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Vintage Video Game Lets You Work The Stick

Looking for a new Super Nintendo game to play on your emulator? Well if you want a super-realistic racing experience then a Japanese drag racing game called Zeroyon Champ is probably your best bet. Now, you may not be able to take any corners on a winding circuit, but what you lack in steering control is made up for in shifting control. After all, swapping cogs is what really matters when you're goin' down the strip. Yes, this game originally from 1995 requires you to operate the clutch and the shift lever— all on your standard controller.

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10:20 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Mark Arnold
1,398 views, 9 comments

Latest by N/A: "After all, swapping cogs is what really matters when you're goin' down the strip" Man, if you don't have to steer more »

question of the day

What's Your Favorite 80's Video Game?

If you know us, you know we love playing car simulators. Always have. In honor of the release of GT5 Prologue we've been holding on to a few video game QOTD's. Today's question goes back to that earliest era of truly great car sims: the 1980's. Though they didn't have realistic damage modeling, they did have color graphics, kicking soundtracks and viewpoints that moved from above the car to behind the steering wheel. There are so many greats. More »

11:40 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,050 views, 161 comments

Latest by N/A: Pole position, arcade version. It had a voice chip in it I think. Every time I played it I heard more »

new york auto show

Play With It: Top Seven Examples Of Automaker-Video Game Industry Love-Making In New York

There's a trend I'm beginning to notice around the massive halls of auto shows: scattered among the sheet metal, booth babes and PR flacks, there's a hell of a lot of video games — both your standard issue Xbox-PlayStation3 setups as well as the more elaborate simulators. Taking a look at just a few of the many examples that appeared at the New York Auto Show this past week, I think this is more than just a way of giving journalists something to do between press conferences — it's representative of a trend. Here's our carmaker-by-carmaker breakdown of what has to be construed as either a strategy of building "appeal with the youths" — or an attempt by the car companies to distract everyone from their impending new "Second Malaise Era" with flashing lights and loud noises.

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Feature

1:30 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Travis Hudson
5,664 views, 16 comments

Latest by N/A: It is indeed interesting how the car manufacturers are increasingly involve companies/brands from other industries into their marketing and communication more »

novelties

Mii Is Real Smart: Nintendo Wii Ad Campaign Features Fortwo

Because we know when we think of the Nintendo Wii, all we can think about is the Smart Fortwo. We want a blue and white one to drive up in just like the two lovable and huggable stars of the "Mii" ad campaign for the Nintendo Wii save the cheerleader in drive. Because that'd be simply hetero-dorable. One more commercial after the jump. – Ray Wert More »

5:57 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
By Ray Wert
4,584 views, 5 comments

Latest by superbmtsub: Mebbe cuz they didnt wanna look like they're all about Japanese products only? Wanted to show a lil diversity? more »