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FeaturesCowlitz County Gamers For Kids Video Game Expo, 20102010 is the first year of a classic video game expo being held in Kelso, WA. The project and personal passion of my good friend, John Hancock. The event was one day and was a fund raiser with all proceeds... Click to read full story. Asteroids World Record BrokenA 42 year old locksmith named John McAllister has broken the longest-standing high score record in gaming history.McAllister scored 41,338,740 points on a friend’s Asteroids arcade cabinet in Hillsboro, Oregon over the course of three days. The previous 1982 record... Click to read full story. Chulip (PS2)Let's face it: people love to kiss. Not everything people love to do translates well to a game, though. Flossing? Probably not. Eating lunch? Definitely not. Playing with our cat? Okay, Ubisoft has probably made a game where you do... Click to read full story. Why Bonk's Adventure (Turbografx-16) is my favorite platformerNo matter how technically impressive (i.e. convoluted) games get, I will always consider side-scrolling platformers to be my favorite kind of game. Their strictly 2D style does tend to limit them a bit, but developers often make up for that... Click to read full story. Legend of Wukong Review (Genesis)IntroductionFor those of you unfamiliar with "Legend of Wukong" it's a Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) role-playing game released in 1996. At the time it was only released in China. In 2008 a North American company ,Super Fighter Team, translated and localized it. This was... Click to read full story. NWCGE 2009 Portland Retro Gaming Expo show reviewI must say that this year's NWCGE 2009 Portland Retro Gaming Expo (I'm going to call it "Purge" from here on so I don't have to write out that long name) was very impressive. As some people know, this was... Click to read full story. NWCGE 2009 Portland Retro Gaming Expo TOMMORROW!!Hey there everybody. I know its been a while since the last message, I've just been very busy and none of the other authors seem to be interested in writing the Newsletter. For those locals in the Northwest USA, you... Click to read full story. Mirror's Edge; fresh & unique. <_ReviewIt plays as good & looks as good as it does here. All right here’s my first SPEGA review, sorry if it’s a bit long winded, and no screen shots (I’m too lazy to go through them all) Mirror’s Edge is a fantastic... Click to read full story. Wild Arms 5 (PS2) ReviewIntroductionNot since the first Wild Arms on PSX have I enjoyed an entry from this series. For a bit of personal history with the series I gave WA2 & 3 a chance but both failed to keep my attention very... Click to read full story. Sonic CD: The Undeserving Dark HorseIf you've friends with any caliber of interest in classic gaming, then chances are you've heard the age-old debate of which Sonic game is better. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, in my experience, seems to be the winner in a majority... Click to read full story. Seaman (Sega Dreamcast)The inherent flaw of trying to hold a conversation with a fish is that isn't particularly inclined to talk back. This is just one of the many examples of injustice found in nature. Furthermore, it is an injustice that is... Click to read full story. New Beyond Good & Evil 2 video!Here’s another video of BG&E 2 I believe it first appeared on Kotaku, and has since migrated to various locations. It isn’t confirmed that it was for BG&E 2 but there is no doubt about it in my mind..............................................................................................................................Here’s my take... Click to read full story. Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?The biggest icons of the gaming culture, such as Mario, Sonic, and Master Chief, leave little room for other characters to surface into the mainstream. Disgaea, a popular strategy-RPG series, fans and Prinny enthusiasts alike know how unjust that fact... Click to read full story. A Noby AffairWhen the only comment people can seem to muster up about a game is "what is it?," then the odds of said game being good are pretty up there. When word got out that Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy... Click to read full story. Specialty Gamer Newsletter February 2009Hello and I hope everyone is having a good 2009 so far! For me, I'd settle for warm. The early part of this year has been exciting for Specialty Gamer as T-shirts finally became available for sale. What better way... Click to read full story. Specialty Gamer is on FaceBook!Specialty Gamer ShirtCategoriesPast Features
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