TABULA RASA OPEN BETA INVITES AVAILABLE AT FILEPLANET

Those of you who are burned out on World of Warcraft and the other available MMOGs and have been hoping that NCSoft’s upcoming Tabula Rasa (designed by Richard “Lord British” Garriott of Ultima series fame) will rekindle your interest in the genre should be aware that Fileplanet still has a limited number of keys left for the open beta test running through October 26th. If you want to give it a shot and see if it’s for you, be sure to grab one as soon as possible.

I’ve followed this one a bit over the last few months, and did grab a beta invite from Fileplanet, so if I get a chance to put some time in with it and it’s something worth talking about, I’ll throw up a post sometime after the 26th… or before that if it’s really amazing.

• Tabula Rasa – Official website
• Tabula Rasa: Fileplanet Beta Event – Fileplanet

NEW SUPER MARIO BROS SECRET GAME MODE

4 Color Rebellion is repotting that there’s a hidden game mode in New Super Mario Bros for those that have finished the game;

“Gamers who’ve already finished the game will be able to access this secret Challenge Mode by hitting Start in the world map and pushing the following combination of buttons during the Start Menu:

L R L R X X Y Y

So what sort of obstacles does the game set against you for this challenge mode? Tougher enemies and tighter level design? A white, disembodied head that doesn’t just chase you in the game, but stares at you from outside your window while you sleep at night? Having to beat a castle while your mother bangs on your bedroom door, yelling at you to give back her nightgown?

Unfortunately, it’s nothing too fancy like the examples above. Challenge Mode puts a forced scroll on all the levels just like with the original Super Mario Bros. game. Players will no longer be able to backtrack, picking up coins and power-ups that were left behind.” -4 Color Rebellion

So there you have it. Those of you with a Nintendo DS and a copy of New Super Mario Bros have some work to do, so get moving – what are you waiting for? Click here for the linkage.

NEW SUPER MARIO BROS IN STORES TODAY

Nintendo DS owners rejoice, your wait is over! New Super Mario Bros should be on store shelves today for your goomba stomping pleasure. For those of us who are waiting for the DS-Lite before taking the DS leap, the wait to June 11th suddenly seems a lot longer. Nintendo has also re-vamped the NSMB website, so be sure to head on over and check it out. Click here for the offical New Super Mario Bros website.

NEW SUPER MARIO BROS VIDEO PREMIERES

Nintendo dropped us a line to let us know this week’s New Super Mario Bros video was up at the NSMB website. This weeks focus? Multiplayer. One week to go until this gem comes out, until then feast your eyes on the video here.

NINTENDO RELEASES LATEST NEW SUPER MARIO BROS FOOTAGE

Nintendo dropped us a note to let us know that they’ve updated the New Super Mario Bros. page with some new footage from the game. This time the focus is on the special moves in the game. It’s pretty nifty stuff, so why not check it out while I’m trying to figure out how to scam a DS-Lite somehow.

New Super Mario Bros DS Site & Video

Nintendo sent word that their site for the upcoming DS title New Super Mario Bros. is now up and running. Better yet, the site also includes in game video footage of NSMB. You know, the desire to run out and buy a DS just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Must… hold… off… until… DS Lite…

As the news bit hints at, I still don’t own a Nintendo DS. I was highly skeptical of the system when it first came out, but Nintendo has really put some effort into the DS in the last year or so, and there’s a veritable pile of games I want to play on the thing. The problem is, with the DS-Lite coming sometime in the near future, I’d rather hold off and pick up the shiny when it hits stores. While thats normally not a problem, games like Resident Evil, Brain Age, Advance Wars, Castlevania, Mario & Luigi and now NSMB make that a very rough thing indeed.

So, how excited about the New Super Mario Bros are you, and more importantly, what are some of your favorite memories from the SMB series. Share with the class!

New Super Mario Bros DS Site & Video

Nintendo sent word that their site for the upcoming DS title New Super Mario Bros. is now up and running. Better yet, the site also includes in game video footage of NSMB. You know, the desire to run out and buy a DS just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Must… hold… off… until… DS Lite…

As the news bit hints at, I still don’t own a Nintendo DS. I was highly skeptical of the system when it first came out, but Nintendo has really put some effort into the DS in the last year or so, and there’s a veritable pile of games I want to play on the thing. The problem is, with the DS-Lite coming sometime in the near future, I’d rather hold off and pick up the shiny when it hits stores. While thats normally not a problem, games like Resident Evil, Brain Age, Advance Wars, Castlevania, Mario & Luigi and now NSMB make that a very rough thing indeed.

So, how excited about the New Super Mario Bros are you, and more importantly, what are some of your favorite memories from the SMB series. Share with the class!

NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS SITE & VIDEO

Nintendo sent word that their site for the upcoming DS title New Super Mario Bros. is now up and running. Better yet, the site also includes in game video footage of NSMB. You know, the desire to run out and buy a DS just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Must… hold… off… until… DS Lite. Click here for the site!

NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS SITE & VIDEO

Nintendo sent word that their site for the upcoming DS title New Super Mario Bros. is now up and running. Better yet, the site also includes in game video footage of NSMB. You know, the desire to run out and buy a DS just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Must… hold… off… until… DS Lite. Click here for the site!