If you ever played a Super NES or Sega Genesis back in the day, there’s a good chance you’re familiar the arcade classic, Street Fighter. Now a new meme has immortalized the special move of in-game favorites the Ken and Ryu, the Hadouken power-punch. A well-timed photo is all you need to look like an arcade superhero … Discuss

Even though she claims she is “not an artist”, using only images from her iPhone, one mom has made some truly awesome Super Mario-themed Easter eggs. According to her post on Instructables.com (where she was kind enough to post the list of supplies used for the project),

My son is going through his Super Mario Bros. phase. I don't know that I ever got over mine. Playing Nintendo for countless hours is one of my fondest childhood memories. With Easter right around the corner, I thought I would surprise him with these Awesome Super Mario Nintendo Eggs.

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After years of toiling away as the green-clad sidekick of heroic plumber Mario, Nintendo has announced that Luigi is finally getting his due. In an address to fans, Nintendo executives said that 2013 will officially be “The Year of Luigi,” with the new game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for the 3DS hitting shelves in March. For the two dozen people who actually still play Nintendo games, this was thrilling news. In going with the sidekick theme, the company also announced the release of several other games: NBA Jam: The Scottie Pippen Edition, The Art Garfunkel Guitar Hero Expansion Pack, World of Warcraft Presents: Samwise’s Long Walk Back to the Shire and Batgirl Begins … Discuss