EA’s 2006 FIFA World Cup shouldn't be confused with their FIFA 06 Road to the World Cup game. That's their yearly game that includes seasons, franchises, hundreds of leagues and teams, etc. This version doesn't have regular teams like Real Madrid or Manchester United, but only the national teams. Of course there's still a ton of teams included, every team that participated in World Cup qualifying as a matter of fact. This game here is all World Cup, all the time. And that's a good thing.

Wow. The first installment of the Japanese commercials (Part 3 of the 'When Commercials Attack' series) has been a runaway success. A serious breakout article. Of course I liked all of them.
Here's the links to previous installments:

Part 1: Genesis does what Nintendon't - Ads from the late 80's
Part 2: Sony sells Playstation lifestyle - Strange Sony ads with little or no game footage
Part 3:Ads in the Land of the Rising Sun - Bizarre Japanese Ads

Now I'm back with a vengence baby! Japan has not let me down, and we're ready to assault the senses and boggle the mind with more spots from the far east.

High Score. THE High Score. Ahh the bragging rights of getting those 3 letters on the high score list. It was the pinnacle for any arcade player. It was like a calling card, a flag to proudly plant in newly attained territory. Getting on that list multiple times? Now you're just flaunting it. DRZ was my flag. Just the 3 simple letters carried such weight back then. It was the only real measure of success in arcade games. Each player's was unique. Posting a high score and watching other players try to best it, that was the pastime. That and taking a run at someone else's score. (There was an entire episode of Seinfeld about it.)

We spent our young lives in dark arcades, spending so much time there we knew every seam in the carpet, every cigarette burn in the cabinets. We knew which machines needed to have that damn fire button that always seem to get stuck at the worst possible time fixed. We knew which machines rejected your quarter while also giving you a credit.

To grow up during what is now referred to as the "Golden Age of Video Games" was a special thing indeed.

What is the thinking behind this? Are people really that impressed with themselves when they kill someone in Halo 2 or score a touchdown in Madden? Last night I was playing Halo 2 with a couple of friends, I'm a level 11 they're both level 23 so we kept getting matched with people almost all level 20 or higher. I found it completely unnecessary to hear hooting and hollering every time I died. Hey buddy, congratulations, you just killed the weakest player in the game, good job!

Over at Kotaku they are linking to a list of all the things that have happened since Duke Nukem Forever was announced way back on April 25, 1997. This is my favorite:

• The concept of Bullet Time has been developed, pioneered, and completely run in to the ground.

For the full list, check out this link.

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One of these games is Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. It has the unmistakable stink of education all over it, but that's overpowered by the fun of it all. Some simple math problems, reading classic texts, and taking a few tests to determine your "Brain Age". The lower the number, the sharper your mind is, or so the program says.

First time through, the program told me I was 80 years old. After a few days, it was 46. I scored a 22 once but I'm beginning to think it was a fluke. Why do I keep playing a game that every day finds a new way to tell me I'm stupid?

• 1. Super Mario Bros. 3
• 2. The Legend of Zelda
• 3. Super Mario Bros.
• 4. Final Fantasy
• 5. Contra
• 6. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
• 7. Mega Man 2
• 8. Metroid
• 9. Duck Hunt
• 10. Ninja Gaiden

Personally, I can't believe River City Ransom isn't on there. It'd be on my list of favorite games of all time! What games do you think should've been on the list but isn't?

[Thanks to Joystiq]

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