15: Leaking Battery Acid

Virtual

This week Federico and Myke discuss a scientific study of Mario Galaxy, the merits and disadvantages of crowd-funded games, a GameBoy HDMI extension, tales of recent local multiplayer experiences and they talk about the iOS games they've been playing this week.

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Links and Show Notes

Store — Relay FM

Why I Left iCloud Reminders for Todoist – MacStories

Connected #14: The Old Mac Paladin - Relay FM

Energy-saving mode | Instant-On mode | Xbox One power modes

Valve adds new rules to Steam Early Access to ensure games don't suck | Polygon

Our Rules — Kickstarter

Glitch's Creed

The 3DS Home Menu theme competition is over ? ... - Tiny Cartridge 3DS - Nintendo 3DS, DS, Wii U, and PS Vita News, Media, Comics, & Retro Junk

Slowpoke Reggae Song - YouTube

[3DS Themes] BIG Update (Nov. 21) - YouTube

Daniel Vuckovic (@VOOK64) | Twitter

Daan Koopman (@NintenDaan) | Twitter

Thimbleweed Park succeeds its $375K Kickstarter goal in six days • Eurogamer.net

Physicists call Super Mario Galaxy's scientific accuracy into question | Polygon

"Clearly, the degeneracy pressure far outstrips the gravitational pressure by eleven orders of magnitude," the paper concludes. "The outcome of this discrepancy is that if constructed, the planet would survive for only a very brief moment before violently destroying itself and any short plumbers who happen to be running about on its surface."

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon HAUNTED TOWERS and LEVEL CLEAR - YouTube

hdmyboy | hdmyboy: a full hd power up for your game boy classic

Thomas Was Alone

Lewie Procter on Twitter: "Nintendo have just announced that they're going to start selling empty boxes http://t.co/zWqzqEOw2K"

Crossy Road - Endless Arcade Hopper on the App Store on iTunes

FRAMED on the App Store on iTunes

Threes! on the App Store on iTunes

Monument Valley on the App Store on iTunes

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Sell 3 Million in Three Days - IGN

Worms 2: Armageddon - PlayStation Network, PSN game

Spelunky | PlayStation®Store US

History of the Union Jack - YouTube