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Wipeout: The Game Set To Disappoint Fans Of Futuristic Racing This Summer
There’s a new Wipeout game coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS this summer, but don’t get too excited – it’s not what you think. For nearly 15 years, Sony fans have thrilled to the balls-out futuristic racing action of the Wipeout series, with each installment bringing new challenges and more speed to the beloved…
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Wii-Exclusive Samurai Warriors 3 Journeys To America
Tecmo Koei’s Wii-exclusive third entry in the Samurai Warriors series is coming to North America this fall, with Nintendo of America signing on to handle publishing and distribution duties. Nintendo apparently sees something special in the third entry in the Samurai Warriors series, a spinoff of the storied Dynasty Warriors franchise. The game was released…
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How Do You Name Your Pokémon?
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver hit the streets Sunday, and the widespread capture and training of those adorable little fighting machines began anew. With so many Pokémon to capture, how do you tell them apart? By assigning clever nicknames, that’s how. When I played the original Pokémon Red, way back when I was still technically too…
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Someone’s Gonna Buy a R.O.B. for Four Grand
This display case, containing a pristine, never-played Nintendo Entertainment System, and a never-used Robotic Operating Buddy (we like to be formal on first reference here) fetched $4,150 in an eBay auction that just closed. For those who remember when the console first came out, this would be the Deluxe Set, which included the console and…
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Super Mario Bros. In 64 Pixels
Here’s what happens when you take a relatively primitive game and downgrade it to an extremely primitive game, courtesy of Carnegie Mellon student Chloe Fan. This project is very reminiscent of Street Fighter in 15 pixels, only of course this is Super Mario Bros., and Chloe had several more pixels to work with. Still, it…
By Mike Fahey
