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Target Is Cruel To Advance Wars Fans

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:40:47 MST

Good news and bad news from the retail front. The recently released and uncharacteristically edgy Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is sold out at at least one Target store, which is a good thing for sales. The bad news? Target is suggesting to unsuspecting gamers—or God forbid, their parents, friends and loved ones—that an acceptable substitution for the game is the Game Boy Advance version of High School Musical. Proof that Target is run by sadists.

Reader William was there to capture the tragedy, for this we thank him.

World Heroes Gets Gorgeous!

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:20:00 MDT

Anyone out there remember World Heroes, Alpha Denshi's not that great fighting game for the Neo Geo platform? There were only a handful of them, with sequels like World Heroes 2 Jet and World Heroes Perfect hitting arcades throughout the early nineties. Fortunately for those who have fond memories of the 2D fighter, SNK Playmore is releasing a collection of four World Heroes games for the PlayStation 2.

And it might just have the best name ever: World Heroes Gorgeous! The emphasis is mine.

Seriously, does it get any better than "gorgeous"? No, I don't think it does. Please take a few minutes to enjoy the ultimate fighting game name and mourn the loss of "turbo" and "hyper." They were good to us.

PS3's Kicks Ass At Collecting Dust

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:22:13 MST

Why I hate glossy black electronics? They become a dust depository and quick. My PLAYSTATION 3 isn't yet three weeks old, and it already has a thick coat of house moss (and this after getting one previous wipe down). The finish of the console's outer shell seems to attracts particles like magnets, because the PS3 gets abnormally filthy, making me wish I held out for a silver model. Anyone else notice this?

Hit the jump for a shot of my dusty fingers. Brian Ashcraft