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  • Atari Races to the line as the Stirring Racing Experience ‘Race Pro’ Goes Gold.

    Date: 2011.08.29 | Category: Console | Response: 0

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    Article by Dangelo Sykes

    Coming exclusively to the Xbox 360reg; Nintendo game and entertainment platform from Microsoft, RACE Pro brings gamers closer than ever to the genuine thrill of the race track. Developed by famous prize winning game developer SimBin, a leading creator of Computer racing simulators, RACE Pro brings SimBin’s formidable ability and understanding to Xbox 360 for the first time. With precision physics and handling, racers will feel each bend and burst of acceleration together with each emotion from pre-race tension in the pit lanes to the exhilaration of capturing the checker flag. Putting players in the driving seats of their simulated racing careers, racers will have the chance to work their way up the leader boards through intense coaching and winning key races. RACE Pro has something for everybody, permitting players of all levels to pick up and play, whilst offering challenging tracks and complicated modes for the more experienced players. The wealth of automobiles in RACE Pro goes from 200 to over one thousand pony power, including a bunch of championships including WTCC ( World Touring Automobile Championship ), Formula 3k and Formula BMW. GT vehicles from makers including Aston Martin and Saleen take their place on the grid and production automobiles like the Audi R8 and Dodge Snake SRT10. For a blast of accessible fun, the Mini Cooper Challenge invites players of all capabilities to take the wheel.

    Gamers and racing fans alike will experience the thrill of racing these strong autos on thirteen real life tracks covering all continents, of which Macau, Porto and Pau are exclusive to RACE Pro, and US tracks Laguna Seca and Road America are brand new to SimBin fans. Online play thru Xbox LIVEreg; online entertainment network and System Link support lets up to twelve players take on similarly high-powered opponents and test their abilities to the edge to get to the finishing line before the pack. Nothing gets closer to racing than RACE Pro, the ultra real racing simulation game exclusive to Xbox 360, shipping in North America on Feb 17th and available in Europe on Feb 20 th 2009. About the SimBin Group The SimBin group is a secretly owned group of Swedish firms that occupies a total staff of eighty folk, consisting of fifty workers and thirty distributed consultant’s world wide. SimBin Development Team AB is a Swedish game developer founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of SimBin Residences AB. SimBin Development Team AB handles all the game productions in the group and develops games for all leading platforms. SimBin Distribution AB is a girl company of SimBin Residences AB and has its HQ in Stockholm, Sweden.

    About the Author

    Dangelo Sykes works at http://www.cheap-racing-seats.com the web’s top directory for Racing Car Seats

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  • The R4 Card Bring Retro Atari Gaming To Your Nintendo DS and DSi

    Date: 2011.07.16 | Category: Console | Response: 0

    Article by Mike Stevens

    Emulators have been around since the days of the old PC computers. Even the old Apple computers had emulators released for them, some in the form of software while others were hardware boards that enable users to use PC specific software on their Apple computers.

    Emulation however really took off as PC’s got faster and quicker. In the early and mid 90′s there were emulators for most of the classic video game systems, all playable on any IBM / PC machine. You could fire up your PC and start playing your favourite Arcade games or Commodore 64 games. I have fond memories of reliving some of my childhood game playing on my PC in-between doing my regular work (which is what a PC was for after all, right?).

    Many of these early emulators have since been ported to virtually every platform that could support the speed required to run the games or programs. And with the R4 Card for the Nintendo DS, you’re now able to enjoy many of your classic systems, in the palm of your hand. As hand held consoles become more and more powerful, it was only a matter of time that the most popular emulators were ported over. The only thing that was really holding back their potential was the inability to use these emulators on the Nintendo DS or DSi. That all changed with the release of NDS Flash Cards like the R4 Card for the NDS and the R4i SDHC for the Nintendo DSi. No longer did emulator makes have to even consider creating a cartridge, when the R4 Card was the ultimate homebrew / emulator card available.

    One of my favourite emulators on my Nintendo DS and R4 Card setup is Stella. Stella is an Atari 2600 emulator that allows you to load and play all of your favourite Atari 2600 games, right on your Nintendo DS console. Games like Pitfall, Phoenix, and Journey bring back memories of days now long gone. And instead of having to pull out and dust off my Atari 2600 console, I can now comfortably play them on my Nintendo DS system thanks to my R4 Card. Being able to carry around not only some truly unique homebrew games, but also some of my favourite old classic games is what keeps me coming back to the Nintendo DS instead of systems like the PSP.

    StellaDS is a complete emulator. By this I mean that once you load it on your R4 Card you’ll be greeted by the familiar blips and bleeps of your favourite Atari 2600 games. The games run just as quickly and as well as they did right on the Atari 2600 itself. The novelty is that I can carry around my collection on my NDS and get in a game of Pitfall no matter where I am.

    It’s homebrew software like emulation that really makes the Nintendo DS stand out for die hard gamers. While it’s great to have unique and touch friendly games, having the option to play some of our favourite classics right on the NDS is what makes the Nintendo DS (and not the DSi) stand out from the crowd.

    In my next article I’ll do an in-depth review of another very popular 8-bit game system that you can also now emulate on your Nintendo DS or DSi. So make sure you keep checking back for more. And while you’re waiting, grab your Nintendo DS and get an R4 Card. You won’t regret it once you get your hands on your favourite classic games.

    About the Author

    There’s a reason that the word Revolution is part of the R4 Card name. Being able to play all of your favorite old retro classics is a blast from the past and provides hours upon hours of fun. All you need is your Nintendo DS or DSi and and R4 Card or R4i SDHC Card to get in on the fun. Make sure to visit http://www.myr4card.com for more information on the R4 DS.

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