Gamervision's Jonathan Cooper writes: "Last night, I looked over at my closed Nintendo DS and saw that the lights were off. It was strange, I thought, because they had been on for about a week, and I didn't remember turning off the game. Confused, I picked up the DS, turned it on, and watched as the screen flickered, the red light flashed, and the device turned off. After letting it charge for a few minutes and turning on Dragon Quest IX, which I had put nearly 30 hours in to, I saw something that literally made me feel light headed: the time counter was back at 23 hours. I had lost nearly eight hours of play because I had, for no reason, just let my DS sit there instead of making sure I had saved. I started thinking back, and realized that this wasn't the first time something like that had happened to be, but it was the first time I felt guilty about it."

When it comes to preservation, video games are problematic. Hardware becomes outdated and the media that houses game code becomes obsolete, not to mention the legal issues with emulation.

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Sin & Punishment: Star Successor review Santa Rosa Press Democrat (blog) The game also supports GameCube and classic controllers. Boasting in-game movies, voice-acted dialogue and a campaign in the five-hour range, the Wii's “Sin ... Japanese shoot-em-ups: Short, simple and a lot of funSanta Rosa Press Democrat all 2 news articles »

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Preserving games comes with legal, technical problems Ars Technica This process is a great way of letting players enjoy old games, but it's not designed with preservation in mind: just because I can play GameCube games on ...

This week Paranerds.com are joined by Casual James as they speak about What happened to Sonic the Hedgehog. Along with a Top Ten on top ten what were they thinking (Console Edition). They also touch upon waiting in line to buy Starcraft 2.

Ironstar Editor Alex Page writes: With all the gossip around games going completely digital next generation, let me be the first to break it to you that it wont happen. Video games are not just a gimmick to waste time anymore, but have evolved into a fully blown art form, which we all proudly like to display around our homes.

Interview with Adam Sessler Sony Insider Really, if you look at the PS2, one of the best advantages the PS2 had was it had a year on both the GameCube and the original XBOX. ... and more »

Interview with Adam Sessler Sony Insider Really, if you look at the PS2, one of the best advantages the PS2 had was it had a year on both the GameCube and the original XBOX. ... and more »

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap IGN The four sword is a nice addition a without always having to have the four Links like you did in Four Swords on the GameCube which was always an excellent ...

Aerox on iPhone now available Know Your Mobile In a similar style to the original Super Monkey Ball on Gamecube, players direct a ball around environments choc-a-bloc with gaps, thin paths, ...