The Ether and Æther Experiment have managed to play the Zelda theme (composed by Koji Kondo) on the Theremin. This instrument was the first synthesizer. It is limited to sounding one note at once (monophonic) and is controlled by the movement of the ha
In this amazing video Zack Kim plays the Super Mario theme (Composed by Koji Kondo) on two Ibanez electric guitars at once.
The following ring tones are currently the most downloaded on the internet. The Super Mario Brothers song has been a favorite for quite some time!
Super Mario Brothers Theme by Nintendo
Final Fantasy VII by Battle Theme
Legend Of Zelda by Theme
Super Mario Stage Clear by Message Alert
One Winged Angel by Final Fantasy 7
Super Mario Brothers III by Super Nintendo
Mortal Kombat by Playstation
Final Fantasy X Battle by Theme
Super Mario III by Unknown
Resident Evil 2 by Playstation
Dreamcast is a great video game system with some really cool games so it’s strange looking back since it only lived from 1999-2001. Even Sega Saturn lived longer (from 1995-1998). We probably should also mention the doomed Virtual Boy that was released in August 1995, and discontinued the following year. Sure, there have been plenty of sucky game consoles that died quick, but the Sega Dreamcast is not one of them.
I bought a Dreamcast after is was announced dead on eBay. It was great for me since I was a casual gamer at the time and the hardware and games could be had so cheap. If you see one, pick it up. It’s a great beater system for your second television.
Yes, Jaguar basically sucked but it’s so damn fun to get nostalgic. Back in the day its lackluster 3D titles almost seemed cool. Was this system really 64 bit? It’s hard to tell from the games in this commercial mash up.
The titles highlighted include:
Cybermorph
Kasumi Ninja
Doom
Alien Vs Predator
The GX4000 was Amstrad’s short-lived attempt to enter the video game market. The CPC-based system was released in 1990. The Amstrad GX4000 was, effectively, a CPC+ machine without the keyboard, tape or disc drive (actually a modified CPC6128+ computer). This allowed The GX4000 to be compatible with a majority of CPC+ computer line software. Initial reviews were favorable - the console had impressive enhanced graphics and sound, a huge colour palette of 4096 (more than the 16 bit Sega Mega Drive), hardware sprites and hardware scrolling. It retailed for £99 and came bundled with Burnin’ Rubber. GX4000 game cartridges could also be used by the new 464+ and 6128+ computers released at the same time.
One major reason the system bombed was due to the fact that the GX4000 was powered by already dated 8-bit technology and was almost immediately superseded by the 16 bit Sega Mega Drive (released in November 1990 in Europe), and eventually SNES. There were very few games ready at launch, with some titles being released months late or canceled. To make matters worse, several GX4000 games were simply CPC ports from previous years re-released onto a cartridge. Gamers were not prepared to pay £25 for a cartridge game that they could buy for £3.99 on cassette. Within a few weeks of the initial launch, they were trying to unload the system at a discounted price.
At least one GX4000 reviewer claimed that this machine was “Probably the most unsuccessful console of all time”. Well, at least it’s ultra rare. That adds some cool factor I suppose.
TG-16 Remains a great classic system with some amazing shooters such as Soldier Blade and platformers like Bonk’s Adventure. If you don’t have the original console anymore, you can play games on your PC or on the Wii Virtual Console. If you choose to play on the PC, you will also have to hunt down some ROMs.
PC Emulators:
Magic Engine
VPCE
ROMs:
The Dump