All I can say is, this Pop Chart Lab creation is extremely cool: astronomy mixed with NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) games goodness. Does this look like a nebula or our very own Milky Way galaxy strewn with Nintendo games?
source: Pop Chart Lab
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Did You Know Gaming: Donkey Kong
The DYKG crew have done it again! This time around, Nintendo’s Donkey Kong gets the Did You Know Gaming treatment. I confess, I am a huge fan of their site and love finding out stuff I had forgotten about or did not know at all. Press play and enjoy the history.
source: DYKGaming
Stop Motion: Donkey Kong and Final Fantasy
Mash’em Up: Super Mario Bros. 3 vs Contra
On the back of Guizdp’s awesome Duck Hunt + Mega Man 2 amalgamation comes the heavyweight mashup; Super Mario Bros. 3 + Contra! There is something endearing seeing Mario blasting away with a gun.
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Nintendo Glory: 2DS
Well, well, well, what do we have here then – a slab of Nintendo with quite the clever moniker, the 2DS! There seems to be a lot of buzz surrounding Nintendo’s imminent handheld system; it’s either love it or hate it.
I must admit, my first impressions were quite negative. However, being aware that Nintendo is a brand I have trusted for over 30 years, I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Once released, I’ll have a play in-store and see if it suits me or not. At the end of the day, if I don’t like it, I won’t buy it. For those that already have a 3DS/XL, just turn off the 3D and you have yourself a 2DS (Ed: drawing a long bow there!).
If you are interested to know, the Australian release date will be on the same day as the US, October 12. Be prepared to pay a little more than our US cousins; the suggested retail price will be $149.95.
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Super Mario Bros. Parkour
This is exactly how Super Mario Bros. would be played in real life!
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Mash’em Up: Mega Man 2 vs Duck Hunt
The Legend of Zelda: Retrospective
By now you are all quite aware of my aversion to adventure and role-playing-games (RPGs). There is one game in this genre that I wish I could “get into”, but I never could – The Legend of Zelda. I own quite a few ‘Zelda’ titles, but playing them is all together another matter. Even though I am not a fan of the game, I do respect the franchise. With that said, this Game Trailers Legend of Zelda: Retrospective video is compelling viewing, even for the non-Zelda fan.
Sit back, relax and press play!
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Sharp Metal Blades
‘Thunder Blade’ or ‘Blades of Steel’ – what’s in a name? Hang on; are we talking about helicopter gunships, ice hockey or a samurai sword fighting game here? Don’t you just love mysterious titles?
Of course you know these games have nothing more in common than the reference to ‘Blade’ in their titles.
‘Thunder Blade’, possibly borrowing from the movie, Blue Thunder (Ed: not confirmed!), is about a high-tech attack helicopter trying to save mankind from some evil-doers. Sega’s 1987 arcade shooter was housed in two arcade guises: a stand-up cabinet with a force feedback joystick; and the awesomely cool sit-down cockpit version with the seat moving in tandem with joystick movements. The conversions sadly lacked this aspect. On the other hand, Konami’s 1987 ice-hockey game, ‘Blades of Steel’ is about dudes trying to play a game of ice hockey while breaking out into a bare-knuckle interlude (or should that be the other way around?). The arcade controls were unique for this game – a back-lit optical trackball to control players and three buttons, one dedicated for punching! Apart from both games being released in 1987, they could not be any more different from one another.
So there you have it, confusion clarified (Ed: really?) – Two very different games with very similar titles. You are more than welcome. Now go and play some video games!