WWF RAW - Game Gear [1994]

Well… at least it’s better than the Game Boy version.

SEGA Dreamcast In-Magazine Pull-Out Advert [1999]

I tore this one out of EGM #122, but I’m sure that these things were found in every gaming mag around the time of the system’s launch. I always remember things like “It’s Thinking” and the VMU attachment but reading the lines, “IT’S ALREADY FIGURING OUT HOW TO BEAT YOU IN GAMES YOU HAVEN’T SEEN”, is pretty creeptacular.

Good on you, SEGA.

“9.9.99 The Biggest 24 Hours in Entertainment History” - Electronic Gaming Monthly #122 [September 1999]

Ahh — gotta love that hyperbole.

Also, my scanner and this image I found online couldn’t get seem to get the colors right. The magazine itself is neon orange, just like the Dreamcast swirl logo.

“It’s Thinking” - SEGA Dreamcast Advert [1999]

Thirteen years ago, this quirky console was released in North America to much fanfare. According to Wikipedia:

“In the US alone, a record 300,000 units had been pre-ordered and Sega sold 500,000 consoles in just two weeks (including a record 225,132 sold during the first 24 hours). In fact, due to brisk sales and hardware shortages, Sega was unable to fulfill all of the advance orders. Sega confirmed that it made $98.4 million on combined hardware and software sales with Dreamcast following the September 9, 1999 launch.”

I remember buying one around the time Sonic Adventure 2 launched, and I still hold the console in high regards. There were so many oddball games for the system that I’m surprised that many of them haven’t showed up as downloadable titles during the current generation. Screw Crazy Taxi — let’s see Seaman, Puyo Puyo Fever, and Power Stone available to purchase in 2012!

Cheap Ass Deal O’ the Week - The House of the Dead: Overkill (PS3)

Never played this one before, but this title looks promising if you’re looking for something that uses your PS Move controllers. I mean, what about a light-gun shooter that’s dipped in an American B-Horror/Exploitation Film coating which has you gunning down monstrous mutants DOESN’T sound like a good time? Factor in Amazon’s low price of $14.79 and picking this one up is a no-brainer.

Fun Fact: The House of the Dead: Overkill used to hold the title for Most Profane Video Game of All Time through Guinness World Records with 189 usages of the word “fuck”. That record now belongs to the dreadfully generic Mafia II.

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The Sonic x Hello Kitty Revealed, Dozens Thrilled

I have no love for either one of these things, but I couldn’t help but laugh at this collaboration between SEGA and Sanrio when I saw it over at NeoGAF.  If you want your filthy mitts on one of these…things, then you should head over to Japan as they’ll be available soon:

“This Sonic x Hello Kitty Super Jumbo Plushy will be available in late July at Sega amusement facilities throughout Japan. The item is meant to commemorate the long awaited July 14 reopening of Sega’s Tokyo Joyopolis facility.”

To be quite honest, I’m probably not the best person to completely trash this weird mash-up piece of merchandise, as I almost bought a KISS x Mr. Potatohead set two years ago around Halloween.

We all have our stupid, stupid fandom, I guess.

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Cheap Ass Deal O’ the Week - Sonic Generations

I didn’t have a Sega Genesis growing up, so I’ve never been the gamer that’s held Sonic the Hedgehog in high regard. I’ve played through Sonic Adventure 2, but that’s been pretty much my overall experience with SEGA’s mascot UNTIL I ended up renting Sonic Generations through Redbox. 

In the couple of days that I had with the title, I had fun trying to figure out how to cut my stage completion times and goofing around with the 3D platforming mechanics.  I didn’t play enough of it to review here, but I feel completely comfortable with purchasing it brand new for this price through Amazon:

PS3 - $18.19
Xbox 360 - $18.17

By comparison, if you wanted to play the downloadable-only Sonic 4, you would have to pay $10 for episode one and $15 for episode two. As far of episode three goes — nobody knows if it’ll ever exist!

Skip all that mess and pick this Sonic game up instead.

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