Super Mario in HD

Before the Nintendo 64 came out, I had a question lingering in my mind. "What would Mario look like in 3D?". Not the 3D we are all familiar with today, but the 3D image of Mario, as opposed to the 2D version I had come to love. My question was answered with a bang, when "Mario 64" was released with the launch of the N64. It was absolutely brilliant. I couldn't get over what was on the screen as I ran through this new, but, familiar world. This time, everything popped. The Sound effects were cleaner, the graphics were beyond me, and the adventure was still just as gripping as before. 

Today I am faced with a similar question. "What will Super Mario look like in High Definition?". With the approach of the Nintendo WiiU I can't help but wonder what things will look like on the first High Definition Nintendo. Will Mario still remain cartoon like? Or will he become a little more realistic? My thoughts are that Mario's form will remain the same, but polished, and cleaner. Less pixelated, more crisp and clear. I feel that Nintendo will create a much deeper, and more beautiful world for us to explore than we could have imagined. Will there be detail in his iconic blue over-alls? Will the world around Mario contain actual blades of grass, individual leaf's, and reflective water? Will Bowser become an extremely detailed, and more scary super-villain? All of these questions run through my head. I'm hoping that I've triggered your brain to create pictures in your mind of what you think Mario will look like in HD. Chew on that one for a while. You know what I think, now I want to know what you think!

-Until Next time, keep on gamin' on!

Up in the Sky: The Really Big Sky Review

"Ho, Ho, Ho! Here's your coal you rotten little jerk!" 
Courtesy of  Boss Baddie .

Since it is nearly the "night before Christmas", I thought I'd grace the senses with a game that will keep our eyes turned to the heavens for the flying fat man who breaks into our houses and reverse robs us every year. For those of you who worry that line will get me a lump of coal this year, jokes on you: I'm a collector!

Star Wars: The Old Republic

With Star Wars: The Old Republic coming out tomorrow, I thought I'd share this amazing trailer for the game! I am extremely excited to play this game, and hope you will do the same!

Gamespot's 8 - Bit Post - it Mural

I thought this was absolutely awesome, and hilarious. I hope you enjoy it as well! Happy Monday! (Link)

High Sails on the Seven Seas: Piracy and Games

Remember "Home taping is killing games"?
Of course you don't, that was in the eighties... 

First off I would like to apologize for the delay in posting this article, due to a hard drive crash, a lost flash drive and possible food poisoning, this article has had a three day delay. With the small staff we have here at Gaming Cuisine any one of those issues could cause a delay, combine all three, and well, it’s simply a perfect storm of delays. We apologize for the inconvenience. Now, onto the article at hand:

Sort of like this, but with life. 

Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary - Review

Just over ten years ago millions of people, including me, played "Halo: Combat Evolved" for the first time. It was an incredible experience, one that I will never forget. It was a completely unique and new FPS experience for those who owned an Xbox. Not only was the story absolutely brilliant, but the multiplayer packed a huge punch. This was the first time that I had played multiplayer in a LAN setting. Playing with 4 people on one screen was always a blast, but add 8, or even 16 players to it, and they were the best parties yet.

Technical Difficulties

Wakabee is an awesome artist. 

Due to some minor technical difficulties, today's article will be delayed until tomorrow morning. We apologize for not having it up, and for the late notice. The delay is due to a combination of computer and human error (IE I done goofed, then the computer goofed).

We hope to see you all tomorrow, and we'll be back on our regular schedule of updates from there.

Thanks for the patience everybody.

Your friends at Gaming Cuisine.

Ryan & Mike

PS. So this isn't a total waste of your time I am posting a link to a few "realistically encumbered heroes".
Boingboing Heroes

Ho Ho Holy Cow!: The Holidays and Gaming

Man! The Japanese know how celebrate a holiday!!

The holidays are upon us, and for many of us that means spending time with family, treats and sweets, dinners with friends, gift giving and receiving, egg nog drinking, ugly sweater/bad mustache contests, and a bevy of other festive things. For the game industry though it means something else altogether: making money, and lots of it.

Say what you will, but it's how the industry works. Game companies know that with the holiday season comes a surge in purchases of nonessential goods (E.G. video games and Elmo dolls). Which results in many of the largest companies holding off their big releases until fall and winter. Which leaves prices high when most have little money to spend on themselves. However there are some advantages to this. As with most markets, many titles go down in price, or are put on clearance to make room for the newer, bigger, "better" things to come. This can be a blessing and a curse to the average gamer, and can lead to a lot of tough choices. It can also be a tough on those who are buying for gamers, yet may not have much experience with, or knowledge about, games. Purchasing a game as a parent, grandparent, spouse, or even just a friend, can be a harrowing experience. They may have only a rudimentary knowledge of what the person they're shopping for likes, if even that. Add to the fact they may be dealing with pushy, or uninformed, salesman, and purchasing a game as a gift can become a nightmare for some, and is a generally unpleasant experience for most.

Hunter13Zero's Game of the Year Predictions

Every year one game is picked as game of the year. There have been some incredible titles released this year. I wanted to post a list of the top 5 games that I think have a chance at winning this award.