Oh.  The Sega Genesis.  I still remember the Christmas that I got my Genesis.  I couldn’t put down the controller.  I was obsessed with the speedy Sonic.  And now for the top ten decided by you guys/gals.

3.  Sonic the Hedgehog

Released on June 23 in 1991, Sonic was Sega’s answer to Nintendo’s Mario. This game was a platform game that involved a speedy Sonic the Hedgehog. The speed involved in the game was new to platformers and made the Sonic series very popular. Sonic could curl up into a little ball to attack enemies. There power-ups found hidden in TV like containers that Sonic can bash into to open. Rings are to Sonic as coins are to Mario.  Once Sonic collects 100 rings, he gets an extra life. If Sonic has 50 or more rings at the end of a level, a giant ring appears above Sonic which he can jump into to go to the bonus level. When Sonic gets hit he loses all his rings and you have to try to collect them before they disappear. Sonic will die if he hits an enemy when he has no rings.

I loved this game series and would spend hours on end seeing if I could beat my best times in getting through each level or with the most amount of rings. Oh Sonic, you had some good years. Let’s hope that the people over at Sega will make you great again

After listening to the 1UP podcast from December 26 I got encouraged about what we might see come to pass in 2009 and what new trends might show their face. The 2008 gaming industry had some great surprises with great games and hardware that will be played for years to come. With the great Q4 we had and the New Year here, what is there to look forward to in 2009? Will 2009 give us some great innovations or new game styles like we saw last year with Mirrors Edge, Fallout 3, and downloadable games like Braid and Castle Crashers? The big question everyone is asks is, “What’s can we expect in 2009”?

What about downloadable content? Perhaps with the advancements we saw in 2008 DLC will become the most popular demand for 2009. Games like Left 4 Dead have fans waiting for the already promised DLC and not to mention the DLC expansion coming out in Q1 for Grand Theft Auto IV, the 2008 Game of the Year, which adds not just a new island but also a new single player story line. The NXE (new Xbox experience) has opened up a different kind of DLC for the casual and hardcore gamers. More and more, entire games are available for download and with the release of the SDK and the new community games available, I am sure we will see more games like Braid stepping out of hiding this year.

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This is pretty neat.

Ars Technica is reporting that Best Buy has started putting vending machines in airports selling Nintendo DS’s and games. Even better, they seem to be selling at normal retail prices. Everyone who’s had to buy something from the airport knows how inflated prices usually are.

Since the whole process of flying is nothing but waiting in different locations, the DS and its games make a lot of sense for the impatient traveler… or the traveler’s impatient children.

Over the Holidays, we asked you to write in your votes for the best games and console of 2008. We’ve been collecting the votes over the past two months, and the results are in. Here are the best games and consoles of 2008 according to you.

Best PC Game: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Left4Dead
Best Xbox Game: Fable2
Best Nintendo Wii Game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best PS3 Game: Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Handheld game (for PSP or Nintendo DS): Chrono Trigger DS
Best game overall: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Fable2, Left4Dead
Best Console: Xbox360

Thanks to the following communities who took part in this; Hardcore Christian Gamer, CandaceHolly.com, The Geek Media.com

Oh.  The Sega Genesis.  I still remember the Christmas that I got my Genesis.  I couldn’t put down the controller.  I was obsessed with the speedy Sonic.  And now for the top ten decided by you guys/gals.

4.  Road Rash

Released in 1991, Road Rash changed the normal bike racing game and added a new twist.  Beating the crap out of each other with various objects.  The object of the game is to place 3rd or higher to advance to the next race.  As the player advances the opponents get harder to beat and the tracks get harder and longer.  As you race you get a set money value based on where you placed.  The game ends when you cannot pay for the repairs on the bike.  Road Rashed spawned a multitude of games in the series that finally ended in 1999.

I think this game would be awesome on the current generation gaming systems (EA are you listening?).

It's just Dan and Jeff this week as Dan edits the show for the first time and describes his plan for an HCG takeover…..Jeff talks some Little Big Planet and why Drew is dumb, and Dan finally got to play Left 4 Dead.
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Let me start of saying that this game is actually pretty good.  I honestly expected to play a really bad shooter like Secret Service or Conflict Denied Ops.  This was not the case with Legendary, not only was the shooting not half bad, the graphics were good and the story line was entertaining as well.

The premise of the story is that you are hired to steal Pandora’s Box from a museum.  In the process of doing so-the box gets opened and a slew of mythological creatures are released to reap havok on the world.  Because you were the one to open the box, your hand also becomes embossed with a signet that gives you powers.  When you kill an enemy you are able to absorb their power into yourself.  You can use this power to either heal yourself, push enemies away or power up certain items. I was reminded of Bioshock in certain instances of using my hand.

Legendary is a shooter, with being a shooter you will get your hands on different weapons.  Though not all to varied you will get a shotgun, uzi, machine gun and a pistol.  You will also have the opportunites to use a heavy machine gun, a rocket launcher and a flame thrower.

There are a variety of enemies to face as well, from the human “Black Order” to Werewolves, firedrakes, griffons and more.  Once scene in particular you are to help take down a Golem which has been created through all of the destruction in the city.  You will see different parts of the Golem as a helicopter, cars and light poles.  The sheer massive scale of the Golem is awesome and will definitely immerse you in the game play. Each enemy has different attacks and you must watch them in order to defeat them.  The Werewolves must be decapitated in order to completely kill them.

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Oh.  The Sega Genesis.  I still remember the Christmas that I got my Genesis.  I couldn’t put down the controller.  I was obsessed with the speedy Sonic.  And now for the top ten decided by you guys/gals.

5.  Golden Axe

Golden Axe was released in December of 1989 and was a side-scrolling hack-and-slash RPG.  Player was aided by magic that was limited to a magic meter that could be refilled with magic potions.  The player could choose from 3 characters (Ax, Gilius and Tyris).  Each of these warriors had their own strengths and weaknesses.  You could choose from either story mode and dual mode.  The story mode is self explanatory but the dual mode allows one player to face off in different stages of increasingly hard enemies or for two players to go head to head against each other.

I actually have never played this game but I hear that it was a very good game.  Maybe I will try it out as it has been released for the Virtual Console.

Before I get to the review, allow me to give a plug for our sponsor GameHQ. I purchased a Nintendo DS Lite for my wife for Christmas, and GameHQ was amazing. The bundle that they have is for a system, carrying case, extra stylus, free game, and screen protectors. All of that was well worth the price, and add the fact that I got it before Christmas, made the deal even better. Everyone should check them out for all of your gaming needs.

Now on to the review. This game is for all of you out there looking for that original Super Mario Bros. feel. Remember the side scrolling fun, remember powering up with mushrooms and flowers and stars. This game brings all of that back, and adds many features from later Mario titles. You venture from world to world just like in Super Mario Bros. 3, you can get power ups that make Mario as large as the screen or half the size that you are when you’re small. I’m not a Nintendo fan at all, but I genuinely had fun playing this game. It brought me back to my youth a little, reminding me of the first game in the series, and I enjoyed being able to play the versus by connecting to DS’s together. The ability to lay the pwn my wife made me feel good.

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Well, I put all of the names in a big hat, and had my wife draw one out at random. It just so happens that she picked out SOG PIRATE. I hope no one cries shenanigans on this one, as he is my brother in law. Congratulations Chad, I’ll get it out to you ASAP. Thanks everyone for participating, look out for more giveaways in the future. I promise next time I’ll tell family that they aren’t eligible.