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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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.

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FuncoLand employee training video from 1998. Funco Land was a game store that sold new/used video games and accessories. At a later point FuncoLand was bought up by Gamestop.

These video's highlight the FuncoLand 5-step G.A.M.E.S selling process. Greet, Advise, More Information, Encourage add on sales & Say goodbye and thanks for coming in. We follow Adam, a new employee, as he discovers these valuable selling techniques. The 2nd video also as a funny part where we learn that its recommended to clean your game cart after each playing session.

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.

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Joystiq.com takes a look at Sega styled plug & play which comes loaded with games including Sonic and Knuckles and Ecco the Dolphin.