An amazing video that combines Lego Building Bricks (that one was for you, Jeromy) and classic eight bit goodness.

http://tinyurl.com/kvdkvx

Welcome to another edition of VGC Top Ten. Today, we’ll cover one of those things a gamer never wants to see. No, we’re not talking about frame drops, random encounters or a broken camera. We’re talking about the dreaded Game Over screens.

via VGC Top Ten – Best Game Over Screens on VGChartz.com.

This is hilarious! He’s also got a Final Fantasy rap and Mike Tyson Punch out rap.

Imagine this: We’re right in the middle of a console generation, with one company dominating the market and another one lagging behind. Suddenly, out of the blue, a brand-new outfit appears with a brand-new console, packed with crazy unique features and playing host to all kinds of new and original games from previously unknown developers. People deride the console for being too expensive and far-out at first, but in a few years’ time, most of the positive things introduced with that console are considered standard in all videogames.

via 1UP.com.

Video game systems may be toys of a sort, but they’re also complicated machines. They require precision engineering, specialized hardware design, and careful industrial design to successfully achieve what seems like a simple goal: to play games on a television set. Throughout the history of home game consoles, each generation of machines has brought new opportunities to innovate. Along the way, companies have often slipped up and made mistakes that came back to haunt them later–some of which were so serious that they helped to destroy platforms and even entire corporations.

via Fifteen Classic Game Console Design Mistakes | Technologizer.

via YouTube

Truly Terrible Game Consoles: Since the appearance of the first video game console–the Magnavox Odyssey–in 1972, dozens of companies have tried their hands at crafting successful and lucrative game platforms.

via The 10 Worst Video Game Systems of All Time – Network World.

Some guys, who are much smarter than me, are holding a competition to see who can develop the best artificial intelligence player for Super Mario Bros.

Link:
Mario AI Competition

Mario and Princess Sex Tape

via CollegeHumor video.

A look at how long every game console was around, featuring really gigantic pictures.

Link:
http://huguesjohnson.com/features/timeline/