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Nintendo's Extremely Rare FMV Arcade Game from 1974 Has Been Restored By A Dedicated Fan

Nintendo's Extremely Rare FMV Arcade Game from 1974 Has Been Restored By A Dedicated Fan https://ift.tt/HOoQlfD While Nintendo has been a prominent force in the game industry for decades, it took some time before they became the absolute powerhouse they are today. Long before their dominance in home consoles, Nintendo manufactured playing cards, toys, and various gadgets--and, during the 1970s and 80s, they invested heavily in creating coin-operated entertainment for arcades. Even years before Donkey Kong became a company-defining hit, Nintendo was doing some wild things in arcades. Wild Gunman '74, named such by gaming historian Kate Willaert to avoid confusion with other Nintendo products bearing the same name, was engineered by Nintendo's legendary creator and inventor Gunpei Yokoi. It was a massive lightgun game that used full-motion video to depict Wild West quick-draw shootouts with outlaws--an absolute technological marvel for the time that earned a lot of fawning...

The Penguin's New Comic-Con Trailer Unleashes A War For Gotham's Underworld

The Penguin's New Comic-Con Trailer Unleashes A War For Gotham's Underworld https://ift.tt/n3A2Wve

During San Diego Comic-Con, a trailer for The Penguin was released. The upcoming spin-off of The Batman will be a limited series branded as an HBO Original. The Batman's Colin Farrell is reprising his role as Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot, and where others see disaster, the Penguin sees an opportunity to take control of the criminal underworld. But as shown in the new trailer, Oz has a significant adversary in his way.

Since Carmine Falcone was killed in The Batman, his daughter--Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti)--believes that she's the natural choice to take over the crime family. That puts her at odds against Oz, and for the first time, we see that Sophia was apparently institutionalized in Arkham Asylum. It also suggests that she may be a vigilante killer known as the Hangman.

The trailer also establishes two of Oz's key relationships. He's taking care of his mentally ill mother, Francis Cobb (Deirdre O'Connell), while also mentoring his new driver, Victor Aguilar (Rhenzy Feliz). Oz even seems to genuinely like Victor, which will put him in danger. Victor seems especially afraid of what Sophia could do to them.

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