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1UP: Power Down - The Most Useless Power-Ups in Videogames

2008-04-09 01:52:15 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...ups that were marginally helpful at best. In fact, if we look just one year after Super Mario Bros., we see some power-ups that are downright malicious. In Super Mario Bros. 2 (released only in Japan and mostly known in the U.S. as The Lost Levels), the only addition to the roster of items Mario could use was a palette-swapped mushroom that...
 
Tags: power, power-ups, power-downs, super mario bros, power-up, items mario, videogames, items, elusive starman
 
 
 
 
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Its-a Mario World: Rare Power-ups

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2008-06-26 23:11:02 by lepton in Nintendo Wii
...ups; Welcome to the inaugural edition of Its-a Mario World, Nintendo nintendo wii Fanboys newest feature about one of Nintendos oldest characters. Every Thursday, well bring you a fresh perspective on Mario videogames and culture, emphasizing his lesser-discussed titles and memorable videogame content for your nostalgic enjoyment. In this...
 
Tags: its-a mario world, shadowy items, items, nintendos flagship character, nintendos, traditional items, strange pick-ups, memorable videogame content, feature
 
 
 
 
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Top 5 Best Power-Ups of all Time

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2007-11-06 15:11:00 by Grad Games in Graduate Games Blog: Free Game Demos, Reviews, Gaming Features and more
...ups usurp the red turtle shell, nothing beat it back in the original Mario Kart. It was the prized possession in nearly every race and battle. In fact, Battle Mode in the original Mario Kart was little more than a race to get Red Turtle Shells 4. Rings (Sonic) How great was Sonic the first time you played it? The only way you could die was...
 
Tags: original mario kart, game, mario kart, game saves, game changer, red turtle shell, power-up, rings, sonics iconic rings
 
 
 
 
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IndieGames.com's Best Freeware Shoot 'em ups 2007

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2008-03-03 00:00:18 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...ups released in 2007 Horizontal, vertical or hybrid 2D and 3D shooters - whatever your fancy, you'll find everything here as we unveil another twenty noteworthy shoot 'em ups from last year, some of them from the fertile Japanese dojin scene, but also showcasing the awesome Western shooter development blossoming happening in recent months...
 
Tags: freeware, indiegames, ups, freeware shmup scene, twenty, twenty noteworthy, sister indiegames, arcanacra black label, blast force
 
 
 
 
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Top 10 Mario Power-Ups

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2008-04-02 05:01:59 by HASH0x8b21074 in Infendo - Nintendo blog
...ups are necessary and awesome, and theres no way you could possibly whittle away such goodness to come up with a top 10 Mario power-ups list To which I would reply nay, you are incorrect there are certainly many, many useless and easily forgettable power-ups, and truly there are ten amazing ones that deserve a list That list, my friends, is...
 
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Infendo: Top 10 Mario Power-Ups

2008-04-03 15:38:34 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...ups are necessary and awesome, and theres no way you could possibly whittle away such goodness to come up with a top 10 Mario power-ups list To which I would reply nay, you are incorrect there are certainly many, many useless and easily forgettable power-ups, and truly there are ten amazing ones that deserve a list That list, my friends, is...
 
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UPS Employees Axed Over GTA IV Thefts

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2008-04-28 14:11:00 by Chris Kohler in Wired: Game|Life
...UPS employees have been fired for ripping into shipments of Grand Theft Auto IV in an attempt to take a copy of the game home for themselves prior to its Tuesday release date Interestingly enough, the website's source says that this doesn't happen for ordinary big-name videogame releases, and GTA was an exception. But UPS does have security...
 
Tags: grand theft auto, ups, ups employees, ars technica reports, source, tuesday release, game home, copy, security measures
 
 
 
 
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UPS Employees Fired For Stealing GTA

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2008-04-28 20:45:25 by PilarVIRUS in GamerCenterOnline
...UPS, 3 of the workers were fired for stealing copys of Grand Theft Auto IV from there shipment boxes I spoke to an employee of UPS over the weekend, and he told me that a surprising amount of workers were getting busted stealing the game from the shipment boxes. In one 24-hour period, three workers were fired, and more interviews were...
 
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It's-a Mario World: Rare Power-ups

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2008-06-26 13:15:00 by Kenneth Caldwell in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...ups You know the common fare: Mushrooms, flowers and stars comprise the mainstay arsenal in any Mario game, and other traditional items like golden coins and 1-ups are found in sequels and off-shoots everywhere. But what about the obscured items of Mushroom Kingdom history, the rare perishables you rationed and strange pick-ups you briefly...
 
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More Shoot-em-ups incoming from Japan

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2008-03-05 18:45:00 by Terrence Stasse in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...ups of the old-school hard-as-nails variety. Similar to Ikaruga , Ketsui and DonDonPachi involve controlling a ship while the screen scrolls by and you're assaulted by numerous waves of enemies who shoot in increasingly difficult-to-dodge geometric patterns. With the rumors surrounding the classic Radiant Silvergun and confirmation of...
 
Tags: old-school hard-as-nails variety, hard, shoot-em-ups, retail releases exclusive, shmup fans, jou black label, fans, classic radiant silvergun, ketsui