People cherish the memories of their childhood, including the video games they played. For anyone who was born before the late 80’s, Sonic the Hedgehog is a common name. For anyone who owned a Sega Genesis, Sonic was the prime game to own. It doesn’t matter how many new video games they make, because Sonic is a classic for many. It doesn’t matter how high tech these systems get, because people will still remember the simplicity from when they used to play Sonic games. However, the makers of Sonic games tried to keep the legend going by releasing select titles on new systems. A new way to get the retro games you want is with the Nintendo Wii. The Wii, however, requires that you pay for downloads of classic games. The Sonic games cost about 800 points, or $8.00, on the Wii console.

The internet has made it easy for anyone to play Sonic online, for free. The online Sonic games are just like the Sega versions, allowing you to play the same way you did years ago. Many people are excited by the nostalgia of playing an “old school” game in a new way. There are sites that specialize in this area. Many people are happily surprised to learn that they can play these great games online. It doesn’t matter if you’re 20 or 40, if you were a Sonic fan, you can still enjoy him today.

All the Sonic games can be found online, including Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic Spinball, and Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, and 3. People love their nostalgic moments, which makes it no wonder that the internet has brought back these great games. For those who have consoles with the Sonic games available, this might not be a big deal. That’s because these people are able to play Sonic games on their console, so online play might not be a big deal.

However, why bother buying the games, unless you’re a die hard fan, when you can play them online, often for free? There are people that will pass these games up because they don’t have a controller. They make controllers for your computer, though, so you can play Sonic anytime just by buying a controller, if you want one. Whether this matters to you or not, you can have fun and play Sonic games online for free no matter who you are. For many people, playing older nostalgic games online can be a fun way to reminisce and enjoy the games that they grew up playing.

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It defies logic really that in this day and age retro video games can still hold appeal, even the generation that was brought up with Commodore 64 games and various Amiga, Atari & Armstrad games now use today super powerful consoles. So why do Vintage Video Games still have such mass market appeal?

The type of games and systems that make us feel nostalgic vary from person to person, however amongst the aforementioned systems there was of course the Nintendo NES, SNES and Gamecube, The SEGA Master System, Mega Drive & Dreamcast as well as hand held consoles, but the games with the biggest following hail from the 80’s. The biggest players in those days were the large range of Amiga Consoles and it was for these that many of the best remembered classic arcade games were initially produced for.

The games themselves are archiac in comparison to Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii games of this generation. The gameplay was simpler generally and the graphics could not begin to match todays games. Take the game Kick Off 2 for instance, an Amiga soccer game, The pitch is giant, all graphics are from overhead and the game moves at an incredible pace, compare that to someting like Fifa World Cup on any new sytems and there is simply no competition, or so you would think. Anyone trying out Amiga games today whether they are originals played on the console or remakes for the PC will find themselves up very late at night playing these graphically inferior games till either their head explodes or they go blind. Hours and Hpours slip by playing these wonderfully addictive games that keep you hooked in a way that many of todays platforms and games fail to achieve.

Same question again, why do Vintage Video Games still have such mass market appeal?

Answer. Simple gameplay, engaging characters, loads of fun, simple objectives and the most important factor……They never took themselves too seriously.

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Well it is that time of year again. Yes you have guessed it! It is the holiday season. My grandson has asked me to get him something that I have found to be quite hard to find this year.

My grandson came to me and told me that he wanted a wii bundle this year. So naturally I went right out the next day to try and find one. The sales people at Walmart actually laughed at me. I was in for it now. I had to find one of these for my grandson I just had too.

After exhausting all options, as far as finding one in a store goes, I thought that maybe I could find one online. I looked at all of the retail stores websites and they all said the same thing. Out of stock online. What am I going to do? I decided that while I had the Internet up that I would just go Google wii bundles. I saw many places that caught my eye, and finally found one with a wide selection at affordable prices.

I looked down the lists of the different bundles that they offer and I was very amazed. I could not only get the wii, but I could also get games and different remotes that come with it. There were just so many to choose from I just was not sure which one my ten year old grandson would like. I asked his mother so he would not suspect anything. She told me that he loves to hunt with his dad. Fortunately, that was enough to go off of.

I went back to the wii bundle website to see what they offered on hunting, and I found one bundle to have three hunting and fishing games. It also came with a gun extender for the wii remote. It was the perfect wii bundle for him!

The price for it all was very reasonable. I am very grateful to these people for helping me give my grandson the perfect gift. I know he’ll love it!