Wii it's Excite Truck from Nintendo

You're cruising through the woods, intently focused on the goal. With your fingers crossed tight, you speed past opponents and in between trees, hoping you can finish the day without another wreck. Having speeds in great excess of the limit, you launch off hills and mountains like Tony Hawk flies off ramps. You soar over the world and all its glory – the trees, the lake, and countless man-made structures. Bridges, which are typically crossed, act as a danger zone that, if enough air has been gained, will be crossed over with ease.

Though your eyes are much too busy to see everything the first time, you notice a cluster of hills up ahead. As harmless to your vehicle as the situation may be, there's something about it that raises a red flag. All things likely, you know that one of the hills will slow you down. CYou couldn't possibly gain enough air. There's little hope. Your opponents might catch up.

Sony PSP answers iTunes

Sony plans on launching their new movie download service in early 2007. This is a new rival to the Apple iTunes will allow the user to download movies to a computer and transfer the movies to a MemoryStick memory card for viewing on the PSP.

The new service is developed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and complements the more than 20 million Sony PSPs sold worldwide. The Sony 4GB MemoryStick holds up to 10 feature films.

IPTV and the Xbox 360: Two of a Kind

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 will get digital television features based on the company's Microsoft TV IPTV software. The online television service offers users channel guides, digital video recording, on-demand video, and other online features.The upcoming IPTV features expand on the Xbox 360's already formidable multimedia features, like iXbox Live downloads, HD-DVD support with an optional drive, and compatibility with Windows XP Media Center media streaming.

The Matrix Path of Neo: I am Ready for a New Matrix Game, You?

A total of fifty levels allow the player to participate in many of the major action scenes from the films. Most of these sequences, picked by the movie directors themselves,[2] are taken from the first film in the series.

At the start of the game, the player is hacker Thomas Anderson, and does not possess any of the powers that the character will later discover as Neo. As the game continues, players learn new skills and techniques, equipping Neo for the final showdown with Agent Smith. These additional skills may be learned both in training levels and in the main game. Many of these skills are used by Neo in the trilogy, including the bullet dodge, bullet stop, and flight. A number of weapons are available in the game, consisting of both melee weapons (including various types of swords, staffs, and escrimas) and firearms (assault rifle, submachine gun, pistol etc).

Contra III for the Nintendo Wii: Back To the Future

Contra III picks up right about where just about every Contra game picks up: The evil alien forces of the vile Red Falcon have invaded Earth. As either Bill in solo play or with Lance in two-player, you take on several stages' worth of nasty aliens firing guns, other aliens, and all sorts of other unpleasantness coming at you until you've defeated the aforementioned vile Red Falcon. Of course, the trick here is that all these stages are wicked hard and packed to the brim with enemies and crazy pitfalls that sometimes come out of nowhere.

Maybe $8 isn't the best price for a relatively brief shooter like Contra III, but its addictive and challenging gameplay makes it easier to justify paying such a price. For Contra fans, this one's basically a no-brainer, but if you never really got into the series back in the day and fancy yourself a shooter fan, this is as good a place as any to start.

Super Bowl Frenzy with Madden 2007

I played Madden 2007 today, and put in the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, and let it pay the game while I watched. Guess who won? The Colts of course, it was a close game that came down to a field goal with 1 minute left in the game and then the bears throw an interception to win the game. The final score 24-21 Colts.

Good luck to both teams but I think Madden knows who is going to win......

Wii love Nintendo

I played the Wii! I love it! This is the best console ever made. Nintendo always comes up with the coolest interactive content and technology. The track and field pad, the zapper gun, and bongos for Donkey Kong.

Xbox 360 is good and PS3 is good but they are what we expect from a console. Nintendo took it to the next level.

Our children will be in shape

The next generation of children will get fit with the Wii. Parents buy this for your children and make sure they stay fit. No long will children veg in front of the tv playing baseball and tennis with a control that does all the action for them. With the Wii players have to swing to hit the ball, use a pitching motion to through the baseball to the catcher, and do a backhand swing to hit the tennis ball over the net.

I was tired after 30 minutes of play. I guess I am out of Wii shape but the more I play the more fun I have.

Buy it if you can find it!

Will Playstation Ever Learn?

I remember when the first generation of the PS2 console had a problem playing PS1 games. I thought they dropped the ball on that one.

Now the first-generation PS3 is having trouble playing PS2 games. Will they ever learn? They had an extra year to produce the console. I guess it is about Profit/Loss ratio. How much are they going to lose on consoles that are flawed. In this case, absolutely nothing. To bad for the early adopters.

I got my eye on a second generation PS3 and I won't have to stand out in the cold for two days to get one! Wait until February if you can.

Apple and Video Games, oh my!

Take a bite of Apple! Everyone else is trying!

Apple getting into the Video Game industry? They sell iTunes, iPods, Movies and TV show downloads, and of course they are getting into the Apple game. They just need to make sure that it is mobile and virtual. Maybe it can be like home phones where you have a base phone and a couple extra phones in the bedrooms.

A main console you play at home and mobile console extensions so everyone can play together and on the Internet? I should sell these ideas, but I would probably have to pay someone to take them :)

Dual Shock the MLG

Now we have the MLG Major League Gaming Pro Circuit. They are paying people to play video games on TV. I watched for a full hour and I don't know if I will ever watch again. Especially the close up cam of a gamers face as they play video games.

At least with Paintball you get to see people get hit by hard objects, super cool. Eating contests? Guys eating 60 hot dogs in 15 minutes, got to love it! Professional Gamers? Maybe if it was virtual dodgeball and the players were hooked up to shocking devices and when they get hit in the game the get shocked, that would be entertaining.

Dual Shock those MLG guys :)

eBay Tips for selling Video Games

After 4 years of selling Video Games on eBay I have learned that it is fun but not a business.

What are the tips I learned?

1. Sell on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evening between 5pm and 10pm EST (Everyone sells on the Weekends and it gets too competitive)

2. Always give feedback. If someone is a good buyer or seller reward them and everyone will do the same thing. Feedback is the most important criteria for a buyer. You can only participate in the ebay powerseller program.

3. Set a real auction and buy now price. Don't start at $.01 because it may sell. It is ok if you only sell 25-50% of your games each week. Just make sure you are getting the optimal amount of profit.

4. Give just enough information to completely inform but not to overwhelm your buyers.

5. Use clear pictures of the actual product. The better the picture the more interested a buyer will be.

6. Offer one type of product at a time, don't list two of the same games unless you know they will sell right away. This will give the buyer an incentive to purchase, thinking it may not be their tomorrow since it is the only one in your store.

7. Use the hot lists from eBay. They take the time to figure out what is selling and what is not. But on the other side of the coin, look for hot sellers before everyone else does.

8. Be prepared for eBay to give up information about the hot categories you find before everyone else. Be pro-active and find hot categories yourself.

9. Always offer Paypal and Money order. Some people don't trust paypal or don't have a checking account. If they use paypal they will pay by paypal.

10. Be very careful about International buyers. I only sold to Canadian buyers. Even though Internaitonal buyers are willing to pay more, shipping is not always 100% reliable.

11. Always thank a person for their purchase and tell them when you are going to send the product and how long it should take.

12. Use boxes for fragile products instead of bubble mailers. Buyers will pay more for boxes. You can get them at Uline for a reasonable price. Use the Wrap Pack for bubble mailers.

Got more tips, let us know.

Atari 2600 Top 20 Best Video Games

Atari 2600

Atari Age is the leader in Atari 2600 information. They have an Atari Rarity Guide and a Atari Forum to talk with Atari buddies about your favorite games or brag about the high score you just got on Gametap.

1. River Raid (of course)
2. Decathlon
3. Hero
4. California Games
5. Moon Patrol
6. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
7 Crystal Castle
8 Tron Deadly Discs
9 Winter Games
10 Burgertime
11 Breakout
12 Pac-Man
13 Donkey Kong
14 Pitfall
15 3-D Tic Tac Toe
16 Battlezone
17 Jr Pac-Man
18 Jungle Hunt
19 Kangaroo
20 Pole Position

What are your favorite Atari 2600 games? Many of these games are playable on Gametap or you can get the collectable version at Ebay.

Resistance: Fall of Man Video Game Review

Resistance: Fall of Man With Cyborgs?

Did these guys live in 1947? Is this part of the Roswell Crash?

Ah, I see! It is set in a frightening, alternate 20th century reality. In mere decades, the Chimera -- a species of unknown origin propagating a virus that converts other life forms into more Chimera -- has overrun Russia and all of Europe. Humanity's hope for survival is slim, and the tide of the battle rests on the shoulders of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale.

Play online! I will be there, look for VideoGameNut and prepare to fall, man!

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Playstation 3: eBay or Wait by the Bay

Got Playstation 3?


After standing in line at the Metreon in San Francisco for two days straight, I struggled with either selling my PS3 on eBay or just enjoying the heck out of it. Of course, I kept it. I sat outside for almost three days and I am going to enjoy my PS3. Not too many new games yet but Madden 07 looks pretty good on my 52" Flat Screen!

It is so cool! The rumor is Sony will have more in February or March? For now just go over to your friends house.

Did you sit outside to get a PS3? Share your stories here!

Nintendo Wii: Make your own Video Game Arcade

You can either go to the Chicago Gaming Company and pay $2,000-$3,000 for 100 nintendo video games or you can make your own joystick and buttons that play on your HD Plasma big screen TV. All you need to some joystick and button components, a nintendo revolution or now the Nintendo Wii, and your favorite TV.

Nintendo Wii coming November 19th, 2006

Play any game in the Nintendo game portfolio, NES, Super NES, all available to download for a rumored $0.99. Oh My!

All the Paperboy and Qix you can handle. Bye Bye Gametap!

MORTAL KOMBAT! Armageddon

Fatality!

In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, you can "Create a Fatality". Make your own 7 move fatality. That is why we buy the game right?


MORTAL KOMBAT!

You can just here someone yelling MORTAL KOMBAT!

I was in Lake Tahoe for New Years in 1996, and we stayed in a hotel room next to a couple guys from USC. Well needless to say they loved the Mortal Kombat song, from the original soundtrack. Picture this, 7 am New Years Day, hung over and all of the sudden.

MORTAL KOMBAT!

Two guys playing the Mortal Kombat Theme Song as loud as their boombox will play. Screaming Mortal Kombat at the top of their lungs, 7 am New Years Day in Lake Tahoe.

I am sure everyone remembers someone yelling Mortal Kombat.

Buy it! You'll love it!

Top 10 Video Games of all Time!

What are the top 10 video games of all
time?

1. Sim City Classic (SNES)
2. Pirates Gold (Sega Genesis)
3. River Raid (Atari 2600)
4. Risk (PS2)
5. Madden EA Sports (XBOX 360)
6. Ring King (NES)
7. Cyber Ball (Stand Up Arcade)
8. Zeke's Peak (Stand Up Arcade)
9. K.C. Munchkin! (Odyssey)
10. Qix (NES)



What's your top 10 video games of all time?

Want to play some of these games? California Extreme Classic Arcade Game Show convention in San Jose, CA were you can play over 300 stand-up arcade and pinball machines for two days straight. This is an annual event in August, for more information visit: California Extreme Video Game & Pinball Expo

Do you know about other video game shows across the US? Also with Gametap you can play hundreds of your favorite classic video games on consoles including: Atari 2600, Colecovision, PC, and more retro consoles.