Captain N better watch his fucking back.

You can make these at Epcot, which is awesome.  Play The Game Here

Here’s a new video I made! This is why DK doesn’t like visiting Cranky Kong.

If you like the video, write a nice comment, why not?

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Woo hoo! This is my favorite news to come out of E3 so far. Mario games have a great track record for awesomeness, Mario Sunshine notwithstanding, so I’m looking forward to get hooked on the brothers once again.

I’m also excited about Beatles Rock Band, though I wonder if a rhythm games backlash is coming. There’s always Rock Band at every party. How many times will I sing I Am The Walrus before I’m bored with it? It’s cool that Techmo is releasing Fret Nice, the game guitar-based side-scroller. I played a demo at GDC in ’07 and it’s a blast – as well as something else you can play with that expensive guitar controller.

As you can tell by my extensive linking, great E3 coverage can be found at Siliconera.com, friend of this blog. Keep refreshing their site for the latest and greatest.

Generally, iPhone games are time wasters while I’m stuck in a waiting room or having to listen to someone talk to me.  Games I enjoy are Cube Runner (which reminds me of the old school Mac game Spectre), PapiJump and the elegant Crayon Physics.  However, it took someone pretty genius to combine Scrabble and Tetris into one addicting game.

Letter Matrix is made by USA Network, which has branched out into the casual games market via their Character Arcade.  I’m not entirely sure why — isn’t making Monk enough for those people?  Well, thankfully it’s not, because this game’s a lot of fun.  Essentially, letters fall down and create stacks.  Click on the letters and form words, which make the letters disappear.  If you’re too slow, the stacks pile up and you lose.

Sounds simple, but like many of the greatest games, it’s difficult to master.  You have to think and press buttons very quickly.  It took me a few tries before I got the hang of it, and now I’m on my iPhone constantly trying to top my last score.  So far, it’s more addictive than anything I’ve played on the DS, but to be fair, I’m a big Scrabblehead.

What’s the most addictive portable game you’ve ever played?

After the hilarious ESPN.com unicorns, more sites are adding a bonus feature for people who type in the famous Konami Code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start).  Try typing that code into Google Reader, Facebook and even Adventure Quest, replacing “Start” with “Enter.”  For a complete list, visit the good folks at Konami Code Sites, who are doing excellent and very important work.

So how do you add it to your site?  Follow the simple instructions here.  It’s just a little piece of Javascript code that makes your website 100% more likely to get you through Contra.  Very awesome.

[Power Tip: Try the code right now.]