August 29, 2021

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Honus Wagner Baseball Card Sells For Record $6.6 Million
Goodwill Auctions Off Unopened Legend Of Zelda Game For $400k
(check out the auction page for yourself here)

News of the Week:

EA Making Five Of Its Accessibility Patents Open To Everybody
(learn more at the GitHub page here)
Fortnite Hosting A Martin Luther King Jr. Experience
(watch the announcement video here)
Stardew Valley Is Now An eSport
(watch an explanation video here)
Netflix Adds First Batch Of Free Games In Test Run In Poland

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man whose perplexment with original NES game difficulty continues

Blast From The Past:

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July 11, 2021

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

News of the Week:

Nintendo Reveals New Switch Model, Coming October 8th
(watch the reveal video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who still thinks the sun wants to kill him, and only him

Blast From The Past:

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April 11, 2021

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Atari Begins Selling NFTs, Makes Over $180k In One Day
(learn more at the official site here)
Rare Charizard Card Sells On eBay For Over $300k
Sealed Super Mario Bros. Cart Sells $660,000 At Auction

News of the Week:

Sony Shutting Down Digital Stores For PS3, PSP, & Vita This Summer
Pac-Man Battle Royale Game Coming To Switch Online
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Niantic’s Pikmin App Gameplay Detailed
Atari Reorganizes Into Atari Gaming & Atari Blockchain Divisions

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can’t think of a starker contrast in any “In Memoriam” day other than Prince Philip and DMX

Blast From The Past:

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (Movie / April 12, 1996)

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November 28, 2020

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Sealed Copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 Sells For Record Price Of $156,000

News of the Week:

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who fondly remembers the days when he had a fully functioning bathroom in his home

Blast From The Past:

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October 14, 2020

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Atari Announces Blockchain Game-Streaming For Atari VCS

News of the Week:

Amazon Cancels Character-Shooter Battle Royale Game, Crucible
Amazon Announces A Game Streaming Service Of Its Very Own
Epic Games & Apple Heading To Trial In May 2021
(read through the official court documents here)
Microsoft Planning Browser-Based Approach To Bring Xbox Game Pass On iOS Devices
Mortal Kombat 11 Adding Rambo In Next DLC Pack
(watch the announcement video here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is raising a glass to Eddie Van Halen

Blast From The Past:

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July 17, 2020

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

New Game Being Released For Wii & Wii U… On Disc
Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For Record $114,000
(learn more at the official auction page here)

News of the Week:

LEGO Reveals Replica NES Set
(watch the announcement video here, and pre-order yours here)
Sony Invests $250 Million In Epic Games
Amazon Pulls First-Game, Crucible, From Wide Release

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who has finally decided to start smoking

Blast From The Past:

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February 7, 2020

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Electrical Engineer Rigs Treadmill To Play Death Stranding
(see it in action here)
3DO Collector Releases Playable Demo Disc From Unreleased Console For Free
(watch the demo disc here and download it here)

News of the Week:

Over 35,000 Flash Games Have Been Saved And Are Now Playable Offline
(watch the announcement trailer here, check out the games list here, and download it for yourself here)
Sega Europe Introducing PC Games With 100% Recyclable Packaging
Call of Duty Outback Pack DLC Campaign Raises Over $1.5 Million For Wildfire Relief
Platinum Games Brings Wonderful 101 To Kickstarter, Gets Funded Almost Instantly

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is bewildered that companies are still creating new eCards in 2020, the year of our Lord, like it is still 2003

Blast From The Past:

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August 23, 2019

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoff:

Crazy Speedrunner Beats Super Mario Odyssey In Five Hours… Blindfolded
(watch the video here)

News of the Week:

Man Finds New, Still Sealed Copy Of Kid Icarus In Attic, Sells It For $9,000
(check out the auction page for yourself here)
Copy Of Nintendo World Championship Discovered By Seattle Game Store
Immaculate Set Of Pokémon Cards Sells For Over $100,000
(check out the official auction page here)
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games To Include 8-bit & 16-bit Sprites, 2D Events
(watch the trailer here)
Sony Acquires Insomniac Games

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who commends the Brothers Chaps for creating a Trogdor-centric Soundboard as a companion piece for the Trogdor board game. In 2019.

Blast From The Past:

Inglourious Basterds (Movie / Aug. 21, 2009)

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April 26, 2019

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

ATwerkinYoshi Beats Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Using Donkey Kong Bongos
(see what the setup looked like here and watch the madness in action here)
Homebrew Developer Finally Ports Super Mario Bros. To Commodore 64
Super Mario Bros. Commodore Port Gets Removed Four Days Later
(see what it looked like in action here)

News of the Week:

Super Mario Maker 2 Release Date Announced
Nintendo Reportedly Releasing Cheaper Switch Option In June
Nintendo And Tencent Gain Approval For Bringing Switch To China
Konami Announces Full List Of Titles For Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Octopath Traveler Coming To PC On June 7
(watch the announcement video here)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Coming To Switch On July 19
(watch the announcement trailer here)

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is counting down the hours until Las Vegas

Blast From The Past:

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February 22, 2019

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Mike "The Legend"

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For Over $100,000
(read the official press release here)
Bowser Set To Take Over Nintendo
(watch Reggie Fils-Aime’s retirement announcement here)

News of the Week / Nintendo Direct Recap:

Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Remake Announced For Switch
(watch the debut trailer here)
Super Mario Maker 2 Revealed
(watch the first trailer here)
Tetris 99 Revealed During Nintendo Direct
(see the Tetris action for yourself here)
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Announced For Nintendo Switch
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Release Date, Gameplay and Story Details Revealed During Nintendo Direct
(watch the new trailer here)
Platinum Games Reveals Astral Chain, Exclusive To Switch
(watch the announcement trailer here)
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered Announced For Nintendo Switch

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who can confirm he is just “OK” at Tetris

Blast From The Past:

(Programming Note: We will be away next week due to scheduling conflicts, but we plan on being back with you on Friday, March 8th.)

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