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This is pretty much a summary of my whole childhood. These video games, while some may not be "good", are the foundations of what is now one of my favorites things to write about and play. The 7 pillars of my childhood is a good name for it.

Rayman: Origins sets a new standard for what current-generation 2D platformers can accomplish.

Diddy Kong declares Donkey Kong country his own.

What would classic video games look like in real life?

Many of today's most amazing-looking games blossomed from simple, rough, blocky pixels from the past. Here are 10 before-and-after comparisons.

In this week's very special 100th episode of the Mobcast, Bitmob community members take over the show.

The new Wii Kirby looks like its taking the series in a more traditional direction. But weird games like Kirby's Epic Yarn are exactly what more franchises need.

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Night Owl Games Art Director Peter Franco, PopCap Editorial and Social Media Director Jeff Green, and Community Director for Microsoft Connected Experiences Kathleen Sanders join Bitmob's Dan Hsu. The group discusses their favorite indie titles, the migration of celebrated developers to Facebook, and more.

Here are some canceled games that deserve revival, plus some classics that should get a next-gen update.

The Nintendo Wii has risen above its piles of shovelware to save the platforming genre. Here's how.

This week in video-game history is all about consoles. Did you know the DS launched on the same date as the Super Famicom?

In a climate where cohesion of setting is the rule, games that presented a wide variety of themes are sorely missed. The audiovisual presentation of Donkey Kong Country 2 exemplifies this design philosophy, with a killer soundtrack that compliments the game's level themes and makes the case for more thematic songs and a wider variety of themes.

Nintendo's SNES ads took a less smear campaign approach to advertising than Sega's Genesis tactics. This doesn't make them any less crazy.

Video Game-themed condoms, the trouble with first-person shooters, overplayed Mario villains and more await in this edition of the community Spotlight.

Help Bitmob choose the next Game Club title by filling out this super-short survey!

The video game music remix group OverClocked ReMix came out recently with a brand new album, this time based on the music of Donkey Kong Country 2; Serious Monkey Business.