Recommendations for "let's play videogame X" videos? [more inside]
posted by Baldons on Nov 21, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me remember the name of this PC video game... [more inside]
posted by Babblesort on Nov 13, 2009 - 9 answers

Will my developer laptop be able to handle the current crop of RPG games? Specs after the jump [more inside]
posted by askmehow on Nov 10, 2009 - 15 answers

Is there a browser based Civilization clone that's any good? [more inside]
posted by soelo on Sep 25, 2009 - 8 answers

What video game franchises in the current generation would be good to pick up for the first time? [more inside]
posted by Riki tiki on Sep 24, 2009 - 20 answers

I love Sid Meier's Pirates! I loved the original back in the '80s, and I love the remake even more. What other games might I love? [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Sep 13, 2009 - 18 answers

Best (association) football game for the xbox 360? [more inside]
posted by pompomtom on Sep 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Old-mac-game-filter: please help me rediscover an odd shareware game that I once played on the classic mac platform! [more inside]
posted by jordanlewis on Aug 20, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me find the perfect videogame for my boyfriend. [more inside]
posted by cobain_angel on Aug 18, 2009 - 39 answers

Nintendo sound effects: How did Nintendo get the sounds for some of the characters in Mario Kart Wii? Is there a person out there who sounds like Yoshi? [more inside]
posted by DMan on Jul 9, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm trying to find this old playstation 1 game... it was an action shooter game which used a third person overhead camera (well slightly angled, i forget the name of this angle). There were two guys, one in a red suit and another in a blue suit. The distinctive feature of this game was the cutscenes used live action video which for its time was very cool. only thing is i can't remember for the life of me the title. if anyone here knows the game, i'd forever be in your debt!
posted by FireStyle on Jun 14, 2009 - 13 answers

Looking for good blogs, sites, or articles about video game playthroughs. [more inside]
posted by subbes on Jun 11, 2009 - 17 answers

Which Dynasty Warrior titles are thought to be standouts in the series? [more inside]
posted by nadawi on Jun 2, 2009 - 1 answer

I'm trying to remember the name of a video game I played in the late 80's or early 90's. [more inside]
posted by SpacemanStix on Apr 15, 2009 - 4 answers

I consider myself a competent programmer, but I need to do some software design and so I am looking for some resources. Do you have any advice for what to do when designing a game engine? [more inside]
posted by demiurge on Apr 7, 2009 - 3 answers

I am playing SimCity Creator on the Wii and I am stuck on a certain mission and I have been for days and I can't figure out what to do and I know that there are people in the world with actual problems, but here we are. [more inside]
posted by ND¢ on Apr 3, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I fix sticky keys on a Guitar Hero controller? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Apr 2, 2009 - 6 answers

short of a dremel, whats the best way to open the security case of an xbox game i just got from circuit city? [more inside]
posted by sammich on Mar 12, 2009 - 9 answers

Name-that-ancient-video-game-filter: Which game had a somewhat synthesized voice saying "One...Two...threeeEEEE!" [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Mar 10, 2009 - 8 answers

Are there any arcades in NYC? [more inside]
posted by shothotbot on Mar 4, 2009 - 17 answers

MacGameFilter: Please help me find a new action/adventure game to play on my iMac. [more inside]
posted by jammy on Feb 26, 2009 - 12 answers

Old Play-By-Email space-strategy-war-game: what was its name? [more inside]
posted by Balna Watya on Feb 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Help name the first computer game I ever played. In preschool. Circa 1985. A few sketchy memories inside. [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Feb 2, 2009 - 4 answers

How do you get garnets in the TinkerBell DS game? [more inside]
posted by Andrhia on Jan 28, 2009 - 4 answers

Name that C64 game! [more inside]
posted by imaswinger on Jan 27, 2009 - 14 answers

Trying to identify a side-scrolling spaceship shoot-em-up console game from the early '90s. (Hopelessly?) vague description inside. [more inside]
posted by brassafrax on Jan 26, 2009 - 20 answers

Will My Video Card Show Me Where All The Mutants Are? [more inside]
posted by Lipstick Thespian on Jan 12, 2009 - 8 answers

Help me remember what this thing was I got as a Christmas gift as a child. It was a sort of video coloring book console. [more inside]
posted by mediocre on Dec 27, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I deal with my overly large collection of unplayed video games? [more inside]
posted by fearthehat on Nov 24, 2008 - 26 answers

What video game competitions award the most prize money? How much are kids pulling down per month or per year? Playing which games? This is mostly an international question. From what I can tell, this isn't as big in the US as it is in Korea, Sweden, and ... where else? Are kids in the US making a living playing games competitively?
posted by low affect on Aug 15, 2008 - 10 answers

I would like to find a link for a short video clip of a video game that meets certain criteria. It will go into a presentation to elementary school teachers, as a quick backdrop to a point about interactive games that will be used in school, and that will be fun while challenging kids to think and learn. (It won't itself BE that game; it just has to plausibly look the part.) It needs to have some connection to an outer space theme. [more inside]
posted by daisyace on Jun 2, 2008 - 9 answers

Help me find this NPR story about making movies from video game footage. [more inside]
posted by snowjoe on Apr 16, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm hosting a Rock Band tournament in a "battle of the bands" style competition and I'm looking for prize suggestions (as well as some other tips). I've heard of custom Guitar Hero controllers, but is there a place online that does custom Rock Band controller paint jobs? [more inside]
posted by idleminded on Apr 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Are video game reviews legitimate? How does the "official" video game review system really work? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Apr 6, 2008 - 20 answers

Trying to save Videogame screen captures under Windows XP. They're supposed to look like this, but they wind up looking like this(Color pallete wrong). What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by Orb2069 on Feb 27, 2008 - 2 answers

I'll Query The Hive Mind For You Filter: late-eighties or early-nineties video game that involved a VHS tape and a light gun that may have resembled a rocket ship? [more inside]
posted by cmyk on Dec 30, 2007 - 7 answers

Please to give me the pros and cons for XBox360 and PS3. [more inside]
posted by Koko on Dec 24, 2007 - 20 answers

What's the best way for two people with incompatible gameboys to trade pokemon? [more inside]
posted by baf on Dec 17, 2007 - 2 answers

Is there a resource to find out what features/problems have been addressed when a game auto-updates on my Xbox 360? [more inside]
posted by Phantomx on Oct 7, 2007 - 3 answers

I can't remember the name of this video game. It was an academic project, as I recall. The entire thing is conversation based. What the player types is parsed by a natural language processing engine so the game seems to understand what you say. It takes place in a single room and revolves around a couple with a not-so-great marriage.
posted by TeatimeGrommit on Oct 2, 2007 - 5 answers

Looking for the name of a game I encountered on the Commodore 64 around 1987 or so. I remember it being a martial arts themed, 2 player, sidescrolling 'running race' through a series of different traps (fireballs, guillotines, etc...) [more inside]
posted by lyam on Oct 1, 2007 - 16 answers

Will a Playstation 3 bought in Singapore work in Brazil? By "work" I mean play the games in color and not black-and-white. Devices bought in the USA work because TVs in Brazil are all PAL-M/NTSC compatible, but not sure about Singapore's color system.
posted by dcrocha on Sep 20, 2007 - 2 answers

Hypothetically, if you had $10,000 to build a library collection to support a videogame design/animation program, what items would include? [more inside]
posted by foxinthesnow on Sep 14, 2007 - 7 answers

Neeerrrrrrrrdfilter: I want to play Bioshock. Help me find the most economical way to upgrade my video hardware so that it will run the game satisfactorily. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Aug 22, 2007 - 20 answers

What is Miracle Chosuke's "Reverse Miracle Putt", exactly? [more inside]
posted by britcoal on Aug 12, 2007 - 2 answers

Can you name this PC game I remember playing around 8 years go? [more inside]
posted by rancidchickn on Jul 29, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for an old Macintosh game, where you flip reflectors to get a ball to bounce from one side to the other, [more inside]
posted by NewGear on Jul 4, 2007 - 8 answers

My middle-school students are interested in video game design. What classroom projects can we do? [more inside]
posted by mai on May 16, 2007 - 11 answers

Help with video drivers for 'The Typing of the Dead'. OK, Google search did return some answers but nothing helpful. When I attempt to run the application I get the following error: 'Not Support Graphic Device' How can I fix? [more inside]
posted by evilelf on Feb 15, 2007 - 1 answer

Help Mii with my Wii! [more inside]
posted by Eddie Mars on Feb 2, 2007 - 11 answers