What’s an AM2R? Glad you asked! It’s actually what DoctorM64 refers to the Another Metroid 2 Remake project as. Which makes sense, as it’s much easier to say. Not that it matters after all, as that’s just a temporary name for this fan project which takes a fresh look at the Game Boy Metroid 2 classic with fresh graphics and a little bit of new content.

Right now, AM2R is still in the early stages. However, substantial progress has been made and there’s even something pretty awesome to see. There’s a trailer to watch an a demo to download…

Like most every other gamer past the age of 30, I spent many an hour in the videogame arcade.

Arcades used to be a staple of every shopping mall, every other strip mall and even a few standalone places to kill some quarters. There are still a few such places sprinkled around but they’re pale shadows of what arcades used to be. even Disney’s Penny Arcade has but a few games of yesteryear.

Do you have a Game Boy Advance? Good, keep it. GameStop sure doesn’t want it. The chain has confirmed that it is getting ready to stop carrying and accepting Nintendo’s last entry in the Game Boy handheld line. If you absolutely need to get rid of yours, then you do have a little time.

The official cutoff date for accepting Game Boy Advance items, both the games and the systems, is April 2, 2011…

Labor Day is the day when most of us get off a day off work but that doesn’t mean we all have to slack off in the process.

Just to keep you in the “working” mood, I have picked out 5 labor-intensive games that can be played this Labor Day (September 6, 2010). Too bad you won’t get paid for it…

If you’re a real gamer, then you better smell like it. And, thanks to Two Eggplants, you could smell like nutella, peppermint, amaretto, cheese pizza or many other delightful things. Two Eggplants specializes in custom soaps and has a fantastic selection geared towards gamers. For example, you could pick up a soapy Game Boy, PSP or iPhone. There are even PS2 controllers and Wii remotes made out of soap.

The price varies by product. The most inexpensive is the cheese pizza-scented PS2 controller for $6.50. A soap iPhone or PSP will run you around $9.99. The most expensive, and intricate, is the Game Boy soap at $14.99…

Play-Asia’s got another sale running, a very specific sale. Classic game connoisseurs will want to head to the site and stock up as all in stock classic video games are 20% off of their normal prices. The sale began yesterday, on April 30, 2010, and will last until May 7, 2010. Some of the systems which apply to this deal are the Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Cube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The entire Classics section, which contains systems like the Sega Saturn, N64 and Jaguar, also is part of the sale.

The best way to go is to head to the Bargains section of the site, look in the Video Game section and see if there’s something that’d be right for you…

The original Game Boy has a special place in all of our hearts, but haven’t you ever wished you could have that old Game Boy with more advanced technology. Modder CRTdrone did, and he set out to do just that with a Game Boy mod that placed the inner workings of a Game Boy Advance SP inside of a Game Boy casing.

The image at the right shows the final product. It has been configured to work perfectly in its new casing, and the modded product also features a rechargeable battery. CRTdrone even confirms in the comments that the GBA L and R buttons have been added and are on the sides of the system, but just do not show in the picture. The modified GBA SP is capable of playing all Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games…

If you’re without a Wii, it also means you’re without Virtual Console, one of the few means of playing classic video games you may not be able to play anymore. Fortunately, websites exist online where you can subscribe to get access to these games and play via your computer, and one of them is Console Classix. In fact, Console Classix has just experienced a site relaunch, which has not only made playing classic games with them easier, but has added to the number of systems the site supports.

There are two ways to play at Console Classix. You can create a free account which allows you to play the Atari 2600, ColecoVision and NES games available on the site. So even if you go free, you’ll have access to hundreds of games. Or, you can pay for a full account, either $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year, and you’ll be able to play all of the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, Nintendo, Sega Master System and Super Nintendo games available on the site. So far, over 3,000 games are available and you can check out the site’s library before you subscribe.

The only catch is, only Windows PCs can take advantage of Console Classix’s program…

I collect video game systems. I love the classic games, because I grew up with them. I always had a special place in my heart for the handheld systems, because I’m an only child, which meant being carted to events where I would be the only person under 30.

A few times a year, I’ll enjoy a retro weekend. This past weekend I decided I would spend some quality time with my Game Gear. Imagine my shock when it would only play one game – Sonic the Hedgehog. This discovery prompted a bit of informal research – just how well were my portable systems holding up? I decided to spend some serious time playing my Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, Sega Nomad and Neo Geo Pocket Color to see if they were aging well. The results gave me a newfound appreciation for Nintendo.

GameDaily Biz recently reported that the Game Boy system may be done: “Nintendo of America’s George Harrison, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, has given GameDaily BIZ a pretty strong hint that Nintendo may be finished with the Game Boy product line.” The comment was made in an E3 2007 interview, which also more »