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6 Ways in which Pokemon Bothers Me

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:13:58 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: www.destructoid.com

1. Pokémon

makes children believe free healthcare works:

2. The whole world revolves around Pokémon:

3. The Gym Leaders became Gym Leaders even though they're shit:

4. This thing:

5. There's a difference between Pokémon

and dogs:

6. The game is needlessly complex:

Tags: pokemon, nintendo, gaming, game, video games, list, lists, humor, humour, funny

Video Game Myths: Fact or Fiction?

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:09:02 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: videogames.yahoo.com

Nintendo's classic arcade game Donkey Kong was actually a mistranslation. It should have been called Monkey Kong.

Fact or Fiction? Fiction!

Saddam Hussein purchased thousands of Playstation 2s to build military supercomputers.

Fact or Fiction? Fiction!

Clip Source: videogames.yahoo.com

Million of Atari games are buried in the New Mexico desert.

Fact or Fiction? Fact!

In the early 80's, the military released a subversive arcade game that caused its players to suffer terrible nightmares, nausea and amnesia.

Fact or Fiction? (Science) Fiction!

A man died by playing video games nonstop.

Fact or Fiction? Fact!

Tags: video games, games, game, gaming, myths, hoax

Best Gamepad Ever. Almost.

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:18:28 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: www.rockpapershotgun.com

is not a working game controller. That’s because it turns into… Well, you’ll just have to click below to find out, won’t you?

It turns into this:

Aw, bless, etc. Yes, it’s an official Transformer, and it’s in toyshops right now. However, I wish for it to be a working game controller, as clearly playing a videogame with a robot is geek nirvana. However, any attempts I’ve ever made at modifying plastic or attempting wiring has resulted in a lot of small, sharp pieces all over the place and an even greater quantity of massive, horrific soldering iron burns on my ravaged hands.

The trouble is, High Score 100 (for that is this robot’s name) is incredibly tiny. How tiny? This tiny:

Tags: games, game, gaming, transformer

Smiley Face Game Make Smiley Face Gamers

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:55:40 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: kotaku.com

Smiley Face Game Makes Smiley Face Gamers

Reuters has an interesting story up about MindHabits Trainer, a game developed by researchers at McGill University in Montreal which is meant to cut down on your stress, increase your confidence and make you a happier person.

The very simple game get you to look at a series of pictures and click on the faces that are smiling, avoiding the frowners. By doing this five to ten minutes a day the game has shown to help people feel less stressed and have higher self esteem.

I played around with the game this morning and find it very interesting. There are actually four different games, all of which are about getting you to accentuate the positive in your mind. I could totally see something like this hitting the DS. It seems like a perfect fit.

Tags: games, game, gaming, nintendo, ds

This Guy's Joystick is Bigger Than Yours!

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:06:23 GMT

clipped by: gazco
clipper's remarks: As big as a car, in fact!

Clip Source: www.destructoid.com

[Video]

When we say that this joystick is as big as a car, we're not kidding -- it's actually a car. Park to Play is a car modified to become a game controller, with doors, steering wheel, lights, brakes, and more acting as control triggers for several games like Pong and Tetris. Strangely, no racing games were demoed.

Tetris blocks were managed with steering wheel turns, and in a pinball game, the doors act as flippers. All of the game audio is piped through the car's speakers.

As strange as it sounds, it looks like it really works, though it seems like a lot of work. The end of the video shows a car full of gamers having a great time swinging the car doors open and closed.

There's no word on whether this joystick actually functions as a normal car, but I love how the product's name has safety in mind, just in case.

Power quotes:

"I shoot it with my big light."

"I can eject the balls with the break."

Tags: gaming, games, game, video games, car, cars, autos, automobile, technology

Poor Game Design Kills Thousands

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:06:55 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: kotaku.com

Poor Game Design Kills Thousands

[Video]

...Of Spawn Baddies, as McFarlane's bread-winner stands valiantly atop a rooftop while thousands of innocent thugs, henchmen and ne'er-do-wells plunge to their deaths.
Embarrassing Moments in Game Design: Spawn Respawn [VC&G]

Tags: game, games, gaming, video games, video, design, glitch

Stupid Vest Will Hurt Stupid Gamers

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:00:49 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: kotaku.com

Stupid Vest Will Hurt Stupid Gamers

Above, both "His" and "Hers" variants of TN Game's "3rd Space Vest". What's it do? Plug it into your PC and every time you get punched/kicked/shot/smacked/blown up in a game, the vest will replicate the blow to your real, human torso. In other words, while playing a game for fun, you'll incur real, physical pain. Having paid $170 for the "pleasure". Thanks, TN, but we'll pass on this one.
TN Games Shop [via Giz]

Tags: gaming, games, game, video games, clothes, clothing

Wii Music Revealed

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:57:27 GMT

clipped by: gazco
clipper's remarks: To be honest, it looks like all the other "band games", except you don't use something that is shaped like the instrument.

Clip Source: www.computerandvideogames.com

Wii Music revealed

Thursday 11-Oct-2007 11:16 AM Long-promised Wii music game finally revealed - and it's going to sell by the shed-load

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Nintendo has finally unveiled it's long talked-up Wii music game, creatively titled Wii Music.

Apparently it has you using the Nunchuck and Wii Remote in time with button presses to contol a six person band.

In single-player you can either control the whole band or have the CPU fill up the extra slots, and of course four-player multiplayer is the biggest touting point.

40 instruments are lined up for the final game, which is due in Japan (and probably Europe) next year. We get the feeling this one's going to sell like cheap porn... (really well)

Andy Robinson

Tags: wii, nintendo, games, gaming, video games, music

Awsome game: RR2: Detonator

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:22:07 GMT

clipped by: gazco

Clip Source: www.shockwave.com

Tags: game, games, play, player, shockwave

Cubefield

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:00:46 GMT

clipped by: gazco
clipper's remarks: A fun little game. Simple, yet incredibly addictive.

Clip Source: www.thegn.com

Navigate through the field of narrow and scattered cubes by pressing left and right arrow keys. What's your highest score?

Tags: game, fun, entertaiment, flying

The Legacy of Pliskin

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:26:54 GMT

clipped by: gazco
clipper's remarks: This is yet another escape-the-room game, but this one is truly excellent. With complete voice-overs, and a complete walk-through guide, it's one ofthe funnest games I've played in a long time.

Clip Source: www.maxgames.com

Tags: game, pliskin, games, play, escape-the-room, escape