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Before Mario became the most iconic character in videogame history – not to mention the most famous plumber in, well, plumbing history – he was just a carpenter named Jumpman, starring in a game named Donkey Kong. Our point? Even the best need a little time to blossom.
Such is the case with these 8 characters. Like Mario, they weren’t necessarily bad or below average in their debuts, but they were truly spectacular in their sequels, to the point that we almost forget our first impressions of them. How much they changed, and how much they improved. Here, then, is a reminder…
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Looking at Nintendo’s many years of success, it’s hard to imagine the company ever releasing an inarguably awful piece of hardware. From the NES to the Game Boy to the DS, Nintendo has a strong track record – even its least successful console, GameCube, is home to some of the greatest games ever made. But in 1995, Nintendo unleashed one of the most baffling pieces of technology the world’s ever seen...
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Ever wondered who's bigger out of God of War's Gaia and the Riftworm from Gears of War 2? Of course you have. That's why we've created pretty much the biggest image on the interwebs to showcase the biggest baddies in games and how they match up to each other size wise. Click on either of the preview images below to see the image in all its gargantuan glory.
There’s something very special about the process of old-fashioned, frame-by-frame, 2D animation. In the old days, the only way to get your animated character to wave his or her arm was to spend hours upon hours painstakingly crafting each frame and constantly readjusting your work to make sure everything flowed correctly. Now you just set a couple of keyframes and let a computer do it all for you.
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It's no secret that Nintendo's E3 presence left a bitter taste in many a gamers' mouth. Cries of "abandoning their audience" were in ample supply and the media, GamesRadar included, couldn't spit enough venom at the company's press conference, which they've now admitted was a misstep.
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As we did with Microsoft, we jotted all this down as it happened.
Nintendo's big day, where they'll allegedly announce their biggest games for the rest of the year, began with a Shaun White Snowboarding reveal. As expected, it's all about the Balance Board, leaning and tucking to race down a rocky mountainside or pull off tricks in a halfpipe. Based on what we saw, Mr. White himself didn't do much other than simply lean to execute
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