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Cloud Strife’s Sword

Final Fantasy 7 has always been, and probably will remain, my favorite of all the FF video games. I still remember being awed by Sephiroth (I even had a small crush on him  ;-)), crying when Aerith died, and becoming utterly consumed by the mystery surrounding Jenova. There have always been an abundance of fan-made art, fanfics, tributes, and so forth with all Final Fantasy titles. Cloud Strife's legendary 6-piece sword has always been a favorite among weapons and props, but I have never seen a diagram as comprehensive as the one below, which visually describes the mechanism and assembly of the sword as referenced in FFVII: Advent Children: I couldn't help but feel some geek pride to see that the labels are written in Korean. ...

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Video Games vs. Real Life

What if old-school video game characters were to invade our world? Would you be able to spot them? What if they continued to exist in their 8-bit graphics glory? Illustrator Aled Lewis shows us just that in his Flickr set titled Video Games vs Real Life. As the set shows photos from June 2007 to now, I certainly hope that he will continue this project because I can't wait to see what he comes up with next! Via Bit Rebels. ...

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“Oregon Trail”…With ZOMBIES!!!

This is too epic not to share. Everyone's favorite video game from elementary school, Oregon Trail, has been re-mixed into a zombie survival game called Organ Trail. Created by a group of indie developers called The Men Who Wear Many Hats, the Flash-based game (sorry, iPad users) is fairly accurate, fun, and completely addictive. Apparently, I would not make a good leader in a zombie apocalypse as I tend to be too careless and two members of my party have already died (sorry, J and Comang). What a fantastic game. And just in time for Halloween! Via Mashable. ...

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