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“Super Mario Bros.” Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

One of the world most recognizable faces in gaming just turned 25 years old — Mario. Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan 25 years ago today on the Famicom, the Japanese version of what Americans call the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since then, Mario has become one of the most iconic characters and entertainment brands in the world. Mario had previously appeared in the arcade games Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., but it was Super Mario Bros. that propelled the … Continue reading

You might think that I had an iPhone with as excited as I am about this…

Yeah, I’m a geek, and I know it. (My wife also knows I’m a geek, because she calls me one all the time: “You’re a geek and I love you *with a smile*). — and my sister-n-law calls me a dork, but that is another thing. Yesterday, it was reported that Apple has lifted some of the restrictions that it has on iPhone App development in which shot off two additional stories of Google and Adobe smiling across all the … Continue reading

Tech and April fool’s seem to go together, even with GroupOn.com – groupoupon.com

Groupon.com, which is a great website that give short deal on coupons, largely based is larger metro areas like Dallas, Los Angeles, and Hattiesburg, MS… (Okay, so not the somewhat smaller city of Hattiesburg, but I thought it was funny). For April Fool this year, all people are doing funny April Fool’s joke, like Google “changing it’s name to Topeka,” and youtube.com turning videos in ASCII text (which is pretty ingenious, I think),… And even GroupOn.com built a small microsite … Continue reading