Zombies in the Mushroom Kingdom?

In celebration of my brand new Xbox, I submit to you some amazing custom maps for Left 4 Dead. Prepare to have all of your childhood memories drenched in vile, bloated-corpse vomit-because some sick geek has "lovingly" recreated the princess' castle from Mario 64 and added disgusting, god forsaken, zombie abominations. The crazies over at at l4dmaps.com have a whole of slew custom left4dead maps and campaigns. This isn't anything new of course-creating custom maps and mods for beloved games is a time honored tradition. But there's something blissfully disturbing about throwing screaming, defiled undead into your adorable childhood favorites. The mushroom kingdom map really earns its keep when you can get pipe bombs from question mark boxes.

But they don't stop there, they've also recreated the battle of Helm's Deep (see video below), recreated a Zelda dungeon-complete with puzzles and keys, a Night of the Living Dead homage... and there's a Wolfenstein, Starship Troopers, and even Michael Jackson's Thriller mod in the works! Because what cherished memory wouldn't be better when infested with zombies?



via kotaku

Kick Ass Head Tracking Wii Mod

Intrepid Wii mod genius Johnny Lee is at it again, this time implementing precise head tracking control using a Wiimote and sensor bar. The effect when seen from the first person is incredible (about halfway through the video for all you impatients). We can only hope that some brave developer gets this tech into a shooter, and quick! Check out more of Johnny Lee's brilliant Wii hacks at his website.