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German Inventor, Innovator and Businessman Artur Fischer Dies At Age of 96
Qbertino writes: As Spiegel.de reports (German link) inventor Artur Fischer has died at the age of 96. Artur Fischer is a classic example of the innovator and businessman of post-war Germany — he invented the synchronous flash for photography, the famed Fischer Fixing (aka Screwanchor/rawlplug or "Dübel" in German) and the Fischer Technik Construction Sets with which many a nerd grew up with, including the famous C64 Fischer Robotics Kit of the 80s. His heritage includes an impressive portfolio of over 1100 patents and he reportedly remained inventive and interested in solving technical problems til the very end. ... Rest in piece and thanks for the hours of fun tinkering with Fischertechnik. ... Now where did that old C64 robot go? -
Accidental Wii Suicide
Paul Taylor noted a story that I would have thought to be an April Fool's Day joke a few weeks from now, which makes it only seem more tragic. A 3-year-old shot herself with a gun after mistaking it for a Wii controller. -
Bottles' Revenge Unlocked!
Lochlan writes "The Rare Witch Project has done it again, this time unlocking yet another "removed" feature within the Nintendo 64 game, Banjo-Tooie. Bottles' Revenge, a feature which allows a second player to actively control enemies adds a whole new style of gameplay to the popular adventure game." -
Rare Witch Project Cracks Goldeneye Faces
Lochlan writes "The fan site The Rare Witch Project has created a face mapper for classic N64 title Goldeneye 007, meaning it's now possible to map your own custom faces onto the characters in Goldeneye! However, you will need an N64 Action Replay or Gameshark connected to your PC through the parallel port." We've previously covered the Rare Witch Project's exploration of other Rareware games.
