 of 2)
We have seen an increase in video gaming mash’em ups in the recent past (Contra vs Paperboy being one of my favourites) . I am glad to say that this mash-up concept has now converged to the artistic field.
Aled Lewis Studio creates brilliant artworks that you would be proud to hang on your wall. We recently contacted Aled Lewis Studio and requested to show-off some of their impressive artworks from their ‘Video Games vs Real Life’ collection. They were very much obliging.
If you like what you see here (Ed: I am still drooling!), then head over to their store and start browsing for your ultimate video gaming art piece!
All images used with permission from Aled Lewis Studio Limited, London
A big thank you to Aled Lewis Studio for allowing us to show-off some of their awesome images.