Super Mario Bros. 3Mix
Super Mario Bros. 3Mix
For Super Mario Bros. 3‘s 25th anniversary, I present Captain Southbird’s romhack Super Mario Bros. 3Mix. Similar to Rockman 4 Minus Infinity, it implements great ideas from several later Mario games, but this one stays true to the level design lessons of the original. The Rev 1 release from two days ago fixes bugs Mike Matei found in his review, so make sure you get that one.
Update: Captain Southbird has released Rev 2B which fixes a couple bugs, so get that one instead.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_a8Y3Gefo via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9rIGa9R9bE via YouTube subscription, also http://sonicepoch.com/sm3mix/
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Hi, y’all; I’m back! Between rounds of THPS 1+2, Tenacious D rallied the troops and recorded a cover of a classic Rocky Horror Picture Show song to get people to vote. I’ve already voted, and if you’re in the US, the whole world really needs you to vote, too. Don’t let anything stop you. This country needs a jump to the left and not a step to the right.
Source: Tenacious D via Metal Hammer via looking up an Alestorm song via Alestorm’s cover of Dizzee Rascal
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Hello from Tumblr! I’ve been thinking, and I realize that my WordPress blog posts are basically Tumblr posts anyway. I might as well make it a Tumblr blog because I lose almost nothing. I plan to re-make all of my WordPress posts as proper Tumblr posts, properly reblogging the Tumblr stuff this time to comply with the posters’ wishes. For instance, my post for PiNe’s illustrations will become reblogs of every image when possible. Once I learn to Tumblr properly and get my theme and cross-posts working correctly, this is going to be good.
Source: Shattered Skies via Google Play Music radio
Manabu Namiki – Stab and Stomp!
30-Day Video Game Music Challenge (Super Hard Mode) Day 15: Boss battle music From Battle Garegga (Saturn, 1998)
If the boss kills you, just say you took the death on purpose to manage your rank.
If this version is too “arcade” to count as Saturn music, use Christmas NiGHTS’s boss music instead.
Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
Phonebloks
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Source: Phonebloks – YouTube via WebUrbanist
Today Phonebloks is launched!
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Viewpoint was a strange experiment. The sampled drum loops were ahead of their time, but isometric perspective never worked for shmups.
Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
Lovely Planet
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Source: http://www.quicktequila.com/lovelyplanet.html via their booth at PAX East 2015, also YouTube and Bandcamp
Hemingway Editor
Since the beginning, I’ve been using this blog to improve my communication skills. I push myself to write clear and concise posts like I read on Reuters, TwistedSifter, Tiny Cartridge, and Daily Overview. I use Hemingway when it’s time to edit my thoughts down to a single paragraph. Hemingway highlights any parts that are hard to read so I can make sure the finished post still makes sense.
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Source: Hemingway Editor via I think Lifehacker
Hitoshi Sakimoto – Waltz of Meditation Part 2
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Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata bring huge symphonic sound everywhere they go. The Holy Grail of TurboGrafx-16 collecting hasn’t been re-released anywhere for 20 years.
Source: YouTube, challenge by OverClocked ReMix I think?, via NintendoCapriSun
Wave – Ultimate Meowvel vs Catcom 3
Today I present the cast of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as cats from Chi’s Sweet Home. I actually met Wave last weekend at Matsuricon, and she was showing off plenty more cat parodies.
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Source: Suzuran’s DeviantArt via Capcom Unity five years ago
Ultimate Meowvel vs Catcom 3!
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Source: Cinemassacre YouTube
