The summer seems to be doing strange things to my head. In addition to traversing thrift shops and flea markets to find used games like mad, I've also become obsessed with finding an NES cartridge that houses a Famicom to NES adapter inside. As many of you may already know, there's a quick and guaranteed way to obtain an NES to Famicom converter, and that's by gutting certain old NES titles. The original line-up of…
Read more →Just a quick post for anyone who hasn't seen this yet, it's so hilarious. This week's VGCats comic deals with the new Will Wright game, Spore, and includes some bizarre creatures, including one with an "ass for eyes"(not shown here). The people at Maxis took the liberty of remaking the strip, now with exact recreations of Scott's creature drawings as real Spore creatures...even the "ass for eyes" one! I can't wait to get ahold of…
Read more →So the DS Lite launch has come and gone. And in the midst of the launch is a lot of third party crap that is supposed to "enhance" your playing enjoyment. However, I've find two items in particular to be absolutely invaluble when playing on my DS, and I highly encourage everyone out there who wants a complete experience to give these a consideration: NuShield Screen Protectors These are the screen protectors you've been looking…
Read more →One of the reasons I thought the Xbox 360 would be a good purchase for me is because I don't own an Xbox, so even if the 360's library is a bit thin right now, I could delve into the offerings in their backwards compatibility. Only now am I realizing that all is not fluffy clouds and perfect pixels when playing an Xbox game in your 360, whether or not it's supposedly compatible. My "fun"…
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