8-bit metal: Metallica chiptunes
Chiptunes are pretty good, but I don't have as much time as I used to hunt down awesome songs. Today, I stumbled upon a pretty cool YouTube fad -- well, maybe not so much a fad as a couple of awesome users. See, there's 8-bit renditions of Metallica songs available (i'm talking the good Metallica, not the new garbage). The one above this text is Master of Puppets, but I think the remixed version of One is even better. You can find that past the break.
Search YouTube for more Metallica in 8-bit
So wrong, yet so right: Wilford Brimley’s ‘The Beetis’
I shouldn't make fun, because my mom has diabetes and I probably already do, too, but this is just amazing on so many levels. You can see other "Diabeetus" mixes over at YouTube. Apparently, I'm late to this party, as well.
[Note: Somebody linked this in Twitter, but I can't find the update to credit my discovery of this great video. If it was you, and you're reading this, ripping apart your keyboard right now, sorry. Just leave a comment and ... oh, wait. Nevermind ...]
YouTube optimized for Wii, PS3
I did a quick guide to using YouTube on Wii yesterday. YouTube has launched YouTube for Television, which is a version of the site built for the Wii and PS3's web browsers. Check out my Wii walkthrough here and see PS3 Fanboy for a video of it on the PS3.
When advertising goes right
I try as hard as I can to tune out advertising most of the time, but when it's shoved into your face 24/7 (especially more so in recent years, if you work on the internet, like me), it's hard to dodge it. Chris presented me with this most awesome bit of advertising this morning. How can you hate such an ad?
Quick bio:Hi! I'm David Hinkle, Contributing Editor for Joystiq, former Lead of DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy (now known as Joystiq [Nintendo]) and co-host on the Xbox 360 Fancast. Basically, I write about games, talk about games and play games -- all of the time.
This place is mainly a dumping ground for random thoughts, but you can also find links to all of my reviews and my contact info. Email me by clicking on this link.
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Awesome stuff
- (The Customer Is) Not Always Right
- Bearleaguer
- High-Def Digest
- How To Beat Up Anything
- Joystiq
- Quarterplay
- RandomThink
- The Fightins
- Why the F*** do you have a kid?
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