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While we wish that MetaBallStudios had included The Legend of Zelda or Super Mario Bros. 3’s world maps for comparison, we still enjoyed watching this 2016 video which shows the relative sizes of world maps from video games from GTA III to Minecraft.

Another fun medley of familiar tunes from the Super Mario Bros. universe of video games, this time performed by the Melodica Men, who manager to put a fresh spin a series of tracks we’ve heard covered a million ways already.

Adult Swim Games and Rekim present “the world’s least realistic pool simulator” – a ridiculous new spin of the classic table game, in which all of the pool balls are alive and capable of walking places. Available on Steam and the Nintendo Switch now.

Soon you and your friends can become Tregdar – er, Trogdor, The Burninator. Homestar Runner’s upcoming cooperative board game puts you in the scaly feet of the muscular dragon as you try to achieve total burnination of The Peasant Kingdom of Peasantry.

Videogamedunkey dusts off a not-so-classic from the early 32-bit gaming era. Bubsy 3D… or is it “Bubby?” was a horrible attempt to create a PlayStation 3D platformer, with none of the charm, gameplay, or entertainment value of the games it attempted to live up to.

The guys from The Warp Zone turn in another excellent performance, this time taking on the familiar theme music from the Halo video game franchise, in celebration of the upcoming release of Halo Infinite. We’re dreaming of nailing enemies with sticky grenades right now.

The Sega Arcade: Pop-Up History is a pop-up book that celebrates the work of game designer Yu Suzuki. It includes pop-up models of the arcade machines for Hang-On, Space Harrier, OutRun, ThunderBlade and After Burner along with their stories.

You’ll soon be able to experience the original Pokemon in a whole new light. Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon Let’s Go, Eevee! for the Nintendo Switch are 3D remakes of Pokemon Yellow, with added Alolan forms for each of the 151 original Pokemon. Drops 11/16/18.

If the Nintendo Entertainment System came out in the 1920s instead of the 1980s, the music its games played might have sounded a bit like the ragtime jazz piano arranged and played brilliantly here by musician Scott Bradlee.

Set in an alternate 1980s, Phantom Doctrine is a tactical RPG that puts you in control of either CIA or KGB operatives. While the game’s turn-based combat system borrows heavily from XCOM, it has its own twists and improvements. Drops 8/14/18 for Windows, Xbox One and PS4.

Ever since Gran Turismo 4 first did it, dozens of games have added the ability for players to freeze-frame, compose, and snap eye-popping images of their gaming sessions. Polygon’s compilation video shows us why every game needs to include this ability.

Anyone who has every played Tetris knows that the game’s shapes are as straight-edged as they come. But animator C4D4U decided to see what the game might look like if the pieces were made out of Jell-O. We’d only wish we could play this bouncy, squishy version of the game.

(PG-13: Language) If Ari Gold represented video game characters instead of Hollywood big-shots, he might be something like the agent in Dorkly’s long-running animated series, which they’ve compiled into a single 11-minute-long clip for our enjoyment.

Video game nerds, sit back, relax, and enjoy Dave Freeman’s hour-long commercial break featuring dozens of TV ads for classic games from Pac-Man to Space Invaders from the Atari 2600 to the Intellivision. The Toys ‘R’ Us music almost made us cry.

Become a martial arts action star, and race forklifts and ducks while you’re at it. The Dreamcast’s cult classics Shenmue I & II are coming to PS4, Xbox One and Windows on 8/21/18. The re-release features adjustable resolution, new controls and Japanese audio.

While the cinematic trailer for EA and BioWare’s action RPG Anthem wowed folks at E3 2018, we’re much more excited now that we’ve seen 20 minutes of actual gameplay. Sit back and enjoy this in-game footage as a team of four players complete the “Scars & Villainy” mission.

Death’s Gambit is an upcoming 2D action RPG for folks who love Souls-like games. It features tight controls, different moves per weapon, numerous bosses and monsters to take on, and a never ending New Game+. Coming to Windows and PS4 on 8/14/18.

While this walkthrough from the vaults into the wasteland of West Virginia doesn’t really deliver on the gameplay mentioned in its title, it does show off an incredibly detailed universe, along with some truly terrifying new creatures, born from the nuclear fallout in Fallout 76.

The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls is a spinoff of the eponymous video game, and also created by Edmund McMillen. The card game is played with up to four people and features characters, monsters and items from the video game. Whoever gets four souls from the bosses wins.

From the makers of Bravely Default comes Octopath Traveler for the Nintendo Switch. In this JRPG, you will pick from one of eight characters, each with different stories and abilities that change how you interact in battle and in the world. Drops 7/13/18.

If you’re hunting for an affordable all-around LED-lit mechanical keyboard, check out Cooler Master’s new CK552. Take your pick from Gateron’s mechanical switches, then have fun modifying the RGB lighting and macros on the fly thanks to the keyboard’s onboard controls.

Capcom celebrates the PlayStation classic’s 20th anniversary with an ultra high-definition remake. The new Resident Evil 2 features 4K graphics, a new over-the-shoulder camera and an option for a modern control scheme. Coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4 on 1/25/19.

Digital Storm’s mid-tier gaming laptop may not look flashy or modern, but it’s what’s inside that counts, and what the company is asking for it is very reasonable. The Equinox 15 has a 1080p 144Hz screen, a 6-core Core i7 CPU, GTX 1070 Max-Q GPU, and upgradable RAM and storage.

House Flipper is what it says it is. But this video game has gone viral even before its final release, thanks not only to its silly premise but also to its addicting progression. Buy a house, clean and fix it up, and then sell it so you can buy a better house. Rinse and repeat.

Jurassic Park Danger! gives you the opportunity to become the wild dinosaurs inhabiting the eponymous attraction. One player gets to control the dinos, while the other players control some of the original movie’s characters, who will try to escape from Isla Nublar.