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...you make the best of what's still around. At least, that's what a famous band once sung, and it's the same with gaming.
The summer comes upon us not just with blazing sun but with a threat of less games and a lull before the days close in on us again. Every summer its the same. But perhaps we should take this time to reflect on our stockpile of games that we already own, or get familiar with some of the older games by buying back catalogue stuff instead of new releases.
Now the Playstation 2 was often moaned about for having a lack of interesting games, most of them playing like PSX games with fancy graphics. Recently, though, there has been a wide release of some nice games that have slowly crept in and made the PS2 worth buying. With everyone looking forward to titles like MGS2, perhaps it's time to take a breath and look at some of those other shiny boxes on the shelf instead. ZOE sold well for the MGS2 demo, but it has some nice gameplay itself and Tekken Tag will satisfy most of your fighting requirements when the days get too hot to wonder outside (we can only hope!)
The Dreamcast is a good example of a console with a brighter past than future, and there are some great games to be had, some at bargain prices too. If you haven't witness the fun of Jet Set Radio, MSR or Virtua Tennis yet then the summer is the perfect time to do this. Even if you have played these games, isn't it time you dusted them off and put those shiny discs back in your machine before the next batch of titles takes over all of your spare time.
The Nintendo 64 isn't quite dead and buried yet, either. Got one? Well, how long since you played it? I'm sure you've already forgotton how good the first 64 Zelda game was, perhaps a replay is in order. Rediscover the watery delights of Waverace when the hosepipe bans take effect, or perhaps a wonder around Mario's castle of delights is in order, remembering just how good it was to clock that giant munching monster once and for all. Diddy kong and Banjo are just crying out for another race after being left in the back of the cupboard for so long and Fox McCloud still needs your help, even after he's saved the world a couple of times.
Replay value seems all but forgotton in the days of rushed releases and with new games and systems hitting the shelves all the time, so take a deep breath and walk back down retro avenue, just a little, and let your older games know they haven't been entirely forgotton.
The summer comes upon us not just with blazing sun but with a threat of less games and a lull before the days close in on us again. Every summer its the same. But perhaps we should take this time to reflect on our stockpile of games that we already own, or get familiar with some of the older games by buying back catalogue stuff instead of new releases.
Now the Playstation 2 was often moaned about for having a lack of interesting games, most of them playing like PSX games with fancy graphics. Recently, though, there has been a wide release of some nice games that have slowly crept in and made the PS2 worth buying. With everyone looking forward to titles like MGS2, perhaps it's time to take a breath and look at some of those other shiny boxes on the shelf instead. ZOE sold well for the MGS2 demo, but it has some nice gameplay itself and Tekken Tag will satisfy most of your fighting requirements when the days get too hot to wonder outside (we can only hope!)
The Dreamcast is a good example of a console with a brighter past than future, and there are some great games to be had, some at bargain prices too. If you haven't witness the fun of Jet Set Radio, MSR or Virtua Tennis yet then the summer is the perfect time to do this. Even if you have played these games, isn't it time you dusted them off and put those shiny discs back in your machine before the next batch of titles takes over all of your spare time.
The Nintendo 64 isn't quite dead and buried yet, either. Got one? Well, how long since you played it? I'm sure you've already forgotton how good the first 64 Zelda game was, perhaps a replay is in order. Rediscover the watery delights of Waverace when the hosepipe bans take effect, or perhaps a wonder around Mario's castle of delights is in order, remembering just how good it was to clock that giant munching monster once and for all. Diddy kong and Banjo are just crying out for another race after being left in the back of the cupboard for so long and Fox McCloud still needs your help, even after he's saved the world a couple of times.
Replay value seems all but forgotton in the days of rushed releases and with new games and systems hitting the shelves all the time, so take a deep breath and walk back down retro avenue, just a little, and let your older games know they haven't been entirely forgotton.
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...you make the best of what's still around. At least, that's what a famous band once sung, and it's the same with gaming.
The summer comes upon us not just with blazing sun but with a threat of less games and a lull before the days close in on us again. Every summer its the same. But perhaps we should take this time to reflect on our stockpile of games that we already own, or get familiar with some of the older games by buying back catalogue stuff instead of new releases.
Now the Playstation 2 was often moaned about for having a lack of interesting games, most of them playing like PSX games with fancy graphics. Recently, though, there has been a wide release of some nice games that have slowly crept in and made the PS2 worth buying. With everyone looking forward to titles like MGS2, perhaps it's time to take a breath and look at some of those other shiny boxes on the shelf instead. ZOE sold well for the MGS2 demo, but it has some nice gameplay itself and Tekken Tag will satisfy most of your fighting requirements when the days get too hot to wonder outside (we can only hope!)
The Dreamcast is a good example of a console with a brighter past than future, and there are some great games to be had, some at bargain prices too. If you haven't witness the fun of Jet Set Radio, MSR or Virtua Tennis yet then the summer is the perfect time to do this. Even if you have played these games, isn't it time you dusted them off and put those shiny discs back in your machine before the next batch of titles takes over all of your spare time.
The Nintendo 64 isn't quite dead and buried yet, either. Got one? Well, how long since you played it? I'm sure you've already forgotton how good the first 64 Zelda game was, perhaps a replay is in order. Rediscover the watery delights of Waverace when the hosepipe bans take effect, or perhaps a wonder around Mario's castle of delights is in order, remembering just how good it was to clock that giant munching monster once and for all. Diddy kong and Banjo are just crying out for another race after being left in the back of the cupboard for so long and Fox McCloud still needs your help, even after he's saved the world a couple of times.
Replay value seems all but forgotton in the days of rushed releases and with new games and systems hitting the shelves all the time, so take a deep breath and walk back down retro avenue, just a little, and let your older games know they haven't been entirely forgotton.
The summer comes upon us not just with blazing sun but with a threat of less games and a lull before the days close in on us again. Every summer its the same. But perhaps we should take this time to reflect on our stockpile of games that we already own, or get familiar with some of the older games by buying back catalogue stuff instead of new releases.
Now the Playstation 2 was often moaned about for having a lack of interesting games, most of them playing like PSX games with fancy graphics. Recently, though, there has been a wide release of some nice games that have slowly crept in and made the PS2 worth buying. With everyone looking forward to titles like MGS2, perhaps it's time to take a breath and look at some of those other shiny boxes on the shelf instead. ZOE sold well for the MGS2 demo, but it has some nice gameplay itself and Tekken Tag will satisfy most of your fighting requirements when the days get too hot to wonder outside (we can only hope!)
The Dreamcast is a good example of a console with a brighter past than future, and there are some great games to be had, some at bargain prices too. If you haven't witness the fun of Jet Set Radio, MSR or Virtua Tennis yet then the summer is the perfect time to do this. Even if you have played these games, isn't it time you dusted them off and put those shiny discs back in your machine before the next batch of titles takes over all of your spare time.
The Nintendo 64 isn't quite dead and buried yet, either. Got one? Well, how long since you played it? I'm sure you've already forgotton how good the first 64 Zelda game was, perhaps a replay is in order. Rediscover the watery delights of Waverace when the hosepipe bans take effect, or perhaps a wonder around Mario's castle of delights is in order, remembering just how good it was to clock that giant munching monster once and for all. Diddy kong and Banjo are just crying out for another race after being left in the back of the cupboard for so long and Fox McCloud still needs your help, even after he's saved the world a couple of times.
Replay value seems all but forgotton in the days of rushed releases and with new games and systems hitting the shelves all the time, so take a deep breath and walk back down retro avenue, just a little, and let your older games know they haven't been entirely forgotton.
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