[8bit Review] For the casual gamer

NHL 10 is The Bane of My Existance, Yet I Love It

June 22, 2010, 5:39 pm

NHL 10. Great game. I've even reviewed and commented on how it's the best sports title out there. That's until recently. After taking a break from Red Dead Redemption - which is the cat's ass by the way - I jumped back into the NHL saddle..er..skates. After a disappointing and pathetic real life Bruins loss in the second round I needed some personal redemption and outlet. So I've been hammering away at a new season using a custom team which I already had a season going with - only difference is I've bumped it up a difficulty level. Apparently with this minor change I've come across all sorts of bugs. The above image being one. 1900? Really? So they're going to come back before they were even born? That sound is a fuse that just blew in my mind.

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Madden 10 You Are Lame

December 29, 2009, 7:39 pm

Rant time cause I'm annoyed right now. I'm just going to throw this out there; Madden 10 is a total disappointment of a game. I just don't understand how EA can have one of the best sports titles ever, NHL 10, and right next to it the worst. Madden 10 does nothing better than it's predecessors and is really just a roster update with a game flow downgrade. In between plays, cuts scenes and a pathetic half time 'report' are just a few of the annoyances this game has to offer. But isn't the main reason I'm ranting or annoyed right now. I'm annoyed because I just wasted about 2hrs of my life getting through the playoffs and playing the super bowl, a win mind you, to be left with the shittiest championship celebrations in any game ever and then a wonderful black screen with just audio. Meaning, I really just lost. For Christ sakes, Tecmo Bowl had a better celebration. I think it's trade-in time and time to fire up some hockey.

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Facebook Coming to Your Face...and PS3

November 18, 2009, 10:15 pm

Yep - Facebook will now be on the PS3 with a slow roll out happening over the next few days with the latest PS3 update. You probably already have it and don't even know it. 360's recent update brought it and now it's everywhere. So now you can update your friends not only about the useless shit you do day in and day out but what video games you're playing too. Thanks to Facebook's recent crappy-ness I'm slowly caring less and less about my friend's daily habits. Sorry friends but error messages don't help me care about your favorite time of day.

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Happy Belated Halloween from 8bit

November 4, 2009, 7:57 pm

Nice excuse to post a pic of the above dork, who painted her face and ruined a perfectly good t-shirt with 8bit junk. We love her for it. [Kindacarsick]

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[Reader Email] Farming Simulator Defended, Robots Aren't Real

October 7, 2009, 10:31 am

Oh, I love the internet. So I received our first bit of 'hate email' last night. Yay for firsts huh? I guess I wouldn't call it 'hate email' since it made all of us here at the [8bit Office] laugh. It was more like a humorous email but really opinionated. Oh, and if you're wondering about the image above that is the best police sketch we could get of our 'humorous emailer.' So if you see someone matching the above image emailing someone - let him do his thing. He is in a way providing a service of instant laughs. Anyways, a few posts back we expressed our opinion in a Farming Simulator, which still stands by the way. Why we even posted about it in the first place - no idea. But apparently someone out there cares about their farming simulators. And decided to email us their discontent, which is fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. But one word of advice - if you're going to express your opinion about something and "tell someone off" at least have it make sense. The email plus my breakdown of said email after the break.

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Oktoberfest - The Official Game for iPhone? What?

September 18, 2009, 11:52 am

What. The. F**k.

I'm in a swearing mood today if you've read the last couple of posts. Mostly because stupid shit like this makes me swear. Other things that make me swear: stubbing my toe, cyclists in cities, loosing to 'that guy', people who try to tell me Harrison Ford isn't awesome, and wind (the actual element - its f**king annoying). What do all of these things have in common? They suck. Oktoberfest the official game falls in between stubbing my toe and cyclists. Mostly because even though they suck, I can get over it and move on. This game makes no sense. Why would I want to drink pixelated beer? To get pixelated pahlastered? So I can make a pixelated ass out of my self? So I can hit on pixelated girls? Download Tetris instead.

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Things We Never Intend to Do; Farm or Play A Farming Simulator

September 18, 2009, 11:25 am

I don't mind simulators. Flight simulators - cool. SimCity - very cool. Sims - strange, but still cool. Farming simulator - not cool. Some things don't need to be simulated. Farming is one of them. On a scale of boring as shit - this may top the cake. Maybe listening to Kenny G practice...actually no. That's wrong. Watching Kenny G practice would be way better than leveling up my tractor or baler. Either way it's exactly what you'd expect. There's also a career mode - or as us, stuck up-arrogant, city folk like to call it - f**king boring mode. More info if you're actually interested.

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Take Me To Your Leader

September 3, 2009, 2:19 pm

London street photography by William Robinson. [NOTCOT]

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Flame Out That Prius, 8Bit Style

September 3, 2009, 10:52 am

Big thanks to Jalopnik, for providing me with the perfect way to pimp and subsequently embrace my girlfriend's new Prius. I'm not completely down with the whole hybrid car movement (maybe I'll throw upa little rant on that in the coming days), but these 8bit flames do feel completely right for the Prius. Find a complete tutorial here. [Jalopnik]

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Where The Wild Things Are Video Game - Ughhh

July 21, 2009, 11:38 pm

This might be a first - a childhood favorite killing another childhood favorite in cold pixelated blood. I'm sorry but this might be, could be, most likely will be - a horrible idea. As you may know Spike Jonze is bringing the classic tale to film - which actually looks pretty amazing and I'm ok with. What I'm not too pumped about is it becoming a video game - we say it over and over again but movie to games don't usually pan out. But of course Hollywood and co. will continue to milk all things that came from my generations' childhood, because we're supposed to be at the point in our lives where we're making money to spend on their frivolous attempts at grabbing on our nostalgic heart strings. Sorry, rant over. So Warner Bros. Interactive and Legendary Pictures have announced that a videogame will be released in November in conjunction with the film for all major next gen consoles and Nintendo DS. The title will be developed by Amaze Entertainment and will have players assume the role of the rambunctious young Max...actually if you don't know how it goes pick up the books. You'll get the idea.

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Protect Your iPhone In Gaming Style

July 6, 2009, 8:34 pm

I'm borderline on thinking this is cool or just plain out stupid. I guess the idea of having an iPhone protective sleeve or purse - that's basically what it is - is stupid and totally unnecessary. Isn't that what your pocket is for? And the idea that a $100+ daily piece of equipment needs a protective pouch is annoying. You would think that it should be be able to protect itself for that price. Not break easier. Right, do you see where I'm going with that one? Either way, they're out there and in gaming form as you can see by the above pic. Although, I do like the gaming concept and art effort put into it. There is also a PS One pouch that you can check out after the break, jump, post summary, just follow the damn link. Also, the Gameboy Pouch novelty item has already sold out via Etsy, but I'm sure the artist will be getting more up there soon - you hope. [source]

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RROD Coasters: Won't Prevent You From Playing Drinking Games

June 26, 2009, 7:05 am

You probably have already seen these floating around cyberspace, but they're too cool for us to pass up. It seems very fitting to have RROD coasters separate your alcoholic beverages from your furniture. I'm not sure these would make great gifts for a RROD victim though. They may just drum up hidden emotions and land them on a path of revenge. [source]

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Atari Based iPod Dock - Now You've Crossed A Line

June 17, 2009, 6:59 am

I...I...I don't even know what to say. My only hope is that that was a non-functioning Atari. We here at [8bit] love tech, mods, innovation and cool shit...but this might be crossing a line for us. I feel like someone just ran over my pet frog trying to cross the street in a high traffic area. This iPod dock - which couldn't you have just bought a normal one like everyone else - is made up of a broken iPod clock radio and an Atari. Stuff the clock radio guts inside said Atari and poof you have yourself an iPod dock. You'll also have your friends saying, What did you do?! [source]

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We Found Our Official Sleep Mask

April 16, 2009, 3:58 pm

We're not sure if you've tried one, but sleep masks take the harsh light of day or a companion reading in bed right out of the equation. We love them! Now Thai company Studiobo offers this take prefectly tailored to the complete 8bit lifestyle we're trying to live. Get your own sleep mask here.

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Street Fighter and Mega Man themes for iGoogle

March 26, 2009, 12:31 pm

If you use the internet at all then I'm sure Google owns you too. It owns me but you know what ...I don't mind. I sleep better at night knowing Google is out there protecting every bit of personal information about me. Well now thanks to Capcom and Google you can pimp out your iGoogle page with either a Street Fighter theme or Mega Man theme. It's much cooler than the guy in the above photo. For the Street Fighter theme click here. For the Mega Man theme click here. It will automatically update your iGoogle page - and don't worry if you don't like it there is an 'undo' button a button that we all wish existed in real life. For other gaming themes check out the Google Gaming Theme page.

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