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Archive for September, 2007
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I’ve finished the fight
Posted on September 26, 2007 | 5 CommentsAhhhh, now that I’ve worked my way through Halo 3, I can stop avoiding any videogame related websites for fear of spoilers. I plowed through on Easy so I could... -
Finished Metroid Prime 3
Posted on September 24, 2007 | 1 CommentYesterday afternoon I sat down and played through the last hour of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. In total, the game took me 20 hours to finish on normal difficulty. I... -
Virtual Console Mondays
Posted on September 24, 2007 | No CommentsGames go live 9 a.m. Pacific, 12 p.m. Eastern. Kirby’s Avalanche™ (Super NES, 800 Wii Points) Streets of Rage 3 (Sega Genesis, 800 Wii Points) **watch out, worst in the... -
50 days and counting
Posted on September 21, 2007 | 1 CommentI just realized that I’ve played Picross DS every day for the past 50 days. What keeps me coming back? “Daily Picross,” a special mode that challenges you to complete... -
Little Big Fun
Posted on September 20, 2007 | 4 CommentsIf you haven’t seen it already, do yourself a favor and check out Little Big Planet. Oh-My-Lord this game looks so incredibly fun. This game is user created content that... -
Genre Kings And The Marketing Shift Part 2
Posted on September 18, 2007 | 1 CommentOnce again, we visit the world of genre kings throughout the years in part 2 of our journey. You can read the first part here if you missed it. Since... -
Jam Sessions Impressions
Posted on September 18, 2007 | 1 CommentOver the weekend I picked up a copy of Jam Sessions, an acoustic guitar simulator for the Nintendo DS. Jam Sessions shares much in common with other music-based games currently... -
Virtual Console Mondays
Posted on September 17, 2007 | No CommentsHere are this week’s games: Yoshi’s Story (Nintendo 64, 1,000 Wii Points) Super Thunder Blade (Sega Genesis, 800 Wii Points) World Class Baseball (TurboGrafx16, 600 Wii Points): -
Virtual Console Mondays
Posted on September 10, 2007 | No CommentsAnother Monday, another batch of classic gaming goodness. NES Play Action Football (NES®, 500 Wii Points) Sonic the Hedgehog™ 3 (Sega Genesis, 800 Wii Points) Neutopia II (TurboGrafx16, 600 Wii... -
Genre Kings And The Marketing Shift Part 1
Posted on September 9, 2007 | No CommentsGenre trends have changed quite a bit since the inception of gaming. I thought it would be fun to look back through the decades at the trend setters, games that...