…and Tron vs. Shadow Man Would Just Make The Earth Explode.
1) Amusing video found at The Allspark, Mega Man X4: Windows 95
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2) 1UP takes a look at pirate-themed games, and even has a piece on Misadventures of Tron Bonne, which just makes up for the sacrilege that is the lack of Wario Land.
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3) If you’re going to see Pirates of the Caribbean, you should read this first. Ditto for X-Men: The Last Stand(that even still in theaters?) and Cars.
IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
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4) IGN looks at Wii Sports: Walking the Line: The truth. The Possibility. The danger.
“Sure the system would be great at under $200 bucks, but throw in another controller (like we said, most games are multiplayer thus far) along with Wii Sports and you’ve got yourself an amazingly strong core system. Include the Zapper and Classic controllers into the mix and you’ve got a $250 package that no gamer could resist, period.”
HEY, GET YOUR OWN IDEAS, YOU FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS!
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5) NOA_Andy gets Punk’d… er, Pink’d.
Hey, Kirby’s cool in my book. COME PINK ME!!!
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6) GameDaily breaks it down by looking at 360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii.
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7) Nintendo & Sony – Leaders & Followers.
Someone finally put it into good words. This is the sort of thing we’re talking about when some of us say that Sony’s copying Nintendo, and Nintendo is innovating. We’re not trying to say Nintendo invented anything, never were(save for perhaps some of the more ignorant among us). Read on for the full scoop.
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8) RacketBoy.com has made a cool treat that I sure as hell enjoyed. Behold! The first issue of Nintendo Power, in .pdf format!
Ah, the memories. I still have my first issue tucked away somewhere… it’s nice to be able to enjoy it again without having to dig it up and risk it turning to dust in my hands. Check out the cool Super Mario 2 and Zelda art. 
I remember that cover so well. I didn’t know anything about Super Mario 2 when I first saw it, and thought Wart was supposed to be the Mushroom King or something(y’know, ’cause of the crown and robe). I don’t think I’d even seen the Princess by that point to be able to think “hey, that wouldn’t be right…”
X-Entertainment reviewed it awhile back, too.
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9) Slashdot linked to this little piece, examining what else $600 for a PS3 could do for you.
“When Sony announced the price of the PS3 many people were left dumbfounded at how expensive it was going to be. Microsoft joked that people would get the Xbox360 and the Wii instead. Brittlefish has taken this a step further and put together a list of some other gaming ‘bundles’ that you could buy instead of just getting one PS3. You might be surprised at what you can get for that kind of money.”
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10) Also on Slashdot, Edge columnist Jeff Minter writes about Sony’s arrogance.
On a related note, I was reading over an interview Next Generation magazine had with Ken Kutaragi back in the PS1 days, and man, he seemed different.
I liked their marketing better then, too.
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11) Ctrl+Alt+Del takes a look at Sony’s PSP ad campaign abroad, and why the whole thing really is kind of silly.
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12) I’m no big Final Fantasy mark, but it makes for some interesting reading. Such as the potential for e-mail in Final Fantasy III for the DS.
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13) Oh, about that Nintendo Power thing? SEGA had one too, remember? SEGA Visions? As Kotaku informs, Racketboy has an early one of that, too.
Me? I might have it somewhere, I don’t remember. I got a bunch off a guy in high school.
PSM #1 is available, too, from back when they were more fun to read.
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14) I wonder what would happen if someone did this IRL?
Probably nothing good.
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15) On the one hand, I wish I’d seen this sooner. On the other hand, I wish I knew what it looked like, as I already have a standee, and if it’s the same one, then no big.
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16) ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
scans_daily had a neat post which linked to a funny as Hell Flash video of the Fantastic 4, by that guy who does those other floating-hand Marvel toons.
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LBD “Nytetrayn”