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Over 70 Preserved Prototypes Later, All That Glitters Is Pirates! Gold

By my count, this plucky little site has digitally archived, documented, and made public more than 70 pre-release (or never released) vintage video games–that includes all of the ones that have come into my hands, and others that were charitably donated by passionate folks around the country. From building blocks to bingo brunches, playing is an...

Wed Jul 4, 2018 23:13
Blast from the Past: a Beat-Up Bullet Bill from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie

I can still remember shuffling out of the theater doors on Memorial Day weekend in 1993, a sweating Yoshi Slurpee in one hand, a clenched ERTL Goomba action figure in the other. The projectionist could have shown a Buñuel art house film–with wild ostriches poking their heads in and out of frame, with bottomless dinner guests plopping themselves on...

Mon Jul 17, 2017 05:01
Remembering Nintendo Power’s Nester Comic Strip Artist Dan Spiegle

The industrious and accomplished comic artist Dan Spiegle, who drew the later Nester’s Adventures strips in Nintendo Power–as well as many movie, television, and literary adaptations in an Inkpot Award-winning career–died on January 28, 2017 at the age of 96. To commemorate his passing, I looked back at Nintendo’s once mighty official North American...

Sun May 28, 2017 18:11
Michael Vick, the Marlboro Man, and the Super Mario Bros. 3 Happy Meal

To find out what these three have in common, check out today’s article, which takes a look at some hand-painted McDonald’s illustrations that were recently unearthed at an Illinois estate sale.

Thu Jun 16, 2016 23:26
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Sun May 22, 2016 12:01
Unreleased Snow White NES Game At Long Last Lives Happily Ever After

I worked “overtime” to bring you today’s update as quickly as possible: The unreleased Happily Ever After for the Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the 1993 animated movie of the same name, has been found and dumped, courtesy of site contributor Sean McGee. See the article for the download and learn the scandalous story behind this unofficial...

Thu May 12, 2016 23:13

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