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Hyper Hybrid Model RX-78-2 GUNDAM

May 14th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Culture, Gaming, Japanophiles, Technology | 1 Comment »

Have USD$3400 lying around? Feel the utmost urge to blow the cash on something completely stupid, yet uber cool? Not sure what to do with all that family inheritance? Neighbours next door just bought a new car and you need to keep up? Need a big toy to keep your 1:1 scale MGS Solid Snake company? Wonder no more as Bandai unveiled the Hyper Hybrid Model RX-78-2 GUNDAM for sale.

It’s a 1/12 scale version of the RX-78-2 Gundam and based on another 1/12 Gundam model Bandai introduced in 2006. Bandai said that the older model sold a solid 1,500 units, which begs the question – Where do these mad cashed up people come from?  The new replica will be shipped with a beam rifle, a beam saber, and a shield. Completely bonkers, completely Japanese, we love it.

More information and pictures after the jump.

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King Of Famicom: The Fighting Game That Never Was

May 8th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Gaming, Video | 1 Comment »

If this game were real, I suspect they’d never bother to make another fighting game ever. Not even sequels to this one, let alone completely different titles. I mean, how the heck could you top this?

Titled King of Famicom – a take on the King of Fighters game – this video posits what we might have seen if the likes of Nintendo, Capcom, Irem, Sunsoft, Hudson, Taito, Namco, Konami and Sega had teamed up to give us the ultimate 8-bit fighting game.

Some of the kills are hilarious, particularly Link getting his ass beat by an opponent in the middle of push-ups and hand-stands.

Note: Famicom was the Japanese-market name for the Nintendo Entertainment System.