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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Random | 2 Comments

It’s hard to believe that Wave Race: Blue Storm is almost nine years old. It feels like yesterday when the game arrived! Yet even though Blue Storm has been out for a number of years, there is a particular code that seems to have gone unnoticed until very recently, or simply wasn’t publicized much until now. Here’s how you go about entering/using the code:

1) Go to the options menu, and then audio settings
2) Pressing the Z button will change the waveform display at the bottom – tap until the waveform resembles a vertically rising fog
3) Then, press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, X, and Z on the d-pad; an audio cue can be heard if you execute the commands correctly
4) Return to the main menu
5) Begin a race, choose the first character

The code doesn’t really change anything in terms of gameplay, but you will hear some insulting, albeit very humorous commentary while you race. Phrases include:

“You’ve chosen poorly.”
“That turbo’s wasted on you.”
“If you don’t win this race, I’m not gonna love you anymore.”
“Your wins are like diamonds: very rare.”
“You don’t have an inferiority complex. You’re just inferior.”

There are a number of other phrases as well, though you can check out a few of them in action in the video above. I recommend trying the code out yourself!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 4 Comments

Thanks to Will B for the tip!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 3 Comments

Wouldn’t the world have been a sadder place had Koji Kondo decided to take on a profession other than composing video game music? We would have missed out some absolutely fantastic tunes, such as the main themes in Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. The legendary composer turned 50 today and has been with Nintendo for more than half of his life. Let’s hope he sticks around with the company for many more years to come!

Thanks to Robert for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 0 comments

Thanks to Ross M for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Random | 3 Comments

Bawang, an ape living at the San Francisco Zoo, had his first encounter with a video game on Friday after a boy accidentally dropped his DSi XL into the gorilla exhibit. Bawang seemed to be quite interested in figuring out how the handheld worked, as the animal was seen flipping it over and examining it in front of its eyes a few times. A younger gorilla, Hansai, tried to take the DSi XL away, though Hansai refused to hand it over.

Shortly thereafter, one of the zoo’s trainers came over to retrieve the device. Bawang willingly threw the DSi XL into the crowd, and was rewarded with an apple. Apparently the gorilla’s at the zoo have been trained to do that, as Christina Spicuzza, the photographer at the scene, explained:

“The gorilla was very interested in trying to figure it out… She (the trainer) told us that they trained them to do that. If anything falls in there they are trained that they get a reward if they throw it back up.”

So, what was the fate of the DSi XL? According to the boy and his family, it’s in perfect working condition. All’s well that ends well!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 0 comments

Thanks to Kevin D for the tip!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 2 Comments

Thanks to John M for the tip!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Videos | 4 Comments

Thanks to Nikola M for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Random, Videos | 10 Comments

This particular level of Super Mario World contains a neat easter egg. Eating a green berry will add an additional 20 seconds to the game clock, providing players with more time to complete a level. It’s a well-known fact that the music speed increases once the timer passes by the 100-second mark, so by continuously eating green fruit every when this occurs, you can hear the music speed up to a pretty ridiculous speed. I’m sure that at least a few of you are aware of this, but I thought it was interesting!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 4 Comments

As you can see in the video above, a glitch allows players to climb down the second ladder in Donkey Kong and more or less takes you to the end of the level. A lot of gamers are aware of this apparently, but I personally never even tried it! How about you guys?