Category: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: Celebrating 30 years of ‘Mario Kart’
Released in 1992, a few years after the Super Nintendo console, Super Mario Kart was an odd proposition: Nintendo mascot Mario, his friends and enemies all get in go-carts, racing around flat, pseudo-3D tracks. It all seemed so silly, but Super Mario Kart was a critical and commercial hit, and…
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‘Mario Kart’ is 30 years old, if you can believe that
Released a few years after Super Nintendo, Super Mario Kart was an odd proposition: Nintendo mascot Mario, his brother, friends and enemies get in go-carts, racing around flat, pseudo-3D tracks based on some very familiar Mario worlds. The weapons included turtle shells, fire flowers and, er, bananas. They’re all linchpins…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Watch 5
We’re in the middle of a major wearable refresh. With Apple’s latest Watch expected to surface at its iPhone event in a few weeks, we’ve already seen updates from Fitbit and been testing out the latest pair of smartwatches from Samsung. To be honest, its outdoor-minded Galaxy Watch 5 Pro…
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The Morning After: Apple’s big iPhone event is happening September 7th
Apple has just sent invites for its next hardware event. As expected, the company will share what it’s been working on for the past year on September 7th, with a live broadcast from Apple Park starting at 1 PM ET. The invite features the words “Far out”, so hit up…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4
We’ve spent some time with Samsung’s latest foldable phones, and both continue to refine and improve. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 still unfurls into a squareish tablet for bigger web browsing, Google Maps navigation and more but has improved multitasking features. The main screen is brighter, and the battery life…
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The Morning After: Sony is making more movies based on PlayStation IP
So HBO’s The Last of Us is almost here, but Sony forges forward with even more shows and/or movies based on PlayStation game franchises. With mixed levels of anticipation, I’d say. Sony is reportedly working on a Gravity Rush movie with Ridley Scott’s production team. The movie will be based…
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