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Ocarina of Time gets crazy speed run
Jun 28th
In one of the strangest videos you’ll ever watch, a player does a speed run through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in just under eighty minutes. Yes, that’s right, the N64 classic in less time than it takes to watch a Pixar film. More >
Baseball Mogul 2009 goes free…for a while
Feb 25th
Baseball Mogul is a great sim series, and while the 2009 version may not have gotten our highest marks, it remains one of the best sports sim titles you can play. Now the developer is offering free for today only, as they get ready for release of the 2010 version. Not a bad deal? I guess they could pay you to take it, but that’s just being greedy. So go get it—now!
Endless Ocean friend code exchange
Feb 23rd
Looking for pals to go swimming with? Endless Ocean is a fun game, but even more fun with a friend. Post your friend code here and find codes for others. It’s always fun to find new friends to explore the ocean with.
Be sure to check out the other friend code exchanges here on the site:
Not digging classic games?
Feb 9th
Obviously not every game is for everyone. Still, this thread over at CAG is fairly interesting. The gamer says he simply isn’t in to Eternal Darkness, easily one of the best games on the GameCube, and that’s a system that saw classics like Metroid Prime and Wind Waker.
So, what widely loved (dare say, classic?) games simply don’t do anything for you? Share yours in the comment section below.
Video of the day: sadistic SimAnimals
Jan 10th
Electronic Arts just can’t get enough money out of The Sims, err, Sim City, err, whatever franchise. Witness more milking with the announcement of SimAnimals at CES 2009. The Sims with animals? Cute, right?
Wrong. The demonstration given of the title in this video has got to be one of the more sadistic demos ever for a kid’s game. Why is he shaking that bear? And then dumping it in a river? Then he steals a fawn and attempts to dump it in the same river? You truly have to wonder about the marketing people at Electronic Arts. Have they just been worked too hard?
Top ten games of 2008
Jan 9th
10) Spore
No, it did not live up to its billing. Yes, it is still an incredibly fun game. But more than being a sim game, Spore echoes many titles on this year’s top ten list by being a creation engine. Half the fun of the title can be had from creating different creatures, homes, ships, etc. through an incredibly intuitive interface. Not what you wanted from the game? Perhaps not for you, but it hardly keeps it from being a good game, or in this case one of the best of the year.
Animal Crossing: City Folk friend code exchange
Jan 7th
In keeping with the spirit of our Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii friend code exchanges, please make full use of the comments section below to post your friend codes for Animal Crossing: City Folk. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? It’s even more fun in practice, or so they say. Post away.
Microsoft claims sales doubled since price drop
Sep 11th
Microsoft would like you to know that since dropping the price on the Xbox 360 (all three SKUs), that they have seen sales double. That’s right, two times the sales before the price drop. Of course, that’s hardly a coup with their last place sales as of late.
Criterion Collection uses PS3 as reference Blu-ray player
Aug 13th
If you’ve ever dared to delve into the darker nether-regions of geekdom known as AV message boards, then you know people can literally muster an argument over which is the best $500 HDMI cable. Yes, they’ll quote random studies here and there (usually “studies” coming from a magazine article trying to sell magazines), but they’ll never come to a unanimous decision. Well, that is except to tell you whatever equipment you own sucks.
