With tropes as, err.. 'timeless' as the 16-bit games that inspired it, Studio Joho's Dan the Man animation — its moral seemingly somewhere along the lines of 'don't waste your extra life' — shows us what fate awaits the hero after the boss has been defeated and the princess is rescued. [via David Surman]
99 16-bit problems: Studio Joho animation on the post-princess epilogue
Play Death Trash's gloriously meaty, pukey, nasty demo
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Web-based Civilization games
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Bullish is the daily newsletter that Wall Street is watching, and it's less than $30 now
Is there such a thing as too much information? In the world of stocks and investing, you might be surprised to find that sometimes, the answer is yes. Traders and the regular rank-and-file investors have so many indicators and other market signposts to monitor that it can turn into information overload, a sort of white… READ THE REST
This roll-up travel bag was called the "greatest suitcase of all time," and it's just $35
With a world full of travel options starting to reopen as we speak, is it still really worth it to tote around a big, bulky suitcase or carry-on bag for getting all of your important stuff from Point A to Point B? Especially if there's an option that might just serve you better? Of course,… READ THE REST
These Raspberry Pi and Arduino courses can pave the way to your robot-building future
You don't have to be Tony Stark to have a whole lot of fun conceiving and building electronic gadgets and doohickeys. Tony knew enough not to give the Vision active reproductive parts — and we're sure you'll show just as much restraint as you start cobbling together a whole bunch of nifty little coding and… READ THE REST
