Archive for April, 2008

Reviving Old Computer Games

Remember the good old days of gaming, when there were only 5 pixels in the protagonist and your imagination could turn them into a heroic figure of Schwarzenegger proportions? When the enemies and the heroes were distinguished by colour and you only needed one button on the joystick? Well times have changed and technology has […]

Old Games, New Games, What’s The Difference?

Do you remember the old games that were used to play? If we have lived long enough, we can probably remember standing around in the video arcades dumping mass quarters into video games.
We may also be able to remember the old videogame systems, such as the Atari and the games that we would play on […]

How Old Should Kids Be Before They Play Video Games?

Q: My 3-year-old has been watching his 9 and 11-year-old brothers play video games, and he wants to start playing games too. I know that there are games out there for kids his age, but is 3 too young for him to start?
A: There are many video games available for three-year-olds, including one by Fisher […]

Video Game Trading Equals Big Business

Video game trading is a matter of taking your old games, be them for old gaming consoles such as the Nintendo classic or first version of the Playstation to the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, and exchanging them for either cash or more games. This practice has been around for quite some time starting back […]

Video Game Console Comparison For Christmas

Like every Christmas, this year a new video game console is on the top of many kids wish lists. The question for parents is which console is right for my kids, do you know the answer? I’ll break down some of the major features of each console, the advantages and disadvantages and in the end […]

How to Choose a Video Game Console

There are six major video game consoles available at retailers right now; Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, and Nintendo DS. It can be hard to choose which one is right for you. And after you add in the old consoles too, it makes the choice even more overwhelming. Don’t worry too much though. Just […]

Games - Should Kids Play War Games?

If you grew up in the early to late 60s you remember watching Vic Morrow in the great series Combat. You were so taken by the his performance that if you were a normal kid, you wanted to be Sergeant Saunders. And you got the chance to do it too. The toy stores were stocked […]