Possibly the best console ever released committed suicide early, but now it has been resurrected in a new way,. Now you can play all of your favorite Dreamcast™ games on your computer without the DreamCast™ console itself! A new Dreamcast™ emulator known as nullDC has been released that is capable of emulating most Dreamcast™ games at full speed on your PC. Don't believe it, grab a copy and try it for yourself, the public beta is available for download right now.
Play Hundreds of Classic Nintendo® 8-bit Games Online
Last December we told you about the VirtualNES online emulator that lets you play hundreds of NES games in your web browser. Now another such site has come to light at Nintendo8.com. Super Mario Brothers™, Zelda™, Mega Man™, Castlevania™ and most of the other classic Nintendo® titles playable directly in the browser without download. Did we mention it's cheaper than Virtual Console games...all free.
If you really want to see innovation in gaming, there's only one place to go: off the grid. The world of indie games is booming -- supercharged by a growing number of schools that teach game design, cheaper game-design tools and the emergence of festivals devoted to indie gaming.
Wired® has compiled their picks for best Indie games of the year for your pleasure. Be sure to check one of them out in Plasma Pong below!
As mentioned above, Plasma Pong was included as one of Wired's best Indie games of the year. And for good reason, this has to be the best pong ever! The colors and patterns are amazing and will keep you playing for hours. Can you say trippy.
Some of the most addictive flash games on the Internet have been discovered on Digg.com. Sometimes it is a pain to sort through all of the history on Digg® to get the best games of the past so this site decided that it would be nice to have only the very best that has been posted on Digg® all located in one location. And here they are...
Who says you have to pay to get good games? Here's a list of over 200 free PC games for your enjoyment! Many work on Linux and OS X, too. There's a little bit of everyting here, so even Solitaire-playing moms will find something fun. The bold ones seem to be of special interest to the owner, so check 'em out.
It's official, the games and consoles that were next gen only a year or so ago are now just old. With the thousands of releases on multiple systems only the best of these games will be remembered and move on to being called classics. IGN's recent weekly special nailed down the top 5 games ever to wrap up the last generation. These are the greatest games of GBA, GCN, PC, PS2, & Xbox™ . Did your favorites make the list?
For the first time ever you can experience the stunning visuals of Dragon's Lair™ in full High Definition video! Using today's most sophisticated film transfer technology, this smash hit arcade game can now be played in 1080p and fantastic 5.1 surround sound on your HD DVD or Blu-ray™ player including the Playstation 3™.
Control the actions of Dirk the Daring a valiant knight, on a quest to rescue a fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon. Fight your way through the castle of a dark wizard who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles.
Think that Mario™ 64 veered too far away from the original? This might get you one step closer to what you may have really wanted. someone has replaced textures in Super Mario 64™ with textures from the classic Super Mario Bros. game for the NES. It will really mess with you a bit, nicely done! Hit play to see for yourself.
X-Arcade™ Tank
Before there was an X-Arcade™ Tankstick, there was the Tank run by X-Arcade™ joysticks. This guy made a 1/5 scale WW II era M4 Sherman Tank for his kid. This was actually seen some time ago, but never mentioned in our newsletters. We are proud to say that the X-Arcade™ joysticks were used for controlling the mini beast. Check out the link to see how it was made.
