Tales From Gaming : "L Is Real"

It's easy to believe rumors about games and gaming came about only when the World Wide Web made the Internet accessible to the masses. But even in the days before, there were still tales of secret rooms and characters you could unlock if you did a certain thing. In his article today, Cyfir (Cyfiremmerich) talks about one such rumor in which it was believed that in Super Mario 64, the character Luigi could be unlocked and played. As it turned out, the rumor wasn't entirely untrue.

Read Cyfir's story in Other Grids, MMOs, and Games.

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The Art of Mikati Slade in Second Life

Grease Coakes recently met up with Second Life artist Mikati Slade, whose J-Pop influenced art with it's video game colors is quickly recognizable. Recently, her work has once again gotten attention at Burn2 as the designer of it's Guru Guru stage. Grease Coakes talked to her about the stage, and the influences of her style.

Read Grease's story in People.

Behind the 8-Bit Area

Xymbers Slade recently went back to the 8-Bit Area and Electrobit City, a tribute to the days of Nintendo, to meet up with the two people behind the build: Jei Desoto and Kris Spade. The two were willing to sit down for an interview, and explain a few things about how the places came to be.

Read more in Design.

The 8-Bit Area

Xymbers Slade recently was at "The 8-Bit Area," a tribute to the days of Nintendo. Starting out at a seemingly abandoned place, it led to another, which had a portion one could play around much like the game

Read more in Places.

*Addition* Article changed after Xymbers sent more details