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Video Game Commercials Through Time, Part 3: The Game Boy
Gaming going portable. Now that was a mind-blowing concept back in the day, and succesfully made me harass my parents into submission, giving up and buying me the handheld while they wiped away...
As mentioned earlier today, I'm popping the cherry on a new feature that should be returning every Wednesday for the foreseeable future, where we take a look at the great soundtracks of gaming. Of...
Well, I missed yesterday's daily entry for the simple reason that I fell asleep. I started watching some Mythbusters , and next thing I knew, I had a cat on my face and it was almost five in the...
In space, no one can hear you clean. That was the tagline for the sixth and last chapter of the now-unknown adventure series Space Quest, starring the loveable klutz, Roger Wilco. When Space...
This week in the FG feature, we're going to take a look at a game that apparently only had one cartridge ever made, and I turned out to be its lucky recipient, because no one remembers it even...
Hey there, do you like adventure games? No? Well, you've got some nerve there, mister. Maybe I should show you how we used to play in the olden days, when we only had four colors, the glorious...
Even with the usual obscure-ish stuff that appears on my blog, today's entry almost deserves some kind of honorable mention. I never thought I would feature this aenema of a game, but thanks to...
It's Thursday, so that means it's time for some old-school gaming love in video form. In the second part of this ongoing feature, we take a look at a bunch of commercials for Sega's first home...
For any fan in the know , the prescription above is the correct one for death . Not yours mind you, but for some flying jelly-pods that like to suck you down more than Jenna Jameson. Oh Metroid,...
Here's a little news snippet that Gamespot probably won't pick up, but that I wanted to put out there because to me, it signals the final nail in the coffin for a franchise that once promised to...
If you get today's title, then congratulations, your mind works in the same warped way as mine. If you don't, then either you've never seen Jurassic Park or Seinfeld, or your sanity hasn't been...
Well, after getting one of my user videos hosted on the main page (props to you Day of the Tentacle), I've been getting numerous track requests, so it seems like I'm doing something right here....
Well, since recently starting my blog, I've initiated a few weekly features that I want to maintain, and here's another one. Seems like there's a good number of people that enjoy retro gaming...
Well, now you don't have an excuse anymore. According to Adventure Gamers , Telltale Games has just shipped Sam and Max Season 1 to retailers. When the box art displays a rabbit with a...
Another weekly feature I'd like to run for a little while, these entries will contain some quickly made montages of video game commercials, from all the consoles and handhelds that ever had the...
Mega man, a little dude in blue duds that has a special place in the heart of many old-school gamers. Did you play the original NES game (or part 2, more likely) when it originally came out?...
Okay, first things first, let's get this out of the way. This is the face of evil . Bet you didn't think it came in box form. Well it does. In fact, I'm fairly...
During ye olde times, this feature went by the name of Complete Video Play-Throughs , but it eventually matured and developed into something a little different. It also received a much catchier...
Sometimes going by its full name, Bleeps And Beats: The Sweet Tunes Of Gaming , this feature celebrates the greatest soundtracks in video game history. You know, the ones that had you humming. So...
Previously named Video Game Commercials Through Time , this feature attempts to chronicle nearly every gaming commercial known to man. For your convenience, all previous entries in this series...
Gaming going portable. Now that was a mind-blowing concept back in the day, and succesfully made me harass my parents into submission, giving up and buying me the handheld while they wiped away...
Posted Aug 16, 2007 3:20 pm PT
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Bleeps and Beats, The Sweet Tunes of Gaming: Mega Man 2 EditionAs mentioned earlier today, I'm popping the cherry on a new feature that should be returning every Wednesday for the foreseeable future, where we take a look at the great soundtracks of gaming. Of...
Posted Aug 15, 2007 5:59 pm PT
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Orcs and Leisure Suits, Like Peanut Butter and JellyWell, I missed yesterday's daily entry for the simple reason that I fell asleep. I started watching some Mythbusters , and next thing I knew, I had a cat on my face and it was almost five in the...
Posted Aug 15, 2007 2:30 am PT
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Coming to a PC Near You in 1998, A Game You'll Never PlayIn space, no one can hear you clean. That was the tagline for the sixth and last chapter of the now-unknown adventure series Space Quest, starring the loveable klutz, Roger Wilco. When Space...
Posted Aug 13, 2007 4:19 pm PT
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Forgotten Gems: EVO - The Search for Eden (or: Creationists Beware)This week in the FG feature, we're going to take a look at a game that apparently only had one cartridge ever made, and I turned out to be its lucky recipient, because no one remembers it even...
Posted Aug 12, 2007 4:32 pm PT
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Complete Video Play-Throughs: Space Quest II, Oh and Also ColbertHey there, do you like adventure games? No? Well, you've got some nerve there, mister. Maybe I should show you how we used to play in the olden days, when we only had four colors, the glorious...
Posted Aug 11, 2007 1:06 pm PT
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Great Movie, Crappy Game... But a Sweet TuneEven with the usual obscure-ish stuff that appears on my blog, today's entry almost deserves some kind of honorable mention. I never thought I would feature this aenema of a game, but thanks to...
Posted Aug 10, 2007 3:06 pm PT
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Video Game Commercials Through Time, Part 2: The Master SystemIt's Thursday, so that means it's time for some old-school gaming love in video form. In the second part of this ongoing feature, we take a look at a bunch of commercials for Sega's first home...
Posted Aug 9, 2007 3:49 pm PT
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Take One Freeze Beam, Five Missiles and Call Me in the MorningFor any fan in the know , the prescription above is the correct one for death . Not yours mind you, but for some flying jelly-pods that like to suck you down more than Jenna Jameson. Oh Metroid,...
Posted Aug 8, 2007 8:08 pm PT
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A Great Franchise Dies, But At Least You Get a Cool Video Out of ItHere's a little news snippet that Gamespot probably won't pick up, but that I wanted to put out there because to me, it signals the final nail in the coffin for a franchise that once promised to...
Posted Aug 7, 2007 2:51 pm PT
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Yoshi Looks Like He's Going to Spit Venom in Newman's FaceIf you get today's title, then congratulations, your mind works in the same warped way as mine. If you don't, then either you've never seen Jurassic Park or Seinfeld, or your sanity hasn't been...
Posted Aug 6, 2007 6:39 pm PT
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Forgotten Gems: StarTropics (or: Caribbean Zelda in Space)Well, after getting one of my user videos hosted on the main page (props to you Day of the Tentacle), I've been getting numerous track requests, so it seems like I'm doing something right here....
Posted Aug 4, 2007 9:39 pm PT
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Complete Video Play-throughs: Space Quest IWell, since recently starting my blog, I've initiated a few weekly features that I want to maintain, and here's another one. Seems like there's a good number of people that enjoy retro gaming...
Posted Aug 3, 2007 9:07 pm PT
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A Dog Who Cracks Wise, a Rabbity-thing, and Some Good TimesWell, now you don't have an excuse anymore. According to Adventure Gamers , Telltale Games has just shipped Sam and Max Season 1 to retailers. When the box art displays a rabbit with a...
Posted Aug 2, 2007 10:54 pm PT
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Video Game Commercials Through Time, Part 1: The NESAnother weekly feature I'd like to run for a little while, these entries will contain some quickly made montages of video game commercials, from all the consoles and handhelds that ever had the...
Posted Aug 2, 2007 2:19 am PT
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14 comments
That Blue Bomber Just Don't QuitMega man, a little dude in blue duds that has a special place in the heart of many old-school gamers. Did you play the original NES game (or part 2, more likely) when it originally came out?...
Posted Aug 1, 2007 7:03 am PT
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The Mystic Quest Effect, or: How My Childhood Innocence Was DestroyedOkay, first things first, let's get this out of the way. This is the face of evil . Bet you didn't think it came in box form. Well it does. In fact, I'm fairly...
Posted Jul 31, 2007 1:45 am PT
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Watch This Game - IndexDuring ye olde times, this feature went by the name of Complete Video Play-Throughs , but it eventually matured and developed into something a little different. It also received a much catchier...
Posted Jul 30, 2007 2:12 pm PT
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Bleeps And Beats - IndexSometimes going by its full name, Bleeps And Beats: The Sweet Tunes Of Gaming , this feature celebrates the greatest soundtracks in video game history. You know, the ones that had you humming. So...
Posted Jul 30, 2007 12:08 pm PT
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The Weekly Dose Of Game Commercials - IndexPreviously named Video Game Commercials Through Time , this feature attempts to chronicle nearly every gaming commercial known to man. For your convenience, all previous entries in this series...
Posted Jul 30, 2007 7:56 am PT
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