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Why Electronic Arts Sucks

Electronic Arts is the Microsoft of the gaming world. I can’t stand them and I refuse to buy their games because they truly do not care about their employees or customers. Here are 6 reasons why we should boycott EA.
They ruined SimCity
Electronic Arts bought Maxis back in 1997, acquiring the rights to the SimCity franchise. […]

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How Long Will They Make PS2 Games?

I was thrilled to be able to pick up MLB 08: The Show for the PS2. I don’t own a PS3 to be able to enjoy this title. The PS3 has been out for 2 years and the PS2 aisle is getting smaller and smaller. I couldn’t even find a USB headset for a PS2 […]

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Quick Start Guide to MAME Arcade Emulator

So you want to play arcade games on your PC? Getting started with MAME is not easy for the average Joe. There is a lot to learn. Where do you put the game files? What commands do you use? How do you get the joystick working? Here’s a mini guide for those that just want […]

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Which Version of Pac-Man Was the Best?

It started with the original Pac-Man. Nothing fancy here, just the same board on every level and the same objective. Eat all the dots. Then Ms. Pac-Man gave us more mazes and faster action. For years I have thought that Ms. Pac-Man was the best version of Pac-Man ever. Some may argue that Pac-Man Plus […]

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How Arcades Can Make a Comeback

I’ve still been pondering how arcades can evolve back to where they used to be as far as popularity. It blows my mind that arcades in Japan are even going under now. What do confused teens do on Friday night now besides the movies? It hit me as I passed a local Internet arcade. The […]

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Take a Trip Through an ’80s Arcade

I’ve been nostalgic lately about arcades. It just kills me that they are disappearing left and right. All of my childhood hangouts are gone. After searching for stories on the subject, I located this video that is pretty cool called Arcade ‘84. The CinemArcade Web site describes it below:
Arcade ‘84 is my attempt at recreating […]

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The Places I Used To Play Games Are All Gone

I recently took a drive through my old stomping grounds in Chicago. I looked for places familiar to me. I got a little misty eyed as I drove looking for a place I could walk into that I used to frequent as a kid. It soon became evident though, that all of them have closed. […]

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King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - A Must See Movie

I’ve been really into classic gaming lately and through my searches, I came across the documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. It’s about the fight between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell for the highest recorded score on Donkey Kong. What started out for me as a trip down memory lane to my childhood […]

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XBox 360 vs. PS3: The Only Factor You Should Consider

I could show you a chart with all of the technical specs for the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3. I could show you a comparison of the graphics for each system. Neither of those things matter though. The only thing that matters is the games. Which system has the best games? Right now, the […]

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What Happened to the Video Arcade?

Pac-man, Galaga, Street Figther II. These video games represent everything that was great about the traditional video arcade. I wanted to experience a traditional arcade once again upon my recent visit to Chicago only to find that the arcade I loved as a teen is now gone. It was the last one left of the […]