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Three Life Lessons Learned from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

​Congratulations Twi-Hards: Your love for the ongoing necro-bestial love triangle made Breaking Dawn more than a couple bucks this weekend. And unlike the haters of the world that sneer at your devotion to Teams Edward or Jacob - I can't make fun of you. You see, I too was part of an all cons ... More >>

Phoenix Rapper MegaRan Creates 8-Bit Hip-Hop

​Congratulations Twi-Hards: Your love for the ongoing necro-bestial love triangle made Breaking Dawn more than a couple bucks this weekend. And unlike the haters of the world that sneer at your devotion to Teams Edward or Jacob - I can't make fun of you. You see, I too was part of an all cons ... More >>

Five Killer Bands Inspired By Video Games

In this week's olde-timey paper edition we told you all about local rapper MegaRan, who delivers slick rhymes and rapid-fire lyrics inspired (mostly) by classic video games like Mega Man 2 and Final Fantasy VII, and is appearing live at Martini Ranch tomorrow night. We also mentioned a couple of o ... More >>

Club Candids at The Colossal Event

Melissa FossumHoards of raving babes flocked to The Colossal Event for a night of indulgence on Saturday, April 23, at Madison Events Center.​ The Colossal Event boasted an impressive line up, including Steve Aoki, Felix Cartal, Chase & Status, and Jack Beats. The music wasn't the only thing ... More >>

A Look at the Four Arizona Acts to be Showcased at South by Southwest

Melissa FossumHoards of raving babes flocked to The Colossal Event for a night of indulgence on Saturday, April 23, at Madison Events Center.​ The Colossal Event boasted an impressive line up, including Steve Aoki, Felix Cartal, Chase & Status, and Jack Beats. The music wasn't the only thing ... More >>

Star Search

East coast emcee influenced by Nintendo music

Minibosses Reach Level 10 and Celebrate a Decade of Rockin' Out to Nintendo

East coast emcee influenced by Nintendo music

Flier of the Week: Source Victoria at Yucca Tap Room

​Nope, it's not promoting the classic 1987 Nintendo game Metroid--this flier of the week comes courtesy of Phoenix indie band Source Victoria, who is playing Yucca Tap Room this weekend. The group, who's shared the stage with local favorites Jimmy Eat World and The Format, is gearing up to ... More >>

Too Cute: 100 Games Cupcake Game

www.steelheadstudio.com​Somebody had a lot of fun with this. Just look at those funny little fondant pigs! A friend just sent me a link to a darling website where they've created incredibly detailed cupcake designs inspired by classic games and retro video games, and then made a guessing g ... More >>

7 Video Game Predictions for 2010 and Beyond

What happened to this, Square-Enix? ​ As we near the end of the aughts, most of the bright minds in gaming are focusing on what was. They're all over the best games of 2009 and the best games of the decade. Well that's fine, but we're looking forward. Whether Uncharted 2 was the best game of t ... More >>

Cause and FX

San Fran emcee takes you back to the classical Nintendo era

Electronic Dreams

San Fran emcee takes you back to the classical Nintendo era

Top 5 Saturday Morning Cartoon / Breakfast Cereal Pairings

Z-Trip, Murs and Supernatural said it best: "On Saturday mornings I used to like to get a big, fat bowl of cereal and watch cartoons." Well guess what gang, so do we. But we're sophisticated adults which means we can afford to make sure we have the right cereal for the occasion. Just in time for Sat ... More >>

Up on the Sun's Top 5 Entries of 2008

Happy New Year, Phoenix. Here's one last look at 2008 with the top five blogs as determined by the sheer number of eyes that read them. Catch the top three slots after the jump. 5 - The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to pl ... More >>

Minibosses, The Advantage, and sBACH Prove Video Game-Influenced Music Isn't Just Playing Around

Happy New Year, Phoenix. Here's one last look at 2008 with the top five blogs as determined by the sheer number of eyes that read them. Catch the top three slots after the jump. 5 - The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to pl ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Nintendo, Star Trek, Joel McHale, sBACH and More

By Jonathan McNamara The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn’t mind waiting three months between releases for another game worth playing. I’d like to embrace casual gaming as a new vide ... More >>

sBACH Geeks Out at Modified Arts on Nov. 15

If you’re not attuned to such things, you might be surprised to know how big a niche there is for bands interested in playing covers of classic Nintendo game soundtracks in today’s geek-friendly world. At comic, gaming, and computing conventions bands like The Advantage and The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour

By Jonathan McNamara The games of the Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour. See more shots in our Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour slide show. I want to be one of the converted. I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn’t mind wa ... More >>

E3 revelations are hit and miss – unless you really dig chopping wood

By Jonathan McNamara The games of the Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour. See more shots in our Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour slide show. I want to be one of the converted. I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn’t mind wa ... More >>

Treasure Mammal/Whitman

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Podcast: The Minibosses

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DIY game design hits your Wii with Blast Works

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Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

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Last Minute Wednesday: Wii Bowling at Heather's Wild Hare

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Mario Kart Wii is nothing you haven’t seen, but so what?

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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the combat turns cuddly

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Smash Bros. Brawl and the biggest game tournament ever

Fans of Nintendo's popular fighting series waited for hours to get this game

Joystick it to ’Em

Prizefighters scrap for a spot in the brawl of fame

Over the weekend

All the gigs, parties and events you may have missed

Emery

All the gigs, parties and events you may have missed

Wii Will Rock You

Virtual bowling at Heather’s Wild Hare

Xmas Present & Past

How yesterday's games spawned today's bestsellers

Plumb Tuckered Out?

A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario

Bang Bang for Your Buck

It's five great games for $60, so shoot first and ask questions later

Joysticks to the World

Gaming geek demos his latest creation . . . for the Atari 2600

All Class

The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool

Star Tech

Noisy boys assault the eardrums

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii

Yoshi's Island

A several-hour tour

Wii Love It

Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition

Next Big Things

The five biggest attention-getters at E3

The Brain Game

Can Nintendo really make you smarter?

Rock On, Write Off

Music can be a taxing enterprise

Sonic Bust

Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind . . . yawn.

Eight-Bit Symphonies

Who's responsible for the best music of the 1980s? Nintendo. Who's finally discovering it? Everyone

Nintendo Fusion Tour

Fuse this

Game Boys

The Minibosses show us why dorks rock

Edgefest

Another festival flogs the field at Peoria Sports Complex

BEST PLACE TO GET YOUR KID'S HAIR CUT

Cool Cuts

Ode to Coach Busken

Bernie Busken may have gone too far in toughening his players. More likely, the world around him no longer goes far enough.