Anyone have it yet?  And if so, which system?

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Whatever the crazy reason, know I am back and happy to be there. Go Tv.com, and watch out for the hippo. You know not what she had for dinner tonight

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anyone remember who i am?

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Anway, I may be back but I am still retireing from my editorships and guides, few of them I already handed over before I left and a few more I have yet to retire from.

So I will be on this site during the mornings / early afternoons before work.

I'm back lets party.

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Well, I've been doing a lot of lurking since then, and sometimes feel a bit like an outcast. For too long I've had to hide this part of me away from the world and live a lie. But today I've decided to finally admit who I really am for the world to hear. My name is Adam, and an I'm an iPhone gamer.

I didn't even ever really mean to play games on the iPhone. Heck, for the longest time, I was skeptical of the device which has its share of setbacks. But even so, when I was approached by a couple guys who used to work with me at GameSpot to build a new site about iPhone gaming, I agreed. I wasn't so interested in the subject matter as I was in building a cool site, hanging out with some cool guys, and giving myself something to do.

And so, back in September of 2008, Slide To Play was launched. And even then I resited the lure of the iPhone, despite seeing some compelling evidence that there might be something to this device when it comes to gaming. Relying on the old ill-founded assumption that a device can't be good at gaming if it does other stuff too, I resisted. But as the site started to grow and we started to get users and developers kept pushing the bar higher for game quality, I finally gave into a moment of weakness. And you know what? I was impressed.

And apparently, I wasn't the only one. Game developers started to flock to the platform with the potential to make a splash without needing a development budget of millions of dollars and the backing of a publisher to distribute their game. In this rush, there was a lot of good stuff, and a lot of pretty mediocre or terrible stuff. An unemployed software engineer spent seven weeks in his living room coding up the rather bland game iShoot, but despite the fact that it wasn't so good, it made the developer nearly a million dollars.

A game like that got popular mostly because of the rather limited ways of browsing the App Store. If a game happens to do initially well enough to make it to the top selling list, it will tend to stay there a long time because of its exposure. This means that people are often not exposed to the diverse number of great games to satisfy any gaming palate.

That's a large reason why we built Slide To Play, but honestly, the kind of people who would browse a site for iPhone games are typically enthusiasts anyway; they're typically people who already know what kind of great games are out there, and so when they go to the App Store to buy a game, they don't bother browsing, but instead just type in the name of the exact game they want. That works for them, but what about everyone else? Thinking about this a bit led to a plan for a new way for people to find games for their iPhones. This paved the way for a rather ambitious project that I'm now very proud of: GameFinder.

GameFinder is an iPhone app that incorporates much of the content and data from Slide To Play, but its focus is different. It's there to help you discover games in the App Store. Want to find the best FPSes, zombie games or great games that just became free? There's an app for that, and it's called GameFinder. (Okay, very very sorry for that really corny marketing line, but you get the idea.) How much would you pay for such an app? Nothing, you say? Good, then we've priced this app right, cause it's free!

In the famous words of LeVar Burton, "But don't take my word for it! Look at these beautiful screenshots. Photon torpedos ready, Captain." (Well, close enough.)

Some dude on the App Store wrote: "The app manages to throw TONS of useful information into a tight, easy-to-use package."

Some other dude writes: "I absolutely love this app."

And a different guy raved: "Ugh"

Okay, you can't please everyone. But like I said, it's free, so give it a try!

http://www.slidetoplay.com/gamefinder

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The first one on the list is the Korg DS-10 Synthesizer.

This one has always interested me. I'm a musician, and to make music on the go with my DS, just seems like the ultimate bundle of fun. It hasn't disappointed me so far. The amount of versatility this little program has to offer is definitely a surprise. To those people who are interested in music or have a lot of creativity, I'd highly recommend this program. The user interface is friendly, but to those who don't have an extensive knowledge on what certain terms in producing music mean, the manual will provide you with a fair amount of lessons. I'd say the easiest way to get into this, is to just mess around and figure it out for yourself.

The second game I got was actually from the DSi Store. Dark Void Zero.

Love it. I'm a huge sucker for any sort of 8-Bit throwback games. And we've been seeing a fair amount coming out recently. When I first saw this announced for the DSi Store, I knew I was going to get it, so it was only a matter of time. I am certainly not disappointed. The music, the retro graphics, the menu screen, the difficulty... Everything is exactly the way it should be for any retro game. If you have a DSi, you MUST pick this one up. You do not have any choice in the matter. For 500 Points ($5), this is just something that you can't skip on.

The last one here is Brothers in Arms DS.

It has mixed reviews, but I was just looking for a new shooter for my DS and happened to see this one for a cheap price in GameStop. I didn't have much left on my gift card at that point, so I decided to use the remaining balance on this one. I've played a few Brothers in Arms games before and enjoyed them, so I'm interested in seeing how well this translates onto the DS, but I can't say I've played it yet. Dark Void Zero has too much of my attention for now. lol

That'd be all for my latest update. I hope everyone else has enjoyed their holiday. It's now time for me to get back to college, as I'm sure it is for most of you as well. In that regard I wish you all the best of luck. I'll see you later.

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Merry Christmas to all.

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