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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 on Jun 2, 2008 - 9 answers ![]()
Help me find this NPR story about making movies from video game footage. [more inside]
posted 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 on Apr 12, 2008 - 6 answers
Are video game reviews legitimate? How does the "official" video game review system really work? [more inside]
posted 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 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 on Dec 30, 2007 - 7 answers ![]()
Please to give me the pros and cons for XBox360 and PS3. [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - 20 answers
What's the best way for two people with incompatible gameboys to trade pokemon? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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 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 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 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 on Aug 22, 2007 - 20 answers
What is Miracle Chosuke's "Reverse Miracle Putt", exactly? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 2 answers
Can you name this PC game I remember playing around 8 years go? [more inside]
posted 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 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 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?
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posted on Feb 15, 2007 - 1 answers
Help Mii with my Wii! [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2007 - 11 answers ![]()
Looking for another game in the same vein as Seven Kingdoms or, failing that, Netstorm. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 4 answers
I want to host an awesome and inclusive Wario-Ware Tournament/Party. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 11 answers ![]()
Help me help my students design video games.
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posted on Jan 12, 2007 - 13 answers
IGN.com posted some of the original concept artwork for the new game, Elebits, and it's graphically stunning. Do you know who the artist is? What other work is he/she responsible for? (Be nice; I'm new!)
posted on Dec 20, 2006 - 6 answers
SNES games to play with the wife? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 29 answers
Remembering Junior High School Computer lab and trying to remember (and possibly find) games Microsoft may have put out for the Apple IIe. [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2006 - 8 answers ![]()
What are some good options for managing a video game collection? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 9 answers
Which video games have the most realistic depictions of real-life environments? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2006 - 16 answers ![]()
Remember the computer game, "The 7th Guest"? If you put the game CD into a stereo instead of into your computer, there was a song that played that I don't think was found anywhere else in the game. Anybody know what it was called and who it was by?
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 9 answers ![]()
More GameFilter: Looking for a C64 game where the players control one of three balls on a pool table and try to sink eachother. [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2006 - 11 answers
Help me find an old LAN game about space ships fighting each other that I used to play. [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2006 - 6 answers ![]()
What is being used by the cutman to heal your boxer (reduce swelling) in the video game ESPN Fight Night Round 3? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2006 - 9 answers ![]()
Can you help with my videogame research question? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2006 - 24 answers ![]()
Looking for an old Apple Macintosh videogame [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2006 - 14 answers ![]()
I'm considering writing a book about game systems in the 80's and would like to be able to include screenshots of many of the games. What do I need to do to be able to include those screenshots without being sued? Does this fall under the copyright law's "fair use"? Does the fact that they are older games make any difference? Apologies if this has been asked before - I couldn't find anything related to publishing game screenshots.
posted on May 4, 2006 - 9 answers
A colleague and I want to raise money for a project our company currently can't take on. How to get this ball rolling? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2006 - 12 answers
Why do videogames with physics simulation always have things fall too slowly? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2006 - 16 answers ![]()
I need a PS2 controller that won't cripple my hands. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2006 - 7 answers ![]()
stupid question/geek-filter: is there a repository out there for old video game sounds? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2006 - 7 answers ![]()
We all know at least some of the 'classics of literature', but what are the classics of videogaming? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2006 - 95 answers
Comfortable, long-lasting gaming chairs. [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2006 - 19 answers
I've just aquired a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro for $1.50 US at a thrift store. It works and Windows grabbed the right drivers for it. 1) What good games are there that take advantage of the "3D" controls? 2) How do I make it work in Descent 3? I can only get the POV hat and various buttons to work - the joystick/twist portion does nothing. I'm probably being clueless as to how to configure it in Descent 3.
posted on Dec 17, 2005 - 8 answers
Obscure Video Game Filter: Help me identify this game from my childhood. [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 9 answers ![]()
I've been spending way to much money on crappy video games lately. So I thought I would check out a few online video game rental sites to try before I buy. I've heard gamefly.com and redoctane.com both seem good but don't know what to choose. I'm really not sure what to look for here besides that I'm looking to rent ps2, gamecube, PSP, DS and GBA games
What online rental services have you used before? Which do you prefer? Besides gamefly and red octane.. what else is out there?
posted on Nov 7, 2005 - 5 answers
Can anyone point me to a reliable on-line PS2 repair shop? [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2005 - 4 answers
GTA San Andreas question: I'm on the mission with Zero where you have to use the little RC plane to destroy Berkley's five couriers. I can't pass it. I've read the strategy guides and there aren't shortcuts, although in most guides it's rated the hardest in the game. I'm stuck. Anybody who's played it before got any brilliant ideas?
posted on Jul 16, 2005 - 15 answers
Back in 1997-98 (when the Computer City chain was still around), I remember seeing a "mind controlled" game for the PC on display, and one of the titles involved steering a downhill skier. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2005 - 7 answers ![]()
I am searching for a DOS video game from the late 80s or very early 90s called Alpha Waves. I believe it was made in a country called France... [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2005 - 2 answers ![]()
Any suggestions on contacting video game companies regarding a fund raiser? (MI)
posted on Feb 15, 2005 - 3 answers
Yet another PC game question. Help me find a puzzle game that I really do not have a lot of information about, but hopefully something will tweak someone's memory. [+]
posted on Feb 12, 2005 - 7 answers