Game Systems: Nintendo Wii Launch
It was the day before the Nintendo Wii launched in the USA. Even though I hadn’t played much Nintendo over the past few years, I was excited for the Wii launch. Of course, my girlfriend and I both owned a Nintendo DS and loved it. So, partly because of [...]
Game Memories: Lakers vs. Celtics (Sega Genesis) by Electronic Arts
I just watched the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals. Before this year, the last time the two teams faced each other in the Finals was way back in 1987. It actually doesn’t seem that long ago to me. [...]
Game Memories: Rocky (Sega Master System) by Sega
Another one of my fondest videogame memories combines the greatness of the Rocky movies, the Rocky videogame for the Sega Master System, and one of my favorite stores growing up, Toys R Us. Back in the late 80’s, I was a huge fan of both the NES and [...]
Game Memories: Ninja Combat by SNK
This week on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console we see the release of a new Neo-Geo game. Hurray! This time, it is the nearly forgotten Ninja Combat. Ninja Combat was one of the earliest releases for the Neo-Geo MVS Arcade and home system. The game is a 2D co-op [...]
Game Memories: Metal Gear (NES)
Having just picked up Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the Playstation 3, I’ve been thinking about all things Metal Gear. I haven’t gotten much into the gameplay of Metal Gear Solid 4 yet, so instead of talking about that game I wanted to get nostalgic about my [...]
Xbox 360: Xbox Live Beta Test Part 2
I was excited to start playing on Xbox Live for the first time. After all, I had enough faith in Microsoft and the Xbox to buy the system on launch day, even before their online service was ready. So the day I was able [...]