Tuesday, June 3, 2008 

Mario Vs Sonic - The History Of These Two Gaming Giants

...In the 60's and 70's it was The Beatles vs Rolling Stones. In the 80's it was Lakers vs Celtics. In the 90's the topic that saw so many schoolyard arguments was indeed mario vs Sonic. who would win in a fight? who would win in a race? Who cooks a better omelet? You name it, it was argued. There were no characters as recognised to children of the 90's as Sonic and mario, with Sonic's "Q score" (a rating that rates something based on it's popularity) even surpassing that of Mickey Mouse. With such results, it seemed obvious this rivalry wouldn't die out quickly.

Contrary to popular belief, mario made his debut in the 1981 Donkey Kong game for the arcade. Although he was called "Jumpman" he looked exactly the same as the mario that appeared in the first game with his name in the title "mario Bros." This was a basic game that didn't scroll, and it required killing all the enemies in a "Phase" and then progressing to the next phase. In this age, it is hard to see the appeal of this game, but in it's time it was rather entertaining.

Mario's game that propelled him to the status of a household name was the first "Super mario Bros" for the NES which is now the best selling video game of all time. This was the first side scrolling mario game and it set a standard for all the 16 bit mario games to come. While it was not the first si...more

Where to Buy Used Super Nintendo (Snes) Games & Console Systems Online?

...rice. People enjoy this option to buy the games but how do you get the lowest price. You as a buyer have to watch eBay! at slow hours when people might not be following auctions. Then you can usually snag an auction around 25%-50% cheaper than retail. As a buyer you still are responsible for paying for shipping though. Some auctions have free shipping because of deals or Snes Game Bundles.

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mario And luigi Are Now Online

...mario and Luigi are one of the best games ever invented back in the eighties and its still a great game to this day. It use to be that you can only find these two adventurous brothers on Nintendo systems, but today you can find mario and luigi online games all over the internet. Its great that you can play the same game that first developed back in the eighties. Dont get me wrong the new games are fun, but nothing compares to the first game.

I use to play mario and luigi all of the time with my brother when...more

How to Play Super mario RPG Online SNES Instructions and Story

... most of which were stronger and sometimes dealt status problems. Bowser's Special Moves also required you to rotate the Directional Pad to strengthen your Move. It was difficult to do even after beating the game twice.

Mallow was a well balanced character. He has some recovery moves and some attacking moves. Not really a specialist in either fields but always has the right move for the certain situation. His weapons are very weak and has high magic stats. He is recommended if you don't have Peach in your party.

Geno is another well balanced character stats wise but is missing the recovery moves Mallow and Peach possess. He is both a strong attacker and strong speci...more

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