Posts Tagged With: games
· April 25, 2008 at 6:06 am · Personal
Looking for a new virtual console game to play on the Wii, I downloaded and tried out River City Ransom. After hearing all over the Web that this game was an awesome old school NES release, I fell for the hype and gave it a shot. I have to say I am now joining the fan boys in saying that this game is a lot of fun. Never played it before yesterday (I missed most of the first generation of Nintendo) but I was happy my five dollars was well spent.
Pretty much it is a game like Final Fight, but with RPG elements built into it. So you can buy items and power ups to make yourself stronger - but the game is all based around a side scrolling punch, kick and throw way of thinking.
If your needing help, found this large map (looks as if it was scanned in from an old magazine article). Final thoughts are that the whole thing reminds me of a bad 80’s movie - but in a good way.
· March 25, 2008 at 6:04 am · Online Tools
From time to time, I’ll go to the video game review sites like Gamespot and others to see what is new in the world of video games. Unlike the other areas of tech I seem to be involved in, video games are purely for pleasure and nothing else.
The problem comes in when you want to just get some reviews. You have to battle through popup ads, pretty graphics and ten page articles. If you don’t have much time, and you just want to know how good a game it try No Fuss Reviews.
This site will deliver you what you want, need and love most about video game review sites the easy to read thumbs up or thumbs down. Type in any game title and then the console that it is on and you can get a simple one through ten review of the game.
Another neat feature is, let’s say you don’t know what the title is exactly but you know it is for the Wii and it has "Mario" in the title. just type in Mario, select Wii on the side and it will give you all the Wii games with Mario in the title.
· August 6, 2007 at 12:50 pm · Personal
It is amazing the things you find when you start re-organizing where everything is. I was going to move a few things out of my office space here and into the closet and I found a treasure of classic video game systems.
· July 6, 2007 at 5:00 am · Hot Web Topics, Personal
Since I got my Nintendo DS I really haven’t given my PlayStation Portable much attention. Poor PSP - I am deeply sorry. Now that I am “in between” games - I figured I might go out and see what playable demos are out there to kill some time before I decide on the next game and game system I’m going to tackle.
Thankfully the folks behind PSPFanboy.com have put together a running list of demos to check out and enjoy. Now I just have to find the time to download the interesting ones and actually play them.
· April 20, 2007 at 5:42 am · Online Tools
It has been a long time since I got totally hooked on an Online game. Just don’t play them that much. That all changed though once I finally got around to playing Desktop Tower Defense. This game is simple - yet addictive.
“So of course I clicked on the link and have been “testing” the game ever since. It’s free and Flash based, and very simple. Bad guys come at you in a highly predictable way. You build defenses that take them out. If any get through, you lose a life. I’ve gotten to level 72. Can’t get past it.” - TechCrunch
Play it yourself and find out what all the buzz is about.
· March 13, 2007 at 9:19 pm · Personal
I finally got my new toy in the mail yesterday. What is that toy? A Nintendo DS Lite! Now that I own a Nintendo DS Lite and a PlayStation Portable I think I am pretty ready to do a side by side comparison.
Good Things About Nintendo DS Lite
1. Original and Different Way of Playing Games.
2. Bright Screen - I Would Say Even Brighter Than the PSP.
3. All Your Favorite Old School Titles Will Be or Are There.
Good Things About the PlayStation Portable
1. It Can Act as a Portable Media Machine as Well with Photos, Music and Videos.
2. More Functionality With Homebrew and Custom Firmwares.
3. A Different Game Libary - Good Games There Too.
Which is better? As you can see both have their good points, so I would have to say it has to do with what you want from your portable gaming experience. If you want fun and different I would pick a Nintendo DS Lite. If you want a media manager and good looking games - go with the PlayStation Portable.
