Gaming

Nintendo really sort of lost it with that GameCube controller. Eight buttons? Not even counting the sticks or the control pad. Was that really necessary? With the Wii, Nintendo took us back to their simpler hey-day. It’s too bad the console is such shit. But in the Wii’s defense, the new Wii Super Mario Bros. game is a saving grace. ...

One of the most anticipated games of the past few years, Dante’s Inferno has had a last minute console change. Rather than being released on the PS3, Dante’s Inferno will now be available exclusively on the NES. Link [via]

This video offers ironclad definitive proof (it IS on the internet, and as you know, everything on the internet is true) that Michael Jackson had a helping hand in composing the music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Please excuse the crappy introduction song. Not our video and sadly our mind-control device is in the shop, so we couldn’t alter the ...

Today, the Sony Playstation turns 15 years old. As it transitions from childhood to adulthood, your Playstation might notice some changes. Its voice might crack or become inexplicably deep. You can expect hair to grow in odd places. Your Playstation might also become increasingly interested in the opposite sex (or the same sex, we don’t judge.) After 15 years of ...

It’s never easy to deny the scrumptiousness of gingerbread cookies. And if said cookies happen to be inspired by one of your favorite video games? Forget about it. These aren’t your grandma’s cookies, designed to resemble characters from Left 4 Dead 2, these gruesome and scary cookies are total eye candy for the gamer with a sweet tooth. Link

Spread the geeky Christmas cheer with this rad Space Invaders Wrapping Paper. If your present is strong enough to fend off an advanced galactic army, it must be the greatest present of the bunch. Hands down. Link [via]

The Pac-Man Ring Set puts Packy right on the digits of your girlfriend hand of choice. Hopefully your fingernails are slightly better kept than the nails of this hand model. If you’re going to show off your hands, you should want them in the finest condition. Clipped and clean. It’s only fair to the Pac. Link [via]

When geekism meets fine art, the results are usually breath-taking. Such is the case with Brock Davis’s Arcade Expressionism pieces, which reduce the 8-bit arcade images to their basic shapes and smudges. Above is Donkey Kong and after the jump you can spot Dig Dug and Missle Command.

This Left 4 Dead / My Little Pony mash-up makes L4D almost, dare we say, adorable? The Hunter is just all the more terrifying when combined with a little Toola-Roola.

As long as we’re on the subject of people and things other than Queen performing Queen songs, check out this amazing video of four simultaneously running Super Mario Bros. levels playing out the music to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” How people find time to do these things is just mind-baffling. I totally salute you, but seriously, get a job. ...