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Psssh! What is this? Smash Bros.?

[Header by Elemental-Aura] Despite Allistair Pinsof's well-reasoned arguments against PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's being a Smash Bros. clone, it's just so damn blatant! I mean, just look at it! LOOK AT IT! How can it...   more

Psssh! What is this? Smash Bros.? photo

Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out

Are you familiar with "doujin soft"? They're essentially Japanese indie games, and although most are of the fan game variety, major publishers tend to leave them alone. As it should be! Fan games aren't harming anybody! In 2...   more

Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo


Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo
Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo
Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo
Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo
Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo
Sequel to PC Mega Man clone Rosenkreuzstilette is out photo



What I wouldn't give to play this Sega Smash variant

No matter how much good press PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale receives, it'll never quite settle with me. The fact that it is a "clone" of Super Smash Bros. isn't what's bothersome -- I personally had a grand time with t...   more

What I wouldn't give to play this Sega Smash variant photo

Fangasmic Mega Man clone Rokko Chan gets a remix album

[Update: I mistakenly said that Dj CUTMAN was the organizer for this project. It was actually the staff of the VG music site Nobuwo. My bad.] Rokko Chan was really something special, wasn't it? If you haven't played it or eve...   more

Fangasmic Mega Man clone Rokko Chan gets a remix album photo

3D Cartoon Land: Safari totally looks like that one game

You know that game with plumbers in it? That one where you rescue a princess from a giant turtle? It looks like some sleazy iOS developers have up and decided to develop a game "inspired" by the aforementioned title -- and th...   more

3D Cartoon Land: Safari totally looks like that one game photo

Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch

Who doesn't love a good clone? As much flak as people like to give certain games for playing too much like other games, its nice to see a well-established style or formula applied to a new world with original characters from...   more

Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo


Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo
Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo
Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo
Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo
Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo
Sonic-inspired Freedom Planet tickles my platforming itch photo



Mole Kart, the amazingly shameless iOS Mario Kart ripoff

Ripoff games on iOS are nothing new, with no shortage of developers willing to trade their integrity for a handfull of dollars. Mole Kart is an almost beautiful in its utter, unapologetic, shamelessness.  As you can see...   more

Mole Kart, the amazingly shameless iOS Mario Kart ripoff  photo

Cute Mega Man copycat Rokko Chan gets OST and art book

Last week, I shared Rokko Chan, a most adorable Mega Man clone that swapped the Blue Bomber for the Blue Bombette. It's a great game in its own right, sporting the same high polish, incredible pixel art, and catchy jams as it...   more

Cute Mega Man copycat Rokko Chan gets OST and art book photo

Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness

The Christmas surprises keep coming! We should count ourselves so lucky! I've repeated this over and over -- I'm sure you're all quite tired of hearing my pissing and moaning by now -- but this has not been a good year for Me...   more

Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo


Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo
Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo
Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo
Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo
Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo
Rokko Chan is incredible Mega Man gaming goodness photo



I Can't Believe It's Not Zelda!

All this week, Destructoid will be posting Zelda-themed features to celebrate this weekend's release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It's Zelda week! Can you ignore a Zelda release? I can't. Sure, I've joined the "Ugh,...   more

I Can't Believe It's Not Zelda! photo

Layton-clone Doctor Lautrec gets a trailer

Professor Layton has a rather dashing mustachioed doppelgänger in Doctor Lautrec, who's bringing his own brand of puzzle-solving escapades to the 3DS this summer. Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights will see the tit...   more

Layton-clone Doctor Lautrec gets a trailer photo

This Cloud cosplay is so good I thought it was a render

I don't make it a habit of posting cosplay here, because there's lots of good game-related cosplay out there, and after all there's Japanator if you want to look at cosplay. The thing is though, I was browsing through my RSS ...   more

This Cloud cosplay is so good I thought it was a render photo

FIFA 08, Need for Speed Pro Street, and the Sims coming to the Genesis ... kinda

Unfortunately for our Latin American brethren, the sub-Amazonian games industry has always been a bit mystical and nefarious. Prices are exorbitant, piracy is rampant, and, for better or worse, the black market seems to be th...   more

FIFA 08, Need for Speed Pro Street, and the Sims coming to the Genesis ... kinda photo

Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition

Capcom made it very clear that they are the company to watch this millennium. They even scorned the rest of the industry for not taking chances and simply relying on sequels to keep the money rolling in. It's extremely ir...   more

Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo


Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo
Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo
Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo
Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo
Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo
Hands on: Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition photo



According to Subway, gamers are fat and will die prematurely

It seems that lovable fata*s-turned-skinny-white-guy Jared isn't cutting it anymore. He's tired, played out. Sooo 2006, as it were. Without Jared, how is Subway supposed to sell sandwiches? By playing on people's ...   more


20 portable 80's Sega games for 20 beans

Coleco has launched a rebranded dirt-cheap portable console called the PlayPal, which retails for $20 at Target. It's flimsy as can be, but packs a near 3 inch screen and runs twenty classic Sega Master System and Game ...   more

20 portable 80's Sega games for 20 beans photo




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