Posted in Computer games on May 14th, 2008
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Their sales are up, I guess:
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan’s Sony Corp. said Wednesday its annual net profit almost tripled to hit a record high as brisk sales of digital cameras and laptop computers offset continued losses from the PlayStation 3.
The electronics giant has endured a difficult past few years […]
Posted in Computer games on May 14th, 2008
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Adam sits down 1-on-1 with Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski as they discuss the new features of the highly anticipated Gears of War 2.
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Posted in Computer games on May 12th, 2008
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Posted in Computer games on May 12th, 2008
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Last Friday, I received a call from the one and only Jack Thompson. Apparently, he had read my Open Letter to Glenn Beck, and had taken some offense to some of my statements in the letter. Of course, I intended no personal offense to Jack, and after a fairly lengthy […]
Posted in Computer games on May 11th, 2008
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Here’s an article in the Washington Times about a new game called Foldit where players combat all sorts of medical problems.
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Posted in Computer games on May 11th, 2008
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Here’s a special post about another notable series of fighting games SNK made, that was meant to take place in South Town a couple years prior to Fatal Fury. It began with the game in the following recording:
The story is about Ryo Sakazaki’s teen sister, Yuri, being kidnapped and […]
Posted in Computer games on May 11th, 2008
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An interesting shoot-em-up, with vague cute-em-up themes to it, where you need to protect a planet against the sinister forces of an intergalactic enterpreneur’s assault. Delightful music too.
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Posted in Computer games on May 11th, 2008
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Click over to watch the tape.
Another great R-Type variation from the masters at Irem, with plenty of great powerups and so on.
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Posted in Computer games on May 11th, 2008
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A marvelous space shooter from Konami, and another gem besides what began with Gradius.
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Posted in Computer games on May 9th, 2008
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Time now for a special post all about the Fatal Fury series, the second most popular fighting series in its time to Street Fighter, which provided some of the ideas for how to design this game. Let’s start with the first game, released in late 1991, over here in […]
Posted in Computer games on May 9th, 2008
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In five recordings:
You play a knight going round the title tower and battling all the assorted monsters within. It’s got some very grand music.
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Posted in Computer games on May 8th, 2008
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Ha ha, it’s the umpteenth time I’m doing something absurd with the letter K. Take a look:
A funny game where you manuever a taxicab around a city, trying to get passergers to various locations while avoiding vehicles that can really smash into you and cause you to lose a […]
Posted in Computer games on May 8th, 2008
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First, here’s a tape of the first two stages:
And here’s a tape of the ending part:
A fun shooter that may have been inspired by Zaxxon, if you note the isometric graphics here, with plenty of great ideas to find. Those slinky-like weapons are amazing, as are the fish-like beings […]
Posted in Computer games on May 7th, 2008
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Wow, this is really cool. Click on over to take a look.
An adorable combination of an action and puzzle game where you’ve got a couple protagonists and their mascots from different ends of a magical kingdom competing to see who can rake in the best score and beat the […]
Posted in Computer games on May 7th, 2008
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This was the first in a now legendary series of games that may have graduated to the kind of first-person perspective used in Doom. Here’s the recording:
You play a soldier of fortune running through enemy military facilities on a special search. It’s pretty complicated, but with some practice, it […]
Posted in Computer games on May 6th, 2008
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Mayur Gandhi over at NZGamer reports that Armageddon in Wellington, New Zealand this year featured the WETA warthog that was built for Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp’s live-action Halo shorts. Check out these detailed photos from the event.
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Posted in Computer games on May 6th, 2008
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A combination of battle and race set in the future, where you drive a sports car that needs to shoot at certain enemy vehicles on the road and obtain special red and green fuel spheres to maintain a sufficient tank of gas in order to complete […]
Posted in Computer games on May 6th, 2008
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This was probably the first game to feature ninjas. It may also have a boss, but I’m not sure. It certainly does have a bonus stage though.
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Posted in Computer games on May 6th, 2008
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Yeah, I know, I’m trying to be funny with the letter K, aren’t I? Oh well, here’s the tape:
This is an early beat-em-up with a quasi-isometric viewpoint where you’re making your way through a haunted house battling everything from street thugs to vampires while rescuing what look like little […]
Posted in Computer games on May 4th, 2008
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In two recordings:
A great action game where you control mutant fighters battling all sorts of other bad mutants who’ve overrun a cityscape. The powers available are awesome. I just wish this weren’t a cheat-mode taping. If I can ever find a better recording of this, I’ll make sure to […]
Posted in Computer games on May 4th, 2008
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In 1995, Taito updated Space Invaders again, and how! They made a fantastic parody a la Konami’s Parodius, and this is the side-splittingly hilarious result!
What a great display of intergalactic circus performing! The game, as you’ll notice, first begins by opening with a black-and-white presentation in a special nod […]
Posted in Computer games on May 4th, 2008
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But the embedding option was disabled, forcing me to just link offsite. So, click here to mosey on over and view.
This was a sequel to Thrash Rally, presenting more sharp curves to race your car around. Pretty nifty challenge.
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Posted in Computer games on Apr 17th, 2008
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No doubt some of you read about the recent controversy regarding Newsweek columnist N’Gai Croal’s statements regarding the trailer for Resident Evil 5.
Well, in this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam’s got something to say on the issue.
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Posted in Computer games on Apr 17th, 2008
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Right after the jump.
An early plane fighting game, this is also known as Savage Bees. And indeed, as you can see, some of the enemies here certainly do look like insects!
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Posted in Computer games on Apr 17th, 2008
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An awesome shoot-em-up made in 1990, this game is also known as Lightning Fighters. It’s pretty hard as you go along, but it’s a lot of fun.
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