Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Dad re-tiles Donkey Kong for his daughter, has Pauline save Mario]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/10/dad-re-tiles-donkey-kong-for-his-daughter-has-pauline-save-mari/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/10/dad-re-tiles-donkey-kong-for-his-daughter-has-pauline-save-mari/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/10/dad-re-tiles-donkey-kong-for-his-daughter-has-pauline-save-mari/#comments

To a 3-year-old, it's a logical enough assumption: We can play as a girl, Princess Peach, in Super Mario Bros. 2, so we should be able to play as Pauline in Donkey Kong. Most seasoned players know this isn't the case, since Donkey Kong features a static game of boy-saves-girl - until now.

"My 3-year-old daughter and I play a lot of old games," writes Other Ocean Interactive creative director Mike Mika on Facebook, as picked up by Reddit. "Her favorite is Donkey Kong. Two days ago, she asked me if she could play as the girl and save Mario. She's played as Peach in Super Mario Bros. 2 and naturally just assumed she could do the same in Donkey Kong. I told her we couldn't in that particular Mario game; she seemed really bummed out by that."

To put a smile on his daughter's face, Mika hacked the 2010 NES Donkey Kong ROM, using Tile Layer Pro, and swapped out Mario with Pauline. He shows off the end product in the above Donkey Kong: Pauline Edition video, though we don't need visual confirmation that this is the most adorable story we'll write today.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adorableawwdaddaughterDonkey-Kongdonkey-kong-pauline-editionkidsNESpcSun, 10 Mar 2013 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Twitter users unlock Final Fantasy XIII chocobo Avatar item]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/25/twitter-users-unlock-final-fantasy-xiii-chocobo-avatar-item/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/25/twitter-users-unlock-final-fantasy-xiii-chocobo-avatar-item/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/25/twitter-users-unlock-final-fantasy-xiii-chocobo-avatar-item/#comments In a feat considerably easier than breeding a golden chocobo in Final Fantasy VII, fans of Square Enix's thirteenth Final outing have unlocked a special Xbox Live Avatar item through the power of word of mouth (via keyboard). After garnering enough specially tagged messages on Twitter (some speculate that this may have represent some sort of "marketing tactic"), the folks at Microsoft have seen fit to entrust an adorable virtual chocobo to your Avatar.

If you're in North America, UK, France or Germany and registered on the site, you can expect a download code via email by mid-December. If not, we've placed something after the break to cheer you up.

[Via @AceyBongos]

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JoystiqTwitter users unlock Final Fantasy XIII chocobo Avatar item originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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