Supreme Court Overturns Calif. Video Game Law

[Supreme Court Overturns Calif. Video Game Law]

Need better clerks to check the buyers to see if they are old enough to buy the game. And better parents watching what their kids buy and play.

[largest controller ever?]

They're inside that mansion in the Vexx videogame.

[What is your position on modding your consoles?]

I don't have a problem with people wanting to mod their consoles. I do have a problem with console developers wanting to make modding illegal, even with consoles that they're no longer making any money on.

[the 6 most ominous trends in videogames]

And what's the problem with trying to lower the barrier of entry for gaming as a hobby? If you as a game console or software developer are going to get new people interested in buying videogames, you're going to have to think of what they may want to play and work your strategies around that while also trying to keep those who are already in the hobby happy. It's a difficult thing to do and you're more likely to anger both people who may end up feeling locked out of a hobby that they can't enjoy as well as people who will end up feeling bored with games that are no longer challenging to them.

[Donkey Kong Arcade is Official - Pre-Order Now!]

It's not only done right, it also has two additional screens from the arcade original. Pretty good job, whoever programmed it.

[Final Atari 7800 Expansion Module Box Revealed!]

At least the unit doesn't look as unwieldly as the Sega 32X mounted on a Genesis system.

[Sword Quest II - Airworld - art]

It is artwork for the Fireworld comic book that came with the game.

[New Zelda commercial with Robin Williams]

Why is this even in the Nintendo Wii section, other than the fact that it's Nintendo and Zelda?

[Nintendo Wii U out next year between April and December]

Brrrr...that picture of Miyamoto! Why not make him look even more scary with some dark lighting effects?

[Spy Vs Spy Homebrew]

The Spy Vs. Spy videogame concept was interesting the first time I heard of it, but I haven't yet seen any actual gameplay footage to make a judgment call.

[Coleco ADAM. Prefer Stand-alone or Add-on module?]

Yeah, in hindsight I would have preferred a scaled-down ADAM in both standalone and modular versions where the printer would be optional and not the thing that you would need in order to power up the system. If having a built-in word processor wasn't really something you wanted, then a scaled-down version makes a whole lot of sense.

 

My opinion is that they should have had SmartBASIC be built into the system instead of having to load it from a data pack.

[Coleco ADAM. Prefer Stand-alone or Add-on module?]

I would prefer the modular version since you can then take your ColecoVision anywhere and then hook it back up when you get home. At least in theory that's what I would see as a boon.

[I am addicted to Astrosmash]

I like the game, I just prefer its Atari 2600 counterpart Astroblast, particularly with the paddle controls.

[Hacking video game websites]

Since when is it cool to hack anybody's website? Only if you're looking to start trouble.

[Video games that feature drug addiction]

We're talking about actual in-game drug use, whether it's by an actual real-life drug or some fictional version.

[Are going to buy the Wii U?]

There won't be any difference until Microsoft and Sony introduce their new systems within a few years after the Wii U. Of course, the improvements seen in the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 successor systems may end up being marginal or just picking up on the 3D gimmick that's so popular nowadays. It may end up being the unwanted switch from physical media to direct downloads where only the memory size of the system's hard drive storage (and its stability) is what matters.

[Are going to buy the Wii U?]

I'll wait to see and hear what games will be released for the system first, but it does have some potential.

[Figured out my big 3DS annoyance]

I get screwed up with button configurations when I have a Playstation 2 controller hooked up to my Wii either through a Gamecube controller adapater or a Classic Controller adapter.

 

With the PS2 controller hooked up through a Gamecube controller adapter: X is A, Square is B, Triangle is X, Circle is Y, L1 and R1 are Z, L2 is L, and R2 is R.

 

With the PS2 controller hooked up through a Classic Controller adapter: Circle is A, X is B, Triangle is X, Square is Y, L1 is L, R1 is R, L2 is ZL, and R2 is ZR.

 

It get massively confusing when I try to play Ocarina of Time.

 

Of course, I now have an Xbox controller daisy-chained through two controller adapters so I generally use that on my Wii. It's too bad there isn't an Xbox 360 wired controller adapter for the Wii, though, because I'd rather use that controller.

[Video games that feature drug addiction]

Lyrium becomes a drug that keeps the templars under control in the Dragon Age universe.

[Nintendo Wii U out next year between April and December]

I see potential for a possible RPG game using the controller in a manner similar to a CRPG, but with the addition of gamepad controls.

[The lost Atari treasure, real jewel encrusted gold and silver prizes!?]

People actually let their kids watch AVGN?

[Kinect/Natal is an epic failure. period.]

If it was possible to play videogames in your head, developers would already be marketing it like crazy. But of course, I wouldn't want to subject myself to constant security updates that need to be downloaded into my head and worry about "head hackers" and a lot of other fun crap that would come with this new technology.

[New NXE Announced for Xbox 360]

And I guess we'll have to go for Xbox Live Gold in order to get the goods too.

[Project Cafe: It's about time we had a tablet controller]

But will hardcore gamers go after a system with a new type of game controller but graphics power that's one generation behind its competitors?

 

I guess we'll have to wait and see what Sony and Microsoft will come up with next that will make the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 seem like yesterday's news.

[The Witcher 2 For Xbox 360 Is Official]

Watching Toegoff's Let's Play of Witcher 2, it doesn't look like anything of Dragon Age. More like somebody trying to combine elements of an adult Legend Of Zelda with some parts of Dragon Age and other fantasy RPG and hack-and-slash games.