The King Of Kong Trailer
BillyVsSteve.com is the official site for “The King Of Kong: A Fistfull Of Quarters” a documentary film about Billy Mitchell, the worlds greatest Donkey Kong player; and Steve Wiebe, the man who set...
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Street Fighter IV Screen
There it is from 1UP. A full cover story on the game will appear in EGM’s January issue, which should be in the mail and in stores any day now. They did reveal the game is 2D six-button fighting with...
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Midwest Gaming Classic
Read more at The Daily Page: Going old school at the 2008 Midwest Gaming Classic See also midwestgamingclassic.com www.twingalaxies.com
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Capcom vs. Whatnow?
It would seem like the recent revelations of “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe” isn’t the only oddly-matched versus title in the works. In an interesting twist, “Tatsunoko vs. CAPCOM: Cross Generation of...
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$20 Classic Letdown of the Week: Street Fighter Special Part 1
This week sees the release of the highly anticipated Street Fighter 4. To celebrate, Powet presents a special 2-part $20 Game of the Week/Lost Classics/Maximum Letdown Special on some of the highs and...
View ArticleKEEP PLAYING: Rewind – Golden Axe: RoDA
Shownotes after the cut: References: Death Adder’s Castle Music Used: “Burning Villages Down” – Dr.Manhattan “Golden Axe 2002” – Jose Acosta
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Powet Alphabet: P is for Playstation One
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks. When Sony entered the market as a console manufacturer, they began a whole new...
View ArticleKeep Playing: Rewind – Top 5 Creepiest Retro Games
Throwing all you oldschool gaming fans a Halloween treat! The blurb at the end there was meant to be a “Outtakes” thing that I had accidentally forgotten to turn the recording off for and debated...
View ArticleKEEP PLAYING: Rewind – House of the Dead
Better late than never with this episode of Rewind with the mid-90’s arcade classic horror-shooter! Shownotes after the Cut! Music Used: Level 1 BGM Level 3 BGM Like It but Don’t Have It? Also comes in...
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Powet Alphabet: S is for 16-bit
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks. The sixteen bit era of video games is considered by many to be the bridge...
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Castle Crashers on PSN gets a release date
The Behemoth dev blog posted some great news for PSN users. Tuesday, August 31st. They also mentioned that they would be at PAX Prime with a playable 4-player arcade cabinet of Castle Crashers. That...
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MAGFest 2011: Art of the Arcade
True to its name, MAGFest showcases all kinds of gaming from consoles to pinball, to sweet arcade machines. This one in particular caught my eye — and that of many others. Check out how they...
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Powet @ PAX – A Look at Mortal Kombat
Warner Bros was a solid presences at this year’s PAX East in the grandiose Expo Hall, sporting their large logo just above an equally large dragon logo that is the mainstay of the Mortal Kombat series...
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Lost Classics: The Simpsons (Arcade)
In a follow up to Sindra’s keep playing (read blatant attempt at a 1up), I decided to feature what is undoubtedly the best early Simpsons game, an arcade beat em up from Konami. This also happens to be...
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Lost Classics: Tokyo Cop (Arcade)
Tokyo Cop is one of those games that remind me of why the arcades are still awesome. Created by [Barcelona-based] developer Galeco (the makers of Big Karnak), it’s fun, but you have to wonder if any of...
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Lost Classics: Time Crisis: Project Titan (PS1)
Time Crisis was, and is still a trendsetter in the Arcades. Along with it’s polygonal graphics (which were pretty cutting edge at the time and still hold up well even to this day), the game also added...
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Lost Classics: Lucky and Wild (Arcade)
This is why I love arcade games from the 85 – 95 period. One look at a cabinet like this, and it isn’t hard to see what inspired this game. Modeled after buddy cop flicks like Tango and Cash, Starsky...
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MAGFest 2012: Weekend Report
Sindra and Sean meet up with Powet.TV’s Extra Zero, Yertle, and some Famicom Dojo fans to tear up Saturday night at MAGFest X! Sindra crashes the Brentalfloss panel, Nobuo Uematsu does the Colossus...
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The Powet Top 5 – Favorite Childhood Games
It’s no secret that many of us at Powet are and have always been life-long gamers. I think one of the most interesting things you can ask anyone who is a gamer is “what were your top 5 games growing...
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The Simpsons Arcade Game – Keep Playing LIVE!
Don’t have a cow, man. The Simpsons Arcade game finally invades Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network and we took advantage of the four player simultaneous play. Instead of the normal review of the...
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