22 years of the world's most famous video games character

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The year is 1980 and a little known Nintendo artist by the name of Shigeru Miyamoto, creates a game called Donkey Kong. The hero of the game, Jumpman, is a moustached plumber racing to save his girlfriend Pauline from the clutches of an ape by the name of Donkey Kong as... Read more...

What other colour would do for the world's fastest selling handheld console?

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Game Boy Advance is joining the jet set, with the imminent arrival of the most sophisticated looking console ever. As Nintendo announce their fastest selling handheld is to be produced in a limited edition platinum finish, collectors and the style conscious are poised to go wild for this seasons must have accessory, after it hits the shelves on 27th September 2002

Not a huge leap in technology this time, but rather content. It now seems to imitate a certain rowdy PS2 game that Nintendo fans would love to be playing...

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AGB Games has updated their C2 engine once again, only now the "racing" demo is looking more and more like a Grand Theft Auto 3 clone. You can click the link above to see screenshots, and they'll have video up this weekend. But check out this description of the added content:

Doshin the Giant takes his first great steps into gaming stardom

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Probably the largest newcomer in the games industry this year - Doshin the Giant is Nintendo's latest addition to their character hall of fame and sure to shoot to stardom following his appearance in this new game, exclusive to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE and in the shops on September 20 2002.

Speakers to match your GameCube? Herao Soundstage have them.

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NEW SPEAKERS COORDINATED TO TOP CONSOLES

An established multinational audio-electronics company and a group of talented games-playing students have joined forces to produce coordinated speakers for games consoles.

Central Pacific International Technology, already well known for its Nicole speakers, has expanded its product range to include new console specific designs bearing the brand name Herao.

No real new announcements, but a very special guest was present...

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This morning Nintendo held a presentation and breakfast at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Breakfast was served in a room with about ten playable GameCubes with games including Star Fox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Sunshine.

Aggressive Inline and ATV Quad Power Racing should be in stores soon.

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Like racing games on your GBA? Acclaim just shipped two of them for your consideration. Aggressive Inline, developed by Full Fat, is a port of the critically acclaimed console inline skating game, recently released for GameCube. ATV Quad Power Racing is from Australian... Read more...

There were actually quite a lot of GameCube and Game Boy Advance games at the show...

Today, Electronic Arts held their trade event, as they will only be exhibiting in the consumer hall at ECTS. There were a total of 16 games shown for the GameCube and GBA.

GameCube

Freekstyle

FIFA 2003

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

James Bond 007 in... NightFire

Knockout Kings 2003

The thing is that this time, Japan is getting them after us.

In addition to the six standard colors it already has, and the five million or so special colors available, it looks like Japan is getting two new colors to its GBA line-up. On September 27, Gold and Silver colored GBAs will become new primary colors for the system.

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Nintendo broke the record for the world's largest bowl of spaghetti, but a Luigi look-a-like stole the show.

Last week, Mario fans from around the San Francisco Bay Area gathered in S.F. Little Italy’s Washington Square park for the chance to win a GameCube and a trip to Hawaii. A group of roughly 20 Mario look-a-likes showed up hoping to be one of 6 lucky contestants to dive into the world’s largest... Read more...

Seriously... and some other wacky stuff.

As I was playing SMB2 a few hours ago, I noticed some odd bumps on Story level 1-3 (or Beginner 3 in Challenge Mode). Upon closer examination, I suspected that it was Braille. After about an hours worth of digging on the net, I had the message translated.

Not so fast! First I have to bore... Read more...

When the fighting is done for the day, the gaming begins...

United States Submarines Receive Video Game Consoles and Software

Computer and Video Game Industry Donates Games to Troops

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2002: Every one of the 72 submarines in the American fleet now has a new state-of-the-art video game console, plus about 20 of the current top-selling... Read more...

While you're waiting for your copy of Super Mario Sunshine to arrive, why don't you help Mario out in a little quest.

Let me first off say that we NEVER post other sites polls, petitions, or things of this nature.

But this is important.

All summer long GameFAQs has been having the Great GameFAQs Character Battle. Mario is currently losing to Cloud Strife. Our readers are loyal plumber loving lunatics that can alter life as we know it today.

Monkey Love...YEAH, oh-we-oh-we-oh. Respect Morris Day and the Time. Word. SMB2 should be readily available tomorrow!

SEGA ROLLS OUT SUPER MONKEY BALL 2 EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE

The Ultimate Multiplayer Game Returns with 150 New Levels and 12 Addictive

Party Games

SAN FRANCISCO - (August 26, 2002) - SEGA(R) of America, Inc. today announced

the release of "Super Monkey Ball(TM) 2," exclusively for the Nintendo

This fall's Tokyo Game Show will have a host of big name titles for the GameCube.

The upcoming Fall Tokyo Game Show 2002 is set, so far, to have a large amount of blockbuster titles. The preliminary list shows a bunch of titles from major developers for the GameCube. Here's the complete list (so far) of what you can expect to see across all platforms.

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Final Fantasy XII - PS2

Damnit, Louie go away. Sorry 'bout that. Click here to find Louie's footage on the Planet GameCube DVD.

Pretty self-explanatory for this Easter egg. ITZ TEH LOUIETEHCAT FOOTAGE! Louie isn't the most thrilled cat in the world when he sees the suitcases come out. Billy was filming the final minutes before his departure to LA, and sure enough, Louie's gotta be there.

Highlight Starfox's face in the 2nd picture of "Billy's Pictures" and see what Louie had to say about Billy's departure.

Japanese gamers will be getting a sequel to From Software's Rune (Lost Kingdoms).

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We've heard rumors for a while now, but From Software has finally updated their official website with info and a few tiny screenshots of Rune 2.

Judging from our Babelfish translation, the story takes place 200 years after the first game. The different countries... Read more...

Find out when the Japanese release date is and who is publishing the game.

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Infogrames Japan has announced they will be publishing Treasure’s Ikaruga. The port will include all the features of the Dreamcast version including exclusive GameCube features. The GameCube port will be developed under the Atari brand scheduled for completion in January of 2003 in Japan.

Mario's new website is in trouble! Find out how you can help.

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Nintendo's Super Mario Sunshine website recently launched. The site is full of all kinds of interactive fun. You can find out about Isle Delfino and it's locales and people. There are videos, screenshots, and wallpapers to download. There's also a section devoted to Mario's... Read more...

Yes, it's there. It's cool. (Insert crickets here)

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While demoing the new build of Metroid Prime at the Gamer’s Summit, NOA’s Chris Campbell revealed that the GameCube and GameBoy Advance versions of Metroid will interact in some form. Unfortunately, in typical Nintendo fashion, all he could say is that it would be... Read more...