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The roleplaying slums

Stephen Greenwell
The other day, I was talking on AIM to a dashing man who may or may not determine the writing assignments here for Blast, and my calling him "dashing" is in no way an attempt to curry favor.‚  Anyway, the subj...
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Mega Man 9 shines with nostalgia, charm

Joe Sinicki
It would have been easy for Capcom to release yet another reboot of the Mega Man series. Instead, Mega Man 9 is a frustrating, pixelated adventure that looks like it’s been sitting in out game collection for the past 15 years. [...]
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RetroPort for Wii

Bradley Ouellette
One of the greatest features on the Nintendo Wii is the Virtual Console, giving players a chance to relive some of the greatest games ever made, including the original Mario Brothers and Zelda games. But try...
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Old school video games

Tom Cody
Next-generation video game consoles are teetering on the edge of photorealism, and pushing the limits of modern technology to draw more customers within a competitive industry. But are the jaw-dropping grap...