Toy Story Video Games

In the Holidays of 1995, Disney and Pixar released Toy Story and the world bathed in the glory of the cutting edge 3D computer-generated animation that brought Andy's toys to life. Riding the seemingly unstoppable hype train, Disney Interactive released video game adaptations of the film on the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo Game Boy, and Windows 95 on April 25th, 1996.

E3 2010: Sony Conference Wrap-Up

Sony was the third of the 'Big Three' to give their E3 press conference, and it didn't fail to disappoint. Starting out with an examination and discussion of 3D gaming, Sony launched into it with an extended gameplay demo of the new Killzone 3, which is slated for a February 2011 release date.

E3 2010: Nintendo Conference Wrap-Up

Wow. Nintendo just kicked all sorts of ass. They started off with a trailer for Super Scribblenauts, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Scribblenauts on the Nintendo DS. The main new feature of the game is the integration of adjectives, which will allow players to create thousands of objects in the game world.

This was followed by the debut trailer and some gameplay footage of the all new Zelda title for the Nintendo Wii. Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be out next year and be 100% MotionPlus compatible, promising unparalleled precision and depth.

E3 2010: Microsoft Conference Wrap-Up

E3 began today, with Microsoft starting off the series of keynote press conferences that would go on to include presentations by EA, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo, and a special conference dedicated to Microsoft Kinect (formerly known as Microsoft Natal).

Sony's Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits label has long been an integral part of the game library for Sony's consoles. It was started to give elite status to best selling games on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable, and since the program began in 1997, there have been over 580 Greatest Hits titles across all four platforms.

When a game became Greatest Hits, two things would happen; the game would drop in price (usually between $19.99 and $29.99), and the collector's value of the original "Black Label" version would begin to rise. While it's not applicable to all games, RPG's in particular like Final Fantasy VII enjoy a noticeable difference in price when comparing the "Green Label" and "Black Label" versions.

Consider the Final Fantasy Anthology for PS1. The original printing had a black label, the old-style white ESRB rating, and listed Squaresoft as the publisher. The new print, which is still in production brand new, has a green label, the new-style black ESRB rating, and lists Square-Enix as the publisher.

3D Dot Game Heroes & Legend of Zelda

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) exclusive, 3D Dot Game Heroes is, as publisher Atlus calls it, “the ultimate love letter to retro gamers.” This is 100% true, and particularly for anyone who has played the original 1987 The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) or the 1991 smash hit, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

The developers at From Software are the ones responsible for 3D Dot Game Heroes. Their past works include the Armored Core series, some of the later Tenchu games, the King’s Field series, and, most recently, the fiendishly difficult and critically acclaimed Demon’s Souls.

The company, being founded in November 1986 in Japan, has been around for a long time—and it shows. There will never be a more faithful homage to the Zelda franchise than 3D Dot Game Heroes, which pays tribute and emulates almost every single facet of the blockbuster Nintendo series.

Seeing as pictures are worth a thousand words, I think it’d be best for me to just show you some comparison images of 3D Dot Game Heroes and some of the Zelda games. The similarities are undeniable.



While it is true that you can custom build your hero in 3D Dot Game Heroes, it's obvious that the protagonist was modeled after Link and that the fairies in the game were based on Navi from the Zelda series. The similarities between the characters is a lot more than purely visual--it extends far into the gameplay, as you can see from this trailer for 3D Dot Game Heroes:

Top 10 Current Gen Fighting Games

It's a good time to be into fighters. Seriously. While the 90's are considered the heydey of the genre with the Neo Geo and the prevalence of arcades, there's been a recent surge of quality fighters this generation. Both 3D and 2D and ranging from new franchises to entries in those long standing, here is our list of the Top 10 Current Generation Fighting Games.