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The finer thoughts and impression of Metal Gear Solid all condensed into snippets from each contributor of the Pinekast. Accept the mission and take the plunge to see what members of Pineconeattack think about June’s Game of the Month.

This week we took a look at our favorite Western (genre) based video games; from the gunslinging action of GUN to the controversial but always fun Sunset Riders. So sit a spell, pull up a log and listen to us sing you a song about open spaces, varmints and whiskey.

 

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This week we set out sights on those invisible warriors of the night – the ninja! Our favorite games, our favorite ninja characters and the infinite mystery that is what Baldy would turn into if he was a ninja. Deep stuff indeed!
Just a reminder that we’re still holding a contest to see what our game [...]

 

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There are some things that will never surprise me: man’s capacity for evil, taxes and the bewildering need for movie producers to try and create a decent film from a fighting game, though that may very fall into the aforementioned ‘capacity for evil’ in some fans eyes.
It seems that some studio thinks it’s a great [...]

I’m not one for posting not safe for work material around these parts.  I usually leave the perversion to Tenno since he’s the resident weeaboo who is way into Asian fetishes and the wonky counterculture scene.  Generally speaking, if I get a Star Wars level, “Bad felling about this” for a link, I just won’t [...]

Well after a couple of hours trying to figure out why every web browser I use was having issues with the mini-draft Jango had set-up for me to upload the weekly podcast I finally figure out the issue: it was something in the draft itself. I have no idea if it was bad code, something [...]

 

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Fist of all, I cheated. I used the password NARPAS SWORD0 0000 which allows infinite health, rockets, ice beam, and screw attack from the get go. Sorry for the shit video quality. I recorded with my camcorder. When I make a better video, I’ll delete this one and replace it with [...]

I’ve given the concept to Microsoft’s newest camera thingamajig, Project Natal, some time to soak, process and digest.  I must say I am very cautiously optimistic. So this beefed up camera make it so you, the whole you, become the actual controller.  But should you care?

Holy fuck, that’s good stuff.
-Ancient Flounder

My first puzzle  video game back in ‘89 on the original green screen Game Boy, I’m happy to announce that I finally got my own copy of the damn game with my recent Game Boy Light lot purchase.  The game that made the Russia folk song,  Korobeiniki famous.   Who knew Tetris was 25 [...]