Found it at Kotaku:

The same girlie that made the ultra rad Zelda blankie is at it again.  This time, she made this super cool Mario 3 blanket.  Take a look here: Blankets!!!

Any of you Dragon Quest or RPG fans have to check out this cool read on the history of ‘Dragon Quest’.   It’s a lengthy one, so enjoy.

 The History of Dragon Quest

Also, if you are interested in the history of games in general, including a brief history of ‘Dragon Quest’ take a look at this book:  Power Up

Ever wonder where video games got their start? This is a great book to check out. I don’t even know what I was looking for when I found it on Amazon, but I am glad I found it. Hopefully, I have made it easier for anyone else hoping for a good read to find something.

This book is definitely written for gamers by a gamer. It even has some really great history on Nintendo. A whole chapter of it. There is even a chapter devoted to Poke’mon, many mentions of Miyamoto and a brief history of his major franchises.

This is a must-have for any gamers out there. Pick it up here: Power Up

Check out the author’s Wired blog here: Chris Kohler

Many older gamers know that Nintendo used to be heavy into censorship.  Games that were no big deal in Japan had to be changed for the US releases.

Games back then were not allowed to have religious symbols of any kind when brought to the US.  Profanity was a huge no-no.  Killing, or even the mention of death was not allowed.  That is part of the reason that enemies blinked away after being defeated.  Or they used words such as “Defeat” the Goombas, rather than “kill” the Goombas.

This may also be why the whole “kiddy” image thing started.  Eventually, Nintendo had to give in and just let the blood thing go for Mortal Kombat II.

A kid who grew up in the N64 or Gamecube era probably wouldn’t know this.  Try telling an 8 year-old that at one time games did not even have ratings.

Here is a full list of Nintendo’s Early Policies: Nintendo’s Early Days 

News From Kotaku:

Wow, in an Ebay auction that just closed today for a sealed copy of ‘Chrono Trigger’ for the SNES.  The Price. $1,217.

I’ll wait for it on the VC.

Full Article Here: Damn.

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