Graffiti Gallery #2: Yoshi’s Egg
Yoshi has been a staple of the Super Mario series since his introduction in Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo. A new sidekick/power-up for Mario, Yoshi could eat enemies in Mario’s way, and gain special abilities through holding different colored shells in his mouth. Yeah, I don’t know how that works either, but this … Read more
How’d this make the cut? A look at the Smithsonian’s “Art of Video Games” exhibit
The Smithsonian announced which games they would be including in their upcoming exhibit on video game art yesterday. The majority of titles were selected by an online vote that took place over the last few months (and I totally participated in). It’s an interesting list of games, and I encourage you to take a look … Read more
Graffiti Gallery #1: Mr. Game & Watch
Welcome to Graffiti Gallery, a new category of posts I just made up today that may or may not ever be used again! Today’s exhibit: Mr. Game & Watch This fine specimen was located inside the graffiti tunnel by Reid Hall at the University of Florida. Mr. Game & Watch was the mascot of Nintendo’s … Read more
Block Tuition gets Thwomped at UF
The University of Florida is a place where knowledge is shared, concerns are addressed, and people are urged to gather together to tackle the worlds problems. I’m told some of this may actually even occur in classrooms. But, as far as I have seen, most of it is accomplished through fliers. Thousands upon thousands of … Read more
Now You’re Playing With Portable Power
The Nintendo 3DS comes out here in the U.S. tomorrow. Because I am broke, and am well aware that a better model will no doubt be released in another year, I will not be joining the masses in getting one. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to celebrate the occasion! Nintendo portables are always … Read more
