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.

Are you a fan of 8-bit artists and the distinctly retro game inspired chiptune music scene? Then you owe it to your ears to check out the third annual Blip Festival, to be held at the Bell House in Brooklyn this December 4-7. GameLife has the scoop on the event, which will feature plenty of musicians and visual artists doing their digital thing for your entertainment. According to the post, one day passes will go for $15, and festival passes will run you $50 ($60 with a DVD).

Check out the current line-up…

Nintendo recently conducted a web poll concerning the GameBoy and, whether I fit some key demographic profile or it was a lucky pick of the draw, I happen to be selected to partake in the survey this weekend (January 20, 2008).

I was sent an email link to a survey site that was marked with the Nintendo logo and featured a few questions about handheld gaming in general, followed by five or six screens of questions specifically about the Nintendo GameBoy Advance SP, followed by several screens of DS Lite questions. Bascially, the tone of the survey pretty much pitted the GameBoy against the DS. (Note that at one point the survey indicated all references to “GameBoy” were meant to be “GameBoy Advance SP”).

A few of the GameBoy-related questions in the survey include…

Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 9:00 a.m. PST

The Wii Zapper, WiiFit and Super Mario Galaxy. Find out about these great announcements and more from our LIVE BLOG of Nintendo’s press conference.