Microsoft- 80s Games Available for Xbox

[Spartan Erik]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060712/...ox_retro_games

Sweet; is it just me or did the nintendo market just suffer a huge blow? Now arcade/atari fans and xbox fans will unite.. I think it'll wipe out nintendo and sony..

[XColl]

Eh they're copying Nintendo's idea for the Wii.

[soten355]

Eh they're copying Nintendo's idea for the Wii.

But Sony steals more ideas from Nintendo then Microsoft...

[cyberxzt]

link is broken

[Zenax]

Either way, Microsoft Win! I think it is an awsome idea! That way ou get to play your classic games on the best console, which totally put Microsoft out in front!!

Regards,
Zenax

P.S As Mentioned Earlier you need to fix the link!

[XColl]

The best console ever made will be the Wii. =\

[noerrorsfound]

Eh they're copying Nintendo's idea for the Wii.

Nintendo copied the DS touch screens from PDAs--and PDA makers copied the idea from something before that! OMG! This was a sarcastic comment, which sounded just as stupid as what you just said.

The best console ever made will be the Wii. =\

"The best console ever made"? The PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii aren't going to be the last consoles ever made. So how do you know how good the systems are going to be in the future?

The only "next-gen" console that's out currently is the Xbox 360. So all this, "the Wii is better, no the PS3 is better" crap is pointless. You can probably read some articles that tell you the amazing specifications on these unreleased consoles, but you'll never actually know if they're really going to be that good until they're actually released.

[gamerz1]

Wii's idea seems better and more thought out. Screw Microsoft.

[Chris Z]

i got this from "theadminzone.com" but i think it's expired on yahoo...anyway...

Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 may exemplify the high-tech future of video game consoles, but the company is hoping some of its avid players still pine for the good old days of Pac-Man and Frogger.

Microsoft plans Wednesday to offer some additional updated versions of popular 1980s-era games through Xbox Live Arcade, an online service that lets people download free trial games and buy them for $5 to $15.

The company will offer a game every Wednesday for the next five weeks, including some retro games with higher-end graphics and new ways to play together. The first game on offer is the log-hopping, traffic-dodging classic, Frogger.

Greg Canessa, a group manager for Xbox Live Arcade, said the downloadable games service has been surprisingly successful for the company. About 5 million free trial games have been downloaded by Xbox 360 owners, he said, and 21.7 percent of those have been "converted," meaning a person decided to pay for the permanent version.

Many people initially thought the Xbox Live Arcade, with its focus on less complex games, would be a potential draw for children, women or older players who don't fit the young male demographic traditionally associated with Xbox 360 owners. But Canessa said they've found that even the so-called hardcore gamers are interested in the arcade games, and willing to pay for them.

Microsoft currently has 20 arcade games available for sale to people who own an Xbox 360, the second iteration of Microsoft's video game console. Canessa said they hope to have about 50 titles available by the end of the year.

edit- source: http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/s...95&postcount=1

[unpixelatedgamers]

Wii's idea seems better and more thought out.

'Seem' being the operative word. Not a whole lot is known about the Wii.

Screw Microsoft.

Oh, thats nice. MS have actually tried to do a whole lot of good for the Console gaming market: XBL anyone? Plus, their influence on PC gaming is enormous and they have helped the huge development in PC gaming over the last 15 years with their Direct3D API.

No matter how much you hate MS, you have to admit they have done some good.