The Joystiq Weekend: March 15 - 16, 2008
(Update: By popular demand, the picture has been moved to after the break. Click at your own risk.) An impressive "real" recreation of Mario, the inaugural image posted on Pixeloo's blog. Color us impressed, but now our nightmares now have a new visage. Check out the highlights for this weekend.
Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, March 3 - March 9: Torch passing edition
Joystiq impressions: Blast Works (Wii)
Joystiq interviews Hail to the Chimp producer Jon Krusell
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup enjoys making parallels
News
UK game developers petition for financial incentives
Yascombe: Haze's script is over 1,000 pages long
Bungie to release Halo 3 "Legendary Map Pack" details Tuesday
Xbox 360 to have over 1,000 titles by Summer 2008, says MS rep
Namco Bandai bringing Mr. Driller to Xbox Live Arcade
MGS movie producer targets possible writer/director
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm trailer could save a lif
First Prey 2 details and concept art revealed
Reggie: Holiday blockbuster for the Wii to be revealed at E3
Iron Man trailers are increasingly awesome
Toshiba reportedly set to lose nearly $1 billion in wake of HD-DVD format death
Rumors & Speculation
Culture & Community
Does Smash Bros. Brawl merit a Teen rating?
The Star Wars Retrospective: Episode I
Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, March 3 - March 9: Torch passing edition
Joystiq impressions: Blast Works (Wii)
Joystiq interviews Hail to the Chimp producer Jon Krusell
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup enjoys making parallels
News
UK game developers petition for financial incentives
Yascombe: Haze's script is over 1,000 pages long
Bungie to release Halo 3 "Legendary Map Pack" details Tuesday
Xbox 360 to have over 1,000 titles by Summer 2008, says MS rep
Namco Bandai bringing Mr. Driller to Xbox Live Arcade
MGS movie producer targets possible writer/director
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm trailer could save a lif
First Prey 2 details and concept art revealed
Reggie: Holiday blockbuster for the Wii to be revealed at E3
Iron Man trailers are increasingly awesome
Toshiba reportedly set to lose nearly $1 billion in wake of HD-DVD format death
Rumors & Speculation
Culture & Community
Does Smash Bros. Brawl merit a Teen rating?
The Star Wars Retrospective: Episode I













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Allen @ Mar 17th 2008 12:26AM
Gawd, it's hideous.
Carl @ Mar 17th 2008 7:06AM
Actually, I thought it was a caricature, albeit not much of one, of Bob Kevoian, from the Bob and Tom Radio Show.
Vegnagun bwf @ Mar 17th 2008 12:30AM
Ross.
It's 12:30 at night where I am. I type "joystiq.com". I'm greeted with that image. Please, change that image to after the jump.
Vegnagun bwf @ Mar 17th 2008 12:45AM
Ross.
Thank you. I won't have bad dreams now. Let's get married.
Chris @ Mar 17th 2008 12:31AM
He looks like a pedophile.
mike @ Mar 17th 2008 12:35AM
Thats a little creepy. This is NSFW more then any other image thats been posted on joystiq
Vegnagun bwf @ Mar 17th 2008 12:37AM
Thank you. NSFW, I agree.
Neebs @ Mar 17th 2008 6:24AM
You clearly weren't here when Fernando posted the...*shudders*
Mabui @ Mar 17th 2008 12:36AM
No wonder Nintendo never entered HD gaming..
GCNH87 @ Mar 17th 2008 6:36PM
lmao, nice.
crazyyellowguy @ Mar 17th 2008 12:37AM
Why did they make the "real mario" such a ugly man with cute oversized features...
It sorta makes sense why he is a plumber now.
Phi Nguyen @ Mar 17th 2008 12:48AM
MY PRECIOUS!!!
Shiro @ Mar 17th 2008 12:54AM
AGH, the whole "real image after the break" lured me in, and then I see that thing.
Who wants to help me commit ritual seppuku?
DemonGSides @ Mar 17th 2008 1:21AM
Only if you can find someone to help me into the void, where we can join the Khala and meet Tassadar.
En Taro Adun, adjutant.
Robert @ Mar 17th 2008 1:02AM
Certainly not pretty. Well done nonetheless.
ugg.tryptophan @ Mar 17th 2008 1:08AM
this will my new background
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 17th 2008 1:03AM
And I thought that Mario was the one with the shrooms...
ugg.tryptophan @ Mar 17th 2008 1:09AM
...be
mr mobius @ Mar 17th 2008 1:04PM
Okay Yoda...
samfish @ Mar 17th 2008 1:23AM
You guys think that's freaky? This has nothin' on Real Haruhi.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/haruhi-suzumiya/nerd-heroine-made-real-308017.php
Feigr @ Mar 17th 2008 2:20AM
It's trout-girl! Run!
NESv1 @ Mar 17th 2008 1:48AM
Hmm, wonder what Wario would look like real-a-fied? o_O
Shiro @ Mar 17th 2008 4:24AM
NO! DON'T DO IT, INTERNET! DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PEDDLER OF MADNESS!
Ranus Studios @ Mar 17th 2008 1:48AM
I don't know what everyone's problem is. That's absolutely hilarious.
shivr - ssbb- 0817-3501-0190 @ Mar 17th 2008 2:57AM
I know I lol'd
Curmeo @ Mar 17th 2008 2:11AM
Mario you ugly bastid! ugly just like Nintendonald's Wii and DS games.
religiousjedi @ Mar 17th 2008 2:29AM
I would have said that Mario is hideous...then Curmeo showed up. :)
Obie @ Mar 17th 2008 2:39AM
That is some amazing Photoshopping skillz, congrats on making the creepiest face ever hehe.
Dave Silva @ Mar 17th 2008 3:09AM
Dude, that's Larry Laffer after a Halloween contest!
jopojelly @ Mar 17th 2008 4:25AM
Goodness, Peach sure has some weird tastes to go for that kind of guy...
Superstar90 @ Mar 17th 2008 10:12PM
He stalks her... then she moves to another castle, and he stalks her again (because the paparazzi tell him that she left and is in another castle).
Jechtshot78 @ Mar 17th 2008 4:31AM
HOLY CRAP! That thing scared the living shit out of me.
Truth Unknown @ Mar 17th 2008 4:40AM
It's a shame some moron is claiming this work of ... er ... something, as their own on deviantart. When the fool makes such a claim of photoshopery. While his account shows can barely even color his own crap drawings.
Well if anyone able to put the pain on this full and his "entry" on devaintart ( http://xgalagax.deviantart.com/art/The-best-Photoshop-ever-80102577 ). Well by all means don't just stand there.
Now on topic, it's strangely amazing and yet wrong in one go, with LOL sprinkles.
Truth Unknown @ Mar 17th 2008 4:42AM
PS: Late hours and some lack of sleep sure does bring out the bad sentence structures and grammar out of me.
Jeff Ramos @ Mar 17th 2008 4:55AM
hahaha. you didn't credit me for putting this nightmare on here? maybe for the better!
Ross Miller @ Mar 17th 2008 9:42AM
Sorry Jeff, someone actually beat you to the tip. More than a few actually. And yes, I clicked every time.
Psaakyrn @ Mar 17th 2008 5:16AM
You people act as if you've never seen a gnome ever...
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Mar 17th 2008 6:05AM
You move Mario, yet you leave Peter Molyneux's head in the banner watching us. It's been there for a good 6 weeks!
Molyneux just smiles. That pleasant smile. Always watching. Omnipresent. It's unsettling. Please change it.
ang3l.dfz @ Mar 17th 2008 6:07AM
O.o It's only a matter of time now before someone decides on plastic surgery and we actually see this walking down the street eating mushrooms and jumping on little turtles.
randomshagz @ Mar 17th 2008 8:01AM
No wonder all he gets are kisses on the nose/forehead after every game. Who would wanna kiss that. I can understand why Zelda has it so easy.
Maverick Saturn @ Mar 17th 2008 8:47AM
Yoshi:
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.nintendowiifanboy.com/media/2006/11/yoshi_movie_sm.jpg
Kirby:
http://www.getdowntonight.com/Photos%20&%20Graphics/Kirby.gif
Princess Peach:
http://www.tvhits.co.uk/tvhitsblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/peaches-geldof-at-sony-vaio-3-small.jpg
I have taken it upon myself to provide you will all the popular characters and thier real counterparts.
Matt @ Mar 17th 2008 10:07AM
thank you for wasting my time.
Maverick Saturn @ Mar 17th 2008 1:48PM
Your welcome :)
Synergistic @ Mar 17th 2008 10:03AM
Little wonder she's so complicit getting kidnapped by a giant lizard every couple of years.
Visor @ Mar 17th 2008 12:45PM
I can't believe you guys started moaning about that picture. Of course it's safe for work. Why wouldnt it be? Kinda spoils it now that it's not actually on the front page.
joel.ms1 @ Mar 17th 2008 11:46AM
i literally can not stop laughing
Sabastian Chadwick McGirt @ Mar 17th 2008 5:02PM
Wow.
No wonder Peach dosen't give him any.
Desert Eagle @ Mar 17th 2008 11:25PM
Ha, that picture scared my big brother just now, it was so funny. Ah, Joystiq has the best pictures any gamer/geek can find on the interwebs! :D