September 2011 – Page 2 – Obsolete Gamer

Ridge Racer

The Black Car was the Holy Grail of the game. After you defeated the other modes and cars, you were able to take on the evil one. If you could defeat it, you would own it. Namco’s version of The Crossroads. One of the most difficult ‘bosses’ I ever faced, the only way to win was to run a perfect race…meaning if you scraped a wall, or skidded too much on a turn, the sumbitch would pass you and you’d never catch up. I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into that challenge, and still fondly remember the day of victory. With the powerful engine and control of The Black Car, you could improve your times even more.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Jedi Kittens Strike Back

Seriously, this video short was made for Youtube. What goes together better than Star Wars and Kittens, I mean really.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Motivational Monday: Petopia

Bark, Bark, woff, woff, meow, meow, mooooooooo.

Blog

Patrick Scott Patterson

Elevator Action Deluxe

Square-Enix has provided this space with the first officially released screenshots, including pics of the original classic, which is to be included in the upcoming release, and shots of it’s multi-player modes as well.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Dubstep Friday’s: Inception Dubstep

Inception, one of the greatest movies i have ever seen, gets a Nice little Dubstep Remix to its Exploding Cafe scene.

Pictures

J.A. Laraque

Extreme Planking: Stiff as a Board

“Planking” (or the “Lying Down Game”) is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. The hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the internet is an integral part of the game. Players compete to find the most unusual and original location in which to play. The term planking refers to mimicking a wooden plank. Rigidity of the body must be maintained to constitute good planking.

Game Reviews

Simon Lethbridge

Fantasy Zone The Maze

All the enemies emanate from a circular generator, usually found in the middle of the stage. Each time it ‘charges’ it releases a batch of aliens but you can reset the charger, thereby delaying their arrival, by passing over it. Obviously this diverts your attention from collecting the coins though, and this must be done to finish the round (plus the larger, more valuable ones shrink down to small ones if you leave them too long), so you will inevitably have to contend with aliens to some degree.

The Music Hall

J.A. Laraque

Beat Hazard Super Mario Bros 2 OC ReMix

This is pretty cool. This is a video of the game beat hazard being played with the OverClocked remix song of Super Mario Bros 2.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

STEREO PALMA – LICK IT

It’s sexy girl video time and what better video to show than, “Lick IT” from Stero Palma. Remember boys you need to paint the target before you hit it.

Modern PC Gaming

J.A. Laraque

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

I was looking forward to Deus Ex mainly because I like the stealth style of gameplay, but with the option of going guns blazing if I wanted to. The game did give me what I wanted out of a sci-fi stealthy first person shooter, but there were some let downs for me personally as well.

The Music Hall

J.A. Laraque

Sonic Advance: Egg Rocket Zone Remix

We love video game music and remixes here at Obsolete Gamer so we want to profile some of the ones we have come across and enjoy. Today we have a cool remix from Sonic Advance. If you have a remix you love e-mail us and we might be able to profile it for you.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Cami Secret Parody: Boob Apron

This is pretty spot on as far as parodies go. You might have seen the commercial for the Cami Secret which is a undergarment for women, well here is a mans perspective on it.

Game Reviews

Luis Zena

Super Metroid

As I came across this game I though to myself why not pick it? After all, this game is one of the most praised by Metroid fans as they pick it as their favorite. The game itself has a very intriguing storyline that kept you interested in the game. As many of you remember the tragic ending of this incredible game….ahhh yeah the memories….Anyways, on with the game. Here you have a platformer style game with RPG elements and action packed! Should I even say more? The music is unforgettable and the graphics were top notch for its time.

Mobile Games

J.A. Laraque

R-Type available today for Android devices

Initially developed and published by Irem in 1987, R-Type has become an essential game on arcade cabinet, Amiga, Atari, Amstrad, Commodore 64 and PC. Today this masterpiece is ported and published for Android devices by DotEmu SAS.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Anne Hathaway shots from The Dark Knight Rises

Here are a few shots of actress Anne Hathaway on the set of The Dark Knight Rises.

Game Reviews

J.A. Laraque

Motivational Monday: Nerd Spawn

This weeks motivational posters is dedicated to the nerd and the nerd within us all.

Editorials

Patrick Scott Patterson

Video gaming should not be the scapegoat for death of British gamer

Video gaming didn’t kill young Staniforth, folks. His own lack of activity did. He could have been an employee in a computer cubical for 40 hours a week that ate lunch at his desk. He could have been a person that travelled a lot, sitting for those long hours in planes and cars. He could have been sitting around watching a Harry Potter movie marathon, collecting stamps or watching paint dry.