Gaming - The Latest
Gaming News
- Getting really excited about the release of Bioshock 2 Alone Among the Dead. Just loved the first game – innovative mutant weapons and the very dark world of Rapture. A Bioshock 2 Alone Among the Dead HD Trailer has been released to tease fans.
- SF4 Review @ Gaming Heaven – the long awaited PC release of Street Fighter IV is finally here. Gaming Heaven has the first review of the anticipated title. You can download the Street Fighter IV Benchmarkto check your PC's compatibility.
- Contemporary Graphics Accelerators in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Xbit Labs compares the performance of a broad range of graphics cards in the second title in the Call of Juarez series
- Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood the second title in the series has just been released and the first reviews have appeared…
Downloads/Demos
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo just released for download (2GB)
- Street Fighter IV Benchmark released – To test out whether you're PC hardware is up to scratch... and give you a taste of the game. Can't wait!
- Bethseda Software, maker of the popular Elder Scrolls series – of which Oblivion is the 4th installment – has released Dagger Fall for free download. Dagger Fall is an older game, and may require the Dosbox Emulator to run on some modern systems
- Some of the latest demos available from across the net…
- Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1 Demo – download @ Ausgamers
- FUEL Demo – exciting new motorhead title (of the two wheel variety).
- Demo: Ice Age – Dawn of the Dinosaurs Demo released
Crucial Links
- Ausgamers – latest game demos, reviews, news and patches. As the name suggests – an Australian based site
- Gaming WIKI
- MAME DEV – the home of MAME
- Zax Amusements – supplying new and used arcade and pinball machines plus extras
- Bumper Action – another supplier of new and used arcade and pinball machines plus extras
- KLOV's top 100 Arcade Games – official site for the top 100 most collectable arcade games of all time
Emulation/Arcade
MAME
- For arcade fans (and aren't we all) Hori – a well renowned Japanese arcade manufacturer – has released the Hori Xbox360 Fighting Stick EX2, currently for sale @ $109 @ PC Case Gear. This stick is for your Street Fighter II-type games. Been wanting one for ages. There is also some news on the web about how to set it up for use in Windows
- How to Build a Kickass MAME Arcade Cabinet from an Old PC @ Maximum PC
- Download MAME emulator – Windows binaries for 32-bit & 64-bit
- Download MAME UI – Windows classic front-end for 32-bit & 64-bit. Also includes links to XMAME (for LINUX) and a whole host of other links
- On Ubuntu or Debian: sudo apt-get install xmame
Top 10 MAME ROMs
| Rank | ROM | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Tiger | Download Black Tiger (331Kb) |
| 2 | Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Download WBML (172Kb) |
| 3 | Bubble Bobble | Download Bubble Bobble (180Kb) |
| 4 | Street Fighter 2 Zero Asia | Download SFII0 Asia (1.70Mb) |
| 5 | Mortal Kombat | Download Mortal Kombat (4.34Mb) |
| 6 | Willow | Download Willow (1.84Mb) |
| 7 | Liquid Kids | Download Liquid Kids (1.10Mb) |
| 8 | King of Dragons | Download KOD (2.25Mb) |
| 9 | Waku Waku 7 | Download Waku Waku 7 (12.9Mb) |
| 10 | Wonder Boy | Download Wonder Boy (92Kb) |
NDS/Gameboy
- Download no$gba emulator – Windows freeware NDS and Gameboy Advance emulator
- On Ubuntu or Debian: sudo apt-get install desmume
Java Games
The following Java Applet games are currently under development. You are free to play them. Instructions on the controls are available on our Software page. They have been developed using a 2D game engine developed by Xteemcom to illustrate the use of the Eventware © Engine. The graphics engine is event-driven and multi-threaded. Games still need a bit of work though :)