The day Hell froze over

Don’t you love that feeling you get when good yet totally unexpected things just hit you from out of nowhere? Like today for example, I was just minding my own business, surfing the ‘net, when suddenly, I was smacked in the face by Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games.

15 years ago, the idea of Mario and Sonic being in the same game together was unthinkable. People used to argue for hours on end over which was better: Nintendo or Sega? Mario or Sonic? Heck, wars have been started over lesser disagreements.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days

I’m a big fan of Evangelion. Rather than buy the regular manga, I’ve been collecting the Angelic Days books. Angelic Days is sort of an alternate version of Evangelion. All the characters are there, but the scenarios and circumstances are quite changed.

Video: NEW Super Mario Galaxy trailer!

There are no words that can describe this. Just watch.

 

Link to a better quality version, and new screenshots below.

Review: Sonic and the Secret Rings

After sinking to the lowest possible depths, Sonic the Hedgehog is back in action, this time in Sonic and the Secret Rings for Wii. It’s been well noted that most (if not all) 3D Sonic games haven’t been all that good, so does a fresh take on the formula succeed?

Video: Hikaru Utada will pwn you at Tetris

24 year old American-born Japanese songstress, Hikaru Utada (or Utada Hikaru if you’re gonna go all Japanese on me) is a Tetris demon! (She claims her high score in Endless Mode is 99,999,999. She’d crush you before you even drop your first Tetrimino). In 2006, ‘Hikki’ participated in a special Tetris event organised by Nintendo, as part of a promotion for Tetris DS for the Nintendo DS. Competitors from all over Japan took turns attempting to defeat her. As you can see from the videos, most failed miserably: