The Xbox 360 - a Gamer's Dream Machine by Paul W Wilson
The Xbox360 is a video game console that is visionary. It competes with the Sony Play Station 3 and Nintendo Revolution. A gamers’ dream machine, the Xbox 360 is sold in two versions a premium edition that has a hard drive, a wireless controller, headset, Ethernet cable, a HD AV cable, and an... It revolutionizes video game consoles and is, in actuality, a computer dedicated to gaming. ... With the Xbox360 a person can view a complete record of games played, play games downloaded from marketplace, play game demos, watch movie as well as game trailers, listen to music customized for the...

Video Game History – Do You Remember Pac Man, Space Invaders, and Super Mario Brothers? by J. Wuebben
Of all the things that the 1970’s produced, there are few that made as big of a cultural impact as video games. There’s no question about it: video games have been a significant force in society and one of the most popular leisure pursuits. Chances are if you’re under the age of 40, you played... In 1981 alone, five billion dollars were spent on video arcade machines and another billion dollars was spent on home video game systems. ... In the previous years, there had been a very fine line separating arcade game quality from home game quality.

Street Fighter Anniversary Collection: Revisited by Jeffery S. Miller
Looking back on the year of 2005, I was reminded of some of my favorite video games of the year. I reviewed quite a few games this year for many regional newspapers. I'm going to share some of those games that stood out for the gaming year, 2005. The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection was... This game is an amalagated version of all of the Street Fighter II revisions which is called Hyper Street Fighter and Street Fighter III: Third Strike. ... The controls are pretty good, but an arcade stick would control alot better.

Super Mario Bros, Best Selling Video Game Of All Time by Ron Swerdfiger
Have you ever wondered what the best selling video game of all time is? Well the guys over at Gaming Steve asked just that, and what they found may surprise some of you. As it turns out, Super Mario Bros, takes the number one spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as selling the most copies. ... In the PC world, the oddly popular The Sims take top spot, with Pac-Man walking off with number one in the arcade community. ... Halo also holds the record for most games sold in a single day. ... With the Nintendo Revolution, Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 opening the doors for a whole new generation...

Reviving Computer Games from the Past by Valli Schieltz
Do you remember the days of gaming of long ago? Do you remember when the heroes and enemies were distinguished by color and you only needed to have one button on the joystick? Well, times have changed, my friend, and technology has moved on. In order to preserve the older side of gaming, the... Bleemcast soon followed and it caused a very interesting video game legal battle. ... This is a Playstation emulator for the personal computer that made it debut while the PSOne still had a large share of the video game market.

Kids Online Games: Get Phat! by Scott Soloff
Kids online games are games that kids can play when they are connected to the Internet using either a computer or a video console [Examples: Playstation 2, Xbox]. Kids love games, and with kids getting net-savvier by the day they have latched on big-time to online games. ... (2) A video console: Kids really freak out on a video console. ... Conclusion There is a silver lining to this dark image depending on how you look at kids online games: statistics show that 62% of the video console and 66% of the PC game market customers are over the age of 18 years.

Xbox 360 Camera On The Way Soon by Ron Swerdfiger
The Xbox 360 camera was unveiled at last year's E3 alongside the system and it was shown that the camera would be used for a variety of purposes. Rumors are now spreading that Microsoft has shown the camera off to developers recently in hopes that they will use it to develop games via an Eye-Toy... This is actually a cool idea because if you could use the camera in conjunction with a live arcade game, something simple like Chess, it could make for a relaxing social experience for the casual fan over Xbox Live.

Video Game Evolution by Steve Stuchlik
Very few of the "gamers" remember "back in the day", around Christmas of 1975 Atari was the first to mass produce and distribute a game, where the game console had 2 knobs that turned left and right moving a little rectangle block up an down the screen, one on the left side and the other on the... Two year later, the development of a cartridge-based console called the Video Computer System (VCS), later called Atari 2600 and the next generation of creators brought us game such as galaxian, space Invaders, Asteroids, Moon Patrol, Frogger, Donkey Kong (who was that little man jumping over...

Battletoads Zits by Ryan Fyfe
Battletoads is a video came franchise that first relased in 1991. The first game titled "Battletoads", was a 2D Smash 'em up style video game from Rare Ltd. At it's release it was one of the most advanced video games to ever be released graphically. Such a success that the game was even turned... The main characters in the game are: Rash - The most popular Battletoad. ... Often times seen using heavy objects in attack situations. ... Professor T. ... Real name George Pie. ... Often times seen mocking the toads when they fail, as he dislikes failure.

The Top 10 Sports Video Games of All Time by Adam McFarland
There have been hundreds of sports video games throughout the years. In less than forty years we’ve gone from Pong to MLB 2K6 for the Xbox 360. But the evolution of games hasn’t always meant better games. Just because a game has flashier interfaces and better graphics, it doesn’t necessarily... NBA Jam (Arcade) - Between the arcade version and the console versions, I've played a ton of NBA Jam. ... The arcade version was waaaay better than the PS or N64 versions. ... This game totally rocked. ... Fast scoring, late hits, and crazy rules like being able to throw multiple forward passes...