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Cave Story. What a fresh new game. Wait a sec. It isn’t new? What do you mean? When did it come out? 2004? What?! How did I miss this gem?

It’s all the best of 8-bitness without having the annoyance of blowing on NES carts. What is a home-brew homage to many different games, including Metroid and a long-lost Sierra game, Zeliard, brings to the modern age a bit of that nostalgia for simpler times. It feels 8-bit, but it isn’t quite as rough around the edges.

[via: Play This Thing]

Yep, I know, it’s an old one, but it’s classic and, well, damnit, I missed it the first time around. Enjoy!

Part one talked about the early history of games. Visiting such systems as the Game Boy, the TurboExpress and Game Gear.

Also, a look at single-game systems such as Game & Watch. In part two, a look at the more recent history, indeed right up to modern game systems.

So, now, onwards! (more…)

Over on Destructoid, a 2-part series comparing CRPGs (computer …) to tabletop RPGs.

What makes a RPG fun? What makes you get absorbed in it? Character, of course. Story, depth and the personalities of the characters involved. In this first part, Destructoid explores character.

I know we all have fond memories of playing Game Boy growing up. I know I did. Tetris matches in the school yard; Super Mario Worlds keeping me occupied, much to my parents delight, while on a long car-ride. Machines that can entertain us have been around a long time. Electronic games, too. Portable games, pocket electronic toys, well, they’re a more recent development. But I sure am glad they’re here.

In this 2 part [part 2] series, I’d like to make a brief trip through the history of portable games. From the Game & Watch to the DS and PSP, we’ve lived with these so-called toys for quite awhile. For some, an entire lifetime …

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Yes, you, too can download and enjoy them. 100 games for free, legally.

Now, I’ve played many of these before, unfortunately a lot of them I can’t play on my wonderful little Macbook without booting into Windows.

Some are Flash-based, some are Java-based, so YMMV when it comes to playing these.

What’s even better is checking out the growing comments section that adds probably another hundred more.

It’s a mario overload this week, I know. But this one is damn good. The end, perfect.

[Aeropause]

Castlevania, live. Full on! Following the YouTube link brings you to basically the entire show. Very awesome.

[Joystiq and Destructoid]

Fileplanet has decided that we need to all go back to class, ol’skool style. Download demos for your fav classics such as Diablo and Duke Nuke’em 3D. Then you can bust your ass trying to find a real, actual full copy of them all. Oh, wait, you can …