Echo Screen Live #2 (2/1/2012)
We go live on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 9PM Eastern Time!
This episode's topics include: No Xbox 720 & PS4 in 2012, Facebook's IPO, and Seriously... Sports Games
Also, if you missed it, don't forget to watch the first episode from January 18th!
Weekly Wringer 59: Food for Thought
You're playing D&D with your friends. It's 2AM. And all of a sudden, you start feeling a rumbling in your tummy. My geeky friends, how do you feed that late-night gaming need? That very question is the focus of today's Weekly Wringer. Find out how the Commodore gets his eat on. And then it's time to ask a question for next week about how the gaming culture of the fairer sex. Girl gamers unite, it's the Weekly Wringer!
The Way Games Work: NES Zapper
The Zapper for the Nintendo Entertainment System was the most popular light gun ever for a home video game console. Now it's time to find out how it works: it's quirks, it's compatibility with modern technology, and yes - even the myths that surround it.
16-Bit Gems #29: Pac-Man 2 (SNES, Genesis)
A Pac-Man game is a Pac-Man game is a Pac-Man game, right? Not when it's Pac-Man 2 - Namco's unexpected foray into point and click adventure. While it threw Pac-fans for a loop in the 90's, we can look back now and give this quirkly little title its due. Find out why it's worth your Pac-time in this Pac-episode.
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Weekly Wringer 58: The Best Movies of 2011
It's Oscar season, and more important than that, we haven't talked about movies in awhile. So today, we take some time to gather in the small room to talk about the best movies of 2011. The Commodore talks about your favorites and his own, sprinkling in plenty of commentary all the way. After that, the Commodore asks a question about all of your goto geeky foods for those late night LAN parties. Get the Diet Dew, it's the Weekly Wringer!
An EarthBound Bubble?
But all this does beg the question: are we in an EarthBound bubble? Do you see any reason in the near future why the price of these carts might crash? Maybe a secret cabal of video game resellers snatching up every copy and hoping to ride the market to an early retirement? Or is this a real rise in the value, perhaps from word of mouth finally making this game more than just a cult classic?
Weekly Wringer 57: All-in-one not one for all?
CES has come and gone. And although this may not have been a CES for the ages, the Commodore is ready to talk tech today! Specifically, the discussion is focued around all-in-one TVs which are (apparently) being developed by everyone in the world now. Is it ready for prime time, or should you focus on that all-in-one remote you've been eyeballing? The Commodore explains, and then asks a question for next week getting us into the full spirit of the Oscar season. It's the Weekly Wringer!







