FireNES – We recently learned about this Firefox add-on. (We are posting this since half the people reading this site uses Firefox.) You can play more than 2,500 Nintendo games in Firefox. If you grew up playing the original NES, you will appreciate this Firefox extension. It installed in a few seconds for us. No emulators or ROMs needed. You can get it here. FireNES requires Java. Remember it’s for Firefox only! (Sometimes the download site is down.)
Watch a short video on FireNES
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Guitar Hero, created by Kai Huang and Charles Huang, has redefined the rhythm game genre. Kai Huang is the man widely lauded as the person who thought up the idea for the Guitar Hero game. The Huang brothers are co-founders of RedOctane. (Before Guitar Hero, the company was known for DDR dance pads.)
The original Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II was a collaboration between Red Octane and Harmonix Music Systems. The success for Guitar Hero immediately took off. Miley Cyrus, My Chemical Romance, and Korn are known to be fans of Guitar Hero. In 2006, things changed for the two companies. Harmonix Music Systems was bought out by MTV Networks and went on to create rival game “Rock Band.” Meanwhile, Red Octane was acquired by Activision and continued the franchise with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
The Guitar hero brand continues with the recently released Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS. Guitar Hero: Metallica will be available in 2009. Also expected later this year is Guitar Hero World Tour (formerly known as Guitar Hero IV). This game is expected to rival Rock Band with a drum set with cymbal interfaces and Guitar Hero Studio, where you can create your own music.
Watch Kai and Charles Huang talk about Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
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Another interview with Kai and Charles Huang about Guitar Hero
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Congrats, if you are one of the people that got a Wii Fit. This game will add more fuel to the already hot Nintendo Wii console. We can’t wait to try this out. If you want to try one, the Wii Fit is going on tour around the country.
Get fit with more than 40 activities and exercises, including strength training, aerobics, yoga and balance games. Whether you’re doing a yoga pose or snowboarding down a slalom course, there’s an activity for everyone.
Watch the trailer for Wii Fit:
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