http://www.gamesradar.com/gc/features/l-P/s-a-zhttp://www.gamesradar.com/f/why-pac-man-was-light-years-ahead-of-its-time/a-20090910155446802094<p>It was released way back at the start of the 80s. So surely anything worth saying about Pac-Man has been said already? Actually, we don't think so. You may have heard how Pac-Man is gaming's premiere pop culture icon and how he single-handedly pushed electronic entertainment into the big time. But what you haven't heard until now is why Pac-Man is the original Resident Evil. Or why Pac-Man is more like Grand Theft Auto than you could ever ...</p>GC feature10/09/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-complete-history-of-mario-rpgs/a-20090911104313171051<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/09/Mario%20RPG%20History/Finished/mario_luigi_2_conceptart_pflxB--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Mario has done it all, appearing in nearly every type of game imaginable. His (usual) success in every field is unparalleled in the realm of gaming mascots, but of all his spin-offs, our favorites have been Mario's forays into the world of role-playing games. Just like in every other genre, Mario made it his own while still keeping it fun for the level-grinding, loot-collectors. ...</p>GC feature11/09/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-worlds-best-counterfeit-games/a-20080326123551320015<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/03/27/Fan%20games/Halo%20Zero--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br />Not happy with what the devs are doing with your favourite games? Then let the gamers take over production. ...<br/>GC feature27/03/2008http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-that-shaped-a-generation-gamecube/a-2007030714433036309420. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Silicon Knights | Konami | 2004 A slick remake of the revolutionary spy drama that's still considered by many to be the best entry in the Metal Gear saga What made it so great? Take the single greatest game of the PSone generation, inject a fresh graphical update and all the cool new gameplay features from its PS2 sequel, and you've got an instant classic. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and filled with new cutscenes by Japanese film ...<br/>GC feature7/03/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-that-shaped-a-generation-gamecube/a-2007030510385947805720. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Silicon Knights | Konami | 2004 A slick remake of the revolutionary spy drama that's still considered by many to be the best entry in the Metal Gear saga What made it so great? Take the single greatest game of the PSone generation, inject a fresh graphical update and all the cool new gameplay features from its PS2 sequel, and you've got an instant classic. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and filled with new cutscenes by Japanese film ...<br/>GC feature6/03/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-best-dreamcast-games-of-all-time/a-2009090753355593048<p>This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Sega&#8217;s Dreamcast, possibly the most beloved failed console of all time. Following a thunderous, record-breaking launch on Sept. 9, 1999, the Dreamcast died a quiet death less than two years later, when Sega opted to pull the plug rather than compete head-on with Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 2 juggernaut. In that time, however, it built up an impressive library that included some of ...</p>GC feature7/09/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-evolution-of-japanese-game-commercials/a-20090903104029668011<p>Japan has a well-earned reputation for daft, brilliant and disturbingly odd TV game commercials, but it took a long (sometimes painful) evolution along a course signposted by geeky TV celebs in bad jumpers during the 1980s and PlayStation-sophistication in the 1990s, for that rep to be won and maintained.</p><p>Back at the end of the 1970s, Japanese gamecorps started trying to convince their public that games were not something to be afraid ...</p>GC feature3/09/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-pikmin-suicides/a-20090714141113453012<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/07/Pikmin%20Suicides/Finished/MGS--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2007/oct/18/bunny.suicides?picture=331009540" target="_blank">The Bunny Suicides</a>.&#160;We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.</p> <p>These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...</p>GC feature14/07/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gamesradars-anti-awards-2008/a-2009010794820924059<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/01/Anti-Awards%202008/Least%20Heroic%20Superhero%20Games/102308_mkdcsupermoves_videopreview--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Just a few weeks ago we celebrated the very best of 2008 with our Platinum Chalice Awards.Today though, we must temper our merriment with disdain and head-sagging shame, for these are the moments that truly made our stomachs turn. ...</p>GC feature7/01/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-game-bad-guys-you-didnt-want-to-kill/a-2008021110314828081<p>We've killed billions of bad guys since taking up videogames. But we did actually feel bad about some of them, honest. Here they are. ...</p>GC feature11/02/2008http://www.gamesradar.com/f/remote-emote/a-2007092510047903046Sept 25, 2007 Microsoft and Sony declare blitzkrieg on your soul; Nintendo gives you a shoulder to cry on. With wetted eye we return to our most emotional Nintendo moments&hellip; A matter of life and bemani Ouendan's Over the Distance sequence is a mature ode to the recently deceased. Mullered in a motorcycle crash, young Ishida barters three more hours to make peace with his peeved girlfriend Ryouko - prompted by a mad cacophony of drums and cymbals, natch. If you don't cry to these ...<br/>GC feature25/09/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-that-shaped-a-generation-gamecube/a-2007030714433036309420. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Silicon Knights | Konami | 2004 A slick remake of the revolutionary spy drama that's still considered by many to be the best entry in the Metal Gear saga What made it so great? Take the single greatest game of the PSone generation, inject a fresh graphical update and all the cool new gameplay features from its PS2 sequel, and you've got an instant classic. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and filled with new cutscenes by Japanese film ...<br/>GC feature7/03/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-that-shaped-a-generation-gamecube/a-2007030510385947805720. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Silicon Knights | Konami | 2004 A slick remake of the revolutionary spy drama that's still considered by many to be the best entry in the Metal Gear saga What made it so great? Take the single greatest game of the PSone generation, inject a fresh graphical update and all the cool new gameplay features from its PS2 sequel, and you've got an instant classic. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and filled with new cutscenes by Japanese film ...<br/>GC feature6/03/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-pikmin-suicides/a-20090714141113453012<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/07/Pikmin%20Suicides/Finished/MGS--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2007/oct/18/bunny.suicides?picture=331009540" target="_blank">The Bunny Suicides</a>.&#160;We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.</p> <p>These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...</p>GC feature14/07/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/how-to-keep-your-gamecube-warm/a-20060223172241687086With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess still far from imminent, many GameCube owners whose boats aren't floated by Mario Party have been left wondering what to do with their handled fun-box. So here at GamesRadar we've compiled a few suggestions for what to do with your existing games collection and a little imagination. Get four GBAs and three friends As Microsoft and Sony were beating their respective chests about the wonders of competing with other gamers online, ...<br/>GC feature25/02/2006http://www.gamesradar.com/f/zero-to-100-videogames-by-the-numbers/a-20090331102917654076<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/03/Zero%20to%20100%20Games%20by%20Nums/clayfighter63box--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Numbers. Man, there must be millions of &#8216;em. Seems like every other game on the shelf has a number in it. Boy, I bet you could count to a hundred using just videogame titles and related items. Let&#8217;s see if I&#8217;m right. ...</p>GC feature31/03/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-games-we-hate-to-love/a-20090320201851944049<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/03/Week%20of%20Hate%202009/Games%20we%20hate%20to%20love/Finished/031709_hatedgames_blogimage--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>Yesterday, we mercilessly tore apart your favorite games, explaining in cruel, cold detail why you have always been wrong for loving them. Today, the tables are turned. Today, we open ourselves up to ridicule.</p> <p>The following games are really, honestly bad. If not, they&#8217;re hopelessly broken or offensively mediocre. At the very least, they&#8217;re extremely embarrassing to play for some unfortunate reason or another. ...</p>GC feature26/03/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/these-games-are-not-what-you-think-they-are/a-20090218155448968023<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/02/Games%20Not%20What%20Think/PN%2003--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br />Why Sonic isn't a platformer and Final Fantasy isn't an RPG at all. ...<br/>GC feature18/02/2009http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-games-we-wish-we-didnt-love/a-20061219131639706064Last week, we brought you a list of popular, classic games... that we despise. But that's easy; for every work of genius, there's a hater (with good arguments.) This week, we're doing something much, much weirder. We've compiled a list of games that range from "totally sucky" to "mostly sucky" that we... well, we love them. A tough task? We agree. That's why we've roped in editors from three other top game publications - PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine and PSM to help us out. Hey, they're ...<br/>GC feature2/03/2007http://www.gamesradar.com/f/pokemon-catching-em-all/a-20070719111522906092At around 193 million units versus Pok&eacute;mons 155 million, Mario may have sold more games overall, but considering the wide variety of stuff he stars in and the length of time hes been around; Pok&eacute;mon is arguably the more significant videogame phenomenon. Pikachu and the gang have enjoyed peaks and endured troughs since the original games 1996 Japanese debut, but no matter how many times people have tried to write off Pok&eacute;mon, it remains hugely popular. Its a cultural ...<br/>GC feature19/07/2007