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Retrode 2 Hooks Up Old-Skool Controllers And Cartridges To Your Computer

11:25PM January 3, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

We love a bit of retro gaming here at Gizmodo, but there’s one common flaw: playing old console games without the original controller just doesn’t feel quite right. Retrode 2 can help with that. More »


Gaming

3 Amazing Things You’ll Do With Aliens: Colonial Marines On The Wii U

2:00AM June 9, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Earlier this week we learnt that Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines is coming to the Wii U. Today the developer explained some of the really cool ways you’ll be playing the game with Nintendo’s tablet-like controller for their new console. More »


Gaming

Sonic 4 Episode 1: It’s Sonic On Your iPhone

7:40AM October 14, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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Having a real hedgehog in your pocket would be uncomfortable. Thankfully, the first episode of the long-awaited Sonic 4 is now available, letting you spin, dash and spin-dash your way across some heart-warmingly familiar levels. More »


Gaming

The Control Pad Family Tree

11:20PM October 12, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Steve Cable has whipped up this handy “family tree” of video game controllers (click through for the full thing). Informative and educational! More »


Gaming

Sonic Is Slapping A Chaos Emerald Onto Your iPhone In October

5:57AM September 30, 2010 | Sam Biddle

After some franchise missteps, Sega is giving Sonic purists what they want: 2D, ’90s-style gameplay. And iPhone gamers will be the first to take the Blue Blur for a spin, when Sonic 4 Episode 1 hits iTunes on October 7. More »


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Cee Lo’s "F*ck You" As Performed By An Angry Nintendo NES

2:00PM September 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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Gaming

These Five New Kinect Games Look Preeeetty Awesome

7:20PM September 16, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

At Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft demoed five new titles for Xbox 360′s Kinect, and if anyone’s been on the fence about buying into the whole interpretative dance-gaming thing, they might just change their minds. More »


Gaming

Fix Your Broken Game Consoles With iFixit’s Extensive Manuals

11:20PM August 30, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The industrious folks at iFixit have published extensive manuals for 24 popular game consoles, detailing over 200 repairs and modifications with step-by-step guides and photographs. You knew there was a reason you were keeping that broken Game Gear around. More »


Geek Out

Mona Lisa, Made Cuter

9:06AM August 25, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Mysterious. Enigmatic. Mona Lisa might called a lot of things, but cute isn’t one of them. Until now. More »


I Want To Work At Sega For The Pranks

11:10PM August 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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When Sega drone Aaron went out of town for a few weeks, his co-workers decided to prank him hard. Except “prank” at Sega apparently means “do him the awesome favour of turning his desk into a Sonic dreamworld”. Amazing. More »