Guinness: Top 50 Console Games of All Time

Posted by Skizelli on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 @ 11:47 AM
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Guinness World Records revealed today their list of the top 50 console games of all time, which is included in the Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition.

Here’s an excerpt:

LONDON (26th February, 2009) – Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, today disclosed the all-time top 50 console games from Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition just as the new book shot to the #1 spot on the UK hardback non-fiction charts.

Tasked with selecting the best console games of all time, contributors of this year’s Gamer’s Edition reviewed hundreds of releases to compile a list of the top 50 titles ranked on their initial impact and lasting legacy.

And the list:

1. Super Mario Kart
2. Tetris
3. Grand Theft Auto
4. Super Mario World
5. Zelda Ocarina of Time
6. Halo
7. Resident Evil IV
8. Final Fantasy XII
9. Street Fighter II
10. GoldenEye
11. Super Mario 64
12. Tomb Raider
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Call of Duty 4
15. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
16. GTA San Andreas
17. Super Mario Bros
18. Zelda: A Link to the Past
19. Gran Turismo
20. Final Fantasy VII
21. Pro Evolution Soccer 4
22. The Orange Box
23. Lego Star Wars Complete Saga
24. Tekken 2
25. Wii Sports
26. Pokemon Red/Blue
27. Guitar Hero
28. Project Gotham Racing 4
29. Super Mario Galaxy
30. Resident Evil
31. Ico
32. Chrono Trigger
33. Gunstar Heroes
34. Soul Calibur
35. Advance Wars
36. Ridge Racer
37. Super Metroid
38. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
39. GTA Vice City
40. BioShock
41. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
42. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
43. God of War
44. Sega Rally Championship
45. Starfox 64
46. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
47. WarioWare Inc
48. Saturn Bomberman
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Outrun 2

As always, lists like these should be taken with a grain of salt.

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Google Search Tip #1

Posted by Skizelli on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 @ 7:17 AM
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Here’s a neat Google trick I stumbled upon if you want to search for music files. This will find open directories that contain music matching your search criteria, where available.

-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Keyword"

Just replace “Keyword” with the search term.

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The Deaths of Jason Voorhees

Posted by Skizelli on Friday, February 13th, 2009 @ 4:56 AM
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In light of the new Friday the 13th movie that is now playing in theaters today, I’ve constructed a list of how Jason “dies” in each of his films.

Friday the 13th – Jason’s mother goes on a killing spree at Camp Crystal Lake believing that her son had drowned due to the camp’s careless lifeguards. As it turns out, Jason is alive and witnesses his mother’s beheading, courtesy of Alice. Jason lives, but so begins his reign of terror.

Friday the 13th Part II – Jason, now a grown man somehow, gets his revenge on Alice, but takes a machete to the shoulder by Ginny. Non-fatal.

Friday the 13th Part 3: 3-D – Axe to the head by Chris. Many argue that this is when human Jason is actually killed before becoming supernatural Jason.

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter – Hacked and slashed to death by Tommy with his own machete; impaled through the head by machete. I personally think this is when human Jason really dies.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning – Falls from the mow of a barn and is impaled by farm equipment outside. Not the real Jason, but an impostor Jason.

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives – Chained underwater and drowned in Crystal Lake by Tommy.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood – Tina uses her telekinetic powers to once again imprison Jason at the bottom of Crystal Lake.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan – Gets submerged in chemicals during a sewer’s cleansing cycle, reverting him back to a normal boy (wtf…?). One of the most confusing endings in the series.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Sent to Hell by his niece, Jessica, using a “magical” dagger.

Jason X – Launched from a spaceship into outer space and presumably killed from re-entering an earth-like planet’s atmosphere.

Freddy vs. Jason – It is speculated by some that Jason wins, but is trapped in Freddy’s dream world after their battle. Regardless, other than getting some fingers chopped off and stabbed quite a bit, Jason lives again.

Friday the 13th (2009) – Go see the movie.

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