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CultureCan a Controller Be Programmed to Speed-Run Super Mario Bros.?
Long story short, this modder built a controller that, when plugged into a Nintendo Entertainment System, auto speedruns Super Mario Bros. in just a shade under 5 minutes. Naturally, commenters have shouted it down as a fake, but the Tool-Assisted Speedrun community is unanimous in calling the mod real. Modder pjgat09 provides a step-by-step, with…
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UncategorizedWhat’s Cookin’?
My new morning routine: Get up, dump, prepare coffee, boil a pot of water to do the dishes from last night. I have no hot water in my kitchen sink. This will get fixed sometime this week. Until then, I’m washing plates old school, and using them as little as possible. Here’s our big stories…
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No Dead Island Movie in the Works
Dead Island studio Deep Silver has said, via the game’s Facebook page, that no rights to a Dead Island movie have been optioned yet. “Rest assured, a high-quality movie is the #1 thing we’re concerned about for a film adaptation,” writes the developer
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UncategorizedAnd Now, Minecraft Spoofs Dead Island
With a haunting trailer that went instantly viral this past week, Dead Island joined Minecraft as a YouTube subject where you just can’t go wrong. What happens when you combine the two? Comedy gold. Need a refresher for what the gag is? See the original Dead Island trailer here, or see it edited in forward-sequence…
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Shooting Stars
Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm get their guns off on Tuesday. The third release in the Killzone series won’t have as much cussin’ in its dialogue, says developer Guerrilla Games. Bulletstorm, frankly, doesn’t have much non-cussin’ in its script. Tuesday (Feb. 22) Killzone 3 (PS3) – The Killzone trilogy brings the fight to Earth as you…
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Top 5 of Top 10: Heroes for Hire
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •11 Public Domain Characters Who Need Their own Video Game [UGO] Actually, quite a fascinating list, drawing on literary figures, defunct comic book characters, and…
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Billy Mitchell Opens an Arcade
Billy Mitchell, who supplied every villainous stereotype short of twirling his mustache in “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” has opened an arcade at Orlando’s airport under the film’s branding – with good guy Steve Wiebe gracing the entrance. The King of Kong branding on Mitchell’s arcade probably means everyone’s aboard with it,…
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Billion-Dollar Expectations Caused Activision to ‘Abuse’ Guitar Hero, Says Ex-Publisher
The ex-CEO of Guitar Hero’s original publisher, RedOctane, has weighed in on Activision’s decision to close down the franchise, completing the cycle of reaction. Kelly Sumner says the publisher “abused” the franchise and had unrealistic expectations for it. “Not every game can be a billion dollar franchise, but maybe that’s what Activision wants,” said Sumner,…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Find Velocity Girl
An offhand remark in Luke’s look back at the early vision for Xbox Live Marketplace brings us this week’s challenge: Who was Velocity Girl, and what the hell does she look like? “We must get the internet masses to draw a mock-up of Velocity Girl,” said The Sentient Meat. “Sounds like a photoshop challenge to…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is Kotaku’s official open forum. Here you may discuss whatever comes to mind about video games. Well, go ahead, discuss something! I’m waiting! Kidding aside, thanks to reader jungletoad for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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Sunday Comics
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. published Feb. 14 – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. published Feb. 18 – Read more of Nerf…
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UncategorizedSpace Invaders, Played with Kinect
From France comes the latest Kinect mod – fully playable Space Invaders, whose control scheme turns the 1978 Taito classic into an exergaming ordeal. Extend left arm, move left. Extend right arm, move right. OK, but you have to extend both to fire. That means, even if you’re a perfect shot, you’re doing 55 jumping…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest : Give This Guy His Game Winners
My absence last weekend created a bit of a stir. Never fear, we’re here to award the winners of the ‘Shop Contest of Feb. 6, featuring everyone’s favorite Darth Maul impersonator from the Hoosier state, Ricky Lee Kalichun. Since it’s been two weeks, we’ll bring you up to date on the ballad of Ricky Lee.…
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UncategorizedHere’s Doom — Running on a Graphing Calculator
Here, folks, is gaming on the original handheld – a calculator. While you’re still snickering over spelling out BOOBLESS and HELL upside down on yours, some guy’s gone and run Doom – real Doom – on a Texas Instruments Nspire. The admin of the TI calculator enthusiast site (i.e. – gang o’ nerds) Omnimaga got…
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