Game developer Mike Mika reveals how he hacked Donkey Kong for his 3-year-old daughter and became an unlikely hero to thousands.

Years before he hacked Donkey Kong and became an internet sensation, game designer Mike Mika engineered another epic hack that had an even bigger impact on his life.

Game developers Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games and Mike Mika of Other Ocean Interactive share the top games they'd most like to hack. Whether for social change or pure fun, see what classic titles each of these game aficionados would most love to change and why.

Preorder a Tesla today—but don’t expect to get behind the wheel for another 2-3 months. We go inside Tesla’s rigorous quality testing that each of its vehicles must undergo before hitting the road. From water and drive tests to a 101-point checklist, see the exhaustive inspection these electric beauties go through.

Host Chris Kohler and special guest Mike Mika show off their most prized possessions in an epic battle to be named the king of gaming collections.

Game designers Mike Mika and Greg Kasavin talk about how they create video games that are fun to play but also meaningful.

Supergiant Games creative director Greg Kasavin talks about his company's upcoming game Transistor, and how he went from writing about games to making them.

With films like Kick-Ass, and now, Kick-Ass 2, cosplay vigilantes have become the new superheroes—in Hollywood's bizarro world! Angry Nerd explains why these everyday crusaders don’t cut it.

Kate Casanova discusses what drives the concept of her art, and how it blurs the lines of humans and nature.

Liz Glynn takes us through her installation, a “model of the universe,” that adds layers of information at every stop of the train. The installation changes and expands, moving from the Big Bang theory to Hubble’s expanding universe, and beyond. The dimly lit structure includes a maze of felt walls, with chalk drawings accumulating over the course of the performative lectures given by the artist.

Genius sketch comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele talk to Peter Rubin about their favorite sketches, the new season of their Comedy Central show Key & Peele, and Game of Thrones. Because Game of Thrones.

The combination of the strips, sweet potatoes, and chipotle makes for a hearty and full-flavored dish. Want the recipe? Check out WIRED for this recipe and more in the October issue!

The Prelinger Library is a gem. Founded in 2004 and operated by Rick Prelinger and Megan Shaw Prelinger, the library houses over 50,000 books, periodicals and pieces of print ephemera, the collection specializes in materials and works not typically found in public libraries. The public library is privately funded in San Francisco.

Agent Topple's mustache does its dirty work, and Nicole brokers a deal for peace. But why is the NSA collecting millions of Instagram brunch photos? And if your waffles have nothing to hide, what are they so worried about?

Like father, like son. Alfonso Cuarón talks about working with son Jonás on Gravity, his new film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The Y Tu Mamá También and Children of Men director also explains how he achieved the realistic CGI of outer space with the help of some robots and brand-new technology.

Senior Editor Peter Rubin sits down with the eclectic Eric Andre, Hannibal Buress, and Derrick Beckles—star of Adult Swim’s upcoming spoof celebrity news show, Hot Package—to talk about the new season of The Eric Andre Show, and the weirdest thing they’ve seen on the oddball network.

The National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. recently acquired one of the largest collections of Japanese and European video games. From Mother to Zool to Doshin the Giant, Game|Life editor Chris Kohler gets the first look at the incredible rarities.

He might play a zombie slayer on-screen, but Norman Reedus swears he’d be toast during a real apocalypse. The Walking Dead star tells WIRED about his lack of survival instincts and why he’d rely on an Uber as his getaway car.

Chris Kohler gets hands on at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., by testing out working models of rare arcade games, including a Hercules pinball machine, ActRaiser, and Nintendo Super System.

Velvet Revolver and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash, sits down to talk about scoring Anthony Leonardi III’s new horror flick, Nothing Left to Fear.

The library at the National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., boasts a rare collection of strategy guides, designs, and background materials from old-school video games. Chris Kohler takes a look at the original documents from classic games, including Wizard and the Princess, Mystery House, and King’s Quest II.

Actress Lili Taylor talks about starring in the horror flick The Conjuring and how she learned to nail a bloodcurdling scream.

LEGO has strayed from its original purpose, and the Angry Nerd will not stand for it. The creative potential of infinitely interlockable plastic pieces has been killed by tie-ins with kiddie titles like Batman and Harry Potter. It used to be about the bricks, man!

At the National Museum of Play, Chris Kohler visits an exhibit all about classic video game maker Atari, and he gets hands-on inside the museum’s lab of rare games.

Thor’s hammer Mjölnir is undoubtedly one of the most badass superhero weapons around. But its physics-defying and trajectory-changing travel powers are too much for Angry Nerd to handle. A majestic hammer...come on!

From medical vaccines to financial services to educational resources, connectivity is key. Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton explain the positive impact of being plugged in on a global scale. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

With American exceptionalism waning, is the U.S. destined to be left in the dust? Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton talk about the significance of building a future of shared success and responsibility in order to create a thriving global economy. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton have managed to transition from Microsoft co-founder and former U.S. commander-in-chief to hands-on philanthropists. With a passion for charity and aid work, the two describe their health- and education-focused initiatives, and explain why their statuses don’t mean squat when they’re helping out in developing nations. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

Passion and optimism often go hand-in-hand, which couldn’t be truer for Bill Gates and President Bill Clinton when it comes to their outlook on the future. The two share their thoughts on the rapid pace and excitement of today’s innovations, and how humanity’s balance between conflict and cooperation will continue to fuel economic opportunity for years to come. For more from Bill Gates and President Clinton, check out the December 2013 issue of WIRED.

Long gone are the days when secret societies were, in fact, secret. Now, hacks use underground organizations as shorthand for evil in their pop culture products and Angry Nerd demands an end to it. Is a mention of the Templars in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Jay Z rapping about the Illuminati worth taking away from the power of the actual conspiracy theories?

Community’s Dan Harmon teamed up with voice actor and writer Justin Roiland to create the new animated comedy Rick and Morty. The two sit down to talk about their Adult Swim show, which focuses on the crazy adventures of a sociopathic, ingenious scientist and his less-than-genius grandson.

Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza sits down with the To Do List’s writer-director Maggie Carey, and co-star Alia Shawkat to talk about starring in the coming-of-age comedy, and how she used the director’s high school diaries for inspiration in her role.

After four years as the Doctor, Matt Smith is saying farewell to his time-traveling role on the hit BBC show. Now Smith, along with co-star Jenna Coleman and writer-producer Steven Moffat, debriefs about his time on the show, his departure, and what's next.

Take a look inside the first commercial-scale solar energy plant to use nothing more than the sun, molten salt, and a whole lot of mirrors to send power to the people. If the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy facility works as promised, it could be a model for the future of renewable energy.

To create the world of Asgard in Thor: The Dark World, filmmaker Alan Taylor enlisted the help of digital effects company The Third Floor. Using a process called previsualization, The Third Floor created fully rendered low-res CG sets and characters, allowing the director to see, plan out, and experiment with scenes before shooting them.

The Angry Nerd has read your comments about his loathing of Kick-Ass 2 and the trend of real-life people who become cosplay vigilantes. You have failed to convince him to change his position on the subject.

Agent Topple attempts to get some holiday spirit.

It’s an outdoor version of the claw game, but with fast, low flying helicopters as the claw and Christmas trees as the prize. At the Hunter Family Farm in Olympia, Wash., helicopter pilots fly across nearly 400 acres, picking up bundles of trees and transporting them, so they can be processed and loaded for your holiday pleasure.

Udacity CEO and co-founder Sebastian Thrun explains why self-driving cars are the future and Holy Grail for road safety. In this World Economic Forum discussion, the engineer and innovator describes how the auto-cruising vehicles will transform society and save lives.

Strong and stiff and materials comprised of mostly air are well on their way to commercialization. In this World Economic Forum Discussion, Caltech materials scientist Julia Greer talks about their use in "hierarchal design," and the impact it will have on increased efficiency and the prominence of solar cells.

As the largest producer and consumer of milk in the world, India faces a serious problem when it comes to off-grid dairy farmers. In this World Economic Forum discussion, Promethean Power Systems co-founder Sam White describes his approach to ensuring that milk is properly refrigerated and not spoiled by bacteria.

Consider it electronic Lego. littleBits consists of tiny modules that snap together to form circuits, creating simple devices and teaching basic electronics.

How do you feed the world, make biofuel, and remain sustainable? In this World Economic Forum discussion, MIT chemical engineer Kristala Prather says that microbes might provide an answer.

Is the education system ready for a revolution? In this World Economic Forum discussion Jose Ferreira, CEO and founder of Knewton, explains how a more personalized, adaptive program would increase access to education and improve the quality of teaching.

In this World Economic Forum discussion, Johan Rockström, executive director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, proposes a new scientific framework called Planetary Boundaries—a way of thinking about consumption and sustainability that could help keep Earth habitable.

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