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Destructoid takes a stab at naming the greatest levels of all time. Pretty good list though I only recognize like maybe four of them. He lists Ravenholm from Half-Life 2 and that was a worthy mention since its the level that resembles a horror flick.
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Apparently Nintendo has done something right because my Mom asked me about "that brain game" that she had been hearing about. I told her about it and she was so excited that she asked me to send her a link to what she needed to order. Quite
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In the "good news" category, Nomad Gamer Legend and Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani has left NAMCO to teach game design at Tokyo Polytechnic University . I can't think of a better person to teach budding game creators the value of simplicity
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So while prowling the net for news on the big "N", who is purportedly releasing the Revolution Thanksgiving 2006 , I came upon this "concept" for a Revolution game . (Made without a Revolution development kit, BTW) Now if I'm the
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From the post at Instapundit mentioned previously , there was a link to another site I visit a lot, the aptly named Vodkapundit . Vodkapundit's guest writer, Will Collier uses a quote from the father of video games, Nolan Bushnell, the creator of
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We have polished up the site a bit for everyone. When we hit legend #20 we realized it was becoming pretty darn impossible to scroll through all the posts if you wanted to see the older stuff -- so we have redone its index and now bring to you the Nomad
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In 1983 "going to the arcade" was all the rage. Consoles were still fun, but nothing could beat the graphics that you could find in the stand-ups. If you walked into an arcade in 1983 you would pass screen after screen of "sprite-based"
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There is one piece of hardware in the history of gaming that has had an impact above all others. It set in motion a multi billion dollar industry and set the standard that console manufacturers have built on for years. No less than three previous legends
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We reported the Flashback to you waaaaay back around E3 when I proclaimed it (much to the shagrin of Russ) my favorite console of E3. Well the NG finally has gotten one in their grubby little hands and I have to tell you it is a work of art. When I opened
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The history of video gaming is littered with 2D platform games. During the early years (pre Wolf 3d) this was pretty much the de-facto standard in game design. These games displayed a side view of the “level” with an animated character that
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I'm kind of playing catch up here on this, but its still notable nonetheless. AMD has apparently shipped its last Socket A processor and we hardware geeks have a slight twang in our heart over it. The Socket A design of the original Athlon is really
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1989 was really a defining year for video games. SimCity burst on to the scene as the software toy that everyone wanted to play with, Prince of Persia debuted with its groundbreaking animation and Tetris was at the height of its popularity with its “pack-in”
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Since the dawn of computer gaming the attraction for many has always been the competition against a live opponent. While AI is always fun to play against there is a certain rush you get when you beat your friend sitting next to you who has broken out
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Strap on your helmet -- its Madden Day! Well it is if you have a PS/2, XBox, GameCube or Game Boy Advance. You will have to wait until the 17th if you are a PC Gamer and September 20th if you are a PSP junkie. Nevertheless, a chill is in the air and Madden
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James Doohan has passed away at 85. He was a man's man, shot 6 times on Juno beach during the D-Day invasion. He will be missed. Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures and startrek.com .
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