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<title><![CDATA[Grandes games necessitam de grandes mulheres]]></title>
<link>http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/games-e-mulheres/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bruna Torres</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Por Girls of War Desde o início da produção de jogos, os games sempre estiveram em um universo mascu]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em><strong><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/unidas-e-nunca-vencidas.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9442" title="Unidas e nunca vencidas" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/unidas-e-nunca-vencidas.jpg" alt="" width="482" height="153" /></a></strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em><strong>Por Girls of War </strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Desde o início da produção de jogos, os games sempre estiveram em um universo masculinizado, totalmente cinza-Metal Gear, às vezes com um toque de alguma mulher, mas que infelizmente não tinham tanto reconhecimento. Com o passar dos anos, e principalmente nos dias atuais, as mulheres dominam mais a produção de games e se destacam cada vez mais com trabalhos notáveis.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mulheres, sejam ocidentais ou orientais, estão por trás de grandes produções de games. E não são joguinhos fofinhos e meigos, como muitos preconceituosos pensam, e sim, jogos como Assassin’s Creed, Phoenix Wright, Altered Beast, Mirror’s Edge e muitos outros.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para provar a força da feminilidade nos games, a revista inglesa Edge publicou, no ano de 2006, uma lista com as 100 mulheres mais influentes na indústria dos games. São figuras que vão desde escritoras de histórias e designers até produtoras. Separamos algumas que estão presentes na listagem, e outras que ficaram conhecidas nos anos seguintes.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Conheça um pouco das mulheres que trabalham nos bastidores das empresas de games:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more--><strong>Rieko Kodama – Saúdem a Primeira Dama do RPG!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rieko-kodama.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9435" title="Rieko Kodama" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rieko-kodama.jpg" alt="" width="275" height="344" /></a>Esta grande designer é conhecida no mundo gamer como a “Primeira dama do RPG”. A japonesa, nascida no dia 23 de maio de 1963 e natural da cidade de Kanagawa, já atuou na produção de games do “alto escalão” da Sega, como: Phantasy Star, Sonic e Alex Kidd. Mas é claro que ela não parou por aí! Rieko também é famosa por muitos outros jogos como Shinobi, Altered Beast, SpellCaster, Ninja Pincess, Deep Fear e muitos outros. A designer já atuou como diretora no game Magic Knight Rayearth, para o falecido Sega Saturn. Um fato interessante na vida dessa designer de games foi ela ter começado a carreira com a arte e a arqueologia.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E, para provar que todo conhecimento adquirido é válido, muito sabiamente a japinha poderosa tratou de adaptar seus estudos &#8211; bem ao estilo Tomb Raider de ser &#8211; ao seu trabalho com games, quando, em 1984, um amigo a convidou para trabalhar na Sega (amigo bom!!!). As influências arqueológicas de Reiko podem ser percebidas em games como Phantasy Star e Skies Of Arcadia, por exemplo. Neles, os jogadores quase sempre têm que viajar e descobrir civilizações antigas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Já trabalhando diretamente com games, Kodama começou como designer de personagens em títulos como Champion Boxing (1984) e Ninja Princess (1984). Ela também arrasou no saudoso Master System com jogos como: Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986) e Quartet (1987). Como ela teve a sorte de ser uma das poucas designers da companhia, naquela época, ela passou a trabalhar em vários títulos ao mesmo tempo, o que a fez ficar conhecida e ter seu trabalho respeitado muito rápido. No entanto, o grande “boom” na carreira de Reiko aconteceu quando a artista teve a oportunidade de trabalhar em grandes projetos, como Phantasy Star, que foi lançado para concorrer com o também famoso Dragon Quest. Como a designer principal do games, Kodama foi a responsável pela criação do desenho de todos os personagens, dos mapas em 2D, das cenas de guerra em background, das pessoas da cidade, dentre outras coisas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Agora vocês devem estar se perguntando. O que essa japinha genial está fazendo agora? Bom, rumores dizem que Reiko Overpower Kodama estaria desenvolvendo um RPG, 7th Dragon &#8211; para Nintendo DS, em parceria com Kazuya Niinou (Trauma Center, Etrian Odyssey) e o lendário compositor Yuzo Koshiro. 7th Dragon foi lançado em março de 2009. O boato se confirmou!</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Jade Raymond – A caloura mais bonita dos games</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jade-raymond.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9437" title="Jade Raymond" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jade-raymond.jpg" alt="" width="261" height="346" /></a>No meio de um grande império de produtores orientais e ocidentais e suas obras-primas nos games, eis que começam a surgir os primeiros vestígios femininos, mesmo que eles não sejam notados em suas obras em si.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Assassin’s Creed não deixa nem um pouco à mostra que a novata – mesmo com 10 anos de carreira e um curto currículo, mas já invejável – Jade Raymond, uma mulher determinada e com uma personalidade cativante, está por trás desse novo game que foi lançado para PS3 e X360.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Jade Raymond, nascida em 28/08/1975 no Canadá, começou no mundo dos games aos seis anos de idade quando jogou Pong pela primeira vez no computador de seu primo. A partir daí seu gosto por games só foi crescendo, especialmente com a ajuda de tio que comprava games para a pequena Jade e a enfrentava, tentando fazer com que ela o derrotasse nos jogos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Após longos anos, uma das novas “musas gamers” tornou-se bacharel em Ciência da Computação e seu primeiro emprego na área foi na IBM como programadora de jogos educacionais, e logo depois foi consultora no Grupo de Pesquisas Avançadas da Microsoft.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seu primeiro trabalho na indústria dos games foi na Sony, cujos jogos Jeopardy! e Trivial Pursuit tiveram Jade na equipe de programação. Nesse período, ela começou a produzir um game do filme As Panteras (Charlie’s Angels), mas não deslanchou. Após esse período na Sony, Jade foi para a EA Games e tornou-se produtora, desenvolvendo aplicativos de recursos online e acabou produzindo The Sims Online. Um ano depois foi para There Inc e foi Produtora/Arte do game “There”, um mundo virtual em 3D, concorrente do famoso Simple Life.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quatro anos depois de trabalhar na There Inc, Jade Raymond aparece nos créditos de Assassin’s Creed &#8211; um de seus trabalhos mais reconhecidos pelo enredo, gráficos e jogabilidade, e lançado para dois consoles de última geração &#8211; ganhando um reconhecimento merecido e a surpresa dos gamers por se tratar de uma mulher produzindo um game de tamanha grandiosidade. Dizem que Jade é responsável pela roupa de Altair presente em Metal Gear Solid 4.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Claro que, mesmo com a falta de tempo, ela não deixou de ser gamer. Resident Evil 4 é o seu game preferido e no lançamento de Everquest ela passou 10 horas por dia durante 3 meses só jogando esse game. Ela também adora games que têm macacos, tanto que seu personagem favorito é o Donkey Kong. Além de produtora de games, Jade também é co-apresentadora do programa The Eletric Playground, do canal G4.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Minae Matsukawa – A feminilidade da Capcom</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/minae-matsukawa.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9438" title="Minae Matsukawa" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/minae-matsukawa.jpg" alt="" width="302" height="226" /></a>No Japão é raro ver uma mulher trabalhando em desenvolvedoras de games, especialmente na produção de um game, e pode-se dizer que Matsukawa é uma das japonesas mais bem sucedidas na área. Ela é responsável pela série Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney para Nintendo DS.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Essa japonesinha tímida é a única mulher desenvolvedora presente na Capcom. As outras são artistas e designers. Antes de entrar para o time da Capcom, Minae Matsukawa trabalhou em uma empresa de segurança. Logo depois esteve nos escritórios da Nintendo, onde conheceu Shigeru Miyamoto, e tempos depois trabalhou na IT, em departamentos de distribuição de jogos online até que em 2001, foi para a Capcom.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Miane está presente na Capcom há seis anos, onde começou com Breath of Fire V. Logo em seguida ela produziu a série Magical Quest da Disney, Disney Aladdin, Capcom Classics Collection, Mega Man X, participou nos Street Fighter, e por fim, em The Darkstalkers para PSP e a série Phoenix Wright, onde ficou conhecida.  Na verdade, Minae sempre foi uma assistente de produção. Ela só se realizou como produtora com esses dois últimos jogos citados.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Rhianna Pratchett – A autora de Mirror’s Edge</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rhianna-pratchett.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9440" title="Rhianna Pratchett" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rhianna-pratchett.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="359" /></a>Nascida em 1976, na Inglaterra, Rhianna Pratchett é uma escritora de roteiros de jogos, designer e jornalista. O pai dela, Terry Prachett é um dos maiores autores de histórias de fantasia e ficção infantil. Rhianna se especializou em desenvolver histórias, humor e caracterização dos games.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pratchett é bastante conhecida por ser escritora da história de Heavenly Sword, Overlord e Dungeon Hero. Mas agora ela é responsável pelo enredo do jogo Mirror’s Edge. Rhianna buscou semelhanças em um seriado da TV, o Prison Break. Em ambos os casos, tanto o jogo quanto o seriado, o objetivo principal é resgatar o irmão/irmã, através de qualquer meio necessário. A história que gira em torno da cidade também tem bastantes similaridades, onde os governantes querem o melhor para a população, conquistando-a, também, custe o que custar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E o que a inglesa está fazendo atualmente? A Electronic Arts fechou parceria com a DC Comics, responsável pelas histórias do Batman e Super Homem. Por esta razão, Rhianna Pratchett está ultimamente se dedicando aos quadrinhos sobre Mirror’s Edge. A coleção de HQ será composta por seis edições que prometem contar detalhes da história da protagonista Faith.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">É o que sempre falamos: Por trás de um grande game, sempre existe uma grande mulher!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[MegaDriver - Altered Beast (Video Games Metal 2009 - Brasília)]]></title>
<link>http://macacaosapao.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/megadriver-altered-beast-video-games-metal-2009-brasilia/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Macacão Sapão</dc:creator>
<guid>http://macacaosapao.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/megadriver-altered-beast-video-games-metal-2009-brasilia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ah, Altered Beast ficou foda! E a guitarra do cara é DEMAIS!!! E, aproveitando, um &#8220;live actio]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Ah, <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Altered Beast</span> ficou foda! E a guitarra do cara é DEMAIS!!!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/BQckVZC45Tc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/BQckVZC45Tc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E, aproveitando, um &#8220;live action&#8221; de Altered Beast &#8220;made in my house&#8221; no melhor estilo &#8220;tosco mode: on!&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/vJHJxP8zbec&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/vJHJxP8zbec&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Divertido, não? hehehehe</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, and a Pottery Cat...]]></title>
<link>http://saturdaysinthedark.com/2009/11/12/matthew-sweet-susanna-hoffs-and-a-pottery-cat/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>saturdaysinthedark</dc:creator>
<guid>http://saturdaysinthedark.com/2009/11/12/matthew-sweet-susanna-hoffs-and-a-pottery-cat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8230;and it&#8217;s a strange tale (tail?). City Winery on Varick and Vandam in NYC has got to be ]]></description>
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<p><A HREF="http://www.citywinery.com">City Winery</A> on Varick and Vandam in NYC has got to be one of the oddest music venues in town.  Not a bad venue.  Not at all.  But odd.  The layout is ludicrously large and sprawls out in such a way that the stage is only truly visible from a few tables.  Kirsten and I sat one table back from the stage &#8211; so our view was just fine.  However, we glanced over at the alleged VIP section and saw all kinds of visual obstructions.  There&#8217;s a column and an I-beam right in the middle of the room at that point of the layout that seems placed not as an architectural necessity &#8211; but a Lloyd Wright tribute.  It makes no sense and seems to serve no purpose.  (If architects are reading this &#8211; or the City Winery engineers are reading this &#8211; please illuminate.)</p>
<p>Even the video guy that had to climb over our table to adjust one of the cameras for the eighteenth time because of the bizarre feng shui of the place had no reasoning for any of this.  He did claim, however, that all of the money had probably gone into designing the place for sound.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m no audiophile &#8211; but when <A HREF="http://www.matthewsweet.com/">Matthew Sweet</A> and <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/susannahoffs">Susanna Hoffs</A> (working under the moniker <A HREF="http://www.myspace.com/sidnsusie">&#8216;Sid &#8216;n&#8217; Susie&#8217;</A> ) kicked into an acoustic cover of Sweet&#8217;s 1995 hit <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxiX_IclzJw">&#8220;Sick Of Myself,&#8221;</A> bizarre feng shui and acoustic resonance was immaterial.<b> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26614722@N06/4097634053/" title="sweet-hoffs-mysp by the_ephemeral_online, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4097634053_79e48fb063.jpg" width="343" height="500" alt="sweet-hoffs-mysp" /></a></p>
<p><b>Matthew Sweet was paramount in the early nineties musical scene.  He reconciled the growl of grunge with the honey-touch of radio friendly pop.  And how many of us survived our first high-school break-ups with the rich valentine that was &#8220;Girlfriend&#8221; or were aided into teenage disaffection by &#8220;Altered Beast?&#8221;</p>
<p>Lyrics from &#8220;Knowing People&#8221; &#8211; </p>
<p>&#8216;Are you made like God / When you start to bleed<br />
Do you really know / What it is to breathe<br />
Without a mind to think / Or a hand in fate<br />
You&#8217;re an animal / Filled with love and hate.&#8217;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a misanthrope&#8217;s fucking ANTHEM!  And definitely something this young man at 16-years-old amped-up on his CD-player while thrashing on his school-loaned Fender Precision.</p>
<p>So, between songs Sweet cleverly banters as the band sets up for the next.  His energy is charismatic and his enthusiasm is infectious.  Hoffs, for the most part, sits pretty and says little.  This works for me because she looks better at age 50 than she ever did as a twenty-something Bangel.</p>
<p>And Sweet starts talking about the band&#8217;s &#8220;merch&#8221; &#8211; merchandise the band provides &#8211; which needs to be kept down a back hallway so that it won&#8217;t conflict with the winery&#8217;s merchandise.  And he starts talking about his pottery.  </p>
<p>The man makes and sells pottery at his gigs to make some extra cash.</p>
<p>This is a man who helped soothe my aching, 16-year-old broken heart and &#8211; after all the radio play and all the chart success &#8211; he&#8217;s still hawking his wares at the fair to make a little extra bank.</p>
<p>And then he mentions that all the cat-lovers in the audience should head back there and check it out.</p>
<p>So &#8211; after the gig is over &#8211; cat-lovers Kirsten and I head back down this hallway.  I should preface this by saying that &#8211; while I love and adore cats &#8211; nobody loves cats the way that Kirsten loves cat.</p>
<p>And &#8211; on this little table &#8211; covered in a simple, black velvet table cloth &#8211; there lays a simple, white sign written in black permanent marker that says &#8220;Sid &#8216;n&#8217; Susie&#8221; &#8211; with accompanying star-burst that reminds me of a &#8220;stop for lemonade&#8221; sign my neighbors and I made when we were 8.  </p>
<p>Surrounding the sign were dark blue ceramic cats with elongated eyes that made them look &#8211; oddly enough &#8211; like extra-terrestrials in a typical alien-abduction story.</p>
<p>And Kirsten just had to have one.  Because she just had to have a ceramic cat made by Matthew Sweet.</p>
<p>She has now deemed it the talisman for her new office (she&#8217;s moving into a spiffy new office this weekend&#8230;hooray&#8230;and she&#8217;s all kinds of stressed) and will be displaying rather prominently &#8211; I would imagine.</p>
<p>There was a great lesson I took away from the whole affair &#8211; no matter how far you go in the business or what success you gain &#8211; it can all be so easily taken from you &#8211; and fame and fortune are not guaranteed to last even if you have them&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;and if you&#8217;ve got talent you need to keep your guitar tuned, your case open, and be sure to have a ceramic cat to hawk at the fair because no one&#8217;s gonna look out for you the way you are gonna look out for you.</p>
<p>It was a solid show of mostly covers.  It was a relaxed affair as they took questions from the audience.  Musically, the highlights of the evening were the above mentioned &#8220;Sick of Myself&#8221; and a beautifully rendered, vocally agile &#8220;Here Comes the Sun&#8221; by George Harrison &#8211; made even more memorable by the affectionate way Sweet ribbed Hoffs after she had forgotten the second verse and they had to start the tune over.</p>
<p>Other songs they did last night (not precisely in this order):</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People&#8221; (Yes)<br />
&#8220;Willin&#8217;&#8221; (Little Feat channeled by Linda Ronstadt)<br />
&#8220;What&#8217;s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding&#8221; (Nick Lowe/Elvis Costello)<br />
&#8220;Cinnamon Girl&#8221; (Neil Young and Crazy Horse)<br />
&#8220;Different Drum&#8221; (Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt)<br />
&#8220;She May Call You Up Tonight&#8221; (The Left Bank)<br />
&#8220;Hello, It&#8217;s Me&#8221; (Todd Rundgren)<br />
&#8220;Maggie May&#8221; (Rod Stewart)<br />
&#8220;To Sir With Love&#8221; (Lulu)<br />
&#8220;In Your Room&#8221; (Bangles)<br />
&#8220;Manic Monday&#8221; (Bangles)<br />
&#8220;Sick Of Myself&#8221; (Sweet)<br />
&#8220;I&#8217;ve Been Waiting&#8221; (Sweet)<b></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Virtual Console Alternate Version Guide]]></title>
<link>http://lvls.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-virtual-console-alternate-version-guide/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nester-Lvl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lvls.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-virtual-console-alternate-version-guide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are over 300 games available for the Wii Virtual Console, and among those games are a few alte]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Approuvé par Yellow Kid: La réédition de la Megadrive]]></title>
<link>http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/approuve-par-yellow-kid-la-reedition-de-la-megadrive/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Yellow Kid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/approuve-par-yellow-kid-la-reedition-de-la-megadrive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Après des discussions passionnées sur la belle époque des 16bits, j&#8217;ai décidé de sauter le pas]]></description>
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<p>Après des <a href="http://theyellowkid.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/reedition-de-la-sega-megadrive/" target="_blank">discussions passionnées</a> sur la belle époque des <strong>16bits</strong>, j&#8217;ai décidé de sauter le pas (bon, j&#8217;avais décidé plus tôt que ça mais elle était pas dispo) et d&#8217;acheter une réédition de la <strong>Megadrive</strong>. Certes, le design diffère de l&#8217;originale (plus légère, très petite, manettes sans fils), mais le plaisir de se brûler les yeux à cause des pixels déformés par l&#8217;écran 16:9 sur Sonic &#38; Knuckles, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage ou Altered Beast efface tout. Ou peut être bien qu&#8217;en fait, je pleurais parce que la frustration de mes 10 ans avait enfin disparu.</p>
<p>Dispo <a href="http://www.greezbee.com/" target="_blank">ici</a> pour 29,90 euros (l&#8217;équipe du site est super cool en plus)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Breaking Benjamin gör parodi på Altered Beast]]></title>
<link>http://segazine.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/breaking-benjamin-gor-parodi-pa-altered-beast/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tommy Åslin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://segazine.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/breaking-benjamin-gor-parodi-pa-altered-beast/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Breaking Benjamins nya album &#8211; Dear Agony &#8211; marknadsförs på ett intressant sätt, genom e]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-97" title="alteredbenjamin" src="http://segazine.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/alteredbenjamin.jpg" alt="alteredbenjamin" width="77" height="68" />Breaking Benjamins nya album &#8211; Dear Agony &#8211; marknadsförs på ett intressant sätt, genom en parodi på Segas klassiker Altered Beast. Att gruppen är riktigt bra gör inte det hela sämre.</p>
<p>Altered Benjamin hittar ni <a href="http://www.cagerattle.com/breakingbenjamin/game/">här</a>.</p>
<p>Via: <a href="http://metroius.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/altered-benjamin/">Metroius</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[NES: 1985-2009]]></title>
<link>http://berenjones.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/nes-1985-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>berenjones</dc:creator>
<guid>http://berenjones.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/nes-1985-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rise from your grave! Life moves on. We know this. We feel it. Oft times, we embrace it. But sometim]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_63" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-63" title="sega and nes" src="http://berenjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sega.jpg" alt="Rise from your grave!" width="250" height="296" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Rise from your grave!</p></div>
<p>Life moves on.  We know this.  We feel it.  Oft times, we embrace it.  But sometimes, in a brief moment of lucidity, we realize the price of our eternal march forward.  I&#8217;m speaking, of course, of the loss of the classic 8 bit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a>.  She was accompanied by her lovely sister, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive">the SEGA Genesis</a>.  This evening, in my apartment, consoles were dusted off, placed in center stage before the HDTV and expectations were high of a night filled with a gloriously rendered 16 bit rendition of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Beast">Altered Beast</a>, all under the auspices of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i">1080i</a>.  Alas, twas not to be.  Even the skills of a hapless techno-weenie such as myself were not sufficient to mate the finely crafted NES and SEGA platforms to the sleekness of a modern HDTV.  It laughed at my attempts to hook up an RF modulator, and when a geek is laughed at by nearly eleven-hundred scanlines at once, well, it cuts straight to the bone.  The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_connector">RCA inputs</a> on the side of the NES gave me hope that I might not lose all street cred and that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Hunt">Duck Hunt</a> might well ensue.  But again I was foiled in my attempts to pair the technologies of 1985 to those of 2009.  It wouldn&#8217;t be so bad if I forget the snicker of that damn dog, but alas, he wins again.  My only recourse is to find an aging TV; one that has never heard of progressive scan, one that scoffs at the idea of remote controls, one that might refer to the idea of digital as that young whippersnapper next door.  And so I ask, nay, beg&#8230;</p>
<p>Help me, Salvation Army, you&#8217;re my only hope.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Four kickass blogs I found when I should have been doing something more constructive]]></title>
<link>http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/four-kickass-blogs-i-found-when-i-should-have-been-doing-something-more-constructive/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theeviluncle</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/four-kickass-blogs-i-found-when-i-should-have-been-doing-something-more-constructive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This first is Skull Swap! Apparently  run by &#8220;a  female comedian trying to make it in NYC]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>This first is </strong><a href="http://juliasegal.tumblr.com/"><strong>Skull Swap</strong></a><strong>! Apparently  run by &#8220;</strong><em><strong>a  female comedian trying to make it in NYC&#8230;at least until 2012&#8243; </strong></em><strong>but don&#8217;t let that put you off. It features loads of random amazing crap, from all over the net. Here&#8217;s a selection of the best stuff I found yesterday. Click </strong><a href="http://juliasegal.tumblr.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> to see the blog in full!<br />
</strong> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1091" title="mario gif" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/mario-gif.gif" alt="mario gif" width="320" height="288" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1092" title="diamon cat" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/diamon-cat.jpg" alt="diamon cat" width="547" height="477" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1093" title="calvin" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/calvin.jpg" alt="calvin" width="500" height="476" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1094" title="unicorn gif" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/unicorn-gif.gif" alt="unicorn gif" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>The second is a bit more normal &#8211; silly stuff from the internet, but still some absolute amazingly killer stuff like Verticat! Check out Buzzfeed </strong><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>I LOVE YOU VERTICAT!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095" title="verticat" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/verticat.jpg" alt="verticat" width="346" height="700" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Number three is </strong><a href="http://cosseyedcyclops.blogspot.com/"><strong>&#8220;</strong></a><em><a href="http://cosseyedcyclops.blogspot.com/"><strong>Beware there&#8217;s a crosseyed Cyclops in My Basement</strong></a></em><strong>&#8221;  which is basically just an comics upload site. Some of the stuff on there is so old school and amazing, and great for inspiration if you are a creative type. I especially like the old movie comics from the 50s and the horror stuff.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>The best bit is that it&#8217;s not just random jpegs (ahem&#8230; like my blog), but in fact uploads of the entire comic! You have to grab a Comic Book Reader thing from the net, but they are easy to find and free! Stuff like this really shows why the internet is amazing, it would take someone years to find all this stuff at car boot sales and collectors sales. Here it all is in one click!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1096" title="1000 jokes" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/1000-jokes.jpg" alt="1000 jokes" width="314" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1097" title="tomjerry" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tomjerry.gif" alt="tomjerry" width="200" height="356" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1098" title="20,00 leagues" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/2000-leagues.jpg" alt="20,00 leagues" width="280" height="400" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1099" title="a team" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/a-team.jpg" alt="a team" width="432" height="664" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1100" title="prize comics" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/prize-comics.jpg" alt="prize comics" width="289" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1101" title="frank" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/frank.jpg" alt="frank" width="271" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>And finally, perhaps my new favourite is </strong><a href="http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com"><strong>MONSTER BRAINS</strong></a><strong>. Following my theme of monster comics and cartoons, it has some really killer stuff, including the arcade game cabinets, and old instructions manual,  some of which are below. Check it out </strong><a href="http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com"><strong>here!</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1102" title="altered beast" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/altered-beast.jpg" alt="altered beast" width="442" height="600" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1106" title="centipede" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/centipede.jpg" alt="centipede" width="500" height="1245" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1107" title="centipede 1" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/centipede-1.jpg" alt="centipede 1" width="500" height="1042" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1108" title="ghost town" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/ghost-town.jpg" alt="ghost town" width="500" height="1100" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109" title="space incaders" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/space-incaders.jpg" alt="space incaders" width="720" height="1328" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1103" title="11tws9h" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/11tws9h.jpg" alt="11tws9h" width="720" height="1017" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1104" title="lord of king" src="http://eviluncle.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/lord-of-king.jpg" alt="lord of king" width="720" height="1020" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA["Welcome to your doom!" - Sega Mega Drive Collection (PS2)]]></title>
<link>http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/welcome-to-your-doom-sega-mega-drive-collection-ps2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>laserlid</dc:creator>
<guid>http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/welcome-to-your-doom-sega-mega-drive-collection-ps2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have to admit, I do feel a little bit guilty reviewing Sega games on the PS2 when I have a Sega Me]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I have to admit, I do feel a little bit guilty reviewing Sega games on the PS2 when I have a Sega Mega Drive with some of these already. But I wanted to check it out and it was the first game I recieved from the <a href="http://www.game.co.uk/Rentals/">GAME rental service.</a></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-78" title="SMDC_PSP_IN.qxp:SMDC_PSP_IN_UK" src="http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/934922_79479_front.jpg" alt="SMDC_PSP_IN.qxp:SMDC_PSP_IN_UK" width="277" height="477" /></p>
<p>What attracted me to this game was the nostalgia that surrounded it &#8211; I strongly remember playing the Mega Drive in the early hours of the morning with my cousins, with the volume turned down low so we wouldn&#8217;t get caught by our parents. The games were definately better when playing 2 player. Street Fighter, Toejam and Earl, Golden Axe &#8211; working together was the appeal for me, rather than fighting against each other. Unfortunately for me this time round, the only time I got to play it was by myself, so didn&#8217;t have the feeling of team spirit whilst playing it. Also I didn&#8217;t get as far in the games as I used when I had a sidekick.</p>
<p>List of Games included:</p>
<ul>
<li>1. Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle</li>
<li>2. Altered Beast</li>
<li>3. Bonanza Bros.</li>
<li>4. Columns</li>
<li>5. Comix Zone</li>
<li>6. Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head</li>
<li>7. Ecco the Dolphin</li>
<li>8. Ecco II: The Tides of Time</li>
<li>9. Ecco Jr.</li>
<li>10. Kid Chameleon</li>
<li>11. Flicky</li>
<li>12. Gain Ground</li>
<li>13. Golden Axe I</li>
<li>14. Golden Axe II</li>
<li>15. Golden Axe III</li>
<li>16. Phantasy Star II</li>
<li>17. Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom</li>
<li>18. Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium</li>
<li>19. Ristar</li>
<li>20. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master</li>
<li>21. Sonic the Hedgehog</li>
<li>22. Sonic the Hedgehog 2</li>
<li>23. Super Thunder Blade</li>
<li>24. Sword of Vermilion</li>
<li>25. VectorMan</li>
<li>26. VectorMan 2</li>
<li>27. Virtua Fighter 2</li>
</ul>
<p>When the game arrived, I immediatly scrolled down to Altered Beast. It was a game that had stuck in my mind over the years, and I&#8217;m not entirely sure why. Yes, it has the awesome weird looking monsters and the guy buffed up and eventually turns into a werewolf or dragon etc. Also you got to kick blue pigs to death. I wasn&#8217;t too impressed with the story as it isn&#8217;t that creative &#8211; saving some old guys daughter (which I later discovered was Zeus and his daughter Athena), but the ability to transform into creatures is the hook of the game.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-80" title="329806ss1_502w" src="http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/329806ss1_502w.jpg" alt="329806ss1_502w" width="497" height="372" /></p>
<p>The quotes, of course, are classic. &#8220;Rise from your grave&#8221; is so memorable, as well as &#8220;Welcome to your doom!&#8221; which actually makes no sense. I find it quite slow paced in comparison to other Sega games, and the levels can end too soon if you manage to get the power ups quickly. Still, I did enjoy playing it, although I kept dying at the second boss&#8230;</p>
<p>When you have a choice of which character to play, I have to admit I like to keep the girl power alive.  In Golden Axe, the scantily clad Tyris Flare was my character of choice, and she is pretty bad ass. She&#8217;s very sexy on the game cover, and isn&#8217;t too bad whilst in the game either.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-83 aligncenter" title="Golden_Axe_Coverart" src="http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/golden_axe_coverart.png" alt="Golden_Axe_Coverart" width="256" height="360" /></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-84" title="TF" src="http://idreamelectricvslaserlid.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/tf.png?w=234" alt="TF" width="234" height="300" /></p>
<p>Great storyline to this game, I especially liked touches such as the village being on the back of a giant turtle which then moved the heros closer to their destination. The magic is a useful tool too, and can help you out a great deal if you use it at the right times. It was fun getting to poke the little elves with bags as well to steal their magic. Having the choice of characters kept the game interesting, as you could explore each of their special moves. Being able to jump on creatures backs and ride them was great too, althought I didn&#8217;t find them the best weapons to use. Golden Axe was a game I had kind of forgotten about, but after the first few seconds of it, I remembered how awesome it was &#8211; a definate favourite in the list of games.</p>
<p>A couple of others worth of a mention are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sonic &#8211; Obviously. I don&#8217;t think I need to say anymore.</li>
<li>Comix Zone &#8211; I had never played this before, and I found it so much fun. Being able to swing between comic book frames was a brilliant concept and storyline was fab with some brilliant one-liners</li>
<li>Columns &#8211; My forte. I own at columns. I had it on the Game Gear and played for hours and hours. Love the music in this game, and I could never get bored of it.</li>
<li>Shinobi III &#8211; I loved being a Ninja Master, and thought the levels were great, especially the one where you get to ride a horse!</li>
</ul>
<p>Games I wasn&#8217;t so keen on:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sword of Vermilion &#8211; Too slow. I usually like games like this, but it took forever to explore different parts and the story didn&#8217;t keep my interest.</li>
<li>Ecco the Dolphin &#8211; Ecco is very cute, I will give him that. But it actually made me feel a bit seasick watching him and his pals leaping in and out the water, somersaulting, flipping&#8230;</li>
<li>Flicky &#8211; I died immediatly and didn&#8217;t bother giving it another go.</li>
</ul>
<p>Being on the PS2, it&#8217;s possible to save your progress, and there are mini tasks to complete which spur you on to try all the games, not just your favourites. Completing these unlocks interviews and extra games, which is a fun added bonus (although admittedly I didn&#8217;t watch the developer interviews). Its a great mixture of games, with some well known ones and some that take a few minutes of game play before the memories come flooding back.</p>
<p>I give Sega Mega Drive Collection:</p>
<p>7 out of 10!</p>
<p>Laserlid</p>
<p>xxxx</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Acceptable In The Eighties]]></title>
<link>http://welcometothefold.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/acceptable-in-the-eighties/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>threeadmin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://welcometothefold.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/acceptable-in-the-eighties/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Retro heads listen up. Blaze have announced that they will be introducing a 2 player console that in]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Retro heads listen up.</p>
<p><img src="http://crave.cnet.co.uk/i/c/pg/39042479/p1040894.jpg" alt="mega mega" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.blazeeurope.com/" target="blank">Blaze </a>have announced that they will be introducing a 2 player console that incorporates the old <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiWHW5G6hlM" target="blank">MegaDrive</a> games. The console will have 15 classic titles built into the system, but unlike the cheap tat found in supplement magazines; it will be backwards compatible with most old MegaDrive cartridges on any region. </p>
<p>The fifteen titles are as follows:</p>
<p>• Golden Axe<br />
• Alex Kidd<br />
• Altered Beast<br />
• Columns<br />
• CrackDown<br />
• Fatal Labyrinth<br />
• Sonic &#38; Knuckles<br />
• Decap Attack<br />
• Eswat<br />
• Arrow Flash<br />
• Flicky<br />
• Gain Ground<br />
• Bonanza Bros<br />
• Alien Storm</p>
<p>The console is available&#8230;..right now at a reasonable sum of £39.99. </p>
<p>Interested? <a href="http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/cartridge-console-with-15-sega-megadrive-games/prod_68.html" target="blank">Click Here</a> for more information. </p>
<p>Dré</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Master lançamento!]]></title>
<link>http://qecoisa.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/master-lancamento/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dalton  Machado</dc:creator>
<guid>http://qecoisa.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/master-lancamento/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hoje foi um dia histórico! Estávamos trabalhando quando o Rodrigo, um dos engenheiros do meu setor, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-83" title="master_system" src="http://qecoisa.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/master_system.jpg" alt="master_system" width="394" height="320" />Hoje foi um dia histórico! Estávamos trabalhando quando o Rodrigo, um dos engenheiros do meu setor, recebeu um email que deixou todos maravilhados. O email era da Tectoy anunciando que em breve lançará o <em>Master System</em> <em>Evolution</em>.</p>
<p>O novíssimo console já vem com 132 jogos na memória, entre eles clássicos como Sonic the Hedgehog, Alex Kidd in the Miracle World, Golden Axe, Shinobi e Altered Beast. O <em>Master System Evolution </em>já vem com 2 joysticks ergonômicos de alta performance e respostas rápidas aos comandos! Com certeza um marco na história do videogame.</p>
<p>Agora falando sério, é muito estranho uma empresa relançar algo pré-histórico como se fosse novo enquanto temos PlayStation 3, XBox 360 e Wii, mas, como estamos no Brasil, isso até que é aceitável.</p>
<p>Como disse o Bengt na sala, em resposta à indignação do Leo, tem muita gente que não tem condições de comprar um videogame de útima geração e que fica extremamente contente com um Master System. A Tectoy até que fez uma coisa legal recentemente ao lançar o Zeebo, videogame que, basicamente, roda jogos de celular e possibilita comprá-los e baixá-los por R$ 9,90. Não chega nem perto do PlayStation 1, mas não deixa de ser uma iniciativa legal, inclusive para ajudar a divulgar mais ainda jogos desenvolvidos aqui no Brasil, como são a maioria dos jogos de celular.</p>
<p>Agora, reviver o Master System e dizer que é um lançamento, no mínimo é bizarro e com certeza algo que só aconteceria aqui nesse país estranho.</p>
<p>Quem comprar um <em>Master System Evolution </em>por favor me chame pra jogar! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ken Anderson Episodio VIII - Nutrición]]></title>
<link>http://superluchas.net/2009/08/06/ken-anderson-episodio-viii-nutricion/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jorge Ocampo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://superluchas.net/2009/08/06/ken-anderson-episodio-viii-nutricion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[El capítulo 8 de la serie de vídeos de Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) fue lanzado ayer por la noche, y e]]></description>
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<p>El capítulo 8 de la serie de vídeos de Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) fue lanzado ayer por la noche, y <a href="http://superluchas.net/2009/08/02/ken-anderson-episodio-7-el-atuendo-adecuado-para-entrenar/">el tema continúa siendo el iniciado en el episodio 7</a>, el acondicionamiento físico (De hecho Anderson usa la indumentaria que ya explicó previamente). Y ahora nos habla de la nutrición adecuada antes iniciar el entrenamiento</p>
<p>Cuando habla de las pastillas:</p>
<blockquote><p>No se bien que sean estas cosas, este&#8230; tengo a un chico que me las consigue</p></blockquote>
<p>Y no se pierdan la referencia al clásico videojuego Altered Beast, de Sega: <em> <strong>&#8220;POWER UP!&#8221;</strong></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA["Crônica" de uma NÃO gamer enlouquecida]]></title>
<link>http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/cronica-de-uma-nao-gamer-enlouquecida/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Carla Rodrigues</dc:creator>
<guid>http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/cronica-de-uma-nao-gamer-enlouquecida/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Por Carla (e Rafaela) Rodrigues Ao contrário da Vivi, a nossa gamer enlouquecida que escreve as crôn]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em><strong>Por Carla (e Rafaela) Rodrigues</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast-1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6794" title="Altered-Beast-1" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast-1.jpg?w=215" alt="Altered-Beast-1" width="215" height="300" /></a>Ao contrário da Vivi, a nossa gamer enlouquecida que escreve as <a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/category/cronicas-de-uma-gamer-enlouquecida/">crônicas mais insanas</a> que nós tanto amamos, minha irmã Rafaela não é gamer. Ela conhece alguns jogos por convivência comigo e olhe lá. Quando éramos pequenas até jogávamos algumas coisas juntas, mas talvez um dos únicos jogos que ela realmente ame seja Altered Beast.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A Sega lançou recentemente um grande pacote de clássicos na Xbox Live Marketplace, incluindo o sucesso de 1988 para Mega Drive (e mais alguns consoles), Altered Beast. Comprei de presente para a minha irmã, que teve surtos de alegria. A análise maluca de uma não gamer vocês conferem logo a baixo:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Altered Beast visto com olhos de criança – Not</strong></p>
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<div id="attachment_6805" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/rafa2.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6805" title="Rafa" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/rafa2.jpg?w=150" alt="Por Rafaela Rodrigues" width="150" height="138" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Por Rafaela Rodrigues</p></div>
<p>Desde pequena convivo com videogames porque sou irmã da Carla. Porém, ao contrário dela, eu me irritava facilmente com o ursinho cagado do Atari (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jS2C78zQE">Mr. Postman</a>). Quer dizer, faça o urso correr sem que a pomba o acerte com seu jato de bosta e passe para a fase seguinte em que você deve voar em cima da pomba? Onde entra o carteiro? Não estava feliz.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nas férias viajávamos para o Rio de janeiro aonde tive meu primeiro encontro com o Altered Beast. Meu primo, que era mais velho jogava e eu achava fofo quando o cara bolado se transformava em ursinho.  O tempo foi passando e eu fui sacando o jogo. Mata o boi marrom, mate o boi branco. Mate as caveiras, fique bolado depois fique lobinho e morra. Esse era o jogo.</p>
<div id="attachment_6795" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast-20090511034957983_640w.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6795" title="altered-beast-20090511034957983_640w" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast-20090511034957983_640w.jpg" alt="Boi marrom, boi branco" width="500" height="280" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Boi marrom, boi branco</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Em outros verões que passei no Rio na casa de meu primo acabei descobrindo que existiam outras fases além daquela. Show de bola! Mas era muito difícil passar do cara que jogava as cabeças em mim.</p>
<div id="attachment_6796" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 330px"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/sega_7_1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6797" title="sega_7_1" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/sega_7_1.jpg" alt="sega_7_1" width="320" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ursinho lutando com o cara que joga as cabeças</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Análise: Eu sou um lobo mutante bolado super poderoso, o cara joga CABEÇAS em mim, e minha defesa são bolas de fogo e boomerang mode. Quando finalmente aprendi o dom de apertar botões freneticamente com a língua de fora (quesito que faz toda a diferença) derrotei o cara das cabeças voadoras. Ele tirou meus poderes, eu fiquei frangote ele riu e foi embora.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Frustrada, passei pro Nintendo 64. Saudoso <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyAaxFXBMso">Firefox</a>&#8230; que raposa besta.</p>
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<div id="attachment_6802" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-6802" title="altered-beast" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered-beast.jpg?w=150" alt="Rise from your grave, boladão" width="150" height="111" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rise from your grave, boladão</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Com a tecnologia avançada de hoje, minha Irmã de alguma forma resgatou o clássico “ Rise from your grave” e conseguiu fazer ele rodar no XBOX!!! Tipo RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE MESMOOO</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando fui jogar percebi que os bonecos têm pontas quadradas, são os famosos pixels. Com a tecnologia, as caveiras e lobos estão estourados, mas a música do começo esta bem mais emocionante.  Passei da primeira fase facilmente, mas descobri que não adianta apertar o botão freneticamente porque o cara não evoluiu. Ele da UM SOCO POR VEZ.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Na fase seguinte, que eu cheguei com 23 anos, aparecem bichos estranhos. Um bicho que é a cara da <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbYtxHayXo">Susan Boyle</a> tem como defesa grudar na sua cabeça.</p>
<div id="attachment_6798" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6798" title="Altered" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/altered.jpg" alt="Monstro Susan Boyle" width="500" height="350" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Monstro Susan Boyle</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Outro bicho estranho é um lagarto filho da mãe que vira a bunda para você e te mata. MESMO QUANDO VOCE ESTA DRAGÃO VERDE ( nesta fase já é dragão verde). Você morfa DRAGÃO VERDE VOLUPTUOSO, vem um lagarto de nada e fala “ Dragão verde meu c*” e te mata com uma rabada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/d_40tqztqp0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/d_40tqztqp0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>fase do dragão verde voluptuoso</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Rise from your grave! Fantástico, maravilhoso e parte da minha infância! Obrigada “Sis” por fazer essa mágica e baixa-lo no XBOX.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Não vejo a hora de zerar o jogo para a fase ornitorrinco!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/ornitorrinco.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6799" title="Ornitorrinco" src="http://girlsofwar.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/ornitorrinco.jpg" alt="Ornitorrinco" width="499" height="300" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]></title>
<link>http://metalslime.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/sonics-ultimate-genesis-collection/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>metalslime</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalslime.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/sonics-ultimate-genesis-collection/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year Sega released a collection of some of the great Sega Genesis games for the Xbox 36]]></description>
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<p>Earlier this year Sega released a collection of some of the great Sega Genesis games for the Xbox 360. If you&#8217;ve never played some of these games or even if you have but want them all in an easy-to-play location, then this collection is right up your alley. Sure, you could play all these games for free on your computer using an emulator but at a great low price of just over $20 you can&#8217;t beat it. I personally don&#8217;t like playing games on my computer screen so this collection is perfect for me. I&#8217;m excited to check out Altered Beast, Comix Zone and, of course, the awesome Streets of Rage series. Check it out, this collection is better than a <a href="http://www.rchelicopterswarehouse.com/">RC helicopter camera</a> and <a href="http://www.caviargalore.com/">paddlefish caviar</a> combined! Hop in your <a href="http://www.myhotmercedes.com/Mercedes_Benz_parts/Performance_Parts">Mercedes performance</a> ride right now and pick it up.</p>
<p>Here is a list of all the games included in the collection:</p>
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<li><em>Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle</em></li>
<li><em>Alien Storm</em></li>
<li><em>Altered Beast</em></li>
<li><em>Beyond Oasis</em></li>
<li><em>Bonanza Bros.</em></li>
<li><em>Columns</em></li>
<li><em>Comix Zone</em></li>
<li><em>Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head</em></li>
<li><em>Dr. Robotnik&#8217;s MBM</em></li>
<li><em>Dynamite Headdy</em></li>
<li><em>Ecco the Dolphin</em></li>
<li><em>Ecco II: The Tides of Time</em></li>
<li><em>E-SWAT</em></li>
<li><em>Fatal Labyrinth</em></li>
<li><em>Flicky</em></li>
<li><em>Gain Ground</em></li>
<li><em>Golden Axe I</em></li>
<li><em>Golden Axe II</em></li>
<li><em>Golden Axe III</em></li>
<li><em>Kid Chameleon</em></li>
<li><em>Phantasy Star II</em></li>
<li><em>Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom</em></li>
<li><em>Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium</em></li>
<li><em>Ristar</em></li>
<li><em>Shining in the Darkness</em></li>
<li><em>Shining Force</em></li>
<li><em>Shining Force 2</em></li>
<li><em>Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic 3D Blast</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic and Knuckles</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic Spinball</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog 2</em></li>
<li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog 3</em></li>
<li><em>Streets of Rage</em></li>
<li><em>Streets of Rage 2</em></li>
<li><em>Streets of Rage 3</em></li>
<li><em>Super Thunder Blade</em></li>
<li><em>Vectorman</em></li>
<li><em>Vectorman 2</em></li>
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49" title="AlteredBeast1" src="http://metalslime.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/alteredbeast1.gif" alt="AlteredBeast1" width="432" height="361" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[(Går)Dagens XBLA: Sex Sega Gensis-klassiker]]></title>
<link>http://xboxflickan.se/2009/06/11/gardagens-xbla-sex-sega-gensis-klassiker/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Xboxflickan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://xboxflickan.se/2009/06/11/gardagens-xbla-sex-sega-gensis-klassiker/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sega Genesis-kalas på Xbox Live Arcade! För 400 ms points styck mkan man njuta av dom här gamla godb]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sega Genesis-kalas på Xbox Live Arcade! För 400 ms points styck mkan man njuta av dom här gamla godbitarna:</p>
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<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/alteredbeastxboxlivearcade/default.htm">Altered Beast</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/comixzonexboxlivearcade/default.htm">Comix Zone</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/gunstarheroesxboxlivearcade/default.htm">Gunstar Heroes</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/phantasystarIIxboxlivearcade/default.htm">Phantasy Star II</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/shinobixboxlivearcade/default.htm">Shinobi</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicth3xboxlivearcade/">Sonic The Hedgehog 3</a></li>
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<p><em>Haha, jag fick skriva sex i rubriken. Kom till mig mina små google-besökare! </em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Un tuffo nel passato]]></title>
<link>http://consolevideogames.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/sega-master-system/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 10:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alexgame</dc:creator>
<guid>http://consolevideogames.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/sega-master-system/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anche se le moderne console sono imbattibili e soprattutto imparagonabili alle vecchie&#8230;credo c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Anche se le moderne console sono imbattibili e soprattutto imparagonabili alle vecchie&#8230;credo che come me, in molti siano legati al piccolo gioiellino della Sega!!<br />
<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-22" title="sega-master-system" src="http://consolevideogames.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/sega-master-system.jpg?w=150" alt="sega-master-system" width="150" height="123" />Ancora oggi è possibile comprare videogame legati alle saghe appartenenti alla vecchia console, forse proprio per la grande richiesta degli appassionati. Non so se questo è definito un “revival” ma le emozioni che regalava l&#8217;era a 16 bit erano comunque irripetibili!<br />
La lista dei giochi che si rifanno al passato credo sia più vasta di quella che conosco. Io posso solo citarne alcune come Sonic, Sonic &#38; Knuckles, Altered Beast,  Gunstar Heroes, ma anche  Comix Zon o Phantasy Star 2. Ovviamente la differenza c&#8217;è e si vede ad occhio nudo, la versione grafica è adattata all&#8217;HD, ci sarà la possibilità del multiplayer e la possibilità di giocare online, ma la genialata dei programmatori di qst giochi va cmq riconosciuta, no?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sega tái hiện game đỉnh]]></title>
<link>http://netvietnam.org/2009/05/13/sega-tai-hi%e1%bb%87n-game-d%e1%bb%89nh/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nhân Mã</dc:creator>
<guid>http://netvietnam.org/2009/05/13/sega-tai-hi%e1%bb%87n-game-d%e1%bb%89nh/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nhà phát hành game Sega cho biết mùa hè này game thủ có thể chơi lại những dòng game vang bóng một t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nhà phát hành game Sega cho biết mùa hè này game thủ có thể chơi lại những dòng game vang bóng một t]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[GunStar Heroes na XBLA e PSN]]></title>
<link>http://cavves.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/gunstar-heroes-na-xbla-e-psn/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cavves</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cavves.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/gunstar-heroes-na-xbla-e-psn/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Na verdade a SEGA confirmou o lançando da sua SEGA Vintage Collection 2 para o Xbox Live Arcade, que]]></description>
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<p>Na verdade a <strong>SEGA</strong> confirmou o lançando da sua <strong>SEGA Vintage Collection 2</strong> para o Xbox Live Arcade, que traz: Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone, Phantasy Star 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 além do GunStar Heroes (que é o unico que não vai ser exclusivo, uhuu).</p>
<p>A <strong>SEGA</strong> também anunciou que todos estes jogos vão ser trabalhados para serem compatíveis com a alta definição, vão contar com tabelas de pontuações e vão ter jogabilidade em rede à excepção de Phantasy Star II, Shinobi e Comix Zone.</p>
<p>Fonte: <a href="http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/11/gunstar-heroes-altered-beast-and-more-confirmed-for-xbla-psn/" target="_blank">VG247</a></p>
<p>Veja o nosso retroview de GunStar Heroes <a href="http://cavves.wordpress.com/?s=GunStar+Heroes" target="_blank">aqui</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[SEGA announces SEGA Vintage Collection 2.]]></title>
<link>http://seganeptune.com/2009/05/12/sega-announces-sega-vintage-collection-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maxcady128</dc:creator>
<guid>http://seganeptune.com/2009/05/12/sega-announces-sega-vintage-collection-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good news, retro fans, Sega announced yesterday that a couple of classic Sega titles for Xbox Live A]]></description>
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<p>Good news, retro fans, Sega announced yesterday that a couple of classic Sega titles for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network, well, mostly Xbox Live Arcade. <a href="http://www.sega.co.uk/news/?n=3220" target="_blank">Here&#8217;s the full list</a>:</p>
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<li>Altered Beast</li>
<li>Shinobi(Arcade version)</li>
<li>Comix Zone</li>
<li>Phantasy Star 2</li>
<li>Sonic the Hedgehog 3</li>
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<p>Sonic &#38; Knuckles will be available soon on Xbox Live Arcade as well. Gunstar Heroes, the classic shooter from Treasure will be available on both Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. Oh, this is gonna be sweet!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Altered Beast, Comix Zone, Shinobi heading to XBLA. Just when I was dusting off my Mega Drive...]]></title>
<link>http://seganeptune.com/2009/04/20/altered-beast-comix-zone-shinobi-heading-to-xbla-just-when-i-was-dusting-off-my-mega-drive/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DannyCosta</dc:creator>
<guid>http://seganeptune.com/2009/04/20/altered-beast-comix-zone-shinobi-heading-to-xbla-just-when-i-was-dusting-off-my-mega-drive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s Achievements are the work of the Devil. They really are. Sega can&#8217;t hide the]]></description>
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<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Achievements are the work of the Devil. They really are. Sega can&#8217;t hide their precious little gems from the mainstream audience for too long, mainly because you people digg Achievements. I can&#8217;t blame you, though. Thanks to some random Achievement list on MyGamerCard.net, we were able to learn Sega&#8217;s plan to release Mega Drive/Genesis classics, Altered Beast, Comix Zone and Shinobi on Xbox Live Arcade. Check out the links below if you&#8217;re curious&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://inside.mygamercard.net/2009/04/17/let-these-altered-beast-achievements-feed-your-wild-side/" target="_blank"><strong>Altered Beast Achievements.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://inside.mygamercard.net/2009/04/17/comix-zone-achievements-will-have-your-speech-bubble-saying-zzzzzz/" target="_blank"><strong>Comix Zone Achievements.</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://inside.mygamercard.net/2009/04/17/release-some-ninja-magic-with-these-shinobi-achievements/" target="_blank"><strong>Shinobi Achievements.</strong></a></p>
<p>Sega sure loves to push my retro button. Damn the hype&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumor: Shinobi and Altered Beast heading to Xbox Live Arcade?]]></title>
<link>http://seganeptune.com/2009/04/02/rumor-shinobi-and-altered-beast-on-xbox-live-arcade/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maxcady128</dc:creator>
<guid>http://seganeptune.com/2009/04/02/rumor-shinobi-and-altered-beast-on-xbox-live-arcade/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kotaku reported earlier today that these two classic games could potentially be hitting Xbox Live Ar]]></description>
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<p>Kotaku reported earlier today that these two classic games <a href="http://kotaku.com/5194287/sega-bringing-more-actual-arcade-games-to-xbox-live-arcade" target="_blank">could potentially be hitting Xbox Live Arcade soon</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>While the publisher is also bringing games like <em>Virtual On Oratorio Tangram</em> from arcades to home, it&#8217;s also digging in a little deeper, apparently. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has new ratings and descriptions for <em>Shinobi</em> and <em><span class="autolink">Altered Beast</span></em>, which appear to be the System 16 arcade hardware versions.</p></blockquote>
<p>Well, the Xbox Live Arcade service is great for this kind of retro goodness and it&#8217;s nice to see them put some of their arcade classics to work.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Memories of Sega Genesis]]></title>
<link>http://heystupid.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/memories-of-sega-genesis/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Rocky D.</dc:creator>
<guid>http://heystupid.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/memories-of-sega-genesis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Looking back over my life I recognize that  a great deal of my time was spent playing video games. T]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]></title>
<link>http://dirtytruth.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/sonics-ultimate-genesis-collection/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ridethepiggy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dirtytruth.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/sonics-ultimate-genesis-collection/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEGA! Overall Score:  5.8 Sonic hosts a plethora of classic Sega Master System and Genesis games ran]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Overall Score:<span>  </span>5.8</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">Sonic hosts a plethora of classic Sega Master System and Genesis games ranging from ‘Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle’ to ‘Vectorman’. Playing on your nostalgia, these 80’s titles will bring back the fantastic memories of your childhood as you frustratingly fight your battles against Dr. Robotnik and his Mean Bean Machine or breeze through the wild levels of Dynamite Headdy. The games themselves weren’t that great when they first came out and after playing Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, you definitely remember why they weren’t so great. <span> </span>A lot of the titles have been featured in other collections (such as Sonic Mega Collection or Phantasy Star Collection) but bringing back Streets of Rage is more than enough reason to play this compilation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Presentation: <span> </span>4</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">Boy, the one thing that should be innovative and up-to-date is the menu but it is ugly and sometimes weird to navigate. There is a ‘favorites’ option but it’s pretty useless other than marking which games you’ve completed achievements in so you don’t have to constantly press the guide button. The extras that come along are okay. We’re given a few video interviews which mainly consist of a Japanese developer telling us that video games have changed a ton in the last two decades. I hadn’t noticed. The artwork option was the most disappointing. Instead of some cool concept art or even models of characters we have the box art and cartridge image. Wow, thanks for that one.<br />
The games themselves aren’t the greatest looking but they were released around twenty years ago. I’m not really expecting HD graphics or high-quality sound. In fact, some games like Sonic Spinball, remind me why I used to play music while sitting at home on my Genesis. In order to preserve the original condition of each game, these games were pretty much directly copied from the initial state. I do love seeing Kid Chameleon exactly how it was when I remembered from the great Saved by the Bell-esque introduction screen to the very odd, yet short, ending. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Gameplay:<span>  </span>6</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">Gameplay hasn’t changed much in twenty years. What’s great is you are given a few different options to customize your controls from ABC mode (or six-button controls where it applies) to the all-powerful rapid fire. The inclusion of save states also help greatly considering some of the games, like Comix Zone, were insanely difficult and hard to progress when you only have one life. Of course, since these titles were released when I was a kid that means the controls aren’t always very tight or responsive. For the most part, you can pick up and play any of the games in this collection and either enjoy reliving your memories of trying to figure out the best path to pick up chicks in Flicky or further confusing yourself while trying to climb the towers for the first time in Fatal Labyrinth.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Replayability: 5</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">Now, this is the fun part. As I said in the gameplay section, save states help you beat a game you never could before because you can reload when you make mistakes. This almost ruins the classic experience of making it to the last boss in Shinobi only to have your ninja butt kicked and start over. Those challenges always made me yank my cartridge out of my system (or game card!), throw it across the room then put it back in to try again. Yet, even with the ability to save you still want to hop back to your past so you can collect enough Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic in any of the four Genesis titles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Story:<span>  </span>6</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">There are some amazing retro titles in here that sparked interest in gamers around the world. The Phantasy Star collection alone gives you enough storyline and dialogue to appease any classic RPG gamer. Then you run into the very strange Decap Attack whose story reminds me a lot of Young Frankenstein for some odd reason. Still, considering the timeframe these games were out they have the depth that many games of recent times lack. Whether you’re saving your dolphin friends in Ecco the Dolphin or your furry friends in Sonic 3D Blast, you’ll smile every time you hear one of those classic moments in Sega history. “Wise fwom your gwave!” – Zeus (Altered Beast)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Multiplayer: 8</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0 0 10pt;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">Most of the Genesis titles are single player but w<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Calibri;">ith games like Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, you should be able to pick up and play for hours on end. Just be careful not to hit your buddy in Streets of Rage, apparently I remembered an option to turn that off that never existed. Funny how your brain plays tricks on you like that.</span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reminiscências com "Altered Beast", para PS2]]></title>
<link>http://techtrax.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/alteredbeast/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mário Barra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://techtrax.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/alteredbeast/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Capa da nova versão de Altered Beast   Quando eu achei este título na loja, fiquei pasmo. Há milênio]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando eu achei este título na loja, fiquei pasmo. Há milênios este foi o primeiro jogo que aluguei para Mega Drive, na época dos cartuchos que só funcionavam depois de uma boa soprada e umas porradinhas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pois bem, &#8220;Altered Beast&#8221;, história de um cidadão que sofre metamorfoses e precisa matar cinco mil monstros, tem uma versão disponível para PlayStation 2. Eu ainda estou no começo, mas já adianto que os controles não são muito bons. A movimentação é um pouco confusa, mas vale para relembrar as metamorfoses e todo aquele sangue da versão original.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Abaixo, algumas fotos da nova versão e da antiga.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumour: Sega Vintage Collection coming to XBLA]]></title>
<link>http://the360word.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/rumour-sega-vintage-collection-coming-to-xbla/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://the360word.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/rumour-sega-vintage-collection-coming-to-xbla/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that Sega has released many of their vintage titles from the Genesis and Master System o]]></description>
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<p>We all know that Sega has released many of their vintage titles from the Genesis and Master System on the Virtual Console. But, what about Xbox 360? We&#8217;ve seen some titles from them, but not as many.</p>
<p>According to an &#8220;anonymous&#8221; source, Xbox 360 owners may get some more. And when I mean more, I mean Gunstar Heroes, Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Shinobi III, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/13/rumor-sega-vintage-collection-coming-to-xbla/">Joystiq</a>]</p>
<p><strong>- Dan</strong> <img src="http://www.foxnews.com/images/469062/0_41_banjo_kazooie_nuts.jpg" alt="" /></p>
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