Ryu Hayabusa added to Super Mario Bros. Crossover Lineup

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 really happens to a ricocheting Koopa Shell?

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.

Super Mario Crossover Flash Game

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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NES Trucker Hats

Duck Hunt Trucker Hat

Nintendo themed Trucker Hats; which gives you the right to complain to younger generations how easy they have it with their rounded wireless controllers and download then play lifestyle.
Available in Duck Hunt orange and Metroid Red.

Via: Amazon

Steampunk Game Boy

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 NES Game

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

Retrousb N64 to USB Adapter

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!

Via: Retrousb.com

Mega Man Music on the Piano

Dr. Wily Theme from Mega Man 2

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?

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5 Zapper Games for the NES You Might Not of Heard Of

There's more to the classic NES Light gun Zapper controller than shooting ducks and clay pigeons! Here's five games you can pick up used that will get you shooting your tv all over again. The top five best NES Zapper games you might have missed the first time around.

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.

Search for Gotcha! The Sport! on Ebay

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Half-Life 2 & Resident Evil NES Styled Magnets

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.
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