Category Archives: Arcade Games

Video games, pinball, bowling and other things.

Pinballz

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Steve

This new attraction opened last Thanksgiving and we also made a cursory visit a few weeks ago, mainly to make sure we could find it. As a part of my weekend-long birthday celebration we finally had an official visit. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Arkham Asylum

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Steve

There’s an upside and a downside to playing the “Game of the Year” edition. Upside: Extra content (as the graphic shows). Odds are, its popularity is well deserved so you bought a winner. The price is lower. With new games … Continue reading →

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The Las Vegas Gun Store

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Steve

During our inaugural stay with Tahiti Village (2008), the lobby had a stand full of brochures plugging the numerous attractions in and around Las Vegas: Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, Cirque du Soleil, etc. One that got our attention was … Continue reading →

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The latest productivity killer in my life, Train Conductor 2

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Steve

This cool little game (only 99 cents) was being played on the iPad demo unit at Best Buy last month. The colors, the sounds and the movement were too hard to resist so I scored it for mine. Now it’s … Continue reading →

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Futurama was originally a game in the Eighties!

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Steve

I used to own a Nintendo in the late Eighties, how did I miss this title?

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RIP Guitar Hero

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Steve

It’s probably old news to those who really cared. I knew about it earlier, this post just had to take a back seat in the queue. I caught the scoop while I was home sick and during one of the … Continue reading →

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How does the NES gun function?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Steve

Mental Floss elaborates here on the technical aspects. Nice to know the specifics. I figured as much with the flashing screen parts because there was a guy in my dorm who received an NES from his girlfriend. Although Super Mario … Continue reading →

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Rock Band 3 will hush some critics

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Steve

One of the common complaints about the music video games comes from musicians or in my opinion…purists. Those games don’t encourage kids to learn how to play the guitar, drums…whatever. Anecdotal evidence has seemed to argue in the other direction. … Continue reading →

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Rock Band 3 is no longer a rumor

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Steve

This franchise remains my personal favorite because it is more flexible than its predecessor Guitar Hero and less un-cool than Band Hero aka GH for the Miley Cyrus crowd. You probably wouldn’t know it lately. I never got off my … Continue reading →

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Cheap alternative to Cable & Blockbuster

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Steve

Somara and I joined the last decade by getting into Netflix after resisting the continuous pestering to join practically every time we bought something at Best Buy. To me, the main point I wanted to avoid was the subscription element. … Continue reading →

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It’s a stretch yet I agree!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steve

This was from today’s Toronto Star column on technology. Comical? Yes. Odd? That too. Apocryphal? No. Only the music purists could say such a thing, never mind the games’ positive effect on people wanting to learn how to play the … Continue reading →

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A videogame to guarantee snickering

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Steve

Caught this gem at Target. If it didn’t have the horrible, double entendre title, it would only be remembered for being a dull game. I only wish I could find the ad for these shoes called Steamers, something I thought … Continue reading →

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Great insight on Rock Band/Guitar Hero

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Steve

I must have downloaded the version of the Sound Opinions podcast from Bizarro World because it wasn’t filled with those two Chicago windbags’ bitching about Rock Band and Guitar Hero for a change. Of course Somara always asks, why do … Continue reading →

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500 Days of Wii Fit

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Steve

Yesterday I had time to do four virtual laps around the Island before going about my exciting and crazy Saturday (6.5 virtual miles). The Fit’s coach started off by letting me know that I started my account 500 days ago. … Continue reading →

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A new “virtual” record on my Wii Fit

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Steve

Today I pulled off a five-minute mile while running around the island. Let’s call it a virtual mile since even in my prime running days back in the Nineties, living in Hyde Park, six and a half minutes was the … Continue reading →

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