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Mario’s True Motives Revealed

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Generally, I’m not a fan of Seth MacFarlane’s antics comedy, but this is pretty cool.

The Ultimate Sega Collection

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And I thought my game collection was impressive…
So I came across this gallery over at Flickr and figured that old school Sega fans would get a kick out of it. Have a look at the complete collection here. The picture above barely scrapes the surface…
Big props to you if your personal collection of […]

Game Nation

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I don’t think that Game Nation was the first videogame television program in history, but it’s definitely the first one that I remember seeing. This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid, but was it ever hard to find. It didn’t seem to follow any kind of regular schedule and it […]

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix

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Say that one five times fast.
For fans of the old Street Fighter games, you’re likely already aware that this week will see the release of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (phew) for XBL and PSN.
Personally, I never got in to Street Fighter as a kid. I much preferred the Mortal Kombat […]

IGN’s History of Mortal Kombat

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IGN has put together a great compilation that covers the history of the storied Mortal Kombat franchise. I thought it would be fitting to share considering that this week marks the release of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. Interestingly though, now that this game is finally out, it’s being met by fairly critical reviews, […]

The Best Old School Weapons

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The weapons offered in games can be just as important as level design and gameplay mechanics. They can shape your experience, and it’s difficult to ignore a game with a great set of weapons at your disposal.
That said, these are what I consider to be some of the best weapons that you can […]

Two Old School Gems from Blaze

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This morning I heard some interesting news while I had the Electric Playground on in the background as I began my work for the morning, which is now being halted for this important post.

Apparently the UK-based company, Blaze has released two versions of the Sega MegaDrive that each come preloaded with a number […]

Retro Downloads

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While I don’t normally cover “news” per se on this website, I figured it was worth mentioning that a couple old school favorites became available for download on the modern consoles recently.
For FPS fans, Duke Nukem 3D is now available for download via Xbox Live. This game was perhaps best known for its controversial […]