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Today's most retro ad: Japanese Punch-Out!! commercial
by Ross Miller 
{ Jul 5th 2007 at 12:30AM }
Let's try to follow our logic: in Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone took on Ivan Drago, the Soviet Sensation, and his victory was implicitly a victory for the United States of America. It's a US holiday. Therefore, watching a Japanese commercial for Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is patriotic.Got that? Really? We're not sure how, it makes no sense. Anyways, video embedded after the break.
Today's most musical video: Final Fantasy in Mario Paint
by Zack Stern { May 14th 2007 at 12:00AM }
YouTube user TomBobBlender has built a stockpile of game music songs recreated in Mario Paint. One of his latest, the Final Fantasy IV battle theme is our pick for today's video, but browse through his YouTube page for even more selections. Game music recreated in a game -- does it get any See the clip after the break.
Wii-SNES mod: take that, Virtual Console!
by Alisha Karabinus { Apr 23rd 2007 at 10:30AM }
Kotomi, the French mod master we've featured many times on DS Fanboy has finally turned his sights onto the Wii, and the result is beautiful to behold. Forget the Virtual Console -- you can just snap your old SNES carts right in there and throw down. All you need is a classic controller and a lot of extra time. Kotomi has been working on this mod since February, and it was originally planned as an NES mod, but along the way, he gave in to the pervasive allure of the Super NES.
eBay alert: EVERY SUPER NINTENDO GAME
by JC Fletcher { Mar 16th 2007 at 11:30AM }
Remember that scene in The Professional where Gary Oldman turns to a guy and says "Bring me everyone" and the guy is like "What do you mean by 'everyone'?" and then Gary Oldman goes"EEEEEVERYYYYYYYONE"? Well, if you win this auction, the seller will ship you EEEEEVERYYYYYYY ONE of the 720 Super Nintendo games released in the US, all of which are complete, and many of which are sealed. Plus you get 74 duplicates, which you can then use to recoup some of your investment.
The collection includes future Virtually Overlooked subjects like Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus, Pieces, and Cacoma Knight in Bizyland. The price is a little high per game, but the convenience factor of not having to comb hundreds of eBay auctions and game stores for a complete copy of Super Troll Island is considerable.
If you win, and you don't want your extra copy of Super 3D Noah's Ark or Packy & Marlon, please consider sending it along to your friendly neighborhood bloggers. Just a thought.
[Via Game|Life]
Today in Joystiq: March 1, 2007
by Ross Miller { Mar 1st 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
Japanese software sales: week ending 02.25.07
Poll: How much are you playing PS3?
Today's hottest game video: Calling All Cars
News
SimCity DS not just for the Japanese anymore
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of Illuminus details
Insomniac launches podcast, listen to sleep-deprived developers
BioShock slips past June, dated August 21
THQ announces Warhammer 40k MMO
Over 1,000 PS2 games to be compatible with Euro PS3
Citizen Zero canceled, Micro Forté working on spy MMO
Electronic Arts mixes on iTunes
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey to continue in episodic format
Take Two posts loss, settles lawsuit
OXM bribes readers with free GRAW Chapter 2
Aussie PS3 boss: Don't compare systems ... but if you do, PS3 is better
Sony and Immersion reach settlement, feel good vibrations
EA releases actual gameplay footage of Skate (PS3/360)
Behold: concept art for the Prince of Persia movie
GTA:IV trailer coming on March 29th
Rumors & Speculation
IDC predicts Wii to outsell the competition
Nintendo slow to supply retailers with fresh Wiis?
PC columnist Dvorak: Wii will "dominate the future of gaming"
Culture & Community
Mashup: NES meets DVD and wins
Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Ten Unsung Games
Sony blackballs Kotaku for rumor report
Watch some guy draw a photo realistic PSP in MS Paint
Robotic Xbox 360 girl fulfills our fanart fantasies
Using a SNES controller on your PSP
by Andrew Yoon { Jan 5th 2007 at 10:45AM }
It was on a dreary night of January, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of the PSP around me, that I might infuse a spark of Super Nintendo into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the far superior D-Pad of the SNES function; I breathed hard, as I controlled my snowboarder with convulsive motions, agitatating my limbs.
- Mary Shelly, had she access to the PSP hacking community.
[Via MAXCONSOLE]
- Mary Shelly, had she access to the PSP hacking community.
[Via MAXCONSOLE]
Wii impressions: Virtual Console
by James Ransom-Wiley { May 11th 2006 at 2:00AM }
The classic controller is a good fit, albeit unfamiliar, for a gamepad that supports NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx 16. Part of the sacrifice though, is that the classic controller can't offer an authentic retro experience and, of course, leaves us wondering, why bother?It's no secret that all of these platforms and their games are readily available in emulated formats for computers and other devices. And it's easy enough to invest in a gamepad that's as generic as Nintendo's classic controller. For Virtual Console to succeed, it's got to be clean, easy, and cheap.
That said, the E3 Virtual Console demo featured an elegant interface (the downloading process was not shown) and superb emulation software. The demo featured a sampling of beloved launch titles, including Super Mario Bros. (NES), Super Mario World (SNES), Super Mario 64 (N64), Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis), and Bonk's Adventure (TurboGrafx 16).
Body ports: Nintendo controller port tattoos
by Christopher Grant { Feb 27th 2006 at 11:00PM }
Go Nintendo reader Olivier sent them pictures of his tattoos, an armband featuring controller ports from Nintendo's various consoles: NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and GameCube.
There's something very eXistenZ about having gaming ports on your body; admittedly, they're not on his lower spine... though that would be a cool tattoo.
Spoiler City: gallery of game endings
by Christopher Grant { Jan 28th 2006 at 9:45PM }
Game
Revolution has an awesome gallery of classic 8-bit and 16-bit game endings. Don't remember how Sonic the Hedgehog ends? Never did finish Strider? There are a
couple dozen videos on the site, all playable in flash. The majority of the games are all AAA classics like Super Metroid and The Revenge of Shinobi,
with the obligatory Zero Wing entry, and the occasional Kid Chameleon. Where's the Final Fantasy
endings?If you don't mind the absence of video, the Video Game Museum has a huge library of stills from tons o' games.
