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You're browsing in compact mode. Expand all stories The Little Convention That Could: A look back at TooManyGames 6 31 For those of you out there who might be scratching their heads, wondering, "TooManyGames? Whazzat?!", let me be the one to tell you that you should remember that name well — for i... Miniboss Monday: The Phantom Train 16  Today's miniboss has already been covered rather thoroughly by the amazing Chad once before, but that won't stop me from doing a second article about the ridiculous boss fight that ensues. ... Miniboss Monday: Granfaloon / Legion 25   Today's miniboss is yet another offering from the Castlevania series and is certain to creep a few people out who haven't already seen this gigantic gob of gore before. The "prop... Miniboss Monday: Rawk Hawk! 12 Today's boss is actually one of my personal favorites from the previous generation of consoles. Meet Rawk Hawk, the undisputed champ of the Glitz Pit from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Rig... Miniboss Monday: Dugog 41 Today's long-overdue Miniboss Monday is brought to you lovingly by the letter "F." The letter "F" can stand for many things, but today, we'll focus primarily on one word in pa... Miniboss Monday: Money, and the lack thereof 19 In celebration of the holiday shopping season kicking into high gear, I thought it would be rather fitting to bring forth an unwaivering miniboss of sorts that plagues all who purchase games and ... GameTap adds 1,000th game to library, conquers universe 24 Mark your calendars, folks. Today, GameTap adds two more titles to its already staggering amount of games to finally hit the magic number of 1,000. This makes GameTap easily the largest on-demand... Miniboss Monday: King Hippo 23 What's big, fat, royal, and can't seem to find proper fitting boxing trunks? King Hippo, of course! King Hippo is easily the most recognizable fighter from the original Punch-Out!! on the NES bes... Miniboss Monday: Crocomire 15 Today's Miniboss Monday is one of my personal favorites and is an extremely memorable fight for many who completed Super Metroid back in the day. Crocomire is by no means a difficult or exciting ... Miniboss Monday: Orange Fret Button (of Death) 49 Hot off the release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for every console on the market, I bring you one of gaming's more subtle minibosses. Yes, I am indeed referring to the dreaded Orange Fret ... Miniboss Monday: Death 24 (This logo has been brought to you by bluemeep. Also, bears -- Mother Nature's natural born minibosses.)Today's Miniboss Monday is one that is near and dear to my heart. For those of you who were... Miniboss Monday: Three-for-one is better than none 17 (This super-sweet logo is brought to you by the artistic vision of MrJunko. Head over to his community blog and check out his other works.)Today's Miniboss Monday is a special one, to be sure. I'... Miniboss Monday: Whelk 15  Today's "Miniboss Monday" is none other than Whelk from Final Fantasy VI (or Final Fantasy III for those of you who are still ethnocentric.) Whelk is the first boss you encounter ... Miniboss Monday: Moldorm 28  For those who keep an eye on the community blog scene, you may have seen me post late last week that Miniboss Monday would be returning. As promised, here is the second installment of our (... Destructoid reader has a license plate more epic than yours 44 The Burling recently posted this community blog about a Destructoid community member's awesome new license plate. Who is this user? Why, it's none other than tazartheyoot! He's got this bad boy f... Destructoid Interview: ArenaNet's co-founder Mike O'Brien, creator of Guild Wars 11 Destructoid recently had the chance to briefly interview ArenaNet co-founder Mike O'Brien and game designer Ben Miller about Guild Wars, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, and even Guild Wars 2. I... Destructoid forum member snags Pokémon Pearl early 46 Forum member Attix recently posted in this thread stating that he had got himself a copy of Pokémon Pearl for the Nintendo DS a few days prior to its official release. Like clockwork, the... The 'Holy Grail' of gaming sells for $21,400 45 If you are a retrophile such as myself, then I must ask you to please pick your jaw up off the floor after seeing the above headline and image. A fabled golden Nintendo World Championships 1990 (... Ode to the Extra Life 20 Oh, extra life, how we adore thee. You're always there to pick us back up when we have fallen. You're always there to heal our every wound up good as new. You are a stalwart companion and... Miniboss Monday: The Butcher 36 First off, I would like you all to gather 'round and behold my new article, just as a proud father would show pictures of his newborn. Miniboss Monday is dedicated to the memorable struggles ... Mr. Destructoid meets Mario Paint 19 As of late, we've seen a lot of love for Mr. Destructoid. Some of you decided to go out and play in the snow. Others decided to stay in and have a bite to eat. Finally, one of you out there e... Marriage + Gaming = Game Over? 50 "Love and marriage, love and marriage... they go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can't have one without the other..." Ah, Married With Children'... Top 5 Most Anticipated PC Games of 2007 55 It really is no secret that 2007 is going to be a huge year for PC gaming. Already we have seen the release of The Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft -- so that definitely sets the s... God Awful Gadgets: Game Boy Camera 42 To be honest, I was a former owner of a Game Boy Camera back when it was released in 1996. However, it didn't take long for my dog to make it a personal chew toy of hers. Little did I know, she w... Top 5 Games that brought sexy back 48 It sure feels good to be back in action. But then again, it feels much better to be one of the top five games that have brought sexy back and changed the industry with their graphical prowess. G... Top 10 DS Games for the holidays (Update) 25 As the holiday shopping season soon begins to kick into high gear, we here at Destructoid would like to give some ideas on great gaming gifts. Today we will be focusing on the most popular handhe... Japanese Wii Launch: Zelda gets served by Wii Sports 18 Our good buddy NamelessTed passed along a rather interesting bit of news that was posted over at Wired that shows the software sales numbers in detail. Apparently, Wii Sports and Wii Play both ou... PlayStation 3? I'm all about the PS9! (Old PS2 ad) 2 It's almost surreal to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes down to waiting for the launch of the Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii. The 10-day countdown has now ... The new Super Smash Bros. Brawl trailer 0 Here it is, something I know that a lot of you out there have been waiting for has finally found its way to being posted on the internet. The new trailer features the new characters and a heapi... Official Final Fantasy III U.S. site launched 1 For all of you Final Fantasy fans out there who aren't completely glued to your PS2s today with the release of Final Fantasy XII, Square Enix has opened the doors to the official Final Fantasy ... Trogdor burninates his way into Guitar Hero II's bonus tracks! 0 A good majority of you out there right now are probably flipping out and calling "shenanigans" on the above statement. However, it appears to be all true. Trogdor the Burninator of Homestar Run... Gaming movie nostalgia: "The Wizard" 0 Back in 1989, a few years after the U.S. release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, "The Wizard" hit the silver screen throughout the nation. I'm sure that some of you already have seen the ... Get your ARC on with Destructoid! 0 If you are a regular to the Destructoid chat, then you've probably heard me and a few others going bananas over a truly underappreciated free online multiplayer game by the name of ARC (Att... Wii accessory rollout and product markup begins 0 Engadget has posted some secret snaps of a few Wii accessories and schwag that will begin cropping up around the Wii's Nov. 19 U.S. launch date. I can sleep easy knowing that Wii dog tags and l... Sony says, "No PSP price cut for you, Mr. Goose!" 0 Sony continues to amaze us all with their mastery of marketing with their recent talk with Reuters about the PlayStation Portable and the rumors of a possible price cut for the holiday season....		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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