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Clips: Super Mario 3 Commercial
This commercial from Nintendo, circa early 90's, was used not only to promote Super Mario Bros. 3, but they figured they might as well throw the other ones on there too and really push the then quickly growing Mario franchise. I'm amazed at the fervor with which the different colored factions of Mario fans go at their chant, fists punching the air like they are at some sort of fascist political rally.Attica! Attica! Attica!
Clips: The Super Mario World Laser Suit! ZOMG!
I'm really just posting this so no one sends it in to our tips line. While I probably would've loved to discover the "Laser Suit" in Super Mario World when I was but a young boy, the current me knows this is just a finely crafted hack. Michael...That's nothing compared to the Mortal Kombat nude code or the Metroid nude Samus code or the Night Trap nude code or the Half-Life nude code.
Wiin a Wii At Our Expense
If your wife bought your a PlayStation 3 instead of a Wii for Christmas, here's your chance to save your worthless marriage with our Gizmodo contest. The contest starts today and goes 'til the end of March. What do you do? Easy. All you have to do is answer three trivia questions in the form of a sponsored poll from now until then. The reader that gets all three correct will get a Wii. Intrigued? Answer below.It says "the reader" as in the singular, meaning that only one person will get all three questions correct.
We're Sending Two to the Tokyo Game Show
What. A. Contest. You want to go to Japan? With a friend? And not *just* Japan, but the Tokyo Game Show. Here's the deal: Today, we're kicking off a contest that will run through the end of March. We're going to run three (count 'em) trivia questions over this period in the form of sponsored polls. Today's is brought to you by Old Spice thank-you-very-much.The real answer is that neither one is correct because that's obviously a CD-ROM and the Dreamcast used Sega's own GD-ROMs.
Memory Infinite 'Stackable' USB Flash Drive Concept
Memory Infinite is a design concept by Vicky Wei. Instead of having to use multiple USB flash drives when one fills up, this flash drive has a female connector on one end and male on the other. When more storage is needed you simply attach another Memory Infinite flash drive.Umm... isn't the whole point of a USB drive that it's small and portable?
Soldier Returns From Iraq; Storage Company Sold All His Stuff
From the AP:After serving a year in Iraq , Army Reserve Spc. Patrick Rogalin came home and found that everything he had put in a storage locker - essentially everything he owned - had been sold. Whoops. UPDATE: Here's the Direct Number for Public Storage Corporate, if you want to, you know, talk to them about your stuff. Make sure it is still there. Whatever.Just go to the local media and shame the people. The media will emphasize how one of our brave fighting men basically got screwed by Public Storage. It's much cheaper and easier than going to court. Use the court of public opinion.
Free Q Suction Cups Suck Out the Fat; Shock by Shock
Ok, so the picture on the box might lead you to believe this is some sort of pervy Japanese gadget, but take our word for it—it's not. Instead it's the creepiest. Basically Free Q is the "world's first wireless electrical nerve stimulator." Strap on those octopus-like suction cups throughout your body and relax as they shoot out an electrical frequency that helps tone and elongate your muscles. So what do the suction cups look like...take a look for yourself.I've been seeing the word "pervy" a lot recently and I was just wondering: when the hell did that become a word?
Cingular Confirms iPhone Will "Require" 2 Year Contract
Bad news for everyone on Cingular who was hoping to buy an iPhone outright, Cingular is confirming that the iPhone will not be sold without a 2 year contract. From SFGate:We spoke with Cingular and confirmed that Apple's new iPhone will require a two-year cell phone plan and will not be sold without it. Yikes! It seems like they are going out of their way to be difficult. That's unfortunate. Has anyone talked to Cingular about this? Do you work at Cingular? We want the scoop.Don't you get it? If the iPhone is anything like the iPod, the battery will crap out after just one year. Then you'll have to re-up your contract to get another phone. It's dastardly I tell you.
Reduce Your Rent By Installing Cardboard Prostitutes
We love cardboard, hookers, and low rent, so we flipped tits over toes for this DIY lifehack: reduce rents in your neighborhood by installing a bunch of cardboard cutouts of prostitutes. — BEN POPKEN [Fake Prostitutes - Cut Out Signs To Make a Statement [Trendhunter via...Why stop at whores? Why not have cut-outs of drug dealers surrounded by little baggies full of flour? And you can set up a stereo that intermittently plays the sound of gunshots (might want to check up on noise pollution ordinances first). And then you can put up some biohazard and nuclear radiation warning signs.
So, How's Xbox Japan's Support Center?
Eds Note: Bashcraft's Xbox 360 crapped out. He's dealing. Earlier today, I phoned Xbox Japan's Support Center. I was put on hold for five minutes plus (The hold music? Country!) before I got a live voice. While I've heard confirmed rumblings that Microsoft outsources its support, that doesn't seem to be the case in Japan. A female rep answered my call, asked what the problem was. "My 360 keeps freezing up during play." "What color is the light on the power button?" "Green."Where the hell can you get a used XBOX 360 for 16,000 yen? I haven't gone to Akiba in a while, but I don't recall ever seeing one for under about 28,000 yen.