Time Machine: Mario Kart 64
Leaves Sonic choking on exhaust fumes.
This month’s competent but unspectacular Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is just the
latest in a very long line of games whose creators would probably sacrifice their grannies for just a taste of the inspiration the original Super Mario Kart had.
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Time Machine: Mario Kart 64
Leaves Sonic choking on exhaust fumes.
This month’s competent but unspectacular Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is just the
latest in a very long line of games whose creators would probably sacrifice their grannies for just a taste of the inspiration the original Super Mario Kart had.
Click here to read the full article
Gran Turismo 5: 8 things you need to know
Why Sony’s delayed but prestige racer is still worth the hype…
So far fans following the fifth Gran Turismo in the series have been rewarded with nothing but delays and disappointment. You’d be forgiven for turning your attention to other things. But hold your horsepower, PSM3 have gathered 8 reasons for you to hold on just a little bit longer.
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Gran Turismo 5: 8 things you need to know
Why Sony’s delayed but prestige racer is still worth the hype…
So far fans following the fifth Gran Turismo in the series have been rewarded with nothing but delays and disappointment. You’d be forgiven for turning your attention to other things. But hold your horsepower, PSM3 have gathered 8 reasons for you to hold on just a little bit longer.
Click here to read the full article
Celebrate 20 Years of Neo Geo
Nostalgia (no, not the DS game) is tons of fun. Learning more about products or popular culture that you can only marginally remember from your childhood is sometimes addicting, which is why I am so fond of the Angry Video Game Nerd and his retro showcases on old gaming systems that I never got to experience.
Well, SNK Playmore is having a retro console celebration of its own at the moment because it is the 20th anniversary of the Neo Geo home gaming system. Does anyone remember that thing? No, probably not.
Neo Geo was a rather ingenious arcade cabinet system that allowed owners to swap out multiple game cartridges within the same cabinet – an unusual but highly space-saving feature at the time. Whereas most arcades were “dedicated,” meaning they could only play one game, Neo Geo arcades could play up to six different games. Anyone who visited an amusement center or bowling alley during the early ’90s will likely recall the Neo Geo cabinets that allowed you to select different titles such as World Heroes or Metal Slug, all from the same arcade cabinet.
The arcade system was known as the MVS, or Multiple Video System, but there was also an AES, or Advanced Entertainment System, which was the home console. The AES was prohibitively expensive as it cost more than twice what a new Super NES would drain from your wallet, and the cartridges themselves could run over $100.
Despite being around video games my entire life, I have never seen an AES or heard of any person who owns one.
But if, like me, you’d like to take a trip down memory lane (granted, memories that not many of us have) and tour a digital Neo Geo museum, check out SNK’s 20th anniversary celebration going on right now on their website. You’ll find old Neo Geo ads, a history of the platform, and even a blog sharing some memories of the system.
Celebrate 20 Years of Neo Geo
Nostalgia (no, not the DS game) is tons of fun. Learning more about products or popular culture that you can only marginally remember from your childhood is sometimes addicting, which is why I am so fond of the Angry Video Game Nerd and his retro showcases on old gaming systems that I never got to experience.
Well, SNK Playmore is having a retro console celebration of its own at the moment because it is the 20th anniversary of the Neo Geo home gaming system. Does anyone remember that thing? No, probably not.
Neo Geo was a rather ingenious arcade cabinet system that allowed owners to swap out multiple game cartridges within the same cabinet – an unusual but highly space-saving feature at the time. Whereas most arcades were “dedicated,” meaning they could only play one game, Neo Geo arcades could play up to six different games. Anyone who visited an amusement center or bowling alley during the early ’90s will likely recall the Neo Geo cabinets that allowed you to select different titles such as World Heroes or Metal Slug, all from the same arcade cabinet.
The arcade system was known as the MVS, or Multiple Video System, but there was also an AES, or Advanced Entertainment System, which was the home console. The AES was prohibitively expensive as it cost more than twice what a new Super NES would drain from your wallet, and the cartridges themselves could run over $100.
Despite being around video games my entire life, I have never seen an AES or heard of any person who owns one.
But if, like me, you’d like to take a trip down memory lane (granted, memories that not many of us have) and tour a digital Neo Geo museum, check out SNK’s 20th anniversary celebration going on right now on their website. You’ll find old Neo Geo ads, a history of the platform, and even a blog sharing some memories of the system.
Dracula Never Sounded So Good
A truly dedicated Castlevania fan over at retro fan site The Castlevania Dungeon recently managed to attend the Castlevania Concert in Stockholm, Sweden, and filmed the performance for the rest of us non-Swedish shlubs to see.
Not since the free Super Smash Bros. Melee orchestral CD from Nintendo Power have I been this impressed with a live performance of video game music. As a fairly experienced vampire killer myself, I was able to recognize most every tune played in the videos. But perhaps you’re a newer fan to the series, or maybe you haven’t played the games in a while.
So how about a little test? Without cheating via Google search, can you tell recognize the name of each song and the game it’s pulled from? But don’t think it’s going to be easy, because some songs have been redone multiple times throughout the series, with each version having a distinctive sound. I’ll give you some hints.
Your first hint is for the video above. It’s the intro to a more “complete” version of a Castlevania game that was released only about a year after its incomplete predecessor.
Hint: the above video features some of the most classic and recognizable tunes from the early era of Castlevania. Every Castlevania fan should recognize them instantly. However, they are not the original versions. Can you guess which later games they are from?
Hint: the above video features major theme music from what newer Castlevania fans consider the greatest Castlevania game ever made, though us older fans don’t necessarily agree.
Hint: if you guessed the previous music, you can guess this one.
Hint: this theme is played at the beginning and end of the Angry Video Game Nerd’s favorite Castlevania game.
Hint: once again, if you guessed the previous music correctly, you will know this one.
Dracula Never Sounded So Good
A truly dedicated Castlevania fan over at retro fan site The Castlevania Dungeon recently managed to attend the Castlevania Concert in Stockholm, Sweden, and filmed the performance for the rest of us non-Swedish shlubs to see.
Not since the free Super Smash Bros. Melee orchestral CD from Nintendo Power have I been this impressed with a live performance of video game music. As a fairly experienced vampire killer myself, I was able to recognize most every tune played in the videos. But perhaps you’re a newer fan to the series, or maybe you haven’t played the games in a while.
So how about a little test? Without cheating via Google search, can you tell recognize the name of each song and the game it’s pulled from? But don’t think it’s going to be easy, because some songs have been redone multiple times throughout the series, with each version having a distinctive sound. I’ll give you some hints.
Your first hint is for the video above. It’s the intro to a more “complete” version of a Castlevania game that was released only about a year after its incomplete predecessor.
Hint: the above video features some of the most classic and recognizable tunes from the early era of Castlevania. Every Castlevania fan should recognize them instantly. However, they are not the original versions. Can you guess which later games they are from?
Hint: the above video features major theme music from what newer Castlevania fans consider the greatest Castlevania game ever made, though us older fans don’t necessarily agree.
Hint: if you guessed the previous music, you can guess this one.
Hint: this theme is played at the beginning and end of the Angry Video Game Nerd’s favorite Castlevania game.
Hint: once again, if you guessed the previous music correctly, you will know this one.
Incredible weapons in Borderlands
25 ways to bust heads.
Article originally published in PSM3 Magazine
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Incredible weapons in Borderlands
25 ways to bust heads.
Article originally published in PSM3 Magazine
