Wireless Wooden Stratocaster Replica
August 28, 2009 - 1:30 pm - Posted by Sean
The latest Xbox 360 guitar controller from Mad Catz, first announced during E3, is like normal Rock Band instruments, except made of wood. In other words, it’s like a real Fender guitar, except without strings:
I actually have a real Fender Strat Sunburst guitar made in Fullerton, CA (USA Model). I’d love to get one of these so I better start saving up for it.
Check out the video below of it in action:
At $300.00 USD, it’s a little pricey, but considering it’s made of real wood, has a real Fender paint job and basically a real guitar less strings, it’s worth it.
Posted in Accessories + Music + Videos + Xbox 360
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Happy 20th Birthday Sega Genesis
August 14, 2009 - 7:18 am - Posted by Sean
Today in North America we celebrate the 20th birthday of the Sega Genesis game console and the folks at Sega have a pretty cool poll going on right now:
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Sega Genesis, we’re putting the power back in the fans’ hands and letting you determine the next title we’ll release on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Just pick from the Genesis classics below and cast your vote between August 14th and August 21st.
What I found really amusing about this Sega Genesis Poll was the tag line at the bottom of the page that reads:
This poll powered by Blast Processing
Why that’s funny is because back in the day Sega claimed the Genesis had “Blast Processing”. Anyway, back to the poll…
You can vote once per day, and you can come back anytime to check on how your favorite game is faring.
Remember to cast another vote every 24 hours to help push your game over the top, or recruit your friends to stuff the ballot in favor of any one of these landmark titles.
Then be sure to return to genesispoll.com on Saturday, August 22, 2009, to see which title the fans chose to see on XBLA as part of this 20th anniversary celebration! Remember: GENESIS DOES!
MAME v 0.133 Now Available For Download
July 20, 2009 - 11:13 am - Posted by Sean
It’s that time again, a new version of MAME was released today, so go grab MAME version 0.133 from the Modern Classic Gaming MAME download page:
Probably one of the best classic gaming emulators around, MAME now supports well over 8,166+ ROM sets and 4,215+ unique games.
Guitar Hero Metallica Cyanide – Xbox 360
July 8, 2009 - 9:37 pm - Posted by Sean
My buddy Brandon came over last Friday (July 3) and we played some Guitar Hero Metallica on my Xbox 360 and it was decided to record a video of the gameplay.
I apologize in advance for the auto focusing going on in the video. I’ll turn that off for the next gaming video.
Moving along, here is the Metallica Guitar Hero song Cyanide on Hard:
Almost had 100% but ended up with 99%. Missed a note right around 3:22 in the video. Eh, will get it next time.
Some other Guitar Hero stats to mention were a 461 note streak, 5 star rating and a final score of 389,747. Not too bad.
I plan on recording some other gaming videos, so if you have requests, leave them in the comments. Enjoy the video.
Posted in Console Games + Music + Videos + Xbox 360
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SEGA Genesis NOMAD
July 1, 2009 - 10:04 pm - Posted by Sean
Picked up this classic SEGA GENESIS NOMAD at a local Goodwill for $29.99 USD:
The thing is a huge brick, but it works nicely. The game cartridge I’m showing in the video is the GENESIS 6-PAK that contains the following classic games:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Golden Axe
- Streets of Rage
- Revenge of Shinobi
- Columns
- Super Hang-On
Apparently the SEGA Genesis NOMAD is really rare. I’ve seen them go for $25.00 USD to over $100.00 USD on eBay, so who really knows?
Anyway, it does have a TV out and a second controller (Player 2) port, but if you plan on connecting it to a TV, why not just use a normal SEGA Genesis?
Microsoft XBLA honoring Michael Jackson
June 28, 2009 - 8:11 am - Posted by Sean
We’re all still reeling from the passing of the King of Pop, but fortunately, Microsoft’s got a nice memorial for Michael Jackson up on Xbox Live:
This weekend only, the Video Marketplace is giving away the full, ten-minute version of MJ’s classic “Thriller” music video for your viewing pleasure.
Yep, the greatest music video of all time is free to download until the end of the day today.
1984-85 Nintendo NES In-Store Game Kiosk
June 17, 2009 - 2:59 pm - Posted by Sean
An eBay seller says this is a kiosk that was used in stores to sell the Nintendo Entertainment System games back in the day:
Apparently this Kiosk has two NES controllers, a Grey Zapper Light Gun and is loaded with the following 16 classic NES games:
Tennis, Baseball, Soccer, 10-Yard Fight, Golf, Wild Gunman, Hogan’s Alley, Duck Hunt, Wrecking Crew, Excitebike, Kung Fu, Super Mario Bros., Ice Climber, Pinball, Clu-Clu Land, Stack-Up
I already own the actual cartridges for the games on this NES Kiosk, but man, if I had an extra $499.00 USD laying around, I’d probably bid on this auction.
Check out the details on the eBay auction listing.
Atari 2600 Cartridge Remade Into Wallet
June 14, 2009 - 11:12 am - Posted by Sean
It is $55.00 USD, however, the maker of this fine conversation piece says all of an Atari 2600 cartridge’s parts, except for one screw, are re-purposed to help make it into a wallet.
The maker, Nilesz, is running a win-a-wallet contest over on his site, which of course gives you the info on how to order one.
From his blog, it sounds like he does take mail-in requests, but you need to make sure you’re sending him something usable first.
It’d be geektastic if he could do the old Imagic cases, but the 14 he does offer – including Haunted House, Circus Atari and everyone’s favorite, E.T. – are slick enough.
Source: Nilesz – Project Atari 2600 Wallet
Posted in 2600 + Atari Inc. + Homebrew + Videos