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Since the dawn of video gaming that only about 8 films, winners of the Oscar for Best Picture, got a proper virtual version.
This week we'll be taking a glimpse to those 5 movies and their video game counterparts.
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Video Games based in Oscar Winning Movies for Best Picture - It's a Pixel THING - Ep.#40[/B][/URL]
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Updated 8th March 2015 at 11:31 by muRte

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Who would have ever imagine that the ZX Spectrum would ever have a Castlevania game in its library! Finally, in 2015, that dream became reality:
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Castlevania: Spectral Interlude [2015, ZX Spectrum] Review - It's a Pixel THING - Ep.#39[/URL][/B]
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Right, had to post this up because I'm actually really pleased with this stage. I know they're only mini stages all of like 30 seconds, but I've never played shoot em ups really so it's quite a learning curve. I'm also a creature of habbit, so it's going to have to complete memorisation of when to switch and what to shoot when. I'm starting to feel a bit more comfortable which gives me a feeling of having more time to get into position before enemies start to fire, which is kinda of invaluable really. ...

This week I bring you a very special episode: 15 Games for Valentine's Day! ;)
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Valentine's Day Special - It's a Pixel THING - Ep.#38[/B][/URL]
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Tags: games, girlfriend, hidden gems, indie, valentines

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Hi all

Over the last month or so I've picked up a few shoot em ups for the 360, the PS2 and the GameCube. The first shoot em up I started with was Project X and St Dragon back in the day, both on the 500+, both of which I loved but was never any good at.

So, first of all I picked up Gradius V for the PS2, which is an awesome game. Then I picked up Bullet Soul Infinite Burst, Deathsmiles, DoDonPachi Resurrection and Akai Katana for the 360, all of which are again awesome. ...