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Earlier this week, someone put up what was believed to bea prototype of Nintendo’s Super Famicom consolefor auction. Such a rare piece of gaming history could very well have sold for a high price but, ahead of the auction’s May 12 end date, the prototype has now been pulled, and no one knows why. As spotted byKotaku, the prototype is no longer listed onYahoo Japan. Right before it was removed, though, Kotaku was able to grab a screenshot of the listing, which shows that the auction ended with zero bids....

You may have noticed that we missed our usual slot for a Retro Limbo episodelast weekin order to celebrate the pristine glory of theStreet Fighterfranchise. Let’s pretend this week’s show number is an even ten and we’ll get on with ourLegend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Timeepisode. Oh, and did I mention Dyson is back? He is. He’ll be joining us tonight for his illustrious return as we discuss Link’s first 3D adventure, and the game that many people regard as the greatest thing to happen since the invention of the waffle....

…but it will live on through Vita Sony is discontinuing its support for PlayStation Mobile on Android devices, the company announced today. PlayStation Mobile launched in 2012 as a channel for developers to release games on both PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Certified devices. The service and its games will continue to function on tablets and smartphones running Android 4.4.2 and previous firmware builds. However, Sony won’t guarantee compatibility with future updates and the store will not be available on Android L, the operating system’s next major release....

It’s all for the greater good Can you feel it? The watchful eye of Big Brother sees all. It knows where you hid all of your minion memes, and saw you watching thatFortnitestreamer when you thought no one would see you. It knows everything, and now you may too for the perfect price of free. LikePapers, Pleasebefore it,Orwellputs you in the seat of a low-level worker for an overbearing government. Except instead of choosing who is allowed into your country, this time you are listening in on your fellow citizens’ private conversations and correspondences for the greater good of national security....

BioWare is officially bringingStar Wars: The Old Republicoutside of North America and Europe next month. On June 07, 2025, the game will launch in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. If you live in one of these regions and signed up yourSWTORaccount before February 28, they’re going to let you request a free character transfer to an Asia Pacific server following the rollout in March. You’ll be notified around that time if you qualify....

Juri Duty begins again Capcom has opened the servers, (this time officially), for thesecond closed betaof its great-looking scrapperStreet Fighter 6. If you received an invite to the second beta, or if you previously partook in the October beta, then you should now be able to download theSF6Beta client on PS5, PC, or Xbox Series X respectively. Between now and Monday, the lucky participants will be able to let loose in a truncated version of the upcoming sequel....

Can Street Fighter regain its top-tier reputation? EVO returns to Las Vegas this weekend. Once again the best in the world will gather to do battle in gaming’s popular punch-ups. This year’s competition could be a defining moment for Capcom’sStreet Fighter V, a game that is most assuredly not dead, but is certainly unwell. The launch ofSFVlast year went badly. For a game that Capcom planned to make a platformfor many years, they turned off a huge chunk of their audience in month one with the decision to bang the game out in time for Capcom Pro Tour and EVO qualification, andthento add features to it afterward....

The tremendous short filmStreet Fighter: Legacydeserves your attention. I know we Internet writers like to promote urgency when it comes to anything and everything we talk about, but this time I really do mean it with complete sincerity. Joey Ansah spoke with GamePro about his much-loved creation, revealing his intention to create a movie and perhaps even a full-fledged series to serve as an introduction. “Luckily, I have I would say 80 percent of all the characters already cast,” says the director....

More BAM for the buck, and a true hidden gem in Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George Welcome back toThe 300, a recurring feature that chronicles my attempt to see 300 movies in theaters in 2018. I’ll be watching new releases, classics, and hidden gems as a way to explore the wide world of cinema in all of its forms. As always, there are three rules for The 300: While I’ve already spent a lot of time atMetrograph, I wound up atBAM Rose Cinemasa bunch in the last week....

Anthony and Ashley recapped their adventures at PAX 09. Ashley also drew up some awesome drawings! We found out what Needlemouse: The Emerald Hills is all about, Samit reviewedNHL 10, Storm adventured his way throughSaints Row 2, Ben checked outThe Warriorsand more rad stuff happened on 09/14/09. Destructoid Originals:Scribblenauts dev 5th Cell ‘going to console next year’New releases: Mario & Luigi, WET, Scribblenauts and moreWanna design menus for the Hey Ash Whatcha Playin DVD?...

Remembering gaming’s greatest moments [Back in April of 2007, former Destructoid writer Chad Concelmo started a recurring series called “The Memory Card.” The purpose was simple — to share some of the greatest events in gaming history, and give them the respect they deserve. But in 2011 the series ended with no resurrection date in sight…until now. With Chad’s blessing, please join us for a brief Season 6 of the Memory Card – Chris....

Interest in first two games increases Six months ago, if you wanted to buy a second hand copy ofShenmueorShenmue IIon eBay you could do so for in some cases as little as $15. The games seemingly kept low resale value online due to the second game ending on a pretty nasty cliffhanger narratively that had very little hope of ever being resolved. With that in mind, it may not surprise you to learn that sales of second-hand Dreamcast consoles and the original pair ofShenmuegames have seen a huge spike in demand since the announcement ofShenmue 3, resulting in a dramatic rise in the prices of the original games....

Good thing it isn’t linked to a key mechanic, wink Zelda: Skyward Sword HDis out on Switch. That’s good! But the Zelda & Loftwing amiibo has been delayed for the majority of people who ordered it. That’s bad! Here’s the full statementgiven to IGNfrom Nintendo: “The Zelda & Loftwing amiibo figure is currently impacted by unforeseen shipping delays. As a result, only a small portion of the Zelda & Loftwing will be available on its scheduled July 16 launch date....