Take a trip down memory lane with the following video. The trip begins with some of the first Atari 2600 television advertisements and continues with almost 20 years of video game commercials. This great compilation of ads reminds us of our gaming past with legends like Mickey Mantle selling on demand intellivision, and Phil Hartman playing a wide range of characters for Philips CD-i. There is ... more.

Watch this under 20 minute (19:55 to be exact) speed run of Sega's classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis.   It should be noted that this video was made tool assisted - played using a emulator at super slow speeds and save states. The goal is to provide entertainment by showing off game glitches and beating the game as fast as possible. No death Aims for fastest (primarily in-lev... more.

Watch this timeline on video games spanning 35 years, from Pong all the way to our current generation of titles - it's quite apparent that we've come a long way. How many of the games featured have you had the opportunity to play? ... more.

ClassicGaming.com's Museum had this Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) regarding the Sega CD. The following should answer any question you may have, and provide a complete look at the history, a list of all games, little known facts and more. (more...)... more.

RipTen posted a commentary on the passing of head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford University, Bill Walsh (1931-2007) who lost his fight with leukemia. The Mad Gamer said this: I watched the news today regarding the passing of Bill Walsh and couldn't help but feel that if this was John Madden every video game website on the face of earth would be talking about it. However Bill ... more.

ScrewAttack compiled this top 10 list of best games and franchises that managed to take a great 2D game and ruin it when making the jump to the third dimension. I think they made some good choices... can you think of any games that should have been included on this list? Let's hear your opinions in our forum or leave a comment. ... more.

... more.

Okay so he started as "the angry nintendo nerd" and without informing me, he graduated to become "the video game nerd"... the dude still likes feces in his ear. He also states the obvious, and rants the 32x to near death (c'mon the 32x was rushed to market, plus we all know it was Sega Japan vs. America communication that killed this ill fated add-on...?) what am I doing? Fuck it, be a angry... more.

... more.

How many of these did you own? I'll share my total at the end of this entry... Be it a lack of games, poor strategy, or inadequate marketing, a majority of video game consoles are commercial failures. Here are the 10 worst selling consoles of all time in terms of high-profile systems that stood a viable chance. Other lesser-known consoles are sure to have sold worse, but the below represent th... more.

... more.

Ahh the memories... Sega's 1989 Genesis version of their arcade hit Altered Beast, "Rise from your grave!" - watch as a three EGM dudes sit on a couch and play this classic then follow it up with Crime Patrol, the 1993 American Laser Games (originally an LaserDisc arcade game) FMV shooter that was released for Sega CD. ... more.

If you have seen these already I appoligize in advance, these are from an OLD TechBlog post. I think some of these mods are pretty amazing... some are just plain strange. Enjoy this collection of oddities and observe what gallons of caffeine and countless hours of free-time (I'd imagine most of that time spent would have been female-free as well :) #10 Colecovision Portable Yes, this wi... more.

Sega Neptune The Sega Neptune was basically a two-in-one game system (Genesis/32X), planned for release in 1995. Unfortunately, by the time a working protoype was ready, the Sega Saturn took the spotlight. Sega felt that consumers would not be interested in the Sega Neptune, so the project was scrapped. Of the two prototypes that were made, neither actually functioned, but were just empty cases.... more.

We like simple, we like easy and this chart is simple and easy. A one-stop graphic to answer all those Wii controller questions. Feel free to follow the link, print this puppy out and keep it near your Wii for future reference. Now if only the white font were easier to read. Read [via joystiq]... more.

... more.

The story starts with two twin brothers, Billy and Jimmy Lee. The Lee brothers have mastered the art of Sou-Setsu-Ken, a fictional martial arts style best suited for video game butt kicking. Billy Lee is the main character throughout the Double Dragon saga, because he wears the pants in the family - the blue pants. Jimmy Lee is usually stuck wearing red pants and being controlled by player-2. T... more.