Although Avatar is hitting theatres in December, the first toys are starting to ship.
We have gotten the first wave of toys in, and they look pretty solid. While the movie itself doesn’t look like anything special, the toys themselves look good.
Right now, we have the first deluxe figures and more are sure to come. Come Christmas time, when the movie has been released and rumor mills are in full swing, they will be hard to come by.
Taking a break from writing about NES games, I’d like to dive into another video game system that is near and dear to my heart.
That’s right, the almighty Sega Dreamcast! After watching Andy Roddick take on Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final yesterday, I decided to dust off my old system so I could play some Virtua Tennis.
I know what you’re thinking. Yes, that Virtua Tennis. Also known as the best tennis game ever made for any video game system, ever.
After popping it into the system, I quickly regained my awesome Tennis stroke and promptly disposed of my challengers.
If only Jim Courier was as dominating in real life as he was in the game, he would’ve been on that Centre Court yesterday, winning his 15th major. But alas, it was never meant to be.
With Independence Day coming up, I figured it would be a good time to choose an NES game with an American theme to it. And really, what is more American than roided up gym rats beating each other with sticks?
American Gladiators was a popular show back in the 80’s and early 90’s, and enjoyed a comeback a few years ago, with Hulk Hogan at the helm.
The NES version of the game was not generally well-received as it differed greatly from the real-life version of things.
The NES version included seven games, all of which are shown from your characters point of view.
The first six events are team events, which included Assault, Human Cannonball, Atlasphere, Joust, Powerball and The Wall.
The game included ten characters, five female and five male. Just like in the TV show, they were given names like Ice, Lace, Blaze, Gemini and the like.
While the actual show was fun to watch, the game didn’t really live up to expectations.
It’s kind of like the Arena Football League game that came out for the newer systems in the past couple years. While the event is fun to watch, it’s not as fun to play, at least in video game form.
It was announced today that there will be a new Mario game coming out for the Wii.
Mario is video games, simply put. If not for Mario, video games may not be as popular as they are today, and of course, who can forget the awesome Mario movie from the ’90’s?
So will the new Mario game, described as “Mario Galaxy meets Mario 64,” be a good addition to Nintendo, or will it fizzle?
It’s coming out during the holiday season, will it be worth the wait?
The conversation here at Toywiz drifted to classic NES games, as it often does.
We got to talking about our favorite NES games, and as usual, there were many opinions thrown into the mix.
For me, it will always be Mike Tyson’s punchout (Not Jack Nicklaus’ Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf, although that game is pretty solid.)
What is the consensus of best NES game out there?
Toywiz is now looking to buy NES games & systems..
So if you have your old systems and games lying around the house, give us a call or an e-mail!