Birthday of Doom

Doom, the game that defined the first-person shoot-’em-up category, turned 13 yesterday. The game was made available to the public, via an FTP site, on 10 December 1993.
While not the first first-person shooter, that being Wolfenstein 3D - also by id Software, it’s widely accepted as defining the FPS genre we know today. Ushering [...]

Knee jerk review on Madden 2007

I obtained the latest release of Madden Football, just like I do every year. Some would say that is slightly pathetic - and a part of me can agree - pandering to whatever EA Sports decrees as being worthy of $50 and new box art. However, good news and good times, I have begun to [...]

Moola Gold Rush Strategy

If you’ve not heard, Moola is the web’s first “AdverTournament.” From their website:
Moola is something like a free super-jackpot game show, which allows anyone to become a millionaire on the internet, rather than watching others do so on TV. Similar to a TV game show, Moola is free and relies on sponsors [...]

E3 Take a Look at Wii

The Nintendo Wii was fully introduced today at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and frankly, it looks awesome.
Some key Nintendo Wii features:

The controller - Something only Nintendo would dare try (does anyone remember the VirtualBoy?). But look what it offers:

Motion-detection: You move it like a wand in front of the tv and the game [...]

My Top NES Games

I’d just like to say that in honor of this being the 20th year of existence for the ye ole NES, here is my top Nintendo games.

15. Duck Tales
14. Castlevania
13. Super Mario Bros. 2
12. Bionic Commando
11. Zelda II
10. Dragon Warrior
9. Mega Man 2
8. Contra
7. Metroid
6. Final Fantasy
5. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
4. Super Mario Bros.
3. Tecmo SuperBowl
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
1. The Legend of Zelda

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