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Happy Birthday Playstation!
Just wanted to give a quick shout-out to the original Playstation for reaching its 15th anniversary! 15 years ago today, the Playstation became the first retail-hit of the 32-bit 5th generation of...
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Powet Alphabet: S is for 16-bit
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks. The sixteen bit era of video games is considered by many to be the bridge...
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Castle Crashers on PSN gets a release date
The Behemoth dev blog posted some great news for PSN users. Tuesday, August 31st. They also mentioned that they would be at PAX Prime with a playable 4-player arcade cabinet of Castle Crashers. That...
View ArticlePowet @ PAX East 2011 – DYAD
Our coverage of PAX East is still trickling in as I take a look at the Independent Shooter-Racer game, DYAD for the Playstation Network. Check our other PAX East 2011 coverage HERE.
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Powetcast 53: Fatality
Zac is joined by Crazy, aDam, Sean and Sindra once again. Listen for a (spoiler free) early review of Thor, a run down on Mortal Kombat and Dr Who, and a legnthy discussion on the PSN outage. Also,...
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Powetcast: Uncanny E3
With a lot of developments from the video game world to cover, the Powetcast enlists returning champions Zac, aDam, and Captain Genius with the long awaited return of Sindra and guest starring Famicom...
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Lost Classics: Time Crisis: Project Titan (PS1)
Time Crisis was, and is still a trendsetter in the Arcades. Along with it’s polygonal graphics (which were pretty cutting edge at the time and still hold up well even to this day), the game also added...
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Famicom Dojo Podcast: A World Without Mega Man
Retro games may be beloved (if not exceedingly difficult), but do their descendants still have a place in the modern gaming world? When the original creator of a franchise moves on, is it time for the...
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Lost Classics: Demo Discs (Various)
I’ll never forget when my brother and I unwrapped our Playstation that Christmas morning 15 years ago. Amongst the cables and controllers was a disc featuring previews of several games. PLAYABLE...
View ArticleKEEP PLAYING: Rewind – Castlevania 25th Anniversary Tribute (Part 2)
A little late (it was a terrible night for a curse), but we’ve got Part 2 of our Castlevania 25th Anniversary Tribute up and ready for you. If you haven’t, be sure to check out Part 1, and stick around...
View ArticleKeep Playing Burnout Crash (If You Like This Sort Of Thing)
Burnout Crash is awesome. If you like Burnout Crash. Watch my full video review! (Holy smokes, the old Burnout games are out of print and quite pricey for a new copy!)
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Maximum Letdown: Beyond the Beyond (PC)
Remember when before Final Fantasy 7 came out, the graphics in Playstation role playing games weren’t that much different from 16-bit role playing games? Thankfully early Playstation RPGs, like their...
View ArticleE3 2012: ‘Playstation Battle All Stars’ Demo
PS Battle Allstars MIGHT be cool. Sweet Tooth spamming the same move over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
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E3 2012: All Playstation Trailers Playlist
These are all the videos from Sony’s Playstation Press event. No introductions, no interruptions! Enjoy, and post your thoughts about any of these videos in our comments section! If you want all the...
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Lost Classics: Jet Moto (Playstation 1)
Despite its steep learning curve, Jet Moto became a cult classic on the original Playstation, and is one of the many franchises that Playstation 1 gamers wish to see revived. Developed by...
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Lost Classics: Alien Trilogy (Playstation 1, Sega Saturn)
In space, no one can hear you scream. Before Pitch Black, Dead Space, and any other space horror, there was Alien. The horrifying Xenomorphs scared moviegoers shitless throughout 3 films (and a...
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Maximum Letdown: Contra – Legacy of War (PS1, Sega Saturn)
Contra – Legacy of War represents one of the franchise’s lowest points. As the sequel to the Genesis classic Contra – Hard Corps, Legacy of War should have used the Playstation’s processing power to...
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POWETCAST 149: We Bought A PS2
Zac, Adam, and Will do not sing anything at the end of this episode. We look back at the PS2, Look forward at Retro City Rampage, talk about the end of life and contemplate insuring a party bus. The...
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Lost Classics: Project Horned Owl (PS1)
Project Horned Owl is a classic Playstation light gun shooter, and one of the few available for the system. Taking place in a futuristic world, you (and a friend if playing co-op) take control of two...
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Lost Classics: Reloaded (Playstation 1)
Reloaded, from Gremlin Interactive and Interplay is a sequel to Loaded, a top down shooter for the original Playstation. You (and a friend if playing 2-player mode) choose one of 6 psychotic...
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Lost Classics: Codename Tenka (Playstation 1)
If a game like Tenka had been released in this age of gaming, it would have been dismissed as another me-too dudebro shooter. Thankfully, it was released during the Playstation One era, and its...
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