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Archive for September 2007

Just to reiterate

Posted by: bam on: September 26, 2007

I’d just like to mention that I’m playing The New Super Mario Bros. again and man is it amazing. If you own a DS you should buy it. Now. This instant. Go go go.
That’s it.
Go buy it already!

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Posted by: bam on: September 26, 2007

Yet another original idea by Nintendo. Instead of the classic Mario levels we have all the classic characters, but in an RPG format. Same plot line – the princess is missing. As the title hints, every aspect of the game is as if everything were made of paper. Like every [...]

Capcom Collection Volume 2

Posted by: bam on: September 23, 2007

The following all together on one game: 1941, Avengers, Black Tiger, Block Block, Captain Commando, Eco Fighters, King of Dragons, Knights of the Round, Last Duel, Magic Sword, Mega Twins, Quiz & Dragons, Side Arms, Street Fighter, Strider, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, The Speed Rumbler, Three Wonders, Tiger Road, and Varth.
Now, this game isn’t [...]

Diablo II w/ Lord of Destruction Expansion

Posted by: bam on: September 19, 2007

I spent many hours skipping class and playing Diablo II. It’s the only MMO I’d ever say I became “addicted” to. But even by today’s standard my definition of being addicted wouldn’t even begin to compare to others. I believe the longest amount of time I ever spent on the game in [...]

Super Mario 64 DS

Posted by: bam on: September 16, 2007

I wasn’t a big fan of Super Mario 64 because of the 64’s controllers. Now that it’s in the portable format I find that I enjoy it a lot more. Screw the 64’s controllers and my tiny midget hands. Super Mario 64 is missing that 2d side scrolling element which I really [...]

Super Mario 64

Posted by: bam on: September 16, 2007

Not your traditional 2d side scrolling Mario game. I enjoyed this game because of the new elements and textures. But, screw the camera. I understand what Nintendo was doing, I really do. I just don’t appreciate it. The N64’s controllers were awkward to begin with, but when you bring in [...]

Super Bust-A-Move

Posted by: bam on: September 15, 2007

The best puzzle game for the Playstation 2. It was(is) fun, simple, colorful, and competitive. Now you see tons of similar puzzle games from Puyo Pop Fever (various systems) to Popcap’s Dynomite (both downloadable and Java based), but personally nothing can hold a candle to the B-a-M franchise. I’d even go as [...]

Aero the Acrobat

Posted by: bam on: September 13, 2007

I picked this up for 99 cents at a used game/movie store in Indianapolis. I remember spending hours on this game back when it first came out. I actually made my grandparents pay to rent this game. Jesus, I don’t even remember why. There are no save points. Once you [...]

Sims 2

Posted by: bam on: September 11, 2007

There’s nothing better than being able to control someone else’s life. That’s pretty much the gist of Sims 2. You get to control every aspect of your Sim’s life from what their career is, to what type of clothing they wear each day, and even down to the type of food they cook [...]

WiiPlay

Posted by: bam on: September 11, 2007

Alright. I see what Nintendo did here. Let’s have the consumer pay $50 for a WiiMote and a sub-par game. Well, it’s obviously worked. While WiiPlay isn’t worth anything as a game on its own it is still entertaining, I guess. I can barely justify spending the extra $10 for [...]



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  • John: It's 2009 and I still play Diablo 2, LOD. It is the Greatest, yet believe it or not I can see Diablo 3 being even better, if that is possible. R
  • Gavin: do i get to download it now?
  • monodj: play play!!!