John Funk Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Wii-Powered Android N64 Emulator Brings Zelda to Smartphones

You could hook your Wii Remote up to your Android smartphone to play classic N64 titles, but that might defeat the point. I’m ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 7, 2011

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NASA Scientist Claims to Have Found Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life

One of the most important questions in human history – are we alone? – may at last have a definitive answer. It isn’t ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 6, 2011

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Multiplayer Sharks vs. Scuba-Divers Game Looks Absolutely Terrifying

It’s okay to start humming the Jaws theme now. Some readers may have heard about indie asymmetrical multiplayer title Depth when the team ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2011

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3DS Breaks Nintendo’s UK Preorder Record

More people are looking forward to Nintendo’s 3D handheld than any other system in the hardware giant’s long history. Nintendo has been in ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2011

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Epic: Infinity Blade “More Successful” than Shadow Complex

One of Epic’s critically-acclaimed downloadable games was more successful than the other. (Hint: It wasn’t the one on XBLA). 2009’s Shadow Complex for ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2011

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Watch 20 Minutes of the Minecraft Documentary

How much do you know about Markus “Notch” Persson and the incredible indie success story of Minecraft? It came out of nowhere: If ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2011

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Review: Pokémon Black & White Versions

Playing Pokémon Black & White is kind of like going back to visit an old house you used to live in: The structure ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2011

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Conan O’Brien Tackles Live-Action Angry Birds

What better way to celebrate the Finland/Sweden rivalry than by using the Finns’ Angry Birds to demolish the Swedes’ furniture? Popular late-night talk-show ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2011

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Street Fighter II Turns 20 Today

Twenty years ago today, a little game called Street Fighter II first made its arcade debut. In today’s installment of the “wow, I ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 3, 2011

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Kinect Hack Turns Your Life Into Adam West’s Batman

Holy visual sound effects, Batman! There are many factors that conspired to make the 1960s Batman TV series as fondly-remembered as it is: ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2011

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Game Freak: Pokemon Isn’t Just for Kids

Pokémon‘s characters may be colorful, cuddly and cartoonish, but that doesn’t mean the games are only for children. We’re less than a week ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2011

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Cult Classic JRPG Vagrant Story Hits PSN This Week

Never played Vagrant Story? Here’s your chance to make up for it. Vagrant Story, like Xenogears, is one of those weird games – ...

By John Funk Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2011

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