The TurboGrafix-16, which once roamed prehistoric game stores, was the size of six double-decker buses but had a CPU the size of a pea. It could also eat its own weight in vertical-scrolling shoot-’em-ups, many of which are now available on Wii Virtual Console. Indeed, four titles from the Star Soldier lineage are already up on the Wii Shop for 600 points - the best of which (Super Star Soldier and Blazing Lazers) are a must for any ...

When Nintendo first revealed the Wii’s motion-sensitive controller, every single male in the audience (do not argue with us on this. It’s not an exaggeration; it’s a proven scientific fact) turned to the guy next to him and whispered excitedly, “Lightsaber game!” Every single male in the audience then responded, “Dude, I just said that!” ...

Some LucasArts bright spark has seen the light: Force powers – those wonderful flinging, frying Jedi tricks – are infinitely more interesting than whanging around a strip light that goes ‘whooOOom’. An even brighter spark built a decent God of War clone around them on next-gen consoles. ...

With a new month comes more great Strong Bad comedy from Telltale. In a break with (two months’ worth of) tradition, it’s not an antagonistic email that sets up Strong Bad’s story this time, but the need to fix his precious console. Instead of getting a job, he discovers a far more convoluted approach – hold a Battle of the Bands! ...

We’d say the last three Strong Bad episodes didn’t really need you to be a fan to enjoy them. Episode 4 still doesn’t, but if you don’t know about Dangeresque 2 or 1 (in that order) there’ll be a minuscule enjoyment loss. The Dangeresque films are extremely low-budget actioners starring Strong Bad as the titular sunglasses-wearing cop. The third was promised in 2004. ...

Meet Strong Bad. He’s cooler than you, is way awesome, gets all the hot babes, and really hates Homestar Runner. If that makes about as much sense to you as an episode of Hannah Montana, then steer your browser to Homestarrunner.com and catch up on the hip, animated world of this web phenomenon. ...

Episode 2 kicks off when our shirtless hero is put under house arrest with a big, explosive collar, for failing to pay his newly-imposed email tax to the unusually stern and giantly moustached King of Town. ...

Motion controls may have breathed new life into the archaic track and field genre, but next to Sega’s Mario & Sonic effort, Summer Athletics is as likeable as a pint of sour milk. Half of the problem lies in the controls, not that they’re bad per se. ...