Archive for August, 2005
Great Message Board for GBA
Hey All,
I just got a note in my inbox that GBATemp is alive and kicking. For those of you not familiar with GBATemp, it’s one of the Net’s best message boards dedicated to the GBA. They cover everything from Tools to hack your GBA to the latest emulators. Their release list is the best on [...]
Pre-order Gameboy Micro
In the gaming industry, it’s all about the pre-orders. Think about it. Maybe the DVD industry is a not-so-close second, but no other industry thrives on pre-orders like the Video Games industry.
And with the preorder craze there is always a rush for companies to be the first to offer pre-orders of new systems. If your [...]
Spotting Consoles
Hey All,
This is kind of an open question back to the people who read portagame. How many of you actually see other people playing their PSP, DS, N-Gage, GBA, etc in public?
In the many months since these systems have been out I have only seen one person with a PSP. That was yesterday at [...]
PSP Firmware 2.0 Upgrade Gets Web Friendly, Wallpaper Friendly, Image Friendly, and more.
Official as of now, Sony is indeed pushing a web browser during this 2.0 firmware upgrade. The browser is the major piece they are bleating in every press release and news story today, but a lot more is gained from the firmware upgrade:
The Obvious: Web Browser added. Which really means free pocket porn is that [...]
Still wondering whether to buy Nintendogs?
Well wonder no more, Amazon.com has the answer for you. For those that aren’t that interested in Nintendogs, or at least, don’t want to try it for $30, then maybe this might help sway you. For only $15 you can get the Nintendogs Chihuahua and Friends version. Don’t think your limited to just those 6 [...]
Nintendo DS drops price, Game Boy Micro release date!
Isn’t it about time you bought a new portable?
If you have not bought a Nintendo DS yet (shame on you!), the price for the unit drops to $129.95 on August 22nd. Some places may still be holding that Super Mario 64 DS promotion when it hits. If you do not have one yet, the Nintendo [...]
Ipod Clickwheel of Doom
Or maybe we should call this story “We need a new category added”. Looks like those crazy linux geeks have been at it again! Now they have ID Software’s Doom up and running on various Apple Ipod’s. The catch? You have to install Linux on the bugger. Check out the mod here. My favorite part [...]
Sony, What Has Gotten Into You?
Sony is becoming an 800-pound-Gorilla-gone-sour. That, or they are making efforts towards worldwide humanitarianism. As we all now know, they want to protect all the Brits and the rest of our Euro-friends from the displeasures of owning a PSP system before it is actually available on Royal turf. They woultn’t want UK gamers exposed to [...]
Gizmondo US launch delayed…
For those of you paying attention the original launch date of Gizmondo here in the USA was supposed to be August 11th. Well according to our friends over the pond at the Register, the date will now be sometime on October. A spokeswoman for Gizmondo was qouted as saying “August is a slow month for [...]
What Jesus would play on PSP?
Check out this article from WIRED about the new wave of religious video games that will be hitting the shelves by this Christmas. Most are for the PC but some are aiming to be console titles before long. Here is a description of one of the games:
In the adventure game Timothy and Titus, from [...]
