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3DS and Pilotwings Resort Hands-On Impressions!
The Nintendo 3DS is less than 2 weeks away from release here in America, and the excitement is palpable. Nintendo is on the PR war path, hiring a security escort in a black SUV to deliver a 3DS unit to...
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Move Over 3DS - Microsoft Announces THEIR New Handheld, The 4D!
With only days left before the release of Nintendo's new handheld system, the 3DS, Microsoft has shocked the world and stolen the spotlight with the wholly unexpected announcement of their first true...
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Outside the Bit: "Gaming in the Cold (War)"
Hello, dear readers! I know that you are used to hearing my unique brand of... how shall I say it... commentary. As much as I enjoy it, AND I DO, it occurs to me that you all might enjoy hearing from...
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The Nintendo 3DS: One Week Later
It's... LOOKING at me.Well, North America has officially had the 3DS, Nintendo's next generation of handheld gaming, for one week. Most outlets have provided a review, or hands-on impressions (like...
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Bit Histories: The Story of Acclaim Entertainment
Mrs. Bit and my son, whom we'll call Little Bit, have been on vacation for the past week to go and visit her father in Alabama. Because of my schedule for work, school, and game-playing, as well as my...
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A Quick Update from BitNick...
I have been finishing my university finals for the past week or so, and I'll tell you... college finals are like a 3 day-old Ham Sandwich full of gunpowder: even if you survive, your head will be a...
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The Review Tank - Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (3DS) Reviewby BitNickI ordered my Nintendo 3DS on Amazon.com months in advance. I had chosen not to upgrade from my DS Lite (an anniversary gift from Mrs. Bit that I had...
View ArticleA Time of Gaming Innocence: A Child's Mario Fanart
I just thought that I would share a picture that was given as a (Grand)Mother's Day gift to one of my co-workers. Her grandson, aged 5, wanted to draw her a picture of something he knew well, and after...
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Outside The Bit: The Face of Innovation
Hey everybody! It's time, once again, for a heaping helping of one of my favorite features, Outside The Bit! For those who don't remember, this is the time where a guest writer comes in and enlightens...
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E3 2011 - Impressions of Microsoft's Keynote Presentation
I think that I'm a special kind of nerd. I look forward to E3 each year like douchebags look forward to new hair-bleachings and tanning salon grand openings.I go out of my way to watch press...
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E3 2011 - Impressions on Nintendo's Keynote Address
(If you missed our coverage of the Microsoft Presentation you can find it HERE.)Hey everyone! Round two of The 8-Bit Variety Show's E3 impressions involves a pointy-eared boy, a round plumber in a...
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In Memoriam: The Heads-Up Display
E3 2011 is behind us, and as it always does, the show has left us with some very memorable moments. We saw gameplay from a variety of Kinect games, and realized, with sadness, that the most engaging...
View Article"I Shot A Man in New Reno Just To Watch Him Die": Dehumanizing Stories of...
The Vault-Dweller ducked into an alleyway and hid behind a garbage can as the Bishop family's cronies ran past. They were ardently searching for the man who had fought his way into their casino. The...
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Happy Birthday, Jo!
For my amazing, faithful readers, I have a few articles that are on their way to you soon. I hope that they shall slake your appetite for 8BitVS goodness, especially considering the famine I've put you...
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Pass It On: The Ever-Improving StreetPass Situation
All right. It's time that those of us who are holding out just admit it.The Nintendo 3DS has had a pretty rough launch.Not quite this rough, but still...This is not to say that the 3DS's launch has...
View ArticleHere We Go Again: An apology to, and an announcement for, our awesome readers
My Dear, Glorious, Patient Readers:I realize how I have hurt you over the past month with the utter dearth of posts here on The 8-Bit Variety Show. School has ramped up for my last semester, and I have...
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8BitVS Presents: The 8BitV-Cast - Episode One!
Well everyone, the grand moment is here: Welcome to Episode One (you know... like the "Star War") of The 8BitV-Cast!It's a little longer than it will be normally (coming in at just over 24 minutes)...
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The 8BitV-Cast - Episode TWO!
It's that time of week again, and The 8BitV-Cast is lean, rested, and better than ever!With your invaluable feedback from last week, I've made a few minor changes to the quality and the format that I...
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The 8BitV-Cast: Episode THREE! (Special Edition)
Hello, dear readers!I take deep pride in announcing that Episode 3 of The 8BitV-Cast is ready to tickle your eardrums like a feather at a foot convention.Unlike our last episodes, though, this is our...
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The 8BitV-Cast! Episode FOUR!
Can you believe it?! Another week has come and gone, and with it's blood we have given life to another episode of The 8BitV-Cast!I've attempted to integrate all the feedback that I've been given...
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Christmas Eve at The 8-Bit Variety Show!
It's MegaMan... With Santa's powers. Take a moment and think about the implications of that. Yeah, that image of MegaMan standing over Santa's body is BitNick's Christmas gift to you.Ho Ho Ho there,...
View ArticleJapanese "Trailers" - The Cultural Divide
There is something about Japanese game marketing that has been bothering me for a while, and by golly, I'm going to write an article about it and pretend that it will make a difference... Or my name...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mrs. Bit!
Hey everybody!Today is a very special day for the whole Bit family. No, it's not the day when I have found a way to make this website pay me obscene amounts of money just to work on it (although, if...
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A New Logo, a New Year, and a Whole New Set of Lies
Alright. Look at the top of this page. I'll wait.The very first image result when you Google, "this is taking forever".Read More of This Bit =>
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Shigesato Itoi - BitNick's Career Exemplar (and subject of recent FanArt)(but...
Last week, I was inspired.A friend had called me to talk games, which I was more than happy to do. He and I talked about some of the recent games we had been playing (Prototype, Legend of Zelda:...
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