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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.

Beginning with the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) this video depicts the evolution of Nintendo's home video game consoles using a cool transformer type transitions. ... more.

The Irate Gamer reviews the cartridge M.U.S.C.L.E. for the 8-bit NES. The review is fair enough comparing it to other games of it's time period like Nintendo's Pro Wrestling and Data East/Namco's Ring King. Watch the following video and get ready for a bit of nostalgia. While viewing find a very funny cut scene at 5'18" - wtf are they doing?!? ... more.

Watch Bo Jackson run circles around the defense before scoring a touchdown. Note that the team was the Patriots (the worst team in the game), still Bo Jackson was pretty much invincible in this 8-bit NES classic. From Wikipedia: In Tecmo Super Bowl, each team had roughly 30 different players. Each team had 11 players that played defense, a kicker, a punter, and seventee... 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.

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This isn't new but I thought I'd share this video clip of bassist Jean Baudin playing a familiar tune on his 11 string Conklin bass. ... more.

Watch the history of Final Fantasy the series has been commercially and critically successful and it is Square Enix's best selling video game franchise, with more than 85 million units sold, not to mention one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. The following 13 part retrospective is narrated by Geoff Keighley who guides us from Final Fantasy's earliest titles to the most r... 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.

We know the winner of Super Bowl XLI The fact that a few of the writers here work for NFL Films put us in a unique position to present this video. It turns out, much like the moon landing, the Super Bowl is fake. It's decided well before hand, scripted out, and then shot. Think of it like wrestling, except they don't grab each other other in the crotch, they pat one another on the ass. T... 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.

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.

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I think it's safe to say that video games have gotten easier over the years. Whether because easy games tend to sell better to non-gamers, the advent of the internet, or a plethora of in-game save points, it is difficult to comprehend the potential causes. Regardless, the NES had some doozies. Smackdown GT (via site mirror) writes: "The NES is home to some of the most difficult videogames ever mad... more.