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Some people think of the craziest ways to use old technology. In the above clip, you'll see someone jury-rig an NES (Famicom) to control a fighting robot that shows off some pretty smooth moves. The video showcases the robot training Rocky style before he goes off into his big match at 2:30. Nothing can keep this dude down, as he bounces right back up after what should have been a knockout punch. Yeah, I totally want this thing. Famicom controlled robot [Heavycarcass via GoNintendo] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
4:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Awakening was almost the last Fire Emblem gameFire Emblem: Awakening surprised just about everyone with its critical and commercial success. In Japan, the 3DS strategy RPG had sold over 400K units through June 2012, and it's likely continued to grow since then. In the US...
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5:00 AM on 05.22.2013 EA eats words, has Wii U games in developmentElectronic Arts is pulling an about-face regarding the Wii U. Contrary to previous reports, EA's chief financial officer asserts the company is developing games for Nintendo's home console. Speaking at the Stifel Nicolaus 201...
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1:00 PM on 05.18.2013 NPD: Injustice and Dead Island lead sales in April[DC zombie sculpts by Casey Love Designs] The NPD Group released US sales data for April 2013 two days ago, but a complete lack of enthusiasm on the part of the Destructoid staff has delayed our posting it. Not our fault! Loo...
9:30 PM on 05.17.2013 New Sonic, EA Vs. Wii U, The Last Of Us & BatmanHere's today's formerly-live Destructoid Show, on which I wear a bad shirt again. Nintendo had one of their little Nintendo Direct press conference thingies this morning, and a bunch of news came out of that. They're also d...
6:30 PM on 05.17.2013 EA Sports dev says 'The Wii U is crap'We already knew that EA wasn't working on any Wii U games, but we weren't made privy to the exact reasons for that decision. Other than the puzzling report that EA's Frostbite 2 doesn't test well on the console (despite the f...
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