16x16 pixel tribute to Zelda1

http://labs.benpurdy.com/zelda/

Wow! I think I like this better than the real Zelda1! Don't have to do those stuffy dungeons.

This was done as an entry to a programming competition. Very nice effort I must say.

PARODIUS — MAY CAUSE BONERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrFP1TaLZr8

and there's the proof. It's such a stimulating game full of fun and craziness that Dan had an erection the whole way through. You don't see it obviously but we hear that he becomes genuinely concerned as it goes on. Enjoy Parodius sensibly folks.

We need more Japanese novel games (especially romance)

CIRCLE Entertainment Tweeted about looking for a translator to bring these kinds of games to the west.

I fully support this. In fact, I believe there ought to be so many available that they're a dime a dozen. For example, if you want romance then there should be something that caters to your need instead of buying a murder mystery in the vain hope that romance appears within because one of the female characters is a cute babe.

By the way, this is not hypothetical! Layton vs Ace Attorney just came out and it's another one of this genre! Where are the romance games!

I'm aware this is all subcultural, but the murder/mystery subculture is a lot better served than the romance subculture.

Sonic Lost World Zelda dlc - how to find all three extra heart containers

1st is on one of the pillars you have to shimmy up in Hyrule Field.
2nd one you have to use the black bomb wisp item to blow up a crack in the floor of the cave. Hold the GamePad flat or else it'll roll away!
3rd one is further along the path in the cave.

This dlc was a nice weird tribute to Zelda. It's not as good as the Yoshi stage but it's cool to experience. The best part for me was "filipping" the Deku nuts back at the Scrubs.

Follow up on Game Grumps Parodius

Heh it's a good game certainly but it's the next game in the series, Gokujou Parodius that's the best in my opinion.

GAME GRUMPS ARE DOING PARODIUS! YES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbEYxcNICtc

They just uploaded it! I haven't watched yet but holy shit! Go watch it! It's one of the best games everrr! Can't wait to see them experiencing it and for potential new players to go "wow!" at it. Arin will be a pro of course since he's super good at Gradius 3. Oh boy oh boy!

GBA games appearing for Wii U VC from April 3rd

Advance Wars seems to be the first one to show up so far. I doubt there'll be multi-player but Advance Wars has the advantage of being turn based so you can just swap the controls when it's the other player's turn.

OutRun 3D is coming soon

Now we're talkin'!

If this game could be done in that nice 3D that Sonic 1 got and have an option to turn off its non-fun difficulty, then that would be lovely.

Kokopolo returns in 3D!

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/224695-circle-picks-up-go-go-kokopolo-3d

Wow! Where did this go? It was an interesting, colourful and very challenging DSiWare game and although there was talk of a follow-up, this is the first sign of it.

It also brings back memories of NGamer magazine, in which the original game was featured ages before it came out.

Interesting slide from IGA's presentation

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/224669-igarashi-says-legend-of-zelda-was-an-inspiration-for-castlevania-symphony-of-the-night

I like this slide. I was looking forward to IGA's GDC presentation and I hope I can check it out somewhere online. For now this is a nice teaser.

I keep forgetting about Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright

I saw some display boxes of this game today and I'm not really that pushed about this. I'm sure it'll be a fine game though.

I'm kind of scratching my head trying to think how many years fans have been waiting for this game. It was a very long time ago since it was announced. I remember someone saying it'll be the last game they'll buy on DS before 3DS comes in. Four years I suppose. I thought it was a bit longer than that though.

McDonalds Mario toys

There are some Mario themed toys in Happy Meals now. I'm gonna try and collect a few and see what they're like :)

Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 118: Big Rigs Over The Road Racing

http://cinemassacre.com/2014/03/19/avgn-big-rigs-over-the-road-racing/

I really enjoyed this episode! I'd definitely say it's a crowd pleaser, not just because Big Rigs is an almighty spectacle to behold, but because I found this episode to be utterly charming. The Nerd doesn't swear an awful lot in this episode, which is an interesting point but I don't know if that necessarily contributes to my high enjoyment of it.

I never experienced Big Rigs myself except for that old game review where the guy just breaks down and cries instead of saying anything. The Nerd's take is even better and I really enjoyed experiencing this game through him.

The hypothetical advert he imagines in the end is a nice refreshing surprise and it's pretty funny too!

I think PewDiePie's pretty cool actually!

Don't get me wrong, the screaming is still a bit much for me. The Cat Mario playthrough was the only one I had watched at that stage.

I've watched a couple of others now like Don't Shit Your Pants and Pom Gets Wi-Fi and they were pretty enjoyable! The games themselves are enjoyable but he was fun to watch as well.

He has a very cute face. I bet the girls are crazy about him.

Koji Igarashi leaves Konami

Wow. The days of classic Konami are well and truly over now. (Well, they have been over for a long time to be fair). Now the only thing Konami is good for is making us squeal occasionally when they make an obscure reference to their classic games. It doesn't have to be like this but that's the way it's going to be unfortunately.

Anyway, this news is emerging very close to Igarashi's GDC presentation, which is still scheduled for this Friday.

http://schedule.gdconf.com/session-id/828360

Todd Carey sings Nintendo

Don't know anything else about this American pop singer but I just heard his song featuring Nintendo nostalgia as one of its themes. The lyrics in this song aren't too bad and the tune is familiar to a lot of other pop songs. It's alright.

Bold assumption confirmed about Yoshi's New Island

I played a bit of this and yup. Nowhere near as good as the SNES game.

Get a load of the Senran Kagura Burst boxart that didn't make the final cut

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/224195-the-alternate-boxart-for-senran-kagura-burst-that-almost-was

The final European boxart came out much better than this. This game isn't about weird fashion!

Critical consensus seems to think Yoshi's New Island is just OK

Some reviews are out now and the scores aren't too bad (nothing in the nineties though).

I don't know if any of them commented on the lovely promotional artwork but I think that's what will be the biggest attraction about this game.

AVGN Rob the Robot with commentary

http://cinemassacre.com/2014/03/12/commentary-avgn-rob-the-robot/

I guess this is a little taste of what it's like to have the AVGN DVDs. Nice to have an insight on the production from James himself.

James & Mike play Super Mario's Wacky Worlds

http://cinemassacre.com/2014/03/10/super-marios-wacky-worlds-cd-i/

This is a really interesting type of game to play because it's unfamiliar to many, yet it's Mario which is normally familiar to everyone.

The lads cope with having to reset the console again and again by assigning a "reset bitch" and eventually they just end up using a long stick. It might be worth using a little stool or table near you upon which you can set the console. Consider the ergonomics of your session!

I would LOVE to play Super Mario Bros with 4 monitors

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/223861-random-time-super-mario-bros-played-with-4-monitors

Wow just look at this. I'd love to play platform games like this without any scrolling/camera movement whatsoever and have the video output just stretch around the room like in the bigger fancier cinemas.

I'd love to at least try it but right now I can only imagine how sublime the experience would be.

Super Grep Simulator - FANTASTIC Game Grumps fan animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODrKQ8YpXrM

This is the funniest animation based on Game Grumps I've seen in a long time! What got me especially was the KIRBY'S FUCKING PISSED boxart. That one shook my very soul with laughter for about 10 minutes straight.

Everything else about it is just gorgeous and almost as funny. Watch it now!

Denpa Men 3 on the way!

This got an OLFC rating recently so horray! It's turning into quite a robust RPG series.

New LovePlus has a TwinBee game in it

Just saw this nice idea. You play as TwinBee while your LovePlus girlfriend plays as WinBee, taking advantage of the couple concept from that game's design whilst also serving as a nice tribute to Konami's classic arcade series.

If you've been grumpy with Konami in recent years, this will make you a tiny bit less grumpy.

Using Squaks to find jigsaw pieces in Tropical Freeze

I'm usually ok at finding these pieces myself but there was one part in level 1-B where I couldn't find the last piece for anything. After paying 10 banana coins to get Squaks he started squaking in a spot where I just had to stay still for a few seconds and the jigsaw revealed itself. I would never have thought about just staying still during the stage. I was about to look on Miiverse as well but there aren't any tags for the individual stages like in the NSMBU games.

Yoshi's New Island desktop wallpapers

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Yoshi-s-New-Island-766852.html

The microsite for the game has opened and I suppose the one thing I can recommend about the game is to gaze at the official artwork. It's gorgeous and looks a heck of a lot better than the game itself. Lots of character art and wallpapers to enjoy on this microsite, so have a look.

My wild assumption on Yoshi's New Island

It probably won't be as good as the SNES original. I'll keep an open mind though and I am interested in playing it.

Seeing Senran Kagura Burst on shop shelves

It's a lovely rush to pick this up and look at the cover! I've even seen it on shelves that are really close to the floor so it's pretty much on display in plain sight. That's an advantage of its subcultural nature I suppose. No fuss.

Captain Rainbow was NOT your first encounter with Little Mac from Punch-Out!!

A Japanese gamer allegedly said they first came across Little Mac in Captain Rainbow.

I call BULLSHIT on you, sir or madam!

I don't care if you're Japanese; if you've even heard of Captain Rainbow, you know about games and you know enough about games to know what Punch-Out!! is. Don't fucking pretend you don't!

Senran Kagura Burst ads - A little bit POW! and a little bit BOING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRqVXLlLQpc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyyMKGBLa9c

On PQube's YouTube channel we have these two little adverts that can be described as "Confessions of a Video Gamer". They're a silly bit of fun and the line "It's a little bit..." sticks in your mind on the way to the game shop.