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November 29th, 2009 at 07:30pm
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Loyal Joystiq reader Alex sent us an image of a gorgeous Super Mario Galaxy-inspired cake his wife made, and the finished product looks delicious. Made for the son of a family friend, the crafty design features Nintendo’s legendary hero mid-confrontation with his arch-enemy, Bowser.
If the cake doesn’t tickle your fancy, maybe the story behind it will. According to Alex, his wife wasn’t familiar with the game so he picked up a copy for “research” purposes.
So guys and gals, if you’re looking for a way to get your significant other interested in video games, try to use their love of baked goods as an excuse to introduce games into the relationship. The results may be delicious.
[Thanks, Alex]
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November 16th, 2009 at 02:00pm
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Much like he did for the just-launched New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Shigeru Miyamoto has announced that Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be “really difficult.” But will it be so difficult as to require Nintendo’s new in-game life preserver, the Super Guide? Miyamoto isn’t so sure yet. “In general,” Miyamoto told Official Nintendo Magazine, “wherever and whenever appropriate, I think we will want to incorporate that kind of thing, but I cannot commit to anything specific right now.”
Here’s our absolutely ridiculous prediction: Miyamoto and crew are going to do with this sequel what they did with Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Since Galaxy 2 is basically another level pack for an existing game, the team is going to make it almost impossible to complete.
Of course, that won’t happen. More likely, Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be on par with the first game in terms of challenge, but will include the Super Guide to stay consistent with Nintendo’s current strategy.
Miyamoto: Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be ‘really difficult’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 30th, 2009 at 05:00pm
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We’re not afraid to admit that Ed Peduzzi’s Super Mario Galaxy commercial gets us all misty. It’s a powerful combination of Sigur Rós’ “Hoppípolla” and the classic footage of Nintendo’s Italian plumber, crescendoing in a mighty display of Super Mario Galaxy that really gave our heart strings a tug. Check it out for yourself past the break and if you don’t get goosebumps, well you just may be a soulless husk of a human being.
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Super Mario Galaxy commercial brings a tear to our eye originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 12th, 2009 at 01:00pm
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We love Mario. We mean, we’re somewhat contractually obligated to, being huge nerds and all. Still, there’s certain stages in the core Mario games that are simply excruciating to play — we usually skip them during our nostalgic romps. That’s why we can’t help but admire the efforts of three men who are playing through every Super Mario title — collecting every star, completing every level and Shining every Get! (Err — getting every Shine.)
They’re not doing this for fun, of course — for the second year in a row, they’re running through this “Mario Marathon,” collecting donations for Child’s Play. They’ve already been at it for two days — but with the team yet to totally complete Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Sunshine, then Super Mario Galaxy again (as that totally secret character), there’s a lot of ballgame left to be played.
Madmen completing every Mario game for charity originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 6th, 2009 at 02:15pm
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Remember that Wii emulator that boosted the graphics up to 720p? Thanks to a recent update, Super Mario Galaxy is now playable on the emulator — known as Dolphin (get it?) — and we have to admit, it looks pretty gorgeous. Granted, Super Mario Galaxy was no graphical slouch in the first place, but the extra resomolutions certainly add to the overall experience, and it gives us an idea of what a Wii HD console would be capable of producing.
Check out a video of the Super Mario Galaxy running in HD after the break (don’t forget to turn on HD in the player). It’s in HD. Did we mention that yet?
[Via CVG]
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