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Okay, two things: One, Voyager is a new iOS game made entirely out of wool; and two, we're going to do our very best to get through this whole article without making any sheep or cloth-related puns.

Rather than taking the traditional, blasé route of creating sprites and backgrounds with computers and stuff, one-man indie outfit Ken Amarit of Oh My! Me Studios opted instead to create his game out of needle-pointed wool and stop-motion animation techniques. The game itself is a tilt-controlled avoidance game where the player's adorable little space ship must avoid space debris and creatures while collecting things.

Voyager is both Retina Display-capable and a Universal app, and is available on the App Store right now for $0.99.

Gallery: Voyager (09/04/2012)

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 It's awfully hard to find a way to cram more charm into the Super Mario Bros. experience -- believe us, we've tried. Well, we're happy to report that GameVideos user smartkid82504 may have done just that, re-imagining the classic platforming action of Super Mario Bros. 3 through some scraps of paper, crayons, a stop-motion camera, and a bit of good, old-fashioned moxie.

Head past the break to check it out.

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JoystiqStop-motion Super Mario Bros. 3 is almost as fun as the real thing originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>artcraftsstop-motionsuper-mario-brossuper-mario-bros-3videoWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Mortal Kombat's Goro, actual size]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/mortal-kombats-goro-actual-size/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/mortal-kombats-goro-actual-size/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/mortal-kombats-goro-actual-size/#commentsOn screen, Mortal Kombat's top-knotted, four-armed Goro was a menacing, scary figure, towering over our hapless Sub-Zeros and Raidens. This vintage picture from Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon's Twitter, reveals that, in real life, Goro was just a li'l guy.

Of course, we knew the stop-motion model for the character wouldn't be fully human-sized, because that would be a ridiculous expense and effort for absolutely no payoff. But we're still delighted to see the actual sculpture used in the game, in all its diminutive glory. We also like how "homemade" the studio looks -- actual Mortal Kombat images were lit by a desk lamp taped to a cookie tin taped to some other stuff.

[Via Giant Bomb]

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If there's anything that our gaming brethren have taught us, it's that bottles make for great musical instruments when performing video game songs. Even if the video doesn't involve an RC car, we still love this rendition of everyone's favorite Tetris song. You know, the one that goes like this.

Even better is that while performing "Korobeiniki," these folks are clearly having fun with it. That's enough to make us want to drink a few gallons worth of wine ... uh, just to get enough bottles to try this out for ourselves, of course. We also appreciate the stop-motion effect, because it just makes the whole stunt all the more impressive.

Can we request a track from Mega Man 2 for their next bit?

[Via Geekologie]

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For tonight's video, we chose the Super Mario Bros. Lego video that's been floating around recently. This stop-motion animation shows Mario as a regular-shaped Lego man; instead of making a video as close to SMB as possible, Mario, mushrooms, enemies, and other items are warped through the Lego lens. There's a place for literal Lego game tributes, but we still like this short. Love those sound effects!

See the video after the break.

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JoystiqToday's stop-motionest game video: Lego SMB originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's video pick comes from the bowels of YouTube, thanks to a Boing Boing tipster. This stop-motion animation of dozens of tea lights proves that anything can be made into a gaming homage. After detailed arrangement and the addition of fire -- fire good! -- the flames dance into Pac-Man, Tetris, and other classic game scenes.

Enjoy the video after the break.

[Via Boing Boing]

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JoystiqToday's hottest game video: Tea-light Tetris originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's most-watched YouTube game video is a trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. This upcoming PS3 title ... okay, we just can't do it. Final Fantasy fans, follow the link to get your fix. We're sure you'll love the game; Final Fantasy just seems to come up a lot on YouTube, and we want something different tonight.

For the rest of you, we offer the second-most-watched video of the day -- with nearly as many views as the Final Fantasy trailer -- a Lego animation of Super Mario Bros. 3. This brilliant video shows what SMB3 would look like if your TV rendered 2D images in Lego. The animation looks like a pixel-to-brick translation, recasting Mario in bright Lego colors.

It's unclear if the animation is literally the labor-intensive process of animating each brick, but it looks great regardless. (Originating site, BitFlicks says that some videos use software effects.)

See the video after the break.

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JoystiqToday's hottest game video: SMB3 in Lego originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's most-popular game video comes from GameTrailer's user-uploaded section. Lego DDR, as the title suggests, concerns the junction of Legos and Dance Dance Revolution. We've always wondered what it would look like if Lego people could play DDR. (Just go with us here.) And not even the articulated Technic guys, but the squat, smiling Lego men.

Our questions have been answered by this minute-long stop-motion of frenzied Lego guys hitting some max combos. And then they follow-up with pommel-horse moves on the DDR safety-railing. Nice.

See the video after the break.

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JoystiqToday's hottest game video: Lego DDR originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The PSP camera, with Chotto Shot, is now available in Japan, and for import buyers. PSP GadgetZ has some really great pictures of the camera, packaging, and more importantly, pictures taken with the peripheral. According to a translation by PSP-Vault, "He says that the diagonal lines are pretty bad, and that at low light levels, there is a lot of noise in the images. He's also a bit annoyed that you need to remove the camera to transfer data to your PC." The image quality is apparently not too great, but I guess that's expected from a device that costs $50, and not hundreds.

Read on to read more about the PSP's new camera accessory.

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JoystiqChotto Shot pictures, videos & impressions [m] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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