YouTuber Krazy Contraptions sent their SNES copy of Earthbound to the edge of space and it’s out of this world (pun intended). If you could send anything into space, what would it be? Earth to Sky Calculus provides that service using a helium balloon, allowing you to send almost any object to “the edge of …
Michigan organisation Hero Nation want to inspire the future through Gaming Warriors, an eSports video game scholarship program. But they need your help. Video games get a bad rep in the press but they have helped to develop and educate so many people, crossing social and cultural barriers through the idea of communities. Unfortunately, many …
I’ve never tried a speedrun of any game. Especially Mario Kart. But I love watching videos about them. The sheer dedication and meticulous planning are endearing. MK64 is probably my favourite racing games of all time and one of the reasons I don’t have the discipline to do speedruns is because my go-to character is …
The links between Michael Jackson and Sega aren’t a mystery but not all their collaborations are common knowledge. We know MJ lent his artistic prowess to the music on Sonic 3 but what I, and I’m sure many of you, didn’t know was this particular link up. Michael Jackson in Scramble Training was a piece …
Ever wanted to know everything about rock type Pokémon? Well, there’s a video for that.
I’m a big fan of tech hacks. I’m an even bigger fan of Nintendo hacks. Gamer Tim Lindquist built his own Nintendo Switch clone – from scratch – with a plethora of features. Named the Nintimdo RP, the device is thicker than the Switch but contains a processor running the RetroPie emulator, thousands of ROMs, …
One of the funniest Pokémon series on the internet sees two friends battle each other for supremacy with hilarious results. I’ve not been doing so well mental health wise but one thing that has helped me is Pokémon. Alongside my own Nuzlocke, I’ve been watching this unique variant of the challenge. Shadypenguinn and NiPPs are …
Pokémon has played a major role in millions of lives. A fresh kick of nostalgia came in the form of Pokémon Gold and Silver’s re-release on the Virtual Console in September. It was the second lot of games to be re-launched after Red/Blue/Yellow in February 2016. Newbies will want to learn the ropes but seasoned …
Thank you (Metal) Jesus. On his YouTube channel, MJ (no, not that MJ) explained how he came across the SF Professor II and its capabilities. The SF Professor was created by Bung Enterprises, a Hong Kong company created in 1994. Their products were the bane of Nintendo’s existence as they allowed for backup of games. Nintendo filed …
Lara Croft set a lot of tongues wagging with her boxy bosom and polygon posterior as the titular “Tomb Raider”. The game launched in 1996 and 21 years later, via various name changes and a redesign (her breasts aren’t so inflated now,) you can now play the original in your browser. OpenLara has been completely …
If you’ve played Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal before, you’ll have heard of Pokérus. It was a virus that allowed your party to gains double the effort values from battling once it spread. The chances of catching it “naturally” were 3 in 65,536 (about 0.0046%) so your best bet would have been cheating or catching it from a …