Life, Love, and Donkey Kong: An Interview with Todd Michael Rogers
by Dan Landis on October 30, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Some of you may remember the Donkey Kong rap we featured approximately 91 days ago, most likely because the song has been stuck in your head ever since. If not, watch it now. Go ahead, it’ll make you more cultured.
Anyway, one of the dudes behind its creation was Todd Michael Rogers. He’s what you would call a ‘writer’. He may also be considered a genius since he is part of Team Genius, and I would assume you have to meet some kind of criteria to get accepted, right?
We got in touch with Todd (not physically) to see what he’s been up to since creating the best videogame-family-of-apes-and-the-inherent-difficulty-surrounding-thorny-vines song ever. Interview follows (read it or P. Diddy will shoot you). Read more…
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Miyamoto Joins Three of His Video Game Creations in a Legendary Animated Short
by Chad Lakkis on October 18, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Shigeru Miyamoto teams up with a trio of video game characters he created in an impressive short illustrated and animated by Newgrounds user, Awkward-Squid.
The concept behind the flash animation, titled “Legend of Miyamoto”, involves Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong helping their video game father make his way through their world. Squid says that the work was rushed a bit due to the fact it was being done as a university assignment, but I think it turned out great.
Check it out after the jump. Read more…
Retro LEGO Donkey Kong Game (Video)
by Chad Lakkis on August 12, 2008 at 9:46 am
When your wife says that you should make a Donkey Kong game, you know you married the right woman. Dan Kressin’s wife Robyn did just that, and Dan (like any good husband) said yes mam and got right to work.
The following video shows off Dan’s LEGO Mindstorms RCX Donkey Kong creation and definitely drives home the reason why Mario was called Jumpman back in Nintendo’s original 1981 release of the game. I won’t even try to explain how this thing was built, so if you are interested in finding out, read Dan’s explanation here.
Hit the jump for the video. Read more…
The Donkey Kong Rap
by Dan Landis on August 2, 2008 at 7:55 pm
The team of geniuses at Team Genius have created a pretty awesome song and video dedicated to one of the most difficult of life’s challenges — beating Donkey Kong Country 2. As they succinctly put it, it’s a hard-ass game. Check it. Read more…
Reggie: Major Wii Announcement at E3
by Dylan Duarte on March 16, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, told GameTrailers TV’s Geoff Keighley that we can expect something big when Nintendo unveils the Wii’s fall line-up at E3 2008. Read more…
See Retro Videogame Tunes Come To Life With The Music Animation Machine
by Cavin Smith on December 4, 2007 at 11:14 pm 
One of the flat-out coolest endeavours I’ve seen in awhile comes from “hattoriyaro,” who’s using a specialized program to turn the individual notes of MIDI music into complex animations. Among his creations are several dedicated to classic video games from Megaman 2 to *ahem* “cult classic” Cheetahmen. Hit the jump for videos and more information on how it’s done. Read more…
Top Ten Developers – #1 Nintendo
by James Fleming on November 1, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Well, you knew it was coming. Nintendo has set the bar for gameplay and innovation since 1985, when it released its groundbreaking platformer Super Mario Brothers for the NES. Read more…
