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Game Room [XBOX Live & Games For Windows Live]


Uma coisa que me está a deixar em pulgas é o Game Room prestes a ficar disponível na XBOX360 e PC na próxima Primavera. Trata-se uma sala virtual de máquinas de arcada dos anos 80 na qual podemos jogar os clássicos daquela época. Aqui fica uma lista dos primeiros trinta títulos anunciados:


1. Centipede (arcade)
2. Asteroids Deluxe (arcade)
3. Tempest (arcade)
4. Crystal Castles (arcade)
5. Lunar Lander (arcade)
6. Jungler (arcade)
7. Road Fighter (arcade)
8. Scramble (arcade)
9. Finalizer (arcade)
10. Tutankham (arcade)
11. Shao-Lin's Road (arcade)
12. Super Cobra (arcade)
13. Red Baron (arcade)
14. Gravitar (arcade)
15. Battlantlis
16. Astrosmash (Intellivision)
17. Mountain Madness Super Pro Skiing (Intellivision)
18. Armor Battle (Intellivision)
19. Space Hawk (Intellivision)
20. Sub Hunt (Intellivision)
21. Sea Battle (Intellivision)
22. Space Armada (Intellivision)
23. Astrosmash (Intellivision)
24. Star Raiders (Atari 2600)
25. Outlaw (Atari 2600)
26. Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600)
27. Millipede (Atari 2600)
28. Football (Atari 2600)
29. RealSports Tennis (Atari 2600)
30. Combat (Atari 2600)



Outra boa notícia é o facto de um jogo ser adquirido uma só vez e jogado tanto na X360 como no PC.
Portanto, a todos os que juntavam moedas de 50 escudos durante um período inteiro de aulas para poder gastá-las nas salas de arcadas, esta é uma excelente notícia!





Quem não se lembra do Final Fight?



Também é verdade que actualmente podemos ter todos estes títulos nos nossos PCs com o M.A.M.E. (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). Mas com o Game Room essa experiência vai mais além, com gráficos melhorados e multiplayer online.
Sem dúvida que será algo a acompanhar durante os próximos meses.


In English
One thing that I'm really looking forward to is Game Room that will be available on the XBOX360 and PC next spring. It's a virtual arcade salon where we can play the classic games of the 80ies. Here is a list of the first thirty titles announced:


1. Centipede (arcade)
2. Asteroids Deluxe (arcade)
3. Tempest (arcade)
4. Crystal Castles (arcade)
5. Lunar Lander (arcade)
6. Jungler (arcade)
7. Road Fighter (arcade)
8. Scramble (arcade)
9. Finalizer (arcade)
10. Tutankham (arcade)
11. Shao-Lin's Road (arcade)
12. Super Cobra (arcade)
13. Red Baron (arcade)
14. Gravitar (arcade)
15. Battlantlis
16. Astrosmash (Intellivision)
17. Mountain Madness Super Pro Skiing (Intellivision)
18. Armor Battle (Intellivision)
19. Space Hawk (Intellivision)
20. Sub Hunt (Intellivision)
21. Sea Battle (Intellivision)
22. Space Armada (Intellivision)
23. Astrosmash (Intellivision)
24. Star Raiders (Atari 2600)
25. Outlaw (Atari 2600)
26. Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600)
27. Millipede (Atari 2600)
28. Football (Atari 2600)
29. RealSports Tennis (Atari 2600)
30. Combat (Atari 2600)

Another good news is that a title will only be purchased once and can be played on both the X360 and the PC.

It's also true that nowadays we've got all those titles in our PCs with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). But, with Game Room, that experience goes beyond, with improved graphics and online multiplayer.
No doubt that it will be something for us, retro-freaks, to keep up over the coming months.

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