The Collected Writings of James Newton - Part 122 — The Collected Writings of James Newton

February 20^th, 2012

BIT.TRIP RUNNER Original Soundtrack on #Spotify http://t.co/4CrgfNu4

"I'm bored of the same music. I want something new!" (starts playing new music) "I don't know any of these songs!" (goes back to old music)

See Rockstar and Miyamoto’s Unreleased N64 Project

11:00 at nintendolife.com

Do the buggy boogie

Back in the day, Rockstar San Diego — best known for Red Dead Redemption of course — was Angel Studios, a work-for-hire developer responsible for the N64 port of Resident Evil 2 among other games. What you may not know was the studio had an internal division known as Dream Team that once worked on an unreleased N64 game with none other than Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Mario Kart 7 Mobile App Makes Kart Combos Clearer

10:30 at nintendolife.com

Take advantage

With so many different kart pieces to unlock in Mario Kart 7, it can be tough knowing what's what and how to maximise your kart's abilities for land, sea and air. That's where the Combo Explorer app for iOS and Android can come in handy.

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09:59 at twitter.com

"Would you rather sell a few games at £45 or a hell of a lot more for £35?" Well, if I LOST money on the £35 games it's no contest. Doy!

Nintendo Download: 23rd February 2012 (Europe)

09:30 at nintendolife.com

Rolling on

Here's the full list of games available to buy today in Europe.

Nintendo 3DS Download Software

Dillon's Rolling Western (Nintendo, £9.00/€10) — Play as a Wild West armadillo who must defend a town from marauding rocks using gatling guns, towers and more. We'll have a full review soon.

DSiWare

Box Pusher (GameOn, 500pts) — Push blocks around in single or local multiplayer modes. There's a level creator which might help extend the game's lifespan, so we'll dive in and see what's what with our upcoming review.

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