video games

This weekend I invested in a copy of Mario Kart Wii. What a fun game! I have already spent several hours playing this game with friends, by myself and online. I was a huge fan of the original Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo. I especially enjoyed the battle mode where you can face off [...]

I recently rediscovered many of the NES and SNES games that I loved as a kid by using emulators on my PC. The experience brought back many memories. So when I spotted an NES at a garage sale recently, I jumped at the chance to buy it along with a few games. I hooked it [...]

The Chicago Bears are on their way to another victory over the Minnesota Vikings. I’m ahead 35 to 7 in the 3rd quarter. My opponent has resorted to talking about my mom and my sexual orientation since he is losing so bad. Suddenly he disconnects from the game. This is usually how all the games [...]

When the Playstation was hot, I was poor. I couldn’t afford the system or the games. On weekends, me and the 3 guys I lived with would occasionally rent a Playstation from Blockbuster along with several sports titles and have a blast. Over the last few years though, Blockbuster has been lacking in their game [...]

I love simulation games. Especially sports related simulations. Baseball Mogul is by far the best one out there. Before I had settled for the baseball games on the PS2, but they are too slow. I want to make executive decisions on my team and run simulations on them.  Baseball Mogul has always been good at [...]

Yes, I said it! Games that you play on your own are dead. You are witnessing a switch in the gaming world to everything becoming multi-player. Muti-player games add such a new experience to gaming that soon nobody will want to play games by themselves anymore.
When games like Pac-Man first came out, they were mainly [...]

While the arcade itself may be dead, arcade games seem to be making a comeback lately. Classic games like Pac-Man and Galaga are available on the XBox 360 and Wii. People of all ages are loving these games, and it seems to be feeding the need these days for a game that you don’t have [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]