Super Mario Bros. Crossover - Ryu Hayabusa Trailer. The popular flash game made by ExplodingRabbit has been updated. Slice n' dice your way through the classic Super Mario Mario Bros. using Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden.

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What happens to that ricocheting Koopa Shell trapped between two pipes in Super Mario Bros.? College Humor takes a look at the consequences of a innocent seeming game play mechanic.

ExplodingRabbit over on the Newgrounds.com flash portal has released a flash based reworking of the original super mario bros. Super Mario Crossover lets you play through the nintendo classic with five new playable 8-bit game characters. Each come with their own unique movement and special attacks.

The 5 new playable characters;
Link from the Legend of Zelda
Bill R. from Contra
Mega Man from the Mega Man series
Samus from Metroid
Simon from Castlevania

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Here's a skin deep mod for an original gameboy completed with a Pro Sound Mod audio output. I like the pitted look around the screen and the various flexible piping. I have considered making a wood case gameboy in the past with steel bands like some kind of oddly shaped barrel; perhaps I should.

Mr. Gimmick is a Famicom game by Sunsoft; released only in Japan and Scandinavia. Recently 1up blog retronauts featured a four part utube video on the rare game. An interesting side scroller you might want to look around for on the internet even if it's just to play it on an emulator. Although you might miss out on the music that a special sound chip on the original cartridge was able to deliver.

Via: 1up.com

Retro Zone N64 USB Adapter

Retrousb.com's newest adapter offering is a usb N64 controller port for your computer. Just plug a authentic Nintendo 64 controller into your Retrousb controller adapter and you're off and gaming. Available for $22 plus shipping.

Authenticity of original controllers with the simplicity of USB
No drivers to install or update
Use with any emulator or game that supports USB
Use on WinXP, Win2K, Vista, MacOS9, MacOSX, and more!

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8bit Version: MegaMan 2 Dr Wily Theme

Some great versions of classic man man level themes played on piano. The electronic bleeps translates well to the cords of a piano. I wonder where one finds the sheet music for it?

More themes after the break...

Mega Man X: Flame Mammoth on Piano

8bit version: Flame Mammoth Theme
Mega Man 6: Tomahawk Man Theme Played on Piano

8bit version: Tomahawk Man Theme
Mega Man 6: Blizzard Man Theme Played on Piano

8bit version: Blizzard Man Theme

5) Gotcha! The Sport!
1987 LJN

Coming in at number five is Gotcha! The Sport! which is based on paintball and features . Capture the Flag of the other side to advance in levels. The game also needs the use of a standard controller so it's possible to involve a second player in the Gotcha! action. Three themes of level are repeated with an increase of speed.

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4) GumShoe
1989 Nintendo of America Inc.

A ex-FBI agent Mr. Stevenson constantly moves towards the right side of the screen straight into danger. Shooting him will cause him to jump and not cost you ammo. To succeed you  must shoot enemies and obstacles to help clear the way for Mr. S and help him snag red balloons for more bullets if he's to have any hope of seeing his kidnapped daughter ever again!

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3) Mechanized Attack
1990 SNK

With the best looking box art of the five, Mechanized Attack was a arcade game first that then made its way to the NES in 1990. You have to fend off waves of soldiers and robots with a final battle with "Mother Brain". If you liked Operation Wolf you'll enjoy this shooting gallery game.

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2) To The Earth
1989 Nintendo of America Inc.

If your looking for a light gun challenge To The Earth will fit the bill nicely. You have to avoid hitting friendly ships while you blast away enemies, asteroids and other dangers. Each missed target will damage your shields and makes the occasional shield power-up that more important. Many people consider this to be the most challenging zapper game released.

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1) Chiller
1990 American Game Cartridges, Inc.

When Chiller the arcade game was orginally released it ended up being banned in the UK because of "gratuitous violence". You could shoot off limbs of people chained up and blow off chunks of flesh. Some of this is taken out of the NES version (The flesh chunks) but retains a creepy feeling. This Zapper Game touts 2 player Zapper goodness, although you have to take turns. Sadly there isn't any simultaneous multi-player zapper games due to the way the NES tracks the light gun. Not as common as many zapper games this unlicensed Chiller port is one to keep an eye out for.

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Fridge magnets for 8bit versions of Resident Evil Half-Life 2

Resident Evil set includes three large magnets: Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield in their original S.T.A.R.S. uniforms, and a Spencer Mansion zombie.
Comes complete with a collectible card of this parallel universe game's box art.

Half-Life 2 set includes four large magnets: Alyx Vance, Gordon Freeman with his faithful Gravity Gun (with glow in the dark action), the Black Mesa administrator turned Combine collaborator Doctor Breen, and everyone's favorite de-beaked headcrab: Lamarr.

Via: ArcadeArt @ etsy.com