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FROM APPLETELL - The controls in Flick Bowling for the iPhone/iPod touch are minimal, and the features are scant, but it’s one of the best games available for showing off your iPhone and having fun doing it.
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I know it’s been awhile since I played Bumper Stars by Large Animal Games on Facebook (especially after getting my butt handed to me by my fellow game journo, Jenni Lada) but I recently went back to give the game a try. It’s a totally refreshed game from when we previously played.

I contacted Wade Tinney, co-founder of Large Animal Games, to find out more about the changes.

“Hi Lucy, Thanks for reaching out! Here is a rundown of the changes to the game: On the game play side, we completely re-programmed the game and put in a more robust physics engine,“ Tinney wrote. “There were some rare situations in the original version where a Bumper Star could get caught forever between a wall and some bumpers. That should never happen now. You can now…“

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Domo Arigato Nintendo,

I want to personally thank you for your ingenious Wii game console. I recently purchased one for my family and wanted to provide you with the feedback only the proud Dad of a 5-year-old can give.

#$%$% you.

Let me describe for you the feeling of

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For a limited time, McDonald’s will be offering a Whopper-ing $10 mail-in rebate for the Atari VCS (aka 2600) gaming system. I got my hands on the mail-in form from a secret source. I would load it to the Gamertell BBS computer for you to look at but it doesn’t convert to ASCII very well.

In addition to the $10 rebate, the form also offers $3 rebates on 15 great Atari cartridges including…

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There are very few sporting events where one gets to see a man and a woman lock horns, and still fewer if both of them are nearly 80 years old. But this is what happened when Nancy Davies, an 84-year-old woman, took on Hal Winters, 79, in the grand finale of a Wii Bowling tournament. The old lady’s triumph must have surprised everyone, including her opponent Hal Winter, an actual bowling champion who won his last real bowling tournament this year.

The tournament was organized by the Riderwood Retirement Community, which also organizes hockey and shooting tournaments. The final match was a closely contested match with Davies beating Winters 202-182.

Although Davies has worked in a bowling alley, her bowling expertises were no match for Winter’s vast experience of playing actual bowling tournaments throughout his life, at least on paper. 

Read [TG Daily] via [Promaxum Technology News]

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