So, with the recent price drop you are thinking about getting another DS so you can play some of the included wireless features on some of your games with a buddy, but which games have good wireless play and which ones are just a gimmick?

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Once again surveys show that gamers are watching less and less television.
The point could be made that this survey doesn’t necessarily mean that gamers are spending more time playing video games, just that they are watching less TV. And with the current quality of programming on television I would venture to say that this …

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California Extreme 2005 — California Extreme is the “Classic Arcade Games Show”. In a nutshell, it’s an annual celebration of coin operated pinball machines, video games and other novelties you once found in game arcades. It’s two days that celebrate this exceptional entertainment medium, featuring tournaments, speakers, parts vendors, and an opportunity to play games …

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Stackopolis is a free Flash game with lots of energy, but does it live up to its tagline “the most addictive game since Tetris?” Read the Brittlefish review.

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Batari BASIC Compiler — Fred Quimby’s BASIC compiler for the Atari 2600 let’s you create your own games that will actually run on an Atari 2600, or in an emulator.
Glamestris — Integrating AI game playing algorithms into Tetris, plus a few other Tetris links, including a 1998 article on Vladimir Pokhilko, the creator of …

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Dork Tower is a board game in somewhat of the style of the old Dark Tower board game by Milton Bradley. It is a fun time, if you can get past the initial learning and setup of your first game. This is a game that can be enjoyed by most gamers, provided they don’t mind trying something a little unorthodox.

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The Jewel Royale (Chess Set) Company Limited is creating an estimated 5 Million pound chess set. When I first heard this I thought, “Wow, that’s big”. That is, until I realized that this was a British company. Then I thought, “Wow, that’s expensive“.
Valued at over £5 million, this single chess set will …

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