Game Watch Battle: Super Mario Bros 3 vs Star Fox

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In this Nintendo Battle, the showdown is on your wrist! The gauntlet is thrown down and the gloves are off between Super Mario Bros. 3 (made by Zeon) and Star Fox (made by Nelsonic).

How did this battle pan out ? Read the full article (by yours truly) on Nintendo Life

Donkey Kong Battle: Tabletop vs Game & Watch

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Battle lines have been drawn. It is the ultimate clash of the (old school) portable Donkey Kong games: Tabletop vs Game & Watch.

How did this skirmish pan out ? Read the full article (by yours truly) on Nintendo Life.

 

PC-FX: The Other NEC console

Written by: Kimimi

The PC-FX, like it’s older and far more popular brother the PC-Engine, isn’t actually a PC of any sort. You’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise – it looks very much like a traditional tower PC and confusingly you will find Youtube videos of people running PC-FX games on PC hardware (using a PC-FX GA card, more on that later) but in reality it’s just a regular console, albeit one that could also play CD+G and photo CDs as standard. [Read more...]

Evolution of Strip Poker Games

Throughout the history of gaming, it is widely accepted to kill, pillage and destroy as long as the ladies keep their clothes on. OK, maybe we made that up. However, it is ironic that many companies will not touch a strip poker game but will make first person shooters until the cows come home. Fortunately some companies took a chance on this genre and male poker fans have been thankful ever since. Let’s take a brief look at the evolution of strip poker games. [Read more...]

Marching Band Video Game Tribute

Who says marching bands are not cool ? Well, no one told the Ohio State University Marching Band. At half time, the band decided to pay tribute to some classic video games. [Read more...]

Musée Mécanique: The Mechanical Museum Of San Francisco

San Francisco, it may not have Disneyland, but what it does have is an arcade aficionado’s paradise – the Mechanical Museum, or ‘Musée Mécanique’. [Read more...]

Game Masters – The Exhibition

As a video game player, you tend to spend time on your chosen system in physical isolation, with perhaps a handful of online buddies playing a game you all enjoy.
The only time you would “down tools” (or controllers),  was for the occasional video gaming event or exhibition where you could share your passion with like-minded gamers.
Well, it is time to down your controllers. Game Masters: The Exhibition is in town!
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