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The Concept Art For This Cancelled Mario Game Is Hilariously Bad
Ever wondered what Mario would look like in a unitard? Us neither, but at least a few people at Nintendo were keen to find out if the concept art for a cancelled Super Mario Spikers game is to be believed.
As posted recently by PDawgy on Reddit and then found on various other sites by other posters, Super Mario Spikers, alternatively known as Mario Volleyball, was planned as a Wii title in the same vein as Super Mario Strikers and developed by the same team, Next Level Games.
According to Unseen64, Next Level was allowed to pursue the project on its own as a sort of “reward” for the good work and reception to its football titles. As one former artist told Unseen64; “It was a wrestling/volleyball hybrid with a game show slant. It was never released and was financed as more of a reward to Next Level for doing such a great job on MSC”
The project was cancelled sometime in 2007 after it was turned down by Nintendo. But the concept art lives on for us to enjoy now. The only question is how did it manage to get this far?
She Hears A Nintendo Theme Once, Then Makes Beautiful Music
Sonya Belousova is one of today's most accomplished young composers and pianists. Watch her demonstrate her skill by listening to a series of Nintendo themes — most for the first time ever — and then coming up with gorgeous arrangements on the spot.
Father Makes Son Play Through Video Game History, Chronologically
For the last ten years, Andy Baio has been performing an experiment on his son. It is equal parts cruel and fascinating. Rather than let him play whatever video game he wanted, Baio made his boy work his way to modernity by playing through the history of video games chronologically. Starting with 1979's Galaxian.
Nintendo's Creators Show Off Next Year's Massive, New Wii U Zelda
Here's a nice surprise: Nintendo's top developers playing their huge new open-world 2015 Zelda game. Marvelous!
The Tale Of Two Canceled Mario Games
Did You Know Gaming's latest look at Mario explores the strange history of a pair of games that died before they could truly live — the pricey Phillips CD-i travelogue Mario Takes America and the volleyball/wrestling/game show mash-up Super Mario Spikers.
Ralph Baer im Alter von 92 Jahren gestorben
Der deutsch-amerikanische Ingenieur Ralph Baer ist dieses Wochenende im Alter von 92 Jahren gestorben. Er gilt als Erfinder der ersten Videospielkonsole der Welt, dem Magnavox Odyssey.
Day of the Tentacle: Special Edition // Grim Fandango im Januar
Inside the Star Wars Model Shop
Hübsche Galerie auf Imgur voller Star Wars Behind-The-Scenes-Fotos aus dem Model-Shop. Die Scans dürften aus dem 2006er Buch Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop stammen. (Danke Lars!)
'Terminator Genisys' Trailer: The Old Movies Again, But Now Also Completely Different
When news arose that another Terminator was being developed, early on there was a lot of confusion over whether it was being conceived as a sequel or a reboot. With this first trailer for the film, it's now clear where that confusion was coming from--even if that's the only aspect that's exactly clear.
Sony Unveils Limited Edition 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4
Sony has unveiled a limited edition PlayStation 4 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original PlayStation. The console is limited to just 12,300 units and each one is individually numbers. The package comes with a PlayStation 4 console, PlayStation Camera, vertical stand, and controller.
Everything in the package is a gray color meant to match the original PlayStation. However, the gray is slightly different. Sony stated that both consoles "are different shapes and are made with different materials, so although we based the colour of the special edition PS4 on the Original PlayStation, ‘Original Grey’ is a colour optimized for the PS4 system."
The limited edition PlayStation 4 console is priced at $499/£399/€499.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
Full Article - http://www.vgchartz.com/article/252349/sony-unveils-limited-edition-20th-anniversary-playstation-4/
The PlayStation Is Twenty Years Old Today
Has it been that long? Yes, it has. Today, the PlayStation turns twenty years old in Japan.
The 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 Is a Thing of Beauty
To mark the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation, Sony is releasing a special 20th anniversary PlayStation 4. The console is limited to only 12,300 numbered units worldwide.
3DO: Quellcode der schlechtesten Version von Doom veröffentlicht
Wer sich für Spieleprogrammierung auf etwas exotischeren Plattformen interessiert, kann jetzt einen besonders interessanten Abstecher wagen: Der Quellcode für Doom auf dem 3DO ist veröffentlicht. Die Entwicklerin erzählt, warum ihr Port der schlechteste ist - bis auf die Musik. (Doom, id Software) 
Harter Faktencheck: Olle Nokias vs. neue Smartphones
Spec-Vergleiche sollen im Regelfall feine Details zwischen Mitbewerbern kenntlich machen. Wer hat mehr Pixel, mehr Prozessorpower oder den größeren Speicher. Wie in diesem Fall ein altes Nokia-Handy mit einem Smartphone zu vergleichen, ist natürlich ...
Tanz den Mario (und die Peach und Toad und Luigi)
Bei Dance with the Stars, einer Tanzshow des amerikanischen Senders ABC, gab es gestern eine ganz süße Tanzeinlage: Super Mario Freestyle mit Mario und Peach und Toad und Luigi als Backup. Das Video gibt es leider offiziell nicht in Deutschland. Dafü...
Super Smash Bros: Video: So wird gespielt
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Bowser Would Easily Win LEGO Mario Kart
Or would it be Wario? It's hard to pick, since every character and vehicle looks fantastic in this collaborative LEGO Mario Kart diorama by 74louloute, 7kyubi7 and fujiia.
First Jurassic World Trailer Will Make You Scream At Dinosaurs Again
Here it is: the first official trailer to Jurassic World. And once again, we humans just don't know when to stop playing God. "You just went and made a new dinosaur? Probably not a good idea." See for yourself!
...Atari Jaguar Europe Festival 2014
Seit einigen Jahren finden nun schon das eJagFest in der Nähe von Duisburg als Huldigung von Ataris Raubkatze Jaguar statt. Dabei wird zwei Tage lang ausgiebig gezockt, gefachsimpelt und diskutiert, es werden Klassiker wie auch neue Homebrews präsentiert. Zudem wird dieses Jahr anlässlich des 25ten Geburtstages des Lnyx auch dem schwarzen Spielspaßziegelstein gefröhnt. Ich selber habe es trotz der kurzen Anfahrt leider noch nie dorthin geschafft, wer jedoch etwas Liebe für die gescheiterte Raubkatze aus dem Traditionshause besitzt, sollte sich das Event mal anschauen, für Zocker aus der Umgebung ist es eigentlich ohnehin ein Pflichttermin. Der Eintritt für einen Tag beträgt 10€, für beide Tage zusammen 15€.
eJagFest 2014 / Eintritt 10€
15ter und 16ter November 2014 / ab 10 Uhr
St. Dionysius Pfarrheim / Uerdinger Str. 183a / 47259 Muendelheim
Westworld-Series goes big time…
Vor zwei Monaten hatte HBO den Piloten zur angekündigten Westworld-Serie bestellt, und der – gedreht von Jonathan Nolan (yep, Christophers Bruder und Macher von Person Of Interest), produziert von J.J. Abrams – scheint denen so gut gefallen zu haben, dass sie nun eine komplette Serie geordert haben. Wir kriegen also mindestens eine Staffel durchdrehender Roboter in einem glitchy Freizeitpark aus der Zukunft. YES! Und der Hollywood Reporter hat zwei kleine Details, die diese Meldung tatsächlich nochmal doppelt so gut machen:
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the show’s androids — played by castmembers including James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton — can be killed off and return with completely different personas, allowing actors to play many characters. That creative device, one top talent agent said, helped HBO attract a premier cast (which also includes Ed Harris, Miranda Otto and Jeffrey Wright). And unlike the actors on such anthology series as FX’s American Horror Story and HBO’s own True Detective, which reboot themselves every season, the cast of Westworld is signing multiyear deals.
Die Robots werden, wie im Film, gekillt und kommen zurück – und gehen auf die Jagd nach unschuldigen Freizeitpark-Touristen. Und die Cast hat Verträge für mehrere Jahre unterschrieben, HBO plant also big time. Das Setting und der Plot, der offensichtliche Wille von HBO da auch Geld reinzustecken und nicht zuletzt die sensationelle Cast mit Anthony Hopkins als Creative Director und Coder des Parks mit Robot-Vision, Evan Rachel Wood und James Mardsen als Killer-Robots, dazu Ed Harris, Miranda Otto und Jeffrey Wright, könnten aus Westworld eine der besten Serien des kommenden Jahres machen. Da spielt es fast schon keine Rolle mehr, dass Westworld einer meiner Lieblings-Filme aller Zeiten ist. FUCK YES!
Nach dem Klick noch die kryptisch-glitchy Vines, die HBO zusammen mit der Meldung gestern abend veröffentlicht hatte:
BioWare Headquarters in Google Maps: Shepard’s Favorite Studio in Canada
You can now take a peek at the house that Baldur and his gate built right from your browser. BioWare invited Google to make a virtual tour of its Edmonton office, the studio where classics such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and Dragon Age were born. As you may have expected, the building is filled with art and toys from its franchises.
Head to the mass relay and jump to Google Maps to scout BioWare’s crib, or check out it out below:
[via Polygon]
Read-Only Memory's 'Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works' Now Available
Late last year the classic gaming book publisher Read-Only Memory launched a Kickstarter to help fund a historic look at Sega’s 16-bit days. The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works was a huge hit on the crowd-funding platform, raising well over triple their initial target. Fast forward to today and this celebration of the Mega Drive is finally here.
A New Sonic Game Has Been Uncovered… From 1996
Sonic X-Treme final build leaked
After Team Sonic moved onto the NiGHTS series and left Sonic in the hands of an American developer, that’s when many gamers consider Sonic to have died. It was the end of the traditional side-scrolling adventures of the spiky blue mascot and the start of his eventual decline into ridicule.
But it could have been different – his fate could have been saved by a Sega Saturn release that would have featured 3D models in an isometric world: Sonic just might have been able to keep up to speed with Super Mario 64 or Crash Bandicoot on the PS1.
Thanks to Krejiooc over at NeoGAF, full demos and builds of the cancelled Sonic X-Treme (not to be confused with Sonic Extreme) are beginning to leak, documenting the tortured development process that plagued the game until its eventual death. Below is a quick video showing how the NiGHTS engine would have been used to create the boss battles:
Click here to view the embedded video.
The full story in the thread is definitely worth a read: it explains how much engine-sourcing issues stumbled the game’s development, and is a fascinating window into the differences in Japanese and Western development methods.
The Dark Secrets Of Nintendo That You Won’t Believe
Nintendo is the cutesy developer of the industry, a bastion for happiness and joy. Or so it would have you believe.
There’s a lot of dark secrets hidden in Nintendo’s history – such as the fact it once ran ‘love’ hotels – but even its games contain a surprising amount of sinister details that you might not have ever considered.
And this just makes us love Nintendo all the more. Here’s the dark secrets that Nintendo can never forget.
The Cast of Seinfeld as Dragon Ball Characters
Thanks to artist Nina Matsumoto' Dragon Ball X Seinfeld piece, now I can totally imagine Dragon Ball Elaine kicking everyone through walls and yelling "Get Out!", right before Kramer goes Super Saiyan.
Qbert & Co: 901 Spielhallenklassiker im Onlinearchiv
Der simulierte Münzeinwurf erfolgt mit der Ziffer 5: Rund 900 Arcadeklassiker sind ab sofort auf Archive.org zu finden und größtenteils ohne weiteren Aufwand im Browser spielbar. (
#62: Enthüllungs-Squadron
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Anatol Locker, Heinrich Lenhardt, Jörg Langer und Winnie Forster begrüßen diesmal Stargast Julian Eggebrecht in der Podcast-Runde. Der Mitgründer von Factor 5 plaudert aus dem Star-Wars-Nähkästchen, verrät Details über eine Reihe von unveröffentlichten Spieleprojekten und erzählt was seine neue Firma TouchFactor so alles treibt. Julian nimmt das Blättern in Power Play 6/90 zum Anlass um historische Turrican-Wertungen an- und Entwicklungs-Anekdoten auszusprechen. Es wird auch über aktuelle Spiele diskutiert und im Laufe der Sendung schaltet sich sogar der verlorene Sohn Veteran Winnie dazu.
- 0:00:48 Stargast Julian Eggebrecht stellt sich vor.
- 0:05:08 Weder El-Fish, noch Henrik Fisch, sondern TouchFish (»... die wollen nur miteinander spielen«).
- 0:13:00 Superman und Star Wars: Die Projektleichen im Keller von Factor 5 und die Zusammenarbeit mit LucasArts, Microsoft, Nintendo und Sony.
- 0:20:50 »Mich gibt's schon noch« - Winnie kämpft sich durch die Leitung.
- 0:22:07 Julian über das 2008 geplante Rogue-Squadron-Spiel für Wii und Star-Wars-Pläne auf Xbox.
- 0:54:42 Wir blättern in Power Play 6/90: Angesichts des Tests von Turrican steuert Julian Anekdoten über die Entstehung des Action-Klassikers bei. Außerdem: Castle Master, LHX Attack Chopper, Antheads, und das New-Wave-Band-Foto aus dem Londoner U-Bahn-Tunnel.
- 1:08:14 Winnie in der Probezeit erschreckt: So reagierten damals die Turrican-Entwickler auf die Power-Play-Wertungen.
- 1:12:05 Was haben wir zuletzt gespielt? Civilization: Beyond Earth, Alien Isolation (inkl. Themenschlenker zu einem damit verbundenen Wertungs-Rückzieher), einiges von Headup Games, Destiny, Geheimakte Tunguska, Rules!, Legend of Grimrock 2.
- 1:28:05 Der Schlussgag.
Cute Jawa Kids Halloween Costumes: Jawadorable
These kids wanted to be Jawas for Halloween this year so their parents agreed. Don’t they make the cutest Jawas this side of Tatooine?
Although I’m not sure what they expect to find at each house. Candy or droids? Candied droids would be best I would think. As cute as they are in the daytime, they’d pretty creepy in the dark on Halloween night. I would freak out if I saw them. Because you know they’re just there to scope out your place and steal your droids. Or maybe sell you one with a bad motivator.
They look adorable though, don’t they? Shut up and take my candy! Utinni!
[via Fashionably Geek]