4 month ago
deusx : PC World - Inside Nintendo's Classic Game Console - "Lots of Americans know the Nintendo Entertainment System. Fewer know the Japanese console it was based on, the Nintendo Family Computer, also known as the Famicom. We'll take a look inside the Famicom and its accessories, including a unique dis
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34 month ago
deusx : globeandmail.com : Better living through video games? - "Canadian researchers are finding evidence that the high-speed, multitasking of the young and wireless can help protect their brains from aging."
jkottke : Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people - Gamers show a "similar pattern of high performance in resisting irrelevant impulses" as bilingual people. "Maybe those kids who play video games and who are also bilingual will be the best of older adults at filtering out distractions." (via sjb) [via]
plasticbag : Better living through video games? - Apparently being bilingual or playing a lot of computer games keeps your brain responsive into your sixties allowing you to focus on specific things without getting distracted...
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39 month ago
plasticbag : Nintendo Revolution Controller Unveiled, And It's Revolutionary - Mr Webb will be please - haptic interfaces, accelerometers and the like make it unlike any other controller on the market. Game interfaces are up for experimentation for the first time in years and it's all nintendo's fault...
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43 month ago
Nelson Minar : Gamers' manifesto - Righteous rant (via MetaFilter)
jkottke : 20 things gamers want from the next generation of game consoles - "Seriously, get rid of the crates" and "don't bullshit me about your graphics".
plasticbag : A Gamers' Manifesto - Good fun read for people who have played a few console games over the years. Not a lot of vision, but some good solid opinions...
Milo Vermeulen : A Gamers' Manifesto - A Gamers' Manifesto [via] [via]
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46 month ago
plasticbag : Are cut-scenes in video games trying to make them too much like movies? - " As I'm sitting there, waiting to start mashing buttons again, I can't help but think that this is kind of lazy design. Isn't there a better way to do this inside the game itself? Why ask the player to stop playing?"
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47 month ago
plasticbag : Halo 2 rankings reset over the New Year - The rumour was that this was because of people using cheats involving ADSL modems or routers, but it looks like mit was just a bug...
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47 month ago
plasticbag : Halo 2 for the next generation Xbox - "The Voodoo Extreme site is reporting that the Bungie team may work on a project to port Halo 2 to the next generation Xbox, adding in additional content and improving overall gameplay and picture quality."
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49 month ago
jkottke : Electronic Arts is a 21st century sweatshop
plasticbag : Electronic Arts as a modern-day sweatshop - "On weekdays, his team worked from 9 to 10 (that is, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), and on Saturdays, a half-day (that means 9 to 6). Then Sundays were added - noon to 8 or 10 p.m. The weekly total was 82 to 84 hours."
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plasticbag : Metacritic on Halo 2 - I'm getting a bit concerned by the complete absence of reviews for Halo 2. It sounds lame - I'm waiting for it with baited breath - but what if it's a total letdown?
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