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Important Importables Review: DC-IE Import Enabler for Dreamcast
Moments after purchasing my Dreamcast at Goodwill, I began plotting which games I would import first. The Dreamcast had an adequate number of games released in North America, but there were more Japanese and European releases that were begging to be played. Unfortunately, none of the boot disk programs seemed to work for me. I purchased 700mb, CD-Rs, tried burning a Utopia disk but found it was a futile endeavor. Even though my Dreamcast was…
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Important Importables: Shin Megami Tensei
For this Firday the 13th edition of Important Importables, there’s a brief overview of the Shin Megami Tensei series and all of its spin-off games.
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A new Lufia game is on the way, courtesy of Square Enix
Famitsu announced that Square Enix is going to be publishing Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods, a new entry in the Lufia series. All the details, including the system it will appear on, will be revealed in Famitsu’s November 19, 2009 issue.
10 best unintentionally educational games
Video games are often berated for the lack of educational content found in them. They’re often considered a waste of time. But, if you look closely, even games that aren’t slapped with the edutainment label or feature educational material can be teaching valuable skills to the people playing them. Gamertell’s… Continue Reading »
Hypertension headed to the Dreamcast and all computers
TDGMods is working on a reimagining of the Blood and Blood II: The Chosen first person shooters called Hypertension. What’s unique about this project is the systems it is appearing on. In 2010, it will be released not only for PC, Mac and Linux computers, but also for the Sega… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: PSP Game sales and Inferno Pool (November 1 to 7, 2009)
This week’s first featured downloadable game is Inferno Pool for $9.99 on the PS3. But this isn’t the old school game of pool we all know and enjoy. In fact, this game takes pool to a whole new extreme challenge for up to four players. The next downloadable game this… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: 100 interesting games you must import to play
Hey everyone! This is a momentous day for Important Importables. Today marks the 100th column. Who’d have thought, right? Anyways, to celebrate today, I’m listing my 100 all time favorite games that you can only get by importing. These are titles that aren’t available in North America, and you have… Continue Reading »
EA’s Peter Moore says disc-less consoles a decade away
The industry seems sharply divided on how much of an impact digital downloading will have on the future of game sales. There has been speculation about whether the next Xbox or PlayStation will even feature any kind of disc drive. EA Sports President Peter Moore doesn’t think it’s time to… Continue Reading »
Nintendo recompenses Wii Internet Channel buyers with free NES games
Back on September 1, 2009, Nintendo made a benevolent announcement. All Wii owners would henceforth be able to download the Internet Channel, which was previously $5/500 Wii Points, for free. It was a wonderful announcement, and all the people who didn’t feel like paying $5 for an internet browser, myself… Continue Reading »
Console Classix relaunch results in more gaming options for users
If you’re without a Wii, it also means you’re without Virtual Console, one of the few means of playing classic video games you may not be able to play anymore. Fortunately, websites exist online where you can subscribe to get access to these games and play via your computer, and… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary with 35 Hello Kitty games
On November 1, 2009, Hello Kitty celebrates her 35th birthday. Funny, she doesn’t look that old. It’s also her twin sister Mimmy’s birthday too, but she’s not the famous one so nobody really cares about her. She’s just part of the entourage. Anyways, in honor of Hello Kitty’s 35th, Important… Continue Reading »
Netflix on the PS3, Nintendo Wii and (eventually) your brain
FROM GADGETELL - Netflix is already on the Xbox 360, lots of media players, and, of course, on your computer. It probably comes as no surprise that the CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, says that he wants Netflix on the PS3 and the Wii one day. Eventually we want to be on all… MORE »
The 5 best Tales Of… games ever released stateside
Namco Bandai’s Tales of series hasn’t been developed in North America, Europe and other regions the way it has in Japan. We’ve never seen any of the DS entries (Tales of Tempest/Tales of Innocence/Tales of Hearts), didn’t catch the Game Boy Advance Narikiri Dungeon or Summoner’s Lineage spin-offs and weren’t… Continue Reading »
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Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
