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A Thanksgiving Feast with the Top Classic Video Games About Food

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:44:25 +0000

Thanksgiving is this week! It's time to gather round with your friends and loved ones and follow the grand tradition of stuffing your gullet. And just what goes better together than video games and food?

Classic games and eating have a long tradition together, from playing at the pizza parlor or grabbing a quick snack between levels at home. Heck, the first time most of us heard the term "chomp" it was in describing Pac-Man. So in honor of the Thanksgiving feast we've got the Top 10 Classic Video Games About Food for you to stuff your console with.

Besides, stuffing your face in a video game is much less fattening.

Image � Namco

A Thanksgiving Feast with the Top Classic Video Games About Food originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 03:44:25.

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Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Revisits the RE Classics

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:24:06 +0000

No matter how advance new games get, Capcom continues to keep a special place in their hearts for the flesh eating classics that made them the kings of zombie and survival horror, and update them for today's technology and sensibilities. Not only has this past year seen rereleases and remakes of the first Resident Evil game, but their latest title for the Nintendo Wii, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles revisits two RE classics that don't typically get as much attention.

Darkside Chronicles splits its focus to retell the stories and scenarios of the PlayStation One classic Resident Evil 2 and the Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 title Resident Evil: Code Veronica. While the gameplay is in a rail-shooter style more akin to the House of the Dead series, it has players taking the roles of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield for the RE2 areas and Ada Wong and Sherry Birkin in the Code Veronica scenes.

While the game does follow the storylines, locations and characters from the original retro hits, it also features new gameplay, enemies, and characters, including flashbacks that fill in the gaps and add new layers to the Resident Evil universe.

Packshot � Capcom

Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Revisits the RE Classics originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 16:24:06.

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A Year of Going Postal - Rereleases, Movies and a Sequel

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:58:27 +0000

The controversial classic shooter Postal, a game where the main goal is to kill just about everything in sight, might have kept it's guns holstered for the past few years but in 2009 it's been shooting things up quite a bit.

My guess is that this is a sign of today's tough times, giving folks a break from sacraned down "safe" games of today (IE: The last Mortal Kombat was Teen Rated!) and giving them a chance to release their frustrations on the state of the world without going Postal themselves.

Postal Rereleases: The classic computer games rerelease website Good Old Games brought back the original and its sequel Postal 2, making them compatible with the biggest enemy of classic video games, Windows Vista.
Postal Movie: Uwe Boll resurrected the game to create a new movie franchise. The Postal flick is completely offensive, unforgivable, and in horribly bad taste, it's also pretty darn funny and Boll's best film to date. A sequel is also in the works.
Postal III Announced: Recently at the Tucson Comic-Con (does every town have a comic-con now?) Postal developers Running with Scissors revealed plans and a special demo for Postal III. While all of the Postal games have been shooters, the first was a 2D Isometric game, Postal II was a first person shooter, and now it looks like they are taking the third-person perspective for Postal III.

Postal Art � Running With Scissors; Courtesy of Good Old Games (GOG.com)

A Year of Going Postal - Rereleases, Movies and a Sequel originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 13:58:27.

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Frogger Returns Releases Today via WiiWare - Plus a Sneak Preview

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:31 +0000

This morning Nintendo revealed that Frogger Returns, Konami's remake/remix of the classic Frogger arcade game is available starting today for the Nintendo Wii via their WiiWare downloads service. Returns is also set for release on the PlayStation Network, but a date has yet to be announced.

Frogger Returns follows the happy hoppers journey from the big city to his pad in the swamp as he avoids getting squished by cars, chomped by alligators, or dunked in water (he's the only frog who can't swim). While the upgrade includes next-gen 3D graphics, more levels, new dangers and a larger playing field, the basic gameplay and structure stays true to the original retro hit.

To celebrate the latest classic arcade remake from Konami, we've got a game preview showing off all the amphibians retro hops and splats.

Screenshot � Konami

Frogger Returns Releases Today via WiiWare - Plus a Sneak Preview originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 14:56:31.

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Excitebike: World Rally - NES Classic Remake Petals to WiiWare This Week

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:36:28 +0000

Following the success of the Wii remix of Punch Out, Nintendo is taking off their retro remake training wheels with an upgrade of their 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System classic Excitebike. Scheduled to release this week (Monday, Nov. 9th) Excitebike: World Rally takes the old-school feel and motocross gameplay of the original and rides it into upgraded environments, tracks and obstacles.

Excitebike: World Rally is designed to work with both the Wiimote as well as the GameCube/Wii Classic Controller. The Wiiimote will enable motion sensitive controls, but if you prefer the original Excitebike controller scheme, then the Classic Controller is the way to go.

Screenshot � Nintendo

Excitebike: World Rally - NES Classic Remake Petals to WiiWare This Week originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 21:36:28.

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Uwe Boll Signing Event in Los Angeles on Nov. 7th

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:57:26 +0000

Love him or hate him, the one thing that is undeniable about Uwe Boll is that he's is the leader of bringing classic video games to the big screen. While his movies are not exactly what you would consider critically acclaimed, the larger than life Boll has become one of the main topics of discussion (and controversy) in the gaming community since he first brought the video game classic House of the Dead to celluloid in 2003. From there he's produced and directed films based on Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Far Cry, Dungeon Siege and Postal. The most shocking thing is that his latest film, Rampage, isn't based on the 1986 Midway arcade hit.

If you want to meet the German madman who literally boxes his critics, flings personal insults at Michael Bay, and has made nearly 10 video game inspired flicks, he will be making a rare U.S. in-store appearance this weekend (November 7th) in Van Nuys, CA at the video store Spudic's Movie Empire. The two hour signing will begin at 6PM, with Boll present to chat it up and sign autographs. Spudic's Movie Empire will have Boll's movies on hand as well as a selection of old school NES, Super NES, Sega Genesis and Sega CD games at the event for retro gaming fans.

Uwe Boll Signing Event in Los Angeles on Nov. 7th originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 01:57:26.

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Celebrate Halloween with Retro Horror Chainsaws, Zombies and Giant Ants in a Classic Video Game Monster Mash-Up!

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:34:25 +0000

It's Halloween, the holiday where ghouls and ghosts come out to terrorize the country side demanding tricks 'n treats. Well don't think those creatures of the night limit themselves to just ringing your doorbell. They've now invaded your classic video game consoles and computers! This evening as you boot up for some old-school screams take a look at these forgotten retro horror video game classics to bring you back to the days of 8-bit thrills and chills. Just keep repeating to yourself, it's only a video game, it's only a video game...or is it!? Happy Halloween!

TCM Packshot � Wizard Games; Zombie Zombie & Ant Attack Packshots � Quicksilva

Celebrate Halloween with Retro Horror Chainsaws, Zombies and Giant Ants in a Classic Video Game Monster Mash-Up! originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 18:34:25.

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It's Alive...ALIVE!!! Frankenstein's Monster for the Atari 2600

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:44:44 +0000

Retro horror month means getting down and oogie boogying with the most frightening freak of them all Frankenstein's Monster. Not only is Mary Shelley's creation of colossal creepiness the star of novels, movies and TV shows, but he's also stacked his screaming stature in nearly 20 classic video games.

From the side-scrolling NES action game Frankenstein: The Monster Returns to the interactive movie Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster starring Tim Curry, the square-headed heart stopper is a horror gaming sensation. While the games fluctuate in quality, the finest, first and most funkadelic Franken-title to date is Frankenstein's Monster for the Atari 2600.

So this evening as the ghouls and ghosts come out to haunt the night, turn down the lights and cozy up with a good book like Frankenstein...or better yet, toss the novel and fire up your internet to check out our retro horror gaming review of the Atari 2600 classic Frankenstein's Monster.

It's Alive...ALIVE!!! Frankenstein's Monster for the Atari 2600 originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 01:44:44.

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Final Fight 2: Beating Up the Wii Virtual Console This Week

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:44:09 +0000

We take a break from all the retro horror happenings of the month with news of a new classic console rerelease...

Final Fight 2, the rare 1993 Super Nintendo (SNES) sequel to the classic arcade fighter has pounded it's way this week to the Wii Virtual Console, making this the game's first rerelease. While the gameplay is similar to the first Final Fight, the story and bosses are all new, plus it replaces the two-player co-op mode that was missing from the SNES port of the original coin-op game.

By 1993 consoles had advanced to the point where an adequate port of the arcade game was possible, so Final Fight for the SNES released, but the game was missing the extremely popular two-player co-op mode. Fans cried out and Capcom answered by adding co-op into Final Fight 2.

As the first two Final Fight games have now released on Virtual Console, hopefully it's only a matter of time before we see Final Fight 3 (1995), and if we're lucky the Nintendo Entertainment System action beat 'em up inspired by its coin-op counterpart, Mighty Final Fight.

Packshot � Capcom

Final Fight 2: Beating Up the Wii Virtual Console This Week originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 01:44:09.

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Retro Gaming Horror Month - Killer Shark: That Arcade Game from JAWS

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:25:30 +0000

Retro gaming horrors continue as we dive into the first arcade game to star the oceans most terrifying predator.

In the eye of the storm when the undersea monsters come to feast on doomed souls lost at sea, can you save yourself from the ocean's deadliest predator? Armed with nothing more than a harpoon gun you sink into the murky depths and see in the distance the cold swish of a finned figure, it's teeth reflecting the slight light that breaks though from the surface above. It detects your scent as it swims closer and closer. Soon a Killer Shark will be upon you.

Killer Shark is best known as that shark arcade game from Steven Spielberg's historic horror�movie JAWS. Shown�in�the scene at a beachside arcade during Amity Island's 4th of July celebration the game has become infamous among JAWS fans, and while this has kept its legend going for over three decades, there is actually a lot more to this blue demon than meets the fin.

Arcade Flyer � SEGA

Retro Gaming Horror Month - Killer Shark: That Arcade Game from JAWS originally appeared on About.com Classic Video Games on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 02:25:30.

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