The definitive reason to own an X-Arcade™ and Wii™ has arrived as Super Smash Bros. Brawl™ is finally here! This action-packed fighting game brings a ridiculous number of characters together for an all out war: from Mario™ to Link to Samus to Sonic, and even Solid Snake!

But this one goes even further and for the first time gamers can create their own stages to Brawl with their own rules.

For the first time this celebrated series is going online and allows up to four players to brawl from anywhere around the world (though Nintendo™ is still playing the kiddie game about voice chat)! This game has truly infinite replayability.

Even better, the game has several control options, allowing you to use your X-Arcade™ controller to pummel your opponents. Let the throwdown begin!

IGN's SSBB Launch Center

Smash Bros. Dojo - Official Site

Practice Up Now with Super Smash Flash

MAME™ 101

We get calls and emails daily asking us "how do I use MAME™", you would think we make the program but as it turns out we just happen to have the most popular game controllers FOR MAME™.

Due to customer demand, we have just added new MAME™ for PC and MAME™ for Mac™ help pages to help get new users started.

We've also added links to the MAMEDev Wiki, the home page of the MAME™ developer wiki. It is intended to be a source of information about the MAME™ project and about arcade games in general and is a great resource to answer anything you would ever want to know about getting started with MAME™.

MAMEDev Wiki Help Pages

Wacky Mini Golf - Mac™

Mac™ owners rejoice, this month we have a game for you! Wacky Mini Golf is a 3D game with a total of 72 colorful mini-golf holes. Choose your golfer or create your own with an iSight camera. Then jump in Charles' old aircraft to play in 4 exotic locales.

The game supports up to 4 simultaneous players (hot-seat) and features an online score keeping system. Use your webcam to customize your golfer and submit your photos to the online gallery.

Try Wacky Mini Golf now!

Free Games for Linux

Few people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or otherwise freely available games available for Linux.

Linux Journal presents a round-up of fun Linux diversions for your playing pleasure...and servers start going down across the globe.

Linux Journal's Free Game Round-up

Also Check Out Their X-Arcade™ Tankstick Review

What if Super Mario™ Galaxy was on the SNES?

Super Mario™ Galaxy was the 2007 Game of the Year by most accounts, and many say it might be the best Mario™ game ever. But can it really be compared to the founding 2D games that it evolved from? Would Mario™ Galaxy have been as great if it were a 2D game on the Super Nintendo™?

Well here's a teaser video look at what Mario™ Galaxy would look like in 2D form. Now If only it was playable...

Mario™ Galaxy Retroized

IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario™ Bros.

Mario™ is the face of videogaming, recognized around the world nearly as much as Mickey Mouse and has appeared in two hundred games, collectively selling over two hundred million units.

He's launched consoles, salvaged entire industries and led the charge into true 3D gaming. Six out of the top-ten best selling videogames of all time are Mario™ games. He's gotten his own cartoon series and, unfortunately for those that saw it, a live-action film. He propelled his creator from staff artist to legend, honored in America, knighted in France and in control of his own division at the third largest company in Japan.

Now find out the full story that took an unknown character from "Jumpman" to the superstar legend he is today in IGN's compelling look into the phenomenon that is....Mario™!.

The History of Mario