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In these classic gaming news updates you will find a frequent summary of all classical titles which were added to our site. Availability is subject to frequent changes and fast decisions are recommended as we usually have only very few copies of those titles that are listed below. As always we are trying to expand our catalouge regularly.

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Product additions from March 2nd, 2006

Around 50 games have been added the last couple of days to all major classic categories. Lots of very rare and interesting stuff.

PlayStation™:
DoDonPachi [pre-owned] JPN N/A
DonPachi [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Einhander / Einhänder [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
Harmful Park [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Raiden Project [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Rubbish Blazon (Pandora Max Series Vol. 3) JPN US$ 29.90
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan: Juuyuushi Inbou Hen [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Super Robot Shooting [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
TearRing Saga JPN US$ 49.90
The Airs [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Yakata: Nightmare Project [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Yuukyuu no Eden JPN US$ 39.90

Sega Saturn™:
Astal: Kagayo Suishou Densetsu JPN N/A
Sega Saturn Console - Christmas Campaign Box HST-0017 [pre-owned] JPN US$ 84.90
Dreamcast™:
Dreamcast Broadband Adapter [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Dreamcast Visual Memory Card (D-Direct Marble Design) N/A
Dreamcast Visual Memory Card 4x (Phantasy Star Online Design) [pre-owned] N/A
Shenmue Chapter 1: Yokosuka [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Shenmue II [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
US Shenmue [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
What's Shenmue JPN US$ 44.90
What's Shenmue [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Mega Drive™:
Alisia Dragoon [pre-owned] JPN US$ 59.90
El Viento [pre-owned] JPN US$ 59.90
Panorama Cotton [pre-owned] JPN US$ 139.90
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
The Super Shinobi II [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
The Super Shinobi [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Mega CD™:
Final Fight CD [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Game Gear™:
G-Sonic [pre-owned] JPN US$ 79.90
Sonic Labyrinth [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90

Super Famicom
Disney's Goof Troop [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Final Fight Tough [pre-owned] JPN US$ 119.90
Hagane: The Final Conflict [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Wild Trax [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
GameBoy Color™:
Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90
Game Boy Color Console - ANA Special Edition [pre-owned] N/A
Ganbare Goemon: Tengu-to no Gyuakushu! [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Street Fighter Alpha [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
GameBoy™:
Burai Fighter Deluxe [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Cyborg Kuro-Chan 2: White Woods no Gyakushuu [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Dragon's Lair: The Legend [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Game Boy Gallery 2 [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Mortal Kombat [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
GameBoy Advance™:
Game Boy Advance Console - RockMan EXE 2 Special Edition [pre-owned] US$ 109.90
Gamecube™:
Game Cube Controller - Club Nintendo Luigi Design US$ 49.90

PC-Engine™:
Bomberman '93 Special Version (HuCard) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 99.90
Bomberman '94 Special Version (Super CD-ROM²) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 129.90
Chou Eiyuu Densetsu: Dynastic Hero (Super CD-ROM²) JPN US$ 29.90
Fiend Hunter (Super CD-ROM²) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90
Final Soldier Special Version (HuCard) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 199.90
R-Type Complete CD (Super CD-ROM²) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90
Shadow of the Beast (Super CD-ROM²) JPN US$ 24.90
Shapeshifter: Makai Eiyuuden (Super CD-ROM²) JPN US$ 24.90
Slime World (Super CD-ROM²) JPN US$ 24.90
Soldier Blade Special Version (HuCard) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 149.90
Super Darius (CD-ROM²) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90

NeoGeo Pocket Color™:
NeoGeo Pocket Color - Hanshin Tigers Special Edition [pre-owned] JPN US$ 99.90
The King of Fighters: ...

With just one day remaining before the end of Sony's invite-only "Destination PlayStation" event in Miami, video game industry insiders at the event remain "very much in the dark" about Sony's launch plans for the PlayStation 3 console, reported Consumer Electronics Daily.

This could be interpreted as another data point supporting the theory that the PS3's launch schedule has slipped. Or it could just be all part of a master plan to catch the world by surprise with a surprise unveiling. Either way, our impatience grows. ...

One of the phrases every Nintendo fan is anxious to hear is "We will have a Revolution title this year." Those exact words were spoken by the CEO of Midway Games, David Zucker, in a one-on-one conversation with GameSpot yesterday.

The console, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it was unveiled at May's Electronic Entertainment Expo, hasn't had much in the way of announced games for it yet. For the Nintendo faithful, even the smallest tidbits of information on Revolution games are as valuable as gold.

While Zucker didn't give away the game's title, it might not be what gamers expect. Midway currently has four next-gen games announced: Unreal Tournament 2007, a TNA-licensed game, The Wheelman, and Stranglehold. Both the TNA game and The Wheelman aren't expected to hit stores until 2007, and Unreal Tournament 2007 has been confirmed for this year--only for the PC.

This leaves Stranglehold as the likely option for Midway's first Revolution game. Further evidence comes from the game's trailer shown during Midway's presentation last night. The game was previously expected to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, but a bombshell was dropped at the trailer's end, when footage stated that the game would be coming to "ALL next-gen consoles." [Emphasis added.]

However, today Midway reps told GameSpot that the aforementioned project was not Stranglehold, but "another project." The rep admitted that Stranglehold may come to the Revolution at a later date (after the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions), but no plans are set yet.

Expect more details about Midway's unnamed Revolution project at this year's E3. ...

Earlier this week, the game industry was rocked by word of the so-called Origami Project, a secret Microsoft device that appears to be a portable PC with gaming functionality. The rampant speculation was kick-started by a leaked video showing what looked like a mini-tablet PC running Halo. Microsoft confirmed the Origami Project video's authenticity to GameSpot, but said it was a year-old "concept video," and hinted the Halo footage was for demonstration purposes only.

Then, after promising revelations today on the teaser site origamiproject.com, Microsoft merely posted a new flash movie … which makes promises of more information to come. After asking, "Wondering where to find me?" the movie shows a montage of locations: a city skyline, tropical island, a snow-capped mountain, a subway system, the interior of a car, and a long shot of Rio de Janeiro. "I am everywhere you are … but never in the way" the site tells visitors via text, apparent promising a new level of portability in the device.

Then comes the tease. After posing the rhetorical question, "Who am I?", the site says, "find out … 3.9.06…" Now it seems the public will have to wait another week for the official Origami unveiling, which appears to be coordinated with the CeBit PC trade expo, held from March 9 to 15 in Germany.

However, unofficial reports have already broken about what the Origami can and cannot do. This morning, the Associated Press ran an article citing a source inside Microsoft which confirms suspicions that the Origami is merely a new line of "ultra-mobile PCs" the size of a paperback book. It says that the line of devices is aimed at "tech-savvy consumers who want a smaller computer that is easy to take on vacation, in the subway or anywhere else where a full-sized PC would seem too bulky." As shown in the leaked video, Origami machines will feature a touch-sensitive screen a la Microsoft's tablet PC line, will run Windows XP, and will be priced lower than most full-size laptops, running from around $500 to $1000.

If that price tag seems too low for a mobile PC with a high-end graphics chip--which would be necessary to run the Halo footage shown in the leaked concept video--that's because it is. The AP article says flat-out that the Origami is "not a portable version of Microsoft’s Xbox videogame console," nor is it "a music player designed to take on Apple Computer Inc.’s mega-popular iPod." According to the source, the Origami will be "less powerful than full-fledged PCs," and won't have "advanced entertainment capabilities."

However, the AP article contradicts itself somewhat, quoting its source as saying that Microsoft expects consumers to use the Origami for "watching movies," presumably on DVD. That means that the device could have enough processing and graphics power to play older PC games that don't require a high-end GPU--think Civilization III on the go. It also raises the possibility that Microsoft is optimizing less demanding versions of semi-recent PC games specifically for the platform, as is now rumored. However, Microsoft reps had not responded to requests for comment as of press time. ...

Japanese gamers of both genders and all ages lined up in their hundreds to buy Nintendo's redesigned DS Lite, the launch for which has dwarfed that of the original handheld as retailers posted sold out signs within hours of opening.

Some stores opened their doors earlier than normal to cater for customers waiting in line, with larger retail outlets across Japan reporting queues of approximately 300 or so eager consumers, and even smaller stores seeing queues of 100 people.

Stocks of the original DS handheld have been in scarce supply for some time now, Nintendo apparently clearing existing stock almost entirely, in preparation for the launch of the smaller, redesigned version.

The recent announcement regarding production issues that have resulted in a delayed launch for the Ice Blue and Enamel Navy versions of the handheld don't appear to have had any noticeable impact on the launch, consumers apparently perfectly content with the Crystal White version if it means they're able to get in there and grab one on the first day. The two coloured versions are expected to be available from March 11th.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had initially stated that the launch would be supported by shipments of 500,000 in the first two weeks and up to one million for the whole of March. The production issues will undoubtedly have impacted on those figures, but by the size of the queues for the launch, it appears additional shipments may well be required to meet the exceptionally high demand.

Speculation places the DS Lite on US shores around May, with an EU launch to follow shortly afterwards - although Nintendo has yet to confirm any official launch plans for territories outside of its native Japan. ...

Japanese gamers of both genders and all ages lined up in their hundreds to buy Nintendo's redesigned DS Lite, the launch for which has dwarfed that of the original handheld as retailers posted sold out signs within hours of opening.

Some stores opened their doors earlier than normal to cater for customers waiting in line, with larger retail outlets across Japan reporting queues of approximately 300 or so eager consumers, and even smaller stores seeing queues of 100 people.

Stocks of the original DS handheld have been in scarce supply for some time now, Nintendo apparently clearing existing stock almost entirely, in preparation for the launch of the smaller, redesigned version.

The recent announcement regarding production issues that have resulted in a delayed launch for the Ice Blue and Enamel Navy versions of the handheld don't appear to have had any noticeable impact on the launch, consumers apparently perfectly content with the Crystal White version if it means they're able to get in there and grab one on the first day. The two coloured versions are expected to be available from March 11th.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had initially stated that the launch would be supported by shipments of 500,000 in the first two weeks and up to one million for the whole of March. The production issues will undoubtedly have impacted on those figures, but by the size of the queues for the launch, it appears additional shipments may well be required to meet the exceptionally high demand.

Speculation places the DS Lite on US shores around May, with an EU launch to follow shortly afterwards - although Nintendo has yet to confirm any official launch plans for territories outside of its native Japan. ...

Japanese gamers of both genders and all ages lined up in their hundreds to buy Nintendo's redesigned DS Lite, the launch for which has dwarfed that of the original handheld as retailers posted sold out signs within hours of opening.

Some stores opened their doors earlier than normal to cater for customers waiting in line, with larger retail outlets across Japan reporting queues of approximately 300 or so eager consumers, and even smaller stores seeing queues of 100 people.

Stocks of the original DS handheld have been in scarce supply for some time now, Nintendo apparently clearing existing stock almost entirely, in preparation for the launch of the smaller, redesigned version.

The recent announcement regarding production issues that have resulted in a delayed launch for the Ice Blue and Enamel Navy versions of the handheld don't appear to have had any noticeable impact on the launch, consumers apparently perfectly content with the Crystal White version if it means they're able to get in there and grab one on the first day. The two coloured versions are expected to be available from March 11th.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had initially stated that the launch would be supported by shipments of 500,000 in the first two weeks and up to one million for the whole of March. The production issues will undoubtedly have impacted on those figures, but by the size of the queues for the launch, it appears additional shipments may well be required to meet the exceptionally high demand.

Speculation places the DS Lite on US shores around May, with an EU launch to follow shortly afterwards - although Nintendo has yet to confirm any official launch plans for territories outside of its native Japan. ...

New accessory for the DS Lite:



Screen protector, with a textured surface, adheres instantly to your DS Lite screen to protect against scratches

More info --> http://www.yesasia.com/?/info.php?pro...7&lsaid=219793 ...

New accessory for the DS Lite:



Screen protector, with a textured surface, adheres instantly to your DS Lite screen to protect against scratches

More info --> http://www.yesasia.com/?/info.php?pro...7&lsaid=219793 ...