"That’s right ladies and gents, it’s time to look on in awe as the Minecraft community do their best to impress us with their epic skills and excess free time, only this week with an added dose of nostalgia. There hasn’t been much out recently which has given me the perfect excuse to play through Final Fantasy 7 again (not that an excuse is required). - Ian (Botchweed)"

The Kartel looks at some recent 8-bit remakes of some of today's most loved games. From Halo to Final Fantasy, and even Twilight, all made into games that would not be out of place on the NES.

A sequel to Final Fantasy VII -- aka the game that just won't die -- is the premise of this video by fan/modeler "The T0ng." Looks great!



T0ng is also the fellow behind those Darth Vader / FF13 judge creations.

Sometimes dated graphics can make you feel different about a game than good graphics--in a good way! In this story, The Kartel takes a look at Final Fantasy VII remade in the style of 8-bit graphics.

People find comfort in familiarity. Apparently this marketing ploy is working both ways, as the popularity of "de-makes" of classic titles is a hot seller. Similar to the popularity of 8-bit Left4Dead, check out these hilarious videos of pirated, 8-bit de-makes from China.

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Parts I and II were released ages ago, so enjoy part III now that's finally arrived! But it's not the end of the road yet...

[ Discussion in the General Final Fantasy Forum ]

A "long suffering" woman wants to know why her boyfriend plays so many games, so ex-model, actress and TV star Tyra Banks and co-host of X-Play Morgan Webb try to "decode" male gamers and attempt to help this woman's boyfriend with his gaming "problem". It's painful to watch.



I don't know about anyone else, but my suggestion would be to tell the girlfriend to *bleep* up and accept her boyfriend's harmless hobby. Relationships are a two-way street, after all.
Maybe she could even...

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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's ending theme "Calling" mustn't have been very popular in the eyes of Western fans. It has been scrapped in the upcoming release of ACC: Complete. Instead the song "Safe and Sound", performed by Japanese rocker Kyosuke Himuro and My Chemical Romance's lead singer Gerard Way, will play at the movie's end credits. Here is a preview of the song...

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Master Chief and Arbiter aren't be too safe walking around that world map. See what happens when they come across a....random battle.

Just an FYI. Master Chief is Knight class, while the Arbiter is a Mage"

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Have you ever wondered what the Final Fantasy VII characters might sound like if they could sing? No? Well luckily, almost any Japanese person who is remotely famous will have sung a song sometime during their life. So, here are a few songs sung by the Japanese voice-actors of the FFVII Compilation ...

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You've seen the NES Final Fantasy VII screens, now watch the clip. The game has the storyline for the multi-disc PlayStation epic crammed onto a NES cartridge. Unofficial, yes, but officially awesome."

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Square Enix has finalized a lawsuit against the Phantom Entertainment Group, a talent agency, for replicating live-action scenes of the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children in Korean pop singer Ivy's music video "Temptation of Sonata".