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...In this new world of 3D video games, many people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s find themselves feeling nostalgic. They miss the days when video games were just as simple as Mario and Luigi running across a screen, or Pac Man gobbling up little coins in a maze. Those people yearning for the glorious past of vintage video games can relive it again via various online video games.

The End of an Era

The 1980s saw the rise and fall in popularity of the video game system known as Atari, and the 1990s saw the same trend via various Nintendo game systems. Video game setups such as Playstation have fared better throughout the years, but with more and more people buying computers, it is only inevitable that online video games would become popular to...more

Super Mario World - Green, Yellow, Red, and Blue yoshi Abilities Clarified

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Yellow Shell = Flying yoshi + Ground Pound Ability
Blue or Rainbow Shell = All Abilities Above

A Red yoshi plus the following equals
Green Shell = Fire Spitting
Yellow Shell = Fire Spitting + Ground Pound Ability
Blue Shell = Fire Spitting + Flying yoshi
Red Shell or Rainbow Shell = All Abilities

A Yellow yoshi plus the following equals
Green Shell = Ground Pound Ability
Blue Shell = Ground Pound + Flying yoshi
Red Shell = Ground Pound + Fire Spitting Abili...more

Free Arcade Games

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Arcade games are an age-old tradition. They have existed as a term since the heyday of the pinball machine, and even earlier in many cases. There are several websites that offer free arcade games including solo player, multi-player, action, adventure, card/casino, racing or skill games. Some of the popular free gaming sites on the Internet are game.co.in, free-games-online.com, freearcade.com, ultimatearcade.com, Cnets download.com, and freeclassicgames.com. Arc...more

Nintendo Wii - Redefining an Industry

...Nintendos latest home console system was released in North America on November 19th 2006. Nintendos goal seems to focus on casual games which entertain a broad demographic of gamers and non-gamers. Nintendos product is the cheapest new generation home console system on the market, retailing for USD $249.99, and challenges to change the way people think about gaming.

A Kids Console?

Historically, Nintendo has produced kid safe console designs where most games were innocent and cute. Nintendo has changed their target audience to a broader audience with different styles of gaming. You can purchase a first-person shooter, such as, Call of Duty 3 or you can purchase child centric games, such as Barnyard, Cars or Cooking Mama. There are also many middle-of-the road games that all ages can enjoy, such as Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Elebits and wii Play.

This kids console has morphed into the casual gaming console. This is a device where a gamer can invest fifteen minutes to fifteen hours of playtime. A father of two can find time to play Tennis in wii Sports or get in a game of nine-ball in wii Play. A teenager can snowboard down a hill in SSX Blur and a younger child may yearn for Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The Nintendo wii is well suited for kids but it goes beyond children. Grandparents are picking up the product after watching their children and grandchildren play. It might be for a golf game or a racing game, but it shows the attractive nature of the wii. Just as m...more