The classic platform game was first released in 1985 and has since become one of the biggest selling ever with more than 40 million copies flying off the shelves worldwide. The poll of 2,000 gamers, conducted by www.onepoll.com, revealed 'old skool' games are still firm favourites with Britain's army of gamers.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
IGN: Top 10 SEGA Saturn Games
If you want to pinpoint the moment SEGA was doomed to be out of the hardware game, the Saturn launch is it. But even though the system under-performed and some of its best games were harbored only in Japan, it is home to some very, very cool games that still play like a million bucks, even if they only look like a hundred.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The death of a video game arcade
"Donkey Kong will lay down his barrels, and Ms. Pac-Man will cease to chomp. And Gameland, a block from the lake, a charming staple of Chicago day-trip culture since it opened in 1944, will close for the season, and for the last time."I remember when arcades were still prevalent in the context of the video game scene, do you?
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The Best N64 Games That Still Matter Today
I thought it would be a good idea to develop a list of games that are still relevant in today’s market because of their unique gameplay that has not been improved upon on other systems.Our basic rule of thumb for this list is to determine which games are still worth playing today, even if you have a Gamecube and/or a Wii.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
The 11 Most Scorching-Hot Female Gaming Cosplayers
These are without a doubt, some of the finest looking girls dressed up as video game characters. From Tifa to Chun-Li, the SlobsofGaming are paying tribute to the most beautiful cosplay girls in history.
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Pac-Man movie in development. No, seriously.
Producer Steven Paul announced that his production company, Crystal Sky Pictures, has managed to bring in $200 million to help fund five films. These include Castlevania, an unnamed sequel to Hard Boiled (which inspired John Woo's Stranglehold), and a celluloid version of Pac Man.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "Exergaming"
After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. But Wii Fit is hardly the first example of an attempt to meld videogaming and exercise — it's not even the first fitness offering from Nintendo.
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