Hijinks Inc.

Category: Entertainment

  • Could an unlocked iPod touch fulfill my portable gaming habit?

    I purchased a Nintendo DS about 6 months ago (when I realized I could play MarioKart whenever my heart desired). I’ve played some of the “best games”–according to the sales charts–the system has to offer.

    A couple weeks ago my good friend Aaron bought an iPod touch. A week later he had Super Mario 3 running on it. Am I tempted? You betcha.

    Let’s break this down a little bit.

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  • Super Mario Bros. 3 for the iPod touch

    Super Mario Bros. 3

    That’s right, I’m running Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES on my iPod touch, how cool is that?

    Update: Instructions for installing NES games on your iPod touch or iPhone can be found here

  • New Entertainment Xbox on the way?

    The guys over at Smarthouse have reported a new Xbox just might be on the way:

    Microsoft, according to insiders at Toshiba owner of the HD DVD patents, claim that Microsoft is working on a brand new Xbox that will incorporate not only a new HD DVD drive but a large hard drive and new entertainment software that is a spin off from its struggling media centre offering.

    Sounds like it could be interesting. You can read the story here.

  • The Fanboy 100

    It’s fast approaching the time of year when lists really start going into full swing. This is one of the few lists that actually caught my eye. A quick bit of background for you:

    Earlier this year the American Film Institute re-voted their top 100 American movies of all time. The first list, compiled in 1998 sparked a great discussion, several TV specials and got people talking about some old classics they hadn’t seen in a while. This year that list was updated to see how the films of the last 10 years would be ranked and to see how our tastes in culture had changed.

    Apparently enough fanboys got upset by these rankings, or what was left out of them perhaps, that some of them made a list of what SHOULD have been the top 100. A quick glimpse at the top 10 after the jump:

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  • Streaming TV Shows

    Here’s a quick break down of major TV networks that allow users to stream (with commercial interruption) their TV shows. So now you can legally catch up on your favorite TV shows.

    Of course on the not so legal side of things, you have such resources as…

    But you didn’t hear that from me.