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by James Stevenson (Thu 03-13-2003)
..., the new Game Boy Advance SP. The Game Boy Advance SP is the first new model of the Game Boy Advance. There are no system, upgrades, so it's fully compatible with all other Game Boy software (and the old Game Boy Advance is not outdated by this new mo... New Game Boy SP to launch this weekend
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 03-20-2003)
Nintendo's redesigned portable gaming unit, dubbed the Game Boy Advance SP, is set to debut on store shelves this coming weekend. The sleek unit, featuring a compact folding design and a front-lit screen, is backwards compatible and able to play all exis... Game Boy Micro Lands on Shelves in September
by News Editor (Fri 08-19-2005)
...e current Game Boy Advance SP. The portable weighs just 80 grams. The U.S. versions will be available in black and silver with three removable faceplates to customize the machines. 
GAME BOY PLAYER
by James Stevenson (Thu 06-19-2003)
Back in the days of the Super Nintendo, Nintendo brought out a peripheral that allowed you to plug a Game Boy game into a cartridge, and thus allowing you to play Game Boy games on a much bigger screen without wasting the battery of your Game Boy system. ... Shrek headed to Game Boy Advance
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-10-2001)
TDK Interactive announced today that it will bring popular movie character Shrek to the Game Boy Advance. Based on the very successful Dreamworks film, Shrek will be featured along with other favorites such as Princess Fiona and Donkey in a kart racing ti... Game Boy Advance recharge pack
by James Stevenson (Wed 08-15-2001)
Monster Game announced today that it has released a digital charger and powercells for the Game Boy Advance.The MONSTER GAME POWER PACK includes MONSTER POWERCELLS that provide around 15 hours of gameplay and that can be charged over 1000 times. The charg... What is Nintendo's New Game System?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 02-13-2004)
...g the new Game Boy Advance SP models. I know for a fact that these things are still selling very well and I'm not really sure if a new system is needed already. True, the GBA has been out for some time, and the SP has been out for a while as well, but ... Game Boy Advance price falls
by Troy Roberts (Tue 01-29-2002)
Beginning in February, Nintendo's best-selling portable handheld system, the Game Boy Advance, will have it's price lowered to $79.95.The system launched with a $99.95 price tag last year in June, and since then has sold almost 5 million units of hardware... SHINING FORCE for Game Boy Advance
by James Stevenson (Thu 10-11-2001)
Gamespot has reported that Sega will show a new SHINING FORCE game for the Game Boy Advance at the Tokyo Game Show.For the newer gamers out there, SHINING FORCE is one of the best strategy game series of all time. In the new game, four-players will be abl... New POKEMON Game Boy Advance
by Troy Roberts (Thu 07-11-2002)
The Pokemon Center in Japan has announced that it plans to release a new version of the Game Boy Advance to commemorate the release of the new POKEMON movie.The system, which will be called the Game Boy Advance Latias/Latios, will feature a purple and pin... TACTICS OGRE for Game Boy Advance ships
by Troy Roberts (Sat 05-11-2002)
Atlus has announced that it's newest game in the TACTICS OGRE series, TACTICS OGRE: KNIGHTS OF LODIS, has been shipped to retailers.KNIGHTS OF LODIS is the fourth game in the series, and the first on the Game Boy Advance. In this newest game, you are Alph... TACTICS OGRE announced for Game Boy Advance
by Troy Roberts (Wed 02-13-2002)
Atlus recently announced that they are developing TACTICS OGRE: THE KNIGHT OF LODIAS for the Game Boy Advance.In THE KNIGHT OF LODIAS, you assume the role of Alphonse, a knight of Galicia, sent on a mission to investigate the intentions of the governing b... Daredevil to hit Game Boy Advance! (Tue 10-29-2002)
The Comics Continuum reports there will be a Game Boy Advance Daredevil title to coincide with the February release of the film. Encore announced last Thursday that it will publish a Daredevil game for the popular Game Boy Advance system. The side...TEKKEN on Game Boy Advance to be 3D
by James Stevenson (Wed 08-08-2001)
In the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, it was revealed that the Game Boy Advance version of TEKKEN will be a 3D game. TEKKEN GBA will feature arcade, time attack, survival, practice, and three-on-three modes. So far, the p... TEKKEN for GAME BOY ADVANCE
by Troy Roberts (Wed 08-01-2001)
The GAME BOY could do it all, so why can't the GAME BOY ADVANCE. Nintendo has recently updated their software lineup for SPACEWORLD, which takes place later this month.New to the list is TEKKEN, developed by Namco. Whether or not the title will be a fight... GT ADVANCE 3 PRO CONCEPT RACING
by Troy Roberts (Wed 03-19-2003)
I always start a good Game Boy Advance review by saying how I can't believe that the Game Boy Advance can push these types of graphics or how the game is an excellent port of an older game but new to the system. I don't think I can really say this about G... Raylight reveals 3D engine for Game Boy Advance
by James Stevenson (Thu 03-14-2002)
Raylight announced today that is has completed development on a 3D engine for the Game Boy Advance.Titled Blue Roses, the engine is capable of putting around 3,000 polygons per second on screen, along with features such as texture mapping, skinned charact... DONKEY KONG COUNTRY
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-11-2003)
...RY on the Game Boy Advance SP with some special features, including new mini-games and a save anywhere feature.DONKEY KONG COUNTRY in many ways is a fairly straightforward platformer, along with some tricky mine-cart levels and levels where propelling ... Gradius comes to Game Boy Advance
by James Stevenson (Mon 07-16-2001)
Konami of America announced today that its classic arcade shooter, GRADIUS will come to the GAME BOY ADVANCE this fall.GRADIUS GALAXIES is an all-new game that gives the player control of the Vic Viper, a fast attack ship. After choosing the initial weap... GAME BOY ADVANCE sells one million
by James Stevenson (Wed 07-25-2001)
Nintendo announced today that the GAME BOY ADVANCE has sold over 1 million units in six weeks. The handheld has been one of the hottest hardware launches in history, being sold out at many locations.Interestingly, since the handheld's launch on June ... Is Overhyping Such a Bad Thing?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Mon 10-04-2004)
...rted high Game Boy Advance SP sales (up 70%), thanks in part to strong sales of POKEMON FIRERED and LEAFGREEN...Bungie has announced that they "are basically done making HALO 2." ON SHELVESGamers this week can look forward to MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEP... Girl Gamer
by James Stevenson (Fri 06-27-2003)
...oticed my Game Boy Advance SP, sitting quietly on my desk charging. My copy of ADVANCE WARS 2 was still inside, as I had been working on my review of the title. She turned it on and laid down on the floor, I told her to give it to me and let me give he... ADVANCE WARS 2: BLACK HOLE RISING
by James Stevenson (Tue 06-24-2003)
The Game Boy Advance is probably my favorite videogame system at the moment. Nowhere else do you have the large variety of cheap games that are quick to play with lots of fun. There's new 2d CASTLEVANIA games, all the classic MARIO games, MARIO KART, F-ZE... BUFFY comes to the Game Boy
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-03-2003)
Video game publisher THQ has now shipped their new Game Boy Advance video game BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: WRATH OF THE DARKHUL KING to stores. The game lets you play as either Buffy or one of her Scooby friends (Xander, Willow, Giles or Riley) as she stake... BOMBERMAN comes to GameCube, Game Boy
by James Stevenson (Tue 01-29-2002)
Majesco announced that is has reached a deal with Hudson to bring three Bomberman games to the Game Boy Advance and GameCube. The GameCube game is tentatively titled BOMBERMAN GENERATIONS. Featuring cel-shaded graphics and a 3D world, the game's... WARIOWARE INC. MEGA PARTY GAME$
by James Stevenson (Thu 04-15-2004)
After the hugely successful WARIOWARE INC for the Game Boy Advance, it was only a matter of time before Nintendo brought its newest franchise over to the GameCube. While many hoped the game would be a GameCube version, instead most of the core gameplay is... SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 4: SUPER MARIO BROS. 3
by James Stevenson (Wed 10-15-2003)
...f us with Game Boy Advance SPs and our original GBAs). You then can scan cards in the E-READER to get additions to the game.The most helpful of these additions are item cards. Just scan it and you'll get that item as many times as you scan the card (ya... Argument For Online Games
by Troy Roberts (Fri 08-22-2003)
...g two new Game Boy Advance SP colors in Japan, pearl pink and pearl blue, coming out next month...
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ON SHELVESThis is a tough one this week. We've got SOUL CALIBUR II coming out for the PS2, Xbox and GameCube, F-ZERO ... BASEBALL ADVANCE
by Troy Roberts (Mon 04-29-2002)
Baseball is one of those sports that almost anyone can enjoy. I guess that's one of the reasons it's America's pastime. Most portable versions of baseball games are quite simple, meaning all you have to do is swing the bat on time and you get a hit. Now, ... EA Locks Up the NFL
by James Stevenson (Fri 12-17-2004)
...s for the Game Boy Advance SP and Nintendo DS in Japan... On ShelvesSlow week and funny enough only one game recommendation: EA's NFL STREET 2. If you like BLITZ-style action, here's where you can get it with the NFL License. NES Version 2.0
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 04-02-2004)
Ah, the glory days of the NES have returned. Well, sort of. With the recent announcement of the NES version of the Game Boy Advance SP and the re-release of some old titles, the Game Boy Advance continues to impress.Smell that in the air? Do you hear the ... SONIC ADVANCE
by Troy Roberts (Mon 03-25-2002)
Ah, the glory days of the 16-bit era. How I long for them. While I owned a NES, and loved all three SUPER MARIO BROS. games on the system, I was drawn to the Sega Genesis because of the gameplay of the SONIC games. They were so much faster, and were fille... POKEMON RUBY/SAPPHIRE
by James Stevenson (Tue 03-18-2003)
...ely on my Game Boy Advance SP) so I can't comment on how it sounds through headphones. But the music and sound is pretty good coming through the GBASP's sole speaker. It's the best mix of it yet. With the game's ability to trade and battle with friends... Same Game, Different Day
by James Stevenson (Fri 05-23-2003)
Last week I was in Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, checking out the newest and latest videogames that will be gracing your console over the next year or so. But as I walked around the showfloor, I wasn't really seeing a lot of innovatio... DS on the Horizon
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 09-24-2004)
...ce of the Game Boy Advance SP, but nowhere near $200, so $150 just made sense. The system looks incredible. While it may not stack up pound for pound with Sony's PSP, the system can hold its own. Especially if Sony releases the PSP with a much higher p... Nintendo presently on top of console wars
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-04-2003)
...ch of the Game Boy Advance SP has also given Nintendo suits a reason to smile. With over 800,000 of these units sold and 2.2 million of its POKEMON titles in the hands of consumers domestically, Nintendo continues its reign as the leading portable con... Daredevil Movie Game Goes Gold
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 12-12-2002)
Navarre
Corporation and Encore, its majority-owned subsidiary announced yesterday that
Encore's Nintendo Game Boy Advance version of Marvel's Daredevil has gone gold.
Here's the press release:
The game is
anticipated on store shelves in conjunction w... SUPER MARIO ADVANCE
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-13-2001)
I’ve finally put away my SUPER MARIO ADVANCE cart and I must say, this was the most fun I’ve had in a while. SUPER MARIO ADVANCE takes the SUPER MARIO ALL STARS version of SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 and combines it with a slightly updated version of the original... SUPER MARIO WORLD - MARIO ADVANCE 2
by James Stevenson (Mon 02-11-2002)
Nintendo slacked off with the release of MARIO ADVANCE. Instead of having Miyamoto-san come up with a brand new game, the company merely packaged a single and multiplayer version of the original MARIO BROS. and tossed in the oddball Mario game, SUPER MARI... Making the game
by James Stevenson (Sun 06-16-2002)
What makes the game? A pretty big question that I'm usually confronted with while writing about games is "What makes a videogame good?" Obviously there are several easily identifiable aspects such as graphics, sound, gameplay, control, replay etc. But of ... FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE
by James Stevenson (Thu 09-11-2003)
Throughout the history of the FINAL FANTASY series there have been quite a few different offshoots of the games. Reaching back, you'll find the FINAL FANTASY ADVENTURE games, as well as FINAL FANTASY MYSTIC QUEST, and coming soon to the GameCube, FINAL FA... ASTRO BOY announced for PS2, GBA
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-28-2004)
SEGA has announced that is in development on two new ASTRO BOY video games, one for the PlayStation 2, the other for Game Boy Advance. Titled ASTRO BOY and ASTRO BOY: OMEGA FACTOR (respectively), the two titles are scheduled for release in the summer of 2... The Greatest Football Game of All Time Needs a Sequel
by James Stevenson (Sun 10-27-2002)
Folks, you'll have to indulge me this week. I've got a lot of projects due, tons of games to play, a road trip to Texas A&M (which I am on my way back from as you are reading this), and right after that, a trip out to Incog. Inc's offices (TWISTED MET... CURIOUS Video Game Details
by News Editor (Fri 10-28-2005)
Namco Hometek has announced the first details for the Curious George video game, based on Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's animated feature film release of the same name. The game, made possible through an agreement with Universal Studios C... Now on the game grid: TRON 2.0: KILLER APP
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-03-2004)
The Xbox and Game Boy Advance ports of TRON 2.0: KILLER APP have now reached store shelves. First released in the summer of 2003 for personal computers, TRON 2.0 returns gamers back to the digital universe first realized in the 1982 movie TRON, except thi... CATWOMAN prowls game consoles
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-23-2004)
Electronic Arts has released its CATWOMAN video game to stores and is now available for purchase. Based on the Warner Bros. movie which opens in theaters today, the game is available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PCs.Players step... GOBLET Game Arrives in November
by News Editor (Tue 04-12-2005)
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are announcing the video game "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." The game as well as the movie will be released this November. The likenesses of Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint, and Emma Wats... YOSHI'S ISLAND: SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 3
by James Stevenson (Tue 09-24-2002)
Back in the Super Nintendo era, the act of topping SUPER MARIO WORLD seemed gargantuan and impossible, yet it was done. That same task has once again confronted Nintendo, this time the gargantuan being SUPER MARIO WORLD SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2. And once ag... Hulk Smash Game Consoles!
by Dave Richards (Tue 06-18-2002)
IGN.com's
PS 2
site reported recently on Universal Interactive's in development Hulk
game, based on the Ang Lee adaptation of the Green Goliath. The game will be
a one-player action-adventure title and will be released for Playstation 2,
... E3 2004: Nintendo GameCube/GBA
by James Stevenson (Wed 05-19-2004)
Outside of the cramped back area where Nintendo showed the DS, there was plenty of space in the booth to check out the company's newest lineup of games for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance, leading the charge was the surprise adult-Link version of THE LE... 'Catwoman' Video Game Screenshots (Wed 03-10-2004)
On Feb. 12, Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that EA obtained the worldwide rights to create a game based on the upcoming "Catwoman" film. It's due to release on July 30th for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Gam...BVG Brings WILD Game to Shelves in April
by News Editor (Fri 01-20-2006)
Buena Vista Games recently announced that a video game based on the upcoming CGI animated feature film, THE WILD, will hit retail shelves April 4, 2006, exclusively for the Game Boy® Advance system. In the film, Samson the Lion must use his animal instin... First Impressions: SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2
by James Stevenson (Tue 01-29-2002)
MARIO ADVANCE was great. Everybody likes SUPER MARIO 2, and when Nintendo tossed in the original MARIO BROS. and put it on a handheld, the company was destined to get good sales numbers. Sure it wasn't a brand new game, but it was a classic.Nintendo has f... Screen Shots: 'Ghost Rider' Game (Tue 09-05-2006)
Ghost Rider is scheduled for release in February 2007 on the Playstation 2, PSP and Game Boy Advance. It is a fast, combat and motorcycle based action game due February next year from 2KGames and Marvel. You play Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider - destined t...The Best Games of 2003
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 01-09-2004)
2003 was a big year for video games, with three major consoles looking to be the public's number one choice for gaming. As James and Troy did last year, they have selected their top games for 2003's Golden Thumb awards, picking their top computer, Xbox, G... CINESCAPE's Best Games of E3
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Tue 06-04-2002)
Many people consider the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to be the event that gamers live for. For journalists, it's purely hell. It means running back and forth from different halls to try to make appointment times, all the while trying to see and get... What is Nintendo Thinking?
by James Stevenson (Fri 05-02-2003)
Today, Konami announced the return of the METAL GEAR series to Nintendo consoles with the revealing of a new game in development for the GameCube, METAL GEAR SOLID: THE TWIN SNAKES. Unfortunately, this is not the much-anticipated METAL GEAR SOLID 3, rathe... Super Dodge Ball Advance
by James Stevenson (Fri 07-06-2001)
Back in the days when kids frequented the local video arcade and every growing boy's bedroom sported an NES game console, SUPER DODGE BALL was one of the hottest games around. Made by the same design team responsible for DOUBLE DRAGON, SUPER DODGE BALL wa... Best Games of 2002
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Tue 01-07-2003)
2002 was one heck of a year, filled with ups and more ups. There were so many games this year that deserve mention, but only so many awards to give out. In our truest Gamers' Thumb fashion, Cinescape hands out this year's Golden Thumb awards. Best PC Game... THQ to make Pixar's "Ratatouille" a game
by Karl Schneider (Fri 11-10-2006)
THQ Inc. announced plans to bring Ratatouille, based on the summer 2007 film from Disney/Pixar, to gamers of all ages around the world. The game is in development across 11 systems, including Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo Wii, Nint... ANIMAL CROSSING
by James Stevenson (Sat 09-28-2002)
Nintendo has a talent for bringing odd, wildly addictive, insanely fun (some might argue cute) games for all audiences to the GameCube. ANIMAL CROSSING is the newest game in this tradition, and can best be defined as a "communication game".You're off... Game of the Mid-Year Awards
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 07-16-2004)
It suddenly came to Troy and James that they hadn't done mid-year awards. Considering that we were running a little low on ideas for this week's column, it seemed like the perfect way to kill two birds with one award column. So without further ado, our mi... E-READER
by James Stevenson (Mon 09-30-2002)
Looking back at the history of video games, it's incredible to see how far we've come in such a short period of time. Only seventeen years ago, the NES was released in the United States. Back then, games were stored on a big bulky proprietary cartridge th... GOLDEN SUN: THE LOST AGE
by Troy Roberts (Thu 06-12-2003)
When GOLDEN SUN came out for the Game Boy Advance over a year and a half ago, the gaming world was pleasantly surprised. GOLDEN SUN presented gamers with an engaging challenge on the portable system, while sporting some great graphics and fun gameplay. No... The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
by Neal "Petrodon" Leyendecker (Fri 03-28-2003)
Before the 1980's if you were to say the word 'Zelda' to someone, they would tell you that it was the name of a woman, probably in her late seventies, that most likely lived in a house about five blocks from you and had 29 cats. However, a won... E3 2002: Nintendo
by James Stevenson (Tue 05-28-2002)
Perhaps the biggest showing at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo was that of the old-school giant, Nintendo. Featuring what was referenced on the showfloor as the "Triple Crown", Nintendo once again managed to keep heavy traffic in its booth. SUPE... E3 2003: Nintendo - Part One
by James Stevenson (Thu 05-22-2003)
Nintendo has always been known for having incredible lineups in their booths at E3. While the year 2003 didn't have a new GameCube Mario, Metroid, or Zelda game adorning the booth, Nintendo still had quite a few high-quality titles that packed showgoers i... Crawfish to develop Street Fighter Alpha 3 for GBA
by James Stevenson (Sat 07-07-2001)
United Kingdom development company Crawfish announced Friday that it will be developing STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3 for the Game Boy Advance. Based on the Dreamcast version and tentatively titled STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3 UPPER, the game will feature many of the ... THE LION, THE WITCH and the Videogame
by News Editor (Wed 11-16-2005)
Buena Vista Games brings gamers and Narnia fans an unforgettable adventure with video games inspired by THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. The video games are now available at retail outlets in North America for the PlayStatio... MOTO GP
by Troy Roberts (Mon 04-22-2002)
What? Is this a Game Boy Advance game? Even with all of the things that the system has shown me so far, this game just completely blew me away. MOTO GP is the first motorcycle racing game on the Game Boy Advance, and it leaves you to wonder how much this ... KIRBY: NIGHTMARE IN DREAMLAND
by James Stevenson (Thu 01-16-2003)
It has been a while since Nintendo released a new game in the Kirby franchise. The games are best known for the pink marshmallow-like hero that can ingest enemies to steal their abilities. The innovative gameplay, plus the ability to float-jump, as always... Advance Review (Sat 03-02-2002)
Due out on 03/19/2002 from ADV Films is the final box set for the series that fans love to hate and hate to love, Robotech Legacy Set 7. This box set brings the second half of the New Generation arc to a close and provides an interesting array of extras. ...CINESCAPE's Top 10 Games of 2001
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Mon 01-14-2002)
Yeah, yeah, we know we gave our Best 10 list in CINESCAPE's "Year in Review" issue. But, now that both Troy and I have gotten in ample time with all of last year's games, we feel prepared to give our final Top 10 list. Read on.Honorable Mention: GOLDEN SU... METROID: ZERO MISSION
by James Stevenson (Tue 02-17-2004)
When a straight remake with a facelift hits the Game Boy Advance, most people are ready to re-experience a classic game that they first played back on the NES or Super Nintendo. The pot gets sweeter when this game is announced to be not only a port, but r... What games we're playing
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Wed 03-06-2002)
Recently, we've had a lot of readers write in asking us what games do we play in our free time. So, we thought we'd compile a list, and let you all read over it. We tried not to include games that we're having to review, as reviews are not apart of our fr... MEN IN BLACK: THE SERIES
by Troy Roberts (Tue 10-23-2001)
MEN IN BLACK was, without a doubt, one of the best movies that came out in 1997. With any great movie comes action figures, animated series, and, of course, video games. The newest MEN IN BLACK game is based on the animated series that airs on The WB netw... WARIOWARE INC. MEGA MICROGAME$
by James Stevenson (Tue 05-27-2003)
Some people may see instant gratification becoming more of a trend in the videogame industry with the amount of RPGs on the decline, and plenty of games that you can just jump in and begin to play. One might even say this is somewhat behind the phenomenal... SEGA SMASH PACK
by Troy Roberts (Fri 10-18-2002)
Ah, the glory days of Sega. When THQ and Sega signed a licensing agreement last year, one of their main concerns had to be with classic Sega games being ported to the Game Boy Advance. With Nintendo already showing that it can be done (with the MARIO BROS... CASTLEVANIA: LAMENT OF INNOCENCE
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-04-2003)
One of the most heralded series of videogames all time is that of CASTLEVANIA. Many levels from the first few NES games in the series are burned into gamers' retinas. This isn't without good reason, as they are some of the highlights of the lifespan of th... THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURE
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-16-2004)
When I first heard the Nintendo was bringing FOUR SWORDS ADVENTURES to the GameCube, I didn't think it could be all of that great. How much of an adventure would there actually be? Wouldn't it just be a gimmicky title touting the underused Connectivity fe... Confessions at Midnight
by Troy Roberts (Sun 10-06-2002)
It is always a bad idea to try to write a Gamers' Thumb at midnight. I say "Hey, I'll finish watching this football game, and then I'll go write the article". And of course, I sit down in front of my computer and realize that I have absolutely nothing to ... MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-02-2004)
The game that launched Nintendo into the spotlight as a major contender featured a carpenter by the name of Jumpman battled a beast named Donkey Kong for a woman named Pauline. The carpenter became a plumber, his named changed to Mario, and he and Donkey ... FINAL FANTASY: CRYSTAL CHRONICLES
by James Stevenson (Mon 02-09-2004)
...ion. Each Game Boy Advance speaker can yield warnings to the other players as well.In the one-player mode, spells found in dungeons can be fused together, but in multiplayer, players have to work together. This is done by timing different spells on the... E3 2004: Nintendo's DS
by James Stevenson (Mon 05-17-2004)
When the show began on Thursday, I finally had a chance to get into the West Hall, home of the Sony and Nintendo booths (formerly it was the "Big 3" when Sega was a console hardware power). I was there to go finally get my hands on the Nintendo DS, the la... METROID FUSION
by James Stevenson (Mon 11-25-2002)
At long last, the sequel to SUPER METROID has arrived. It's only taken eight years, and a revival of the Super Nintendo in the form of the Game Boy Advance. Fans of METROID will be pleased to play this new game, and newborn fans through METROID PRIME will... VAN HELSING (GBA)
by Troy Roberts (Thu 06-24-2004)
There are a lot of great Game Boy Advance games out there. A lot of them are fun to play, have surprisingly great graphics and can take a long time to beat. Of course, there are also the bad ones; the ones that aren't fun or compelling, have horrible look... DARK ARENA
by James Stevenson (Sat 02-16-2002)
The first-person shooter genre has moved leaps and bounds since its original conception with such classics as WOLFENSTEIN 3D and DOOM. From these humble beginnings has grown one of the biggest and most popular genres of videogames. The Game Boy Advance ob... TACTICS OGRE: THE KNIGHT OF LODIS
by James Stevenson (Sat 06-22-2002)
The premiere console strategy series, in my mind, has always been the TACTICS ORGE/OGRE BATTLE series. While you don't see many titles hit shelves over here, when they do, it's usually known that they'll be top notch and worth playing. With a dedicat... SONIC ADVENTURE 2: BATTLE
by James Stevenson (Sat 03-16-2002)
After years of Mario vs. Sonic debates raging between the Nintendo and Sega fanboys, the two mortal enemies have finally been united on Nintendo’s Gamecube. While they have yet to share space in a game, the two now share shelf space. But how does Sonic’s ... How Far is too Far?
by James Stevenson (Sun 06-09-2002)
How far is too far in videogaming? At E3 last month, Acclaim showed off the newest game in the DAVE MIRRA series, but it wasn't BMX 3. Rather the game shown was DAVE MIRRA BMX XXX. An M-rated game for sure (and perhaps, just asking for the ESRB's first "A... WING COMMANDER PROPHECY (GBA)
by Troy Roberts (Wed 09-17-2003)
Just to let you know where I'm coming from in this review, I'll start off by saying that I have always loved the WING COMMANDER series. The first game that I played in the series was WING COMMANDER II, and I picked up the third game on the first day it wa... MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS
by Troy Roberts (Wed 09-10-2003)
Every so often, we get a good racing title on the Game Boy Advance. And come to find out, a lot of them are coming from THQ. The GT ADVANCE series has been good mainstay on the system, as has MOTO GP. This time around, we're getting monster trucks in MONS... Should Games Be Remade?
by James Stevenson (Sun 05-05-2002)
I've spent some time these past couple of days with a copy of RESIDENT EVIL for the GameCube. The remake of the original Playstation game brings along some of the best visuals to ever grace a console and is genuinely pretty creepy as well. But the game po... New Fantastic Four video game accessories image (Thu 05-19-2005)
Superhero Times have New Fantastic Four brand product images including PS2 controllers and PSP, Nintendo DS along Gameboy Advance SP accessories packs.New Teen Titans video game (Mon 09-26-2005)
Majesco Games will be releasing a brand new Teen Titans game for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance October 11. Play as Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, or Raven. More...DRAGONBALL Z BUDOKAI
by Troy Roberts (Mon 12-23-2002)
I have been a fan of the DRAGONBALL series for a long time now, even before the show became popular here in the United States. After numerous imports of video games that were released in Japan on the Playstation, and an American released Game Boy Advance ... CT SPECIAL FORCES 2
by James Stevenson (Wed 08-04-2004)
Released last year, the original CT SPECIAL FORCES was a wonderful shoot âem up game that came out of nowhere. CT borrowed heavily from the classic series METAL SLUG, as the characters, weapons and even some elements of the gameplay could easily fool game... What We Want
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 10-10-2003)
Hey fellow gamers and welcome to another weekly edition of Gamers' Thumb. This week, Troy and James will give their opinions on game sequels basically, popular games that haven't had a sequel in some time and are very deserving of one (or maybe a third o... MADDEN 2004 (GBA)
by Troy Roberts (Tue 09-16-2003)
I've always been a fan of football games on the go. I don't know what it is about them, but being able to experience the excitement of football while on a road trip is just excellent. And the MADDEN series on the Game Boy Advance keeps getting just a litt... STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
by Troy Roberts (Wed 07-10-2002)
In my opinion, ATTACK OF THE CLONES is the best STAR WARS movie to come along since THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released in 1980. It had the correct blend of action and drama to make a great movie, something that THE PHANTOM MENACE just seemed to lack. An... SHENMUE ONLINE and other MMORPGs
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 08-06-2004)
Well, I've devoted a few of my columns in the past to discussing the Sega "hit" SHENMUE, and with Sega's recent announcement, I figured I'd do it again. Earlier this week, Sega announced that it had plans to develop SHENMUE ONLINE, a MMORPG set in the SHE... Re-MASTER-ing the QUEST
by James Stevenson with Troy Roberts (Fri 02-28-2003)
Pre-orders have always been a way for a company to hype a game up and to get an advance look at the sales potential for a title. In the past, I remember pre-ordering games like MARIO 64 to get a free t-shirt, or maybe a bag with the game's logo on it. Reg... Multiplayer Affair
by James Stevenson (Sun 07-07-2002)
If there are times while videogaming that stand out above all others to me, it'd be while I was playing a really good game with friends. I love games like THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, RESIDENT EVIL, and ETERNAL DARKNESS that are a one-on-one experience. Sometimes... The Future is Square
by James Stevenson (Wed 05-26-2004)
The Monday before E3, Square Enix held its first pre-E3 media briefing at the Walt Disney Concert hall in downtown Los Angeles. I was invited to stay after the conference to see the "Dear Friends Music from Final Fantasy" concert performed by the Los Ang... Microsoft to develop games for Nintendo
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-26-2002)
THQ announced today that is has reached a deal with Microsoft to publish all of Microsoft's hand-held titles for the Game Boy Advance. Immediately announced were ODDWORLD: MUNCH'S ODDYSEE and MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS 2.0. Additional games will also be releas... MORTAL KOMBAT: TOURNAMENT EDITION
by Troy Roberts (Tue 09-23-2003)
How many of you out there remember Mortal Monday, the day that the first MORTAL KOMBAT was released on consoles? I sure do! I remember picking up my copy of the Sega Genesis and immediately finding the blood code (A,B,A,C,A,B,B,A if I remember correctly) ... Game Boy outsells PS2, GCN, and Xbox
by James Stevenson (Mon 01-07-2002)
Sales data for the week before Christmas is in and while the Playstation 2 kept its head above the GameCube and Xbox, the most dominant system was Nintendo's Game Boy Advance.For the period of December 16th-22nd, 636,000 Game Boy Advances, 596,000 Playsta... Classic NES Series for GBA
by James Stevenson (Tue 06-08-2004)
Today Nintendo releases eight classic Nintendo games on the Game Boy Advance. Each game has been ported faithfully, along with new save features for the games. In addition to that, the games only run 20 bucks a piece, which is probably high, but for a gam... Madden 2006: Already?!
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 08-20-2004)
With MADDEN NFL 2005 being released just a few weeks ago, retailers are already beginning to take reservations on next year's game which is almost a year away. Is this overkill or a very smart marketing ploy by Electronic Arts?I expected for a while that ... Video Games and You
by Oliver Chin (-)
Reprinted with permission by the author
Racking up $6 billion in US software sales in 2000 and promoting a new console cycle, the video game industry is running on all cylinders. The size of its main annual show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), r... Technical Malfunction
by Troy Roberts (Fri 06-18-2004)
As much enjoyment as games can be, there are a lot of times when games can make you so mad that you would almost swear never to play one again. When looking for a topic tonight to write on (since James kindly went to San Francisco, sans internet access), ... HALO 2 Hijacked!
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 10-15-2004)
Less than a month before the most anticipated release ever, HALO 2 is online. Unfortunately, this isn't Xbox Live online, but online for gamers to download from peer to peer networks or other online venues. Microsoft is not pleased (as you could guess) an... IRIDION 3D
by James Stevenson (Fri 06-29-2001)
The Game Boy Advance has been heralded as the return to a focus on gameplay rather than graphics. However, the GBA launch contained some games that didn’t conform to this rule. While IRIDION 3D has some of the best graphics to grace a handh... THE INCREDIBLES arrive for gamers
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 11-01-2004)
THQ has now shipped to stores its video game adaptation of THE INCREDIBLES, the new Pixar Animation film presented by Walt Disney Pictures. The game will be out on store shelves this week and available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance a... Namco and Nintendo announce partnership
by James Stevenson (Thu 05-09-2002)
Nintendo and Namco announced today that the companies have entered a new agreement that will bring many franchises to the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance, including a jointly-developed STAR FOX project.Nintendo has agreed to publish the titles for ... Holiday Gaming Guide
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-26-2002)
I think it's almost over. It is this nasty little storm that I've been enduring, the arrival of way too many video games. I mean, I'm all for video games, but when you start tossing on an insane amount of course work, balancing time can be perilous. I've ... High-definition gaming
by James Stevenson (Fri 02-11-2005)
With high-definition TV really starting to take off now, it's interesting to see how some of the current games look on the best possible TV sets. I was shocked at how my HDTV picked out the graphical flaws and aliasing in NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 and ... Retro Style
by Troy Roberts (Fri 09-05-2003)
With the apparent lack of new ideas for video games lately, most gaming companies seem to have found a time machine that lets them see what was popular 20, even 30 years ago. I just got finished wrapping up articles for the magazine a few weeks ago on the... Back from Naboo
by James Stevenson (Sun 08-11-2002)
I've just gotten back this week from a month in Europe - as many of you who read the message boards at Cinescape will know. We didn't really announce it on the Games page, in fact, I had articles written that went live while I was gone (see our THE M... Back to ANIMAL CROSSING
by James Stevenson (Tue 01-21-2003)
The Christmas holiday is always a wonderful time in the videogame industry. A chance to kick back, play a lot of games you missed out on, and just enjoy the lack of PR folks calling for a couple weeks. Over the break, I had a chance to dive into STEEL BAT... WARIOLAND 4
by James Stevenson (Thu 12-20-2001)
It is amazing how well Nintendo’s anti-Mario, Wario, has taken off. The guy has had several games now and he even gets his own original Game Boy Advance title before Mario does. (C’mon Miyamoto-san, how about SUPER MARIO WORLD 3 for GBA? Please?) The yell... The Games That I Couldn't Put Down
by James Stevenson (Sun 06-30-2002)
I had to pull myself away from Silicon Knight's ETERNAL DARKNESS to write this column. I'm obsessed, drawn in, addicted. It doesn't happen often with videogames... last time was the remake of RESIDENT EVIL, the time before that was FINAL FANTASY X, and GR... Are video games responsible?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-14-2003)
Recently, a family filed a lawsuit against Rockstar Games, the makers of the GRAND THEFT AUTO series. The lawsuit revolves around the death of a tractor-trailer driver, who was killed when two boys decided to take rifles and shoot at random cars on the in... Gamers' Thumb Selects the E3 Awards
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 05-21-2004)
[Editor's note: After all of our post-E3 coverage of the past week, James returns with his choices for what games stole his attention at the Expo.]Game of Show â" THE LEGEND OF ZELDAWhile there were a lot of games shown at this yearâs E3, the footage from... Spending Xmas with an Xbox?
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 12-19-2003)
The last few weeks have been busy ones for Troy and James, and in this week's Gamers' Thumb they have decided to share with everyone what has been going on, and also wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The closer it gets to Christmas the lazier I get it seem... Holiday Season is Coming Soon
by Troy Roberts and James Stevenson (Fri 10-03-2003)
Last week, the Gamers' Thumb featured a new style of column where both Troy and James would comment on a topic, presenting similar or maybe different views. The comments we received on the column were in favor of the new style so we have decided to stick ... BOXING FEVER
by James Stevenson (Wed 11-21-2001)
Anybody remember the good old days when we played MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH OUT! for days on end? Majesco is hoping to cash in on some of that nostalgia with BOXING FEVER, and to be honest, the game is pretty good.I went into this review not expecting much. Boxi... R-TYPE III: THE THIRD LIGHTNING
by Troy Roberts (Thu 04-08-2004)
In most of my reviews, I speak very highly about what all the Game Boy Advance can do. In all honesty, the system continues to surprise me more than any of the other next-gen consoles that are out on the market today. But, occasionally, a couple of bad ga... The Things People Will Do for Their Games
by James Stevenson (Sun 10-13-2002)
What will you do to play your favorite game? Think about the hottest, newest game you're waiting for, and imagine what kind of sacrifices you'll make to play it for the first week? Will you skip school or work that morning and go to Software Etc. to pick ... Instant Gratification?
by James Stevenson (Fri 03-07-2003)
Is it just me, or have you noticed that recently videogaming has been a bit, well, stale? I hate to say this after some really cool games like ANIMAL CROSSING and METROID PRIME but nothing is grabbing my interest. The beginning of the year has been fille... ESPN INTERNATIONAL WINTER SPORTS 2002
by James Stevenson (Tue 03-12-2002)
With the recent Winter Olympics, Konami has decided that everybody would love to have a collection of sports to play on the go with their Game Boy Advance. Thus comes ESPN WINTER INTERNATIONAL SPORTS 2002, a game that does too much without doing any of it... ESPN FINAL ROUND GOLF 2002 releases
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-31-2001)
Konami announced today that it's newest Game Boy Advance title, ESPN FINAL ROUND GOLF 2002 is now on store shelves.Featuring 5 playable courses and 14 different golfers, ESPN FINAL ROUND GOLF 2002 brings golf to the Game Boy Advance for the first time. Be... Who Made This?
by James Stevenson (Fri 03-21-2003)
Whenever I'm sitting at a movie theater and I hear about a new Steven Spielberg movie, I get excited. The same goes for when Shigeru Miyamoto is heading up a new videogame project. Why is that? Well, both men have a track record of excellent work. It's a ... THQ to release big name Sega games on GBA
by Troy Roberts (Thu 03-28-2002)
THQ has announced that it will release Sega titles CRAZY TAXI, PHANTASY STAR COLLECTION, VIRTUA TENNIS, and SUPER MONKEY BALL for the Game Boy Advance early next year."Working together with THQ, Sega is bringing some of our most coveted franchises to the ... Lazy Summer
by James Stevenson (Fri 07-11-2003)
As I sit here to write this column, I have no clue what to write about. It's not really writer's block, it's just a sort of apathy, like I don't really feel that invested into the game industry at the moment. I'm not sure what it is exactly. Maybe it's th... FINAL FANTASY returns to Nintendo
by James Stevenson (Fri 03-08-2002)
It was revealed today that Nintendo and Square have finally reached an agreement to bring FINAL FANTASY back to the Nintendo platforms.While details on the agreement are sparse, we know the following: Nintendo Company Limited President Hiroshi Yamauchi ha... Dragonball Z Movie #06: Return of Cooler (Sat 11-30-2002)
What They SayNew Namek is besieged by an enormous evil entity - the Big Gete Star - a \'living planet\' of metal that sustains itself by devouring entire worlds. Fearing for the existence of his people, Dende, the new guardian of Earth, turns to Goku an...DRAGON BALL Z: SUPERSONIC WARRIORS
by Troy Roberts (Tue 07-06-2004)
In an effort to release as many games based on the DRAGON BALL Z license as possible, last Christmas Atari released a fighting game on the Game Boy Advance called DRAGON BALL Z: TAIKETSU. While it promised intense action and fun for fans of the series, it... WARIO WORLD
by James Stevenson (Tue 07-08-2003)
It seems that this is the summer of WARIO, as Nintendo has recently released WARIOWARE MEGA MICROGAME$ for the Game Boy Advance, and now WARIO WORLD for the GameCube. Both games can be summed up as one word: short. While WARIOWARE was intended to be ... GBA VIDEO SERIES
by James Stevenson (Fri 07-09-2004)
When I first heard about these Game Boy Advance video cartridges, I thought to myself, "Why?". I carry around a case of TV shows like Seinfeld on CD-Rs and I can watch them on my laptop during trips. But I've never had the urge to blow twenty bucks on a f... ESPN GREAT OUTDOOR GAMES: BASS 2002
by James Stevenson (Thu 01-03-2002)
Is there something fundamentally flawed with having a fishing videogame? I mean, you go fishing to catch some Zs, sit out on a nice sunny day, and maybe bring home dinner. But in the videogame world, you have to cram your neck over your Game Boy Advance, ... Giving Thanks for the Games
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-21-2003)
With Thanksgiving upon us next week, our columnists have been busy trying to come up with a way to integrate Thanksgiving into this week's Gamers' Thumb. There aren't many video games dealing with turkeys, unfortunately, or many that deal with pilgrims tr... Playing the PRISONER OF AZKABAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-07-2004)
Electronic Arts has now released the HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN video game to retail stores nationwide. Based on the Warner Bros. film which just had its opening weekend, the game is available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy ... JURASSIC PARK III: THE DNA FACTOR
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-03-2001)
The Game Boy Advance is home to a lot of things: Mario, racecars, and now the dinosaurs from JURASSIC PARK. Konami’s first of III… err, three JURASSIC PARK III games for the Game Boy Advance, DNA FACTOR, sells itself as a "fun and unique mix of side-scrol... Sega to unveil new title at SPACEWORLD
by James Stevenson (Tue 08-14-2001)
Sonic Team, Sega's famous game development group, revealed today on its website that it will unveil a secret game at Nintendo's SPACEWORLD show.At this point, Sega is planning on showing two Game Boy Advance games at the show, and an updated version ... Top ten video games for the month of August
by Troy Roberts (Thu 09-27-2001)
The NPD group just released the sales figures for the month of August, and it looks like Electronic Arts is the reigning champion for that month, with four titles in the top ten.MADDEN NFL 2002 was released near the end of the month, and still shot up the... No international link-up for MARIO KART: SUPER CIRCUIT
by James Stevenson (Thu 08-16-2001)
IGN Pocket reported today that the import version of MARIO KART: SUPER CIRCUIT will not link with the American version.There had been some hope that the title would support the Japanese to American link as an earlier Game Boy Advance game, F-ZERO MAXIMUM ... Shakeup at Nintendo
by James Stevenson (Wed 01-09-2002)
The President of Nintendo of America, Minoru Arakawa, has unexpectantly announced his immediate retirement.Mr. Arakawa was not expected to retire and was speculated to be the successor to the presidency of Nintendo Company Limited in Japan. Tatsumi Kimish... E3 2002: THQ
by Troy Roberts (Wed 06-05-2002)
One company that had a lot of games at this year's E3 was THQ. While we did not get the chance to play every game they had on display, we were able to get hands on time on most of THQ's big titles that are coming out this year and next.EVIL DEAD A FISTFUL... Giving Back to the Community
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 10-22-2004)
Last year, the masterminds behind the Penny-Arcade comic strip (www.penny-arcade.com) decided to give something back by running a drive to collect toys, an more importantly, videogames to send to the Seattle Children's Hospital.This year, they're back at ... UK Paper reports Microsoft to acquire Rareware
by James Stevenson (Wed 09-11-2002)
In a report published yesterday, a UK newspaper has revealed that sources inside Rareware, the legendary second-party Nintendo developer, has been purchased by Microsoft. With no new GameCube titles on the horizon beyond STAR FOX ADVENTURES, the secrecy f...