I still place this above most other games. Can anything change my mind?
I love video games. I play them frequently (and sometimes write about them, as you may have noticed). I always get excited with every new Mario and Zelda game, or anything that seems to interest me beyond a simple, “Oh, that looks like a fun game to rent.” But when I get down to it I always inevitably say to myself, “Yeah, this is good, but it’s no Mario Bros 3/Ocarina of Time/Final Fantasy 6.” Why is that? I know I’m not the only one to think this way. We’ve got to a point where we’re demanding games replicate our favorites from the past, but when they can’t we throw a fit. Can we ever make a new “Perfect Game?” Let’s Think Deep. Read more
Tags: Arkham Asylum, Bionic Commando, Call of Duty, Capcom, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 6, Final Fantasy 7, Game Design, GameCube, Games You Should Have Played, Halo, Legend of Zelda, Let's Think Deep, Mario, Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Microsoft, Modern Warfare, Nintendo, Ocarina of Time, Playstation, Playstation Network, Pokemon, PS3, Resident Evil 4, Sony, Street Fighter II, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Uncharted 2, Video Games, Virtual Console, Wii, Xbox Live Arcade, Zelda
I wish I'd been the one to think up this image first, but I'm not.
Happy Saturday everyone! February is ending in the next day or so and that means the beginning of the newest feature here at Toy-TMA: The Too Much Awesome Podcast!
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Is the Wii a bad system? Let's Think Deep.
At this moment in time, the Nintendo Wii is set up to be known as the “winner” of the current console cycle due to the unexpected amount of sales and complete reversal from the previous console cycle. I for one couldn’t be happier for reasons I’ll get to eventually. Regardless of sales numbers, the Wii is nearly universally panned by gamers due to the high amount of shovelware populating the system. But does that make it a bad system? It got me thinking. What exactly makes a system good? Sounds to me like this would be a good opportunity for us to Think Deep. So Let’s, hmm? Read more
Tags: Atari, Controls, Debate, DS, Fanbase, Fanboys, Fans, Game Design, GameCube, Games, Gears of War, Genesis, God of War, God of War III, Good Games, Halo, Legend of Zelda, Let's Think Deep, Metal Gear Solid, Motion Controls, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Wii, Percentages, Project Natal, PS3, Ratings, Red Ring of Death, Sega, Sega Genesis, SNES, Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sony, Super Mario Bros, Super Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Systems, Video Game Systems, Video Games, What Makes a System Good, Wii, Wiimote, Xbox, Xbox 360, Zelda
Overclocked Remix turned 10 just recently. Have you been listening?
You may not know it about me, but I actually think myself a pretty avid music lover. I just don’t listen to what most people listen to. What I listen to most of all are video game soundtracks, so when I want to up the stakes a bit I listen to video game remixes, and no one does it better than Overclocked Remix. OCRemix is the best site for video game music recompositions on the web, so I figured I’d share my love with the world in the form of a list. Problem is, they’ll be hitting their 2000th remix this year, and at least 500 of those remixes are in my constant play cycle. I couldn’t limit myself to a top 10, so I extended it to a top 15 list with two restraints: no two remixes by the same artist or of the same game. So here they are, my Top 15 OCRemixes.
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Yeah, I'd be tired of these quotes, too.
Gaming has begun moving past the point of a niche culture and broken into the mainstream. We all know this, so I’m not really covering new ground here. We’ve got a huge library of games to pluck endless references from, but something I’ve noticed is the same references come back again and again. These are some quotes that I hear people make probably a little more than they should. So here they were, the Top 10 Video Game Quotes That Need To Die. Read more
Tags: all your base, All your base are belong to us, Gears of War, GLaDOS, Halo, headshot, Killer Instinct, Legend of Zelda, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link, Mario, Mario Bros, Modern Warfare, Mortal Kombat, Mudkip, Navi, Ocarina of Time, Pokemon, Portal, Star Fox, Star Fox 64, Super Mario, Super Mario Bros, Top 10 List, Video Game Quotes, Video Games, Xbox Live, Zelda, Zero Wing
If he never pulled the sword, would anything have happened? Let's Think Deep.
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So many items for one man to carry. Which is gonna be the best?
The spirit of the season is starting to get to me, but even more, I’m remembering that Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks on the DS has finally arrived. In celebration of both the new release and because I just plain enjoy making lists, I figured I’d go through my favorite aspect of the Zelda games: The Items. Mario is all about the power-ups, but Link has to rely on whatever he can find throughout his travels to get him from the beginning of a dungeon to the end. So here are my choices for The 10 Best Zelda Items.
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Tags: Ball and Chain, Biggoron's Sword, Bunny Hood, Claw Shot, Din's Fire, Fierce Deity Mask, Fire Rod, Items, Legend of Zelda, Link, Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Megaton Hammer, Ocarina of Time, Roc's Feather, Spinner, Top 10 List, Twilight Princess, Video Game, Zelda
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