Back in February, I wrote about how I’ve been dying to make a Little Big Planet remake of Super Mario Bros. world 1-1.  Well it seems that someone has already made one!

Yeah it’s pretty ugly and plays as slow as molasses, but it still looks pretty faithful level-design wise. What really irks me is that this was done in the Beta and, since I wasn’t part of the beta, I didn’t even have the chance to be the first to make a Mario homage Oh well, I can still be the best!

Here’s to hoping the only game I’ve pre-ordered this year doesn’t get delayed once more …

Inspired by the many dedications to video game characters I’ve seen around, like this one of Mario, I’ve decided to make my own dedication to my favourite Street Fighter character: Ken (a.k.a. Ken Masters) from the Street Fighter video games/movies/comics.

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If you haven’t heard, Little Big Planet is the upcoming phenomenal PS3 system seller scheduled for a September release! I can say that LBP and Spore are my two most anticipated games of 2008! I’m so excited about LBP being released that I’m already trying to think of what levels I plan on making!

I’ve decided that my first venture will have me recreating world 1-1 of the original Super Mario Bros game. I’m not sure if the tools in LBP will allow a close enough translation of the classic map, but I’m definitely going to do my best!

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Yesterday, my brother re-introduced me to the wonderful world of MUGEN. I’ve seen some youtube MUGEN matchups before and did a little research to find out what it is, but I had never taken the time to actually download and try making my own fighting game.

You see, M.U.G.E.N is a freeware 2D fighting game engine that emulates Capcom’s Street Fighter and allows the creation and integration of customer characters, stages, game modes etc… Ever fancied pitting Peter Griffin against Homer Simpson? Or Spider-man vs Superman? Or Wolverine vs Batman? How about Mario vs Sonic? Ok, with the exception of the last one, no video game has ever allowed you to do the other match-ups before!

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