This is a video from arcade gamer and Youtuber John Smith, who replicated the original Gauntlet game to play at SVGA resolution (1024 x 768) so you can see the entire dungeon at once as opposed to the game’s original 336 x 240 zoomed view. It looks pretty handy to
Further proof you can run DOOM on anything (including humans), this is a video of South Korean acapella group Maytree (previously) performing ‘At Doom’s Gate’, probably the most memorable theme from the original 1993 game. It’s wild to think that game came out 32 years ago. We sure have come
Inspired by these illustrations by artist Anh Dang of a Playstation crab, this is the Sony Playstacean constructed by Instagram user GingerOfOz using a Sony PSOne and 3D printed parts to make it look like an orange crab, complete with a controller modded into its arms and claws. It’s delightful.
To celebrate Mario Day (MAR10) and take all my money in the process, LEGO has just unveiled a 1,972-piece build set of Mario in his Mario Kart. The $170 set is available now for pre-order, and will be on regular sale starting on what is presumably Maris Day (MAR15). Am
Because things stopped making sense a long time ago, Atari and UK-based Shed Sauce teamed up to produce Atari Sauces, a line of “hot and BBQ sauces inspired by Atari classics.” Come on now, were the sauces actually inspired by classic games, or did you just loosely match existing sauce
Proof that the internet can (very rarely, but occasionally) be a delightful place, this is a video from Youtuber eli_handle_b.wav placing It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s patriarch Frank Reynolds in the action of Cyberpunk 2077. If you’re an elephant, you may remember Frank previously inserted into Baldur’s Gate 3 and
This is a video from Great Big Story highlighting the life of world record setting speedrunner Bubzia, who speedruns video games while blindfolded. His biggest achievement to date? Completing a 120-star speedrun of Super Mario 64 in a single 11 hour and 22 minute sitting. Good lord. For reference, the
Because hard liquor and video games go together like my PS5 controller and future holes in the wall, this is an Atari controller decanter. The glassware is sold directly from Atari for $125 and is modeled after a classic CX-10 controller. It also includes two whiskey glasses and the display