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What Would Happen If We “Play” This NES Emulator Cartridge Casemod?
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Finally, an NES cartridge casemod I can get behind without weeping uncontrollably. This one houses a complete library of NES games, uses the original buttons, and hides inside the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo cartridge. But wait, there’s more: More »
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Gutted Classic Game Boy Made Into 80GB Hard Drive
6:00AM Jack Loftus | While I generally weep when modders take classic video game consoles like this Game Boy here and gut it to produce something less important, like a hard drive, I’m taking solace in the fact that this mod might be used to store Game Boy ROMs for an emulator. I hope. More »
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Game Boy Bling: Awesome
1:30AM Adam Frucci | With all due respect to Flava Flav and his giant clock, this is more my speed. Although I can’t help but notice that the chain is too short to let him play it while wearing it. [Facehunter via Kottke]
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This Nintendo Ad Out-Pervs Even My Honed Sensiblities
6:40AM Mark Wilson | It’s rare that, as an adult, I look at a sexually suggestive joke and don’t quite get it. But it’s even rarer that the ad would be from Nintendo’s marketing department. More »
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History Proves the iPhone Will Never Win the Handheld Gaming Wars
5:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Super Monkey Ball is arguably the current zenith of iPhone tilt gaming. The gameplay involves navigating your bebubbled monkey through a series of elevated, edgeless mazes without letting him fall—it’s fun, if repetitive. Nintendo’s Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble is similar: The player guides Kirby through mazes using tilt-sensitive control, collecting stars along the way. Both games are entertaining, and both won positive reviews for nearly identical control schemes. So why is Monkey Ball getting all the attention? Well, for one, Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble is only available for the the Game Boy Colour. Oh, and it was released in 2001. More »
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Interview: Collecting Every Nintendo Game & Watch Ever
9:30AM Matt Buchanan | Before there was the Game Boy, there was Game & Watch. DS Fanboy has a sitdown with two dudes who scoured the world to collect every Game & Watch handheld ever produced: 60 in all, each one a unique and delicious plastic bundle with a single game, like Snoopy Tennis or Donkey Kong Jr. How obsessed is collector Michael Panayiotakis? More »
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Game Boy Boots Aren’t Cool
2:55AM Adam Frucci | If you want to show off your love for the Game Boy, I can think of quite a few better ways to do it than by wearing some seriously ugly boots with Game Boys strapped to the front. Not that I’m a fashionista or anything, but I mean, come on. They also come in high heels form, which might be even worse. Check those after the jump. More »
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