[Gaming] Geek Trivia via Did You Know Gaming?

There's a new gamer geek trivia site called Did You Know Gaming? that features a wide variety of interesting tidbits about various games regardless of platform. I mean seriously, that have stuff for console games, PC games and even an Angry Birds factoid.

The Tumblr site is still relatively new (4 pages) but has been already making the rounds of various geek blogs (which is how I found out about it).

To get more of a taste for what the site covers, check out a few more interesting pieces of trivia after the cut...

[Videos] Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

Image by Getty Images via Daylife I don't know why I heard no buzz about this series before it launched last night (beyond the fact that I don't live in the US and that will probably explain things), but apparently Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame now has some deal together with Burger King to post webisodes of original content.

The YouTube channel is being touted as Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy and already there's some pretty funny stuff posted.


Catch The Cavalcade Sept 10th!


#5 - Super Mario Rescues The Princess


A Dog on the $25,000 Pyramid

[Gaming] Mario Media

It's always fun when we return to old school references, especially from the classic gaming console era. Of course the true symbol of these times remains to be Super Mario, and recently I've encountered everyone's favorite little Italian plumber in a few places.

First there's today's CTRL+ALT+DEL strip, which may not be an implicit presentation of Mario, but he's definitely in there in spirit, LOL.


Click to view full image at CTRL+ALT+DEL

What's even more fun is one of the latest CollegeHumor videos featuring a what-if scenario featuring all of Bowser's minions instead of just the main characters themselves. Talk about getting your just desserts.


Bowser's Minions

Ah yes, there's no school like the old school! LOL

[Viral Video Chart] Super Chuck Norris Bros.

Image via WikipediaWe all know that as a cultural icon, Chuck Norris kicks ass. Why else would so many people acknowledge how extremely cool he is and how he's even been used as a strong way to promote US political campaigns.

Yes, Chuck Norris totally owns.

Thus it was only a matter of time before someone tried to use Chuck Norris in a video game just to prove how much he can kick ass even in alternate environments, like the land of the Super Mario Bros.


#5 - Super Chuck Norris bros demo game pwnage

[Gaming] Super Smash Bros Brawl Japanese Into

It may be from the Japanese version, but they don't say anything.

Here's the intro for Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japanese) since the English version won't be out until March. This is for all of you fellow geeks who just want to see Snake from the Metal Gear Solid series kick Pikachu's butt, LOL.


#13 - Super Smash Bros Brawl Japanese Intro

[Viral Video Chart] Puppy vs. Robot

From the classic realm of people who (1) love their pets, (2) are geeks and (3) have way too much time on their hands comes this amusing home video with old school gaming scores overlaid on the design and of course sounds from the ever classic Super Mario Bros.

FIGHT!


#5 - Puppy Vs. Robot! Epic Battle For Territorial Domination!

[Movies] Hitman

Originally, Hitman was just a largely successful video game franchise where the player takes the role of Agent 47, an assassin for hire. The game was landmark not just in terms of the potential level of violence but also in terms of the variety of the gameplay given you can kill your targets in a variety of ways. It was a surprisingly intelligent and diverse game that spawned several sequels.

So when it was announced that there'd be a Hitman movie, I was both excited and wary at the same time, given Hollywood's history for mangling video game movies. It's a sad fact that dates back to failures like the Super Mario Bros. movie, so I was prepared for a little disappointment just in case.

Well, I wasn't too wrong in that department.

As is the way with my reviews when it comes to adaptations, I do my best to divorce the source material from the film in order to evaluate it independently based on its own merits. It wasn't too hard to do that with this film.

The movie still largely follows the basic premise of the video game series - 47 remains to be an assassin trained from birth who quickly rises to become the best at what he does. Instead of working for the International Contract Agency though, he now works for a group simply known as "The Organization," which is hardly original when you get down to it.

Timothy Olyphant did a pretty decent job of trying to recapture the look of Agent 47 in terms of the expression in his eyes and his almost trademark face-on look meant to highlt light his brow ridges and his blad head. His performance as a whole though was a bit flat and instead of sounding cool and cold it ended up sounding more flat and monotone. At the very least, the writers did try to work in 47's penchant for stealth and multiple costumes, which was pretty good.

My biggest concern with the movie was the pacing - as fun and exciting as the game was, this movie wasn't, getting bogged down by excessive plot development and not enough killing. Hell, we didn't even see 47's trademark garrote wire come out. I don't even understand the need for the pseudo love interest given who unemotional 47 is.

Overall it's a decent movie, but nothing amazing. It feels more like par for the course when it comes to video game translations into film, which try to showcase as many diverse elements from the game as possible without tying them together into a truly meaningful and cohesive whole. It could have been so much more but instead it was just okay.

[Viral Video Chart] Twin Musical Tesla Coils playing Mario Bros

Ah, the wonders of science. As we continue to work on possible cures for cancer and AIDS, make computer microchips smaller and more powerful and develop new tools to explore the stars, other scientists are busy trying to harness the power of electricity to play classic video game theme songs.

Whatever would we do without geeky scientists?


#4 - Twin Musical Tesla Coils playing Mario Bros

[Viral Video Chart] Mario: Game Over

YouTube user P0YKPAC managed to get onto the Viral Video Chart with this somewhat dark yet humorous look at what might have happened to the Super Mario crew after the games...