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He [Chris Early] also dismissed the notion that games were a new concept, saying, ‘Games have always been there over history—the consistent factors are people and fun. The game platforms have changed. The first platforms were sticks and stones and whatever you could grab with your hands, and then there was Pong and the advent of electronic games.’
— from a Gamespot article on Early’s keynote at the Casual Games Summit [link]

1 year ago

February 19, 2008
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Goal-scoring highlights from Sensible World of Soccer for the Amiga (95/96 edition)

1 year ago

December 17, 2007
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For those who crave variety, Microsoft Golf is one of the few golf simulations that comes complete with two different courses, both of which are very good.
— Hugo Foster, Gamespot’s review of Microsoft Golf Version 2.0 (May 1, 1996)

2 years ago

December 8, 2007
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That system [the Nintendo Wii] permits children to act out each of the many graphic torture scenes and murders in Manhunt 2 rather than simply manipulating a game pad,” the senators wrote. “This led one clinical psychologist to state that the realistic motions used with the Wii mean that ‘You’re basically teaching a child the behavioral sequencing of killing.’ While this was not cited as the reason for the BBFC decision, we do believe that the ESRB should take the Wii Remote controller, and future advances in game controllers, which create more realistic gaming environments, into consideration.

2 years ago

November 25, 2007
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1000 Gamerscore Points from THQ-developed Avatar 360 game in 2 minutes… [YouTube, via Joystiq]

2 years ago

November 18, 2007
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Super Mario Bros. Theme (“Go Go Mario”) with Japanese Lyrics [YouTube]

Destructoid post with English translation

2 years ago

November 17, 2007
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