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Mario: He's-a Inna Space!new
I've got good news: Super Mario Galaxy is all that and a powerup that turns you into an anthropomorphic bee.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest 'Nex' Cavalli |
11-29-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tony Hawk's Proving Groundnew
There've been like a billion iterations of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater since (okay, more like 11... still, that's a shit-ton of videogames), and the series' dominance has largely been unchallenged. Till now.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-15-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
'Guitar Hero III' Rocks Like Hurricanenew
If the original Guitar Hero was an acoustic Tegan and Sara show in an Austin coffeehouse, and Guitar Hero II was a Pearl Jam concert circa 1994, Guitar Hero III is the electronic equivalent of that Black Sabbath gig that left an innocent bat headless.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
11-08-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The New 'Zelda' Wants Your Touchnew
Clearly designed for the DS from the ground up, The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass makes full use of the system's touch screen, with all of Link's movement and actions determined by dragging, tapping, or swirling the DS' stylus.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-01-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Portland Welcomes the World to Fashion Weeknew
With the time feeling nigh for something to strike, the organizers behind Portland Fashion Week have drawn together an international collection of designers under the shared ideal of green fashion.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
10-18-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
John Woo Returns to Form with a Video Gamenew
The sequel to Hard Boiled, Stranglehold is a video game rather than a movie, but all the important ingredients are here: Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as the badass Inspector Tequila; there's plenty of slow-mo gunplay; and a dozen city blocks are leveled by the game's pornographic number of explosions and gunshots.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
10-11-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Making Portland's Fake Dirty Bomb Attack Even Fakier!new
While there will undoubtedly be plenty of over-emotive community theater actors on hand, moaning about their fake radioactive burns ... that's exactly what our local officials are expecting. Therefore it's up to you to diverge from the script and give our high-caliber public servants the test they deserve. Here are a few suggestions.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
10-11-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Free Wifi for Portland May Be Kaputnew
MetroFi, the company that has the contract to bring free WiFi to 95 percent of the city, isn't planning to expand beyond its current downtown service area.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
10-11-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Lock & Loadnew
For too long, racial profiling has been tolerated in Portland -- or, at least, not addressed directly.
The Portland Mercury |
Phil Busse |
10-12-2006 |
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