Could the console and PC wars have been snuffed out in the early ’80s if NES hadn’t been released? Or was Nintendo’s intervention in the market overblown? Vinnk and Sean ponder the rift between PC and console gamers, those who do both, and what kinds of games seem to be better suited to one over the other. Are the two devices on a collision course? Or is the idea of a Steam Box or other PC-based “console” nothing more than a fever dream?

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Sean is looking for some retro game goodies at the Mad Gear booth in the MAGFest 2012 Marketplace, but Earl Gray III walks off with the best haul! What’s a retro video game reviewer to do?

Follow Earl on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/EarlGrayThird

Check out Mad Gear for your retro game wares:
http://mad-gear.com
http://twitter.com/MadGearStore
http://facebook.com/MadGearStore

Sean tried out Street Fighter X Tekken on Capcom’s sweet arcade pad, and Vinnk plays Super Street Fighter IV Volt for the iPhone (out now)!

See more at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/tokyo-game-show/2011/previews/street-fighter-x-tekken

We’re joined by Tak of the Imari Tones — Christian Heavy Metal rocker, and composer/performer of the new Famicom Dojo theme song “RPG” — to find it what it’s like for women to go through child-bearing. Check out the 12 steps of pregnancy in this exclusive video!

See more at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/tokyo-game-show/2011/potpourri/mommy-tummy

Quick rundown:

• The Squad points system has been overhauled to offer more focused specialization for each power: area of attack vs. focused and powerful
• Apparently there is no one brave/stupid enough to go up against the Reapers (due apparently to indoctrination), but the return of this “fertile female” to the Krogans means they will join Shepard in the fight.
• Since no one is currently against the Reapers, that means all the Cerberus troops you fight against are allied WITH them somehow — not too surprising given the end of Mass Effect 2.
• Liara is totally wearing her Lair of the Shadow Broker outfit! Lazy? Or just continuity?
• Heat sink packs are still littered about this game. Oh well!
• Play controls haven’t changed much, but I often find myself rolling out of cover when I just want to stand up. Is there a better button for this?
• All of the usual biotic powers work the same way as the last two games, so warping the armor of the final piloted Cerberus mech was really no problem.

No, really! I turned to Vinnk after I was done and asked him if he was scared for me facing off against that huge machine.

All too easy.

VERY much looking forward to this in March 2012!

The SegaScope-3D came out at the same time as Nintendo’s Famicom 3D System, but Sega saw fit to release their peripheral in the US as well.

Also in stark contrast to Nintendo, Sega developed all of its own 3D games. Check them out in Part 2 of our Retro 3D Special!

Blip.TV Version

Direct Link: Season 2 Special: SegaScope 3-D

YouTube Version [HD]
Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Season 2: SegaScope 3-D

Show Notes
http://famicomdojo.tv/season2/segascope-3d

Complete your own 3D collection at Flashback Vintage Electronics, or get one of the sweet “Wordy” shirts at Level Up Studios.

Check out sweet ads from the ’80s for the SegaScope 3-D, Star Strike on the Intellivision, and more in our show notes!

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It’s the first week since the Nintendo 3DS release, and the Japanese and outside importers alike will soon enjoy the freedom of glasses-free, high quality 3D entertainment.

But did you know that Nintendo tried this almost 25 years ago, with another device (sort of) called the 3DS?

Blip.TV Version

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo: Famicom 3D System

YouTube Version [HD]
Direct Link: Famicom Dojo: Famicom 3D System – The ORIGINAL 3DS!

Show Notes
http://famicomdojo.tv/season2/famicom-3d-system

Pick up your own 3D System and a bunch of games over at Flashback Vintage Electronics, or get one of the sweet “Wordy” shirts at Level Up Studios.

But if that doesn’t satisfy you (or even if it does), you should also check out more cool games and videos in our show notes!

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Blip.TV Version

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Season 2: NEC Turbo Booster and CoreGrafx

YouTube Version [HD]
Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Season 2: NEC Turbo Booster and CoreGrafx

Video Netcast Version
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Direct Link: Famicom Dojo S2 – Training 02 – NEC Turbo Booster and CoreGrafx

Our next Training Exercise, and last Famicom Dojo of 2010! Happy Holidays, Dojo Disciples!

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