We can't tell you to download them (in fact, we'll tell you not to), but we can definitely applaud the technical achievement. A homebrew genius called papafuji has ported a massive selection of classic textadventures and early graphic adventure games to the DS, including all of Infocom's text adventures and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams' interactive fiction.
These aren't just barebones ports, either: you can save games, and you can choose to enter text via an onscreen keyboard or handwriting input! And the game engine contains shorthand functionality for common commands like cardinal directions and "get".
Some of the games are public domain, but most aren't, and we aren't sure which games fall in which category. Therefore, we're officially warning you: if you download these games, there's a good chance that you are a pirate.
Looking to relive a cherished moment from your childhood? Maybe share it with others? Perhaps you just need material for a Mario-themed drinking game. We won't judge you. We'll just let you know that The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to DVD in the U.S. this June. And we mean the whole series run in one box set with lots of bonus features. If you can't get enough of classic Mario, this is one for you.
These have got to be some of the best looking cases we've ever seen. With a leather fit over your DS Lite, you can give it the sophisticated wrap it deserves. A nice button allows the cover to be snapped shut, with an open slot on the top allowing you to plug in the AC adapter and charge your DS Lite as it is secure in its leather cage.
There are many more colors available, as well as close up shots of the various areas of the case, embedded past the post break.
Did you know this week was Brain Awareness week? Neither did we, which might say something about the current state of our brain (see: mush). As part of this week's focus on the brain and the wonderful things it can do, UK retailer GAME is selling some bundles, along with a few games, at a discount to help you get the most out of that wrinkled little guy that rests snugly within your skull.
The deals offered include the pink and onyx DS Lites, bundled with Brain Training (Brain Age for us Americans) at a discounted price. Also up for grabs are Big Brain Academy, as well as Brain Training by itself, allowing those of you who already have a DS Lite (as you should) to still get in on the action.
Oshare Majo Love and Berry, the arcade-game-interfacing, rhythm-actioning, dressing-up smash from Sega, is popular enough to support even the most tenuous promotional items, as evidenced by the Janome sewing machine seen above. When Japanese gamers buy Love and Berry DS Collection stuff, they'll receive postcards they can send in for a chance to win this Love and Berry DS Collection sewing machine, as well as a Love and Berry DS Collection jewelry box. Oddly enough, this is not the first time the worlds of Nintendo handhelds and sewing machines have collided.
No matter what you think of it now, we guarantee you'll be pining for one of these machines when it goes up on eBay in five years. Or are we the only ones like that?
Bathroom gaming has been a popular pastime for as long as handheld consoles have been around. We like to imagine that even before our age of technology, kids spent their lavatory leisure time playing ball-in-a-cup or some other antiquated equivalent. That's how far back this honorable tradition goes.
As Infendo Radio host Scott Johnson can tell you, however, bathroom gaming does not come without its hazards. It's easy for things to go wrong while multi-tasking, but when you're sitting on the toilet is one of the worst times that can happen. Johnson has an entertaining, animated short describing his woeful experience. The Flash cartoon also serves as a warning to all you extreme bathroom gamers out there: playing New Super Mario Bros. in the work washroom might be fun, but if you aren't careful, it can quickly turn into a commode catastrophe.
This papercraft stuff is turning into a real phenomenon. Well, at least one person's phenomenon. Personally, we wish we had the artistic capabilities to create such cool papercraft, as it would save us a bundle. Instead, we'll just keep spending exuberant amounts of money on little figurines and statues.
Anyone out there going to give this a try themselves?
Sure, you've seen the shoes with fishbowls in them and might have thought such a person with shoes like that are either dressed up for Halloween or discovered time travel in the 1970's, transporting themselves to our time for their first taste of future living. Regardless, we'd like to know: fashion statement or awkward means of transport? You be the judge.
Remember when we told you guys about this? Well, Capcom took the liberty to collect all of the results of said contest on a flickr page, for our viewing pleasure. Some of the comics are just downright hilarious (I BROKE YOUR BUGLE!), so hilarious as to woo the fine folks at Capcom enough so that they bring Gyakuten Saiban 3 to territories outside of Japan, which is looking to be a strong possibility as each new day passes.
The Nintendo World Store in NYC doesn't have parties too often, so when one happens, you have to take note. Disney's Spectrobes will be taking over the store: you'll get a chance to meet Kentaro Hisai, Spectrobes' producer, play in a Spectrobes tournament and try to win a custom DS.
With the latest release schedule that Nintendo dished out, we all noticed a severe lack of Game Boy Advance games. So, we figured we'd ask you guys where you stand with the GBA. Could you care less or are you still actively purchasing and playing GBA games?
Mixing together the run-and-gun violence of Doom with the cute sounds and characters of the Mario universe could only produce one thing: awe. That's right, we're in awe of how well these two things mix together. To tell the truth, if we found ourselves being chased by dozens of Yoshis on go karts, we'd probably pull out a pistol and start firing too.
Check out the ridiculous video past the post break.
Over at Joystiq, they snapped the above picture outside of the Phil Harrison (he's some Sony guy or something) keynote speech today. It's funny on multiple levels; not only was Reggie at the PS3 keynote (he must own one of them suckers), but his limo driver looks like he spent the majority of his time outside the keynote pounding beers.
Maybe he doubles as Reggie's body guard? He looks like a grizzled war vet ...
We're not sure how old this is, but we have never seen it before. As such, we're obligated to present it to you, loving readers, as not only does it present Mario in a very mature and Goomba-crushing light, it's Mario with a very non-Italian spin. And believe us when we say mature; Goombas do not just flatten when stomped, they shoot fluid out of their bodies at a high enough velocity to cut glass, we believe.
Some people just love the retro woodgrain look -- these iPod cases are proof enough of that. How do you think this would look on a DS? It may not be for everyone, but the best thing about replacement cases is that you can tailor your favorite electronics to suit your own look. So let's get creative this morning. What look would really be you? Something we've seen, perhaps, like these or the clear cases? Would replacement case would really define you as a gamer? We're not sure there really is one look that could completely satisfy us all the time, but maybe we could go with a sleek glass and chrome (remember, we're dreaming here) for the weekends, and a practical matte black (for fewer fingerprints!) for those knockabout weekdays.
In reality, we would absolutely not want a glass DS, because we would drop it and weep as it shattered.
Looking to relive a cherished moment from your childhood? Maybe share it with others? Perhaps you just need material for a Mario-themed drinking game. We won't judge you. We'll just let you know that The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to DVD in the U.S. this June. And we mean the whole series run in one box set with lots of bonus features. If you can't get enough of classic Mario, this is one for you.
Did you know this week was Brain Awareness week? Neither did we, which might say something about the current state of our brain (see: mush). As part of this week's focus on the brain and the wonderful things it can do, UK retailer GAME is selling some bundles, along with a few games, at a discount to help you get the most out of that wrinkled little guy that rests snugly within your skull.
Bathroom gaming has been a popular pastime for as long as handheld consoles have been around. We like to imagine that even before our age of technology, kids spent their lavatory leisure time playing ball-in-a-cup or some other antiquated equivalent. That's how far back this honorable tradition goes.
