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The Walk review

“Why do you walk on the wire? Pourquoi?” asks high-wire walker Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), direct to camera in the opening moments of The Walk. It’s a question audiences may want to ask director Robert Zemeckis, whose colourful but unsteady drama tells the tale of Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between …

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Nintendo explain Mario Makers weird time delayed content

Whether you’re oogling some of the best user-created levels out there or cringing at some of stinkiest abominations, Super Mario Maker is proving to be one tasty treat. Sadly, there was a sour note from the oddly time gated content – something that was seemingly patched out or changed almost …

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Why does Yoshis Island remain a classic, 20 years on?

First, there’s the origin story everyone knows. Following the success of Donkey Kong Country in 1994 a Super Mario World 2 prototype was rejected by Nintendo’s internal evaluation team and Shigeru Miyamoto was told to move the graphics in DKC’s pre-rendered direction. One year later, Yoshi’s Island was the result …

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