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There have been hundreds of sports video games throughout the years. In less than forty years we?ve gone from Pong to MLB 2K6 for the Xbox 360. But the evolution of games hasn?t always meant better games. Just because a game has flashier interfaces and better graphics, it doesn?t necessarily make for good gameplay. That?s the reason that many PS2 and Xbox games are doomed to linger in discount bins at your local game store, while classics like NHL ?94 and Tecmo Super Bowl continued to be obsessed over by sports fans. Here?s my Top 10 of all time:

10. Jordan vs. Bird (NES) - Was the one-on-one gameplay that great? No, not really. But the game was innovative with the three point competition and slam dunk contest long before it showed up anywhere else. For that alone it deserves a spot in the Top 10.

9. Madden 2005 (PS2, Xbox, GC) - The jump from ‘04 to ‘05 was HUGE. ‘05 introduced the hit-stick control and defensive playmaker to bring the defensive control on par with the offense. Franchise mode is pretty much the same as ‘04, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. My favorite thing to do is build a team from scratch. I love taking the worst team in the league and building them into a powerhouse. You can move them to a new city and build a new stadium, then draft real college players from NCAA ‘05. Overall, I liked this game more than any other Madden. 2006 just didn’t improve upon this game enough for me.

8. Punch-Out (NES) ? what kid born in the late 70?s or early 80?s DIDN?T spend hours on end trying to beat Tyson with Little Mac?

7. Madden ?94 (Genesis, SNES) - Based on memory this game was awesome. I remember being able to play with all the NFL teams and a bunch of classic teams. It was one of my favorite sports games growing up. That said, I played it recently and it sucks. It can’t even come close to holding it’s own against Tecmo Super Bowl. The passing is unrealistic, and the running consists of repeatedly hitting the spin button while tacklers bounce off your runner. It?s this high just because of how much I remember enjoying it as a kid.

6. NBA Live ?95 (Genesis, SNES) - This game might not have been realistic at all, but it was insanely fun to run up and down the court firing up threes and throwing up alley-oops. The fact that it was the first NBA game by EA with every team and every arena also scores it points. Not to mention, this was the first game with the 3/4 angle camera.

5. NFL Blitz (Arcade) - The football version of NBA Jam. Fast scoring, late hits, and crazy rules like being able to throw multiple forward passes behind the line of scrimmage make this game great. The arcade version was waaaay better than the PS or N64 versions.

4. NBA Jam (Arcade) - Between the arcade version and the console versions, I’ve played a ton of NBA Jam. It is one of the most unique games ever. Who didn’t enjoy beating the crap out of people in mid-air or hitting three after three when they were on fire? This game totally rocked. The best part was getting all of the codes and playing with mascots and Bill Clinton.

3. Little League Baseball (NES) - I don’t know why this game doesn’t get more attention as one of the best NES sports games. The gameplay is the best of any NES baseball game - pitching, hitting, and fielding all are simple and feel relatively realistic. Plus there’s just something fun and unique about playing with little leaguers. As far as I know this is the only little league game ever, although I could be wrong. Adding to the excitement, certain teams are significantly better than others. Want a challenge? Try winning a tournament with Italy, the worst team in the game. The replay value of LLB is unbelievable; I still play it to this day.

2. NHL ?94 (Genesis, SNES) - I love modern NHL games as much as the next guy, but this game is the best ever. I still play it ALL THE TIME. The quality of play is amazing. Take away the easy wrap-around goals and the gameplay is amazingly real, especially considering how old this game is. Oh, and for the record, they are playing NHL ?93 in Swingers but talking about the removal of fighting in NHL ?94. Weird huh?

1. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) - This game was far ahead of it’s time - editable playbooks and season long stat tracking were so cool back then. The gameplay is far from realistic but amazingly equal. For that reason, the game is still popular and there are tons of people who still play in online leagues. The advent of emulators has allowed for the editing of rosters - I’ve played versions of the game with rosters from as recent as 2004. There are also versions with college rosters and USFL rosters. The weird little gameplay quirks like Bo Jackson being impossible to stop, fumbles bouncing all over the place, choosing defensive plays by guessing the offensive play, 100 yard passes, etc make the game MORE fun. This game will never, ever get old.

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Aerobic exercise is advantageous to you by strengthening the lungs to be more effective by raising levels of oxygen to the cells and the heart by enabling it to use that oxygen more effectively. The definition of aerobic translates to with air, or with oxygen. Work outs that are less intense and longer in length is aerobic. With aerobic work outs, a person implements the same big muscle group in a repetitious movement from between fifteen to thirty. A heart rate of about sixty to eighty % is the objective to maintain. Swimming, cycling, jogging, and walking are some aerobic exercises. These sessions need to be able to be done without someone having to gasp for breath. If you are incapable of carrying on a short conversation while working out, you might be moving it up a level by exercising anaerobically.

The goal while exercising aerobically is to reach your target heart rate and maintain that for the entire time you are exercising that group of muscles. This exercises the heart more efficiently and makes the body burn more calories. Sometimes exercisers will reach the aerobic curve. This is when you start exercising and raise your intensity level to the peak then slow down gradually. It is more efficient to maintain that constant rate as your heart rate is increased. This will train the heart and lungs to last longer and work more efficiently. People that perform aerobic exercise on a regular occasion will have to work harder to reach their target heart rate as their endurance increases. People who are only beginning will get to their target heart rate quickly until their body gets used to the exercise.

People who want all the perks of aerobic exercise and are unsure of where to start may get started with an aerobics class. In a class, you can do high or lower intensity cardiovascular. The class instructor should be able to show class members how to perform these moves either way. How high you take your arms and legs up during the work out is what measures the intensity. Athletes should do the level of intensity according to their abilities and the frequency of their work outs sessions.

To think that often we avoid aerobic exercise is unbelievable because of it’s many advantages. It maintains and lowers body fat, raises our whole endurance, gives us extra energy, helps our resilience to exhaustion, increases our muscles, and increases our lean body mass. It also helps us mentally by elevating mood, decreasing anxiety, reducing depression, decreasing tension, and making us rest more soundly at night. Who can’t benefit a little from all that?These are benefits that people could all use.

Anaerobic exercise is different from aerobic because it is often shorter in time span and greater in intensity. The body depletes faster and develops muscle more actively with anaerobics. Football, soccer, skiing, basketball, and weight lifting are sports considered anaerobic exercises. Sprinting or running is another activity. A person will more likely experience soreness at the conclusion of anaerobic exercise.

Muscle groups get extra blood and oxygen from the body while in an aerobic exercise session. It is bad to stop all of a sudden from an exercise session. Cramping and dizziness can occur from this. It is usually a great thought to have a cool off period after a fairly intense aerobic work out. If someone gets too exhausted during an aerobic session, they can run in place for a few moments until able to continue.

Aerobic exercise may be somewhat difficult to do at first, but it is absolutely obligatory for cardiovascular health. It is an ongoing process and takes regular aerobic sessions to keep a fit body. Three times a week is generally how frequently a person should work out if they are already in fairly good cardiovascular shape. Four to five intervals a week should be the intervals of people who are attempting to lose weight and elevate their degree of health.

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Judging by early reports the Playstation 3 is going to be one sweet machine. It will have the revolutionary Blue-ray technology and the ability to watch and burn DVD?s. This is very important as most consumers have DVD technology at the moment and it will be a smooth overlap.

The Playstation 3 will be like a mini computer, with a huge amount of processing power. Some might even say more processing power than the now released XBOX 360.

When the Playstation 2 was released 7 years ago, the average number of games sold per unit sold was 5. Fastforward to the PSP; it released and has only sold about 2 games per PSP sold. This is mainly because of the multimedia aspect of the game. People are buying it to watch movies just as much as they are to play the games.

This doesn’t sound so bad, but it can cause problems for Sony. A lot of Sony’s income from video game consoles are the licensing fees they charge video game companies to create games on any of Sony’s console platforms. Thus, when less games are being sold, less money is being paid for the rights to make games since not as many games are being bought compared to the past.

Another possible problem with the Playstation 3 is the complexity of the interface. Since the Playstation 3 is so powerful, crtics are speculating that the console may confuse consumers and give the PS3 the reputation of being complicated.

Judging by the screenshots of games such as Fight Night Round 3 that were made for the Playstation 3 the life like imaging on the games are astounding.
Watever the case may be, we will have to wait until the release of the Playstation 3 to speculate on it?s features. One thing if for sure, it will be a feature packed console like nothing consumers have seen before.

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Critics of the Atkins diet have always questioned it’s health validity. When Dr Atkins was called before a Senate committee headed by George McGovern, he was forced to admit that pregnant women following his low carb diet would suffer fetal damage to their unborn babies.

Studies since have found that long term, Atkins dieters do not lose weight more quickly, or keep it off more, over a twelve month period as compared to people following other diets. The initial weight loss is mostly fluid, not fat as is often claimed.

And whilst the high levels of protein and fats, and extremely low level of carbohydrates, appeals to some people’s tastes, for most, it’s unappetizing and doesn’t produce a feeling of well being. As such, it becomes difficult to follow for long periods. Yet it is sold as a ‘way of life’, rather than a diet.

Most seriously, questions raised by Atkins’s death, and the state of his heart health as revealed in the medical report after his death, seemed to give credibility to his critics.

Officially, Atkins died as a result of slipping on an icy pavement near his office. But his medical report revealed that he had a history of heart attacks, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. His wife explained the heart problems as a result of a virus they both contracted in Turkey.

Whether or not this is true, other evidence has since emerged that indicates Atkins diet is not good for the heart after all.

One recent study at Oxford University followed 19 people over a two week period. When they followed a diet high in fat and low in carbs, it was found that the energy stored in their heart was reduced by an average of 16%. In some people, this reduction was as high as 30%. On top of this, whilst they were on this diet, these people’s hearts were unable to relax as easily. These changes reverted back to normal two weeks after they went back to a normal diet.

Jody Goran’s experience was much worse. A 50 year old, he tried the Atkins diet and lost weight. He stayed on it for two years, but in October, 2003 he started having chest pains. He went to the doctor straight away, and they found that one of his main arteries was 99% blocked. He was not far away from having a fatal heart attack, and had to have surgery straight away.

Yet, 6 months before he’d started the Atkins diet, his check up revealed a very healthy heart. He had clean, unblocked arteries, and a 96% chance that he would NOT have a heart attack within the next 5 years. After following the Atkins diet for 2 years, not only was one of his main arteries blocked 99%, but his cholesterol had risen from 146 to 215. Just after the angioplasty, his cholesterol levels fell back to 209. But it wasn’t until he discontinued the diet completely that his cholesterol levels returned to 146.

According to a report in The Weekend Australian Magazine, Atkins even acknowledged that in as many as 30% of dieters, higher levels of the ‘bad’ cholesterol can cause potentially serious heart problems. The same article does state that in others, the ‘bad’ cholesterol levels will lower, but 30% is a significant number. And there are other, healthier ways to lower cholesterol.

Overall, the questions and potentially serious side effects, quite apart from the bad breath and constipation, make this a highly questionable long term approach to weight control.

References:
1. Australian Healthy Food magazine, April, 2006
2. The Weekend Australian Magazine, March 11-12, 2006

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It’s the weekend and you wake up early to drive to your favorite fishing spot. But before you get dressed, you look out the window only to see that the weather forecast was wrong again. It is supposed to rain today.

So your fishing trip is canceled, right? Wrong! You can fish right in your own living room.

The game manufacturer Activision Value Publishing Inc., has teamed up with the Rapala Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of fishing lures, to create the ultimate cure for a rainy day: Rapala Pro Fishing, an ultra-realistic video game that will satisfy any fishing aficionado.

Available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and the PC, Rapala Pro Fishing features technology never seen before in a fishing game.

In the game’s true-to-life environment, you are able to fish in 12 of the top freshwater fishing locales from around the world and angle for 13 different species of fish - including largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, rainbow trout, catfish and king salmon - on some of the most desirable lakes and rivers.

The game allows you to choose from two game modes: Freedom Fishing and Tournament.

In Freedom Fishing, you choose the location, time period, and type of fish you wish to catch. This mode is for players who want to practice their skills or to simply play a quick game.

In tournament mode, you compete against anglers controlled by the game’s artificial intelligence, all trying to advance to the next round. Tournaments range from catching the first fish, to reeling in the heaviest fish, longest fish, or the most fish in a given time period.

The realistic elements of the game - from the detail of the fish to the clarity of the water and the variety of plant life - will amaze you. The Rapala brand not only adds its gear for use in the game, but also its expertise on the sport. A professional fishing guide accompanies your character in the boat, providing helpful hints and humor along the way.

With its high-quality graphics and lifelike nature, it’s no wonder outdoor enthusiasts can feel right at home playing this game. In the words of Mark Meadows, vice president of marketing for Activision Value Publishing, “Any more realistic and you would have to wear hip waders.”

All game formats of Rapala Pro Fishing are available in retail stores nationwide.

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Thousands of websites now offer free flash games that webmasters can add to their websites. Many website owners pass up a great opportunity with these games, not understanding their potential.

If you, for example, are creating an informational site aimed at teenagers, you?re going to need to use everything in your power to get them to come back to the site.

A great way for repeat visitors is to add an attraction that will keep them coming back, say, for example, a flash game where players need to kill the zombies before they eat you alive. Games like this, and thousands of others, are available at sites like GameRevolt (http://www.gamerevolt.com/). The competition in this category is huge, there is almost an unlimited amount of games ? and potential ? from these free game websites.

This certainly doesn?t apply to just teenagers. Gaming sites online are some of the most-visited websites on the net, and not just for the young adults.

Another sector this type of tool works well in is the casino and gambling industry. Dozens of free casino flash games are available online at places like Online-Casino (http://www.online-casino.com) and others.

If you?re creating a site about the rules of blackjack, the perfect tool to get repeat traffic is to install a free flash game on the site. Once the people learn the rules, they can play the free games available right there on your site. The next time they want to play, they?ll come back to you.

Even if you feel like adding games to your website wouldn?t fit, there are thousands of other ways to add free dynamic content to your site. On the web today, webmasters can find tools for adding everything from calendars, maps, and clocks to guestbooks, forums, polls, quizzes and more. Guaranteed, you will be able to find something that can mesh, or be tailored, to fit with your site.

Repeat visits are a must for the search engines and a positive in generating cash flow for your online business. Adding dynamic, and free, content or games to your website will enhance the professionalism of a site and help in creating more pages ? another must for the search engines today.

Michelle Sluder, a search engine analyst and web promoter, knows the ropes in the online world. ?There are a few huge factors that search engines ? namely Google ? take into consideration when ranking a website in the results pages. Dynamic content and repeat visitors are two of the big ones,? Sluder said.

Tailoring an appropriate addition to your site will be easy. You know your site, you?ll know what type of attraction your visitors will enjoy.

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Do you want to watch movie on PSP? This is one of the wonderful options that your PSP provides. It is a rather simple task to get to watch movies on PSP. Although it may be an unknown way to many PSP users you can soon find your way through using this as your guide to know how to watch movie on PSP.

? First switch off your PSP. Connect to the computer using an USB cord or cable . Switch on the PSP once you have connected it to your computer.
? Enter the ?Settings? menu then press X , this would link your PAP to your computer. Go to ?My Computer? and you would find the PSP listed there indicating that your computer has recognized this external device.
? Go to your PSP next. Access your memory card and open your folder titled ?PSP?. Here you have to create two more folders ?MP_ROT? and ?100mnv01?.
? Now the next step is your movies . If you have the MP4s saved on your computer then all you have to do is move these movies into your ?100mnv01? folder that you created. Once you have put all your movie files onto the folder in the PSP then all you have to do to watch movie on PSP is to click the movie that you want to see and here you are already watching your favourite movies.

This is all you need to do to watch movie on PSP. In case your movies are not saved on your computer then you have to find a software that would help to take the DVD put it on your system and also convert it into the PSP compatible MP4 format.

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There are tens of thousands of websites offering free online games for those who want to have some fun online or find friends online. Don’t believe me? Make a simple search through your favorite search engine and you’ll see the vast amount of websites offering free online games. Finding friends through online games is easy and simple because you get to understand each other while playing games and connect with each other through the website’s chat or communicate function available right there in the website.

Although not all online games website requires you to sign up in order to play their online games, some websites do require a simple sign-up. The information that you input into the online games website will become your member’s profile. Other members will be able to view your profile. Your likes, dislikes, favorite games, favorite movies, location (not address, please. Never enter your complete address online, anywhere), and personal characteristics will help you find friends through online games.

Engaged in a competitive battle with each other, you are in a better position to gauge the kind of person that your opponent is, for instance, is he/she an aggressive person? Is he/she a strategically-minded person who is capable of planning everything from scratch? What is his/her favorite character and how does he/she use that online game character to his/her benefit?

The reason why finding friends through online games is easy is because there are forums and chat rooms that online game fans can use to connect, share tips, communicate, make alliance, and chat with online. They share a common interest, a common goal…and the online games that they like become the foundation for their friendship. Not only do they battle it out playing online games but they essentially turn into friends after chatting and communicating with each other.

It’s also safer finding friends through online games. Because the common interest is online games, basically, they just want to have some fun online and not lurk around endangering the lives of others. Although we should still be careful about revealing too much of ourselves online, we generally feel safer when we make friends through online games.

You not only make new friends through online games, you can also connect with and play online games with your friends without having to visit an internet caf?. Even if your friends have gone to college or are working elsewhere in the world, you can still log on at the same time and enjoy a couple of hours of fun, unbridled fun through online games.

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Renai game is an adventurous Japanese computer game focusing on romantic interactions with anime girls. It is a sub genre of Bishojo games. Renai is a Japanese abbreviation which means ‘romance”. Not all but few Renai games contain pornographic content. Bishojo game containing hardcore pornography are generally called H games other are called Renai games. Terms dating sim and visual novel are often used as synonyms for Renai game in English. The terms love sim or love adventure games define Renai games more accurately, for casual use in English.

Characteristics

Dokyuesi have established the conventions for Renai games in 1992. In Renai game, the player controls male role surrounded by female characters. The game play involves start with the selection of artificial intelligence - controlled girls, attempting to increase their internal “love meter” through correct theme of dialogues. The same game lasts for a fixed period of game time been mentioned, such as one month or three years. When the game ends, the player looses the game if he failed to win over any of the girls, or “finishes” one of the girls, either by having sex with her or achieving eternal love. This gives the games more replay value than some other game genres, since the player can focus on a different girl each time, trying to get a different ending.

There are different types of variations for Renai games: high-school romance is the most common, but a Renai game may also take place in a fantasy setting and involve challenges such as defending your girl from monsters. Renai games, as their name suggests, generally strive for a romantic atmosphere.

Famous Renai games

Following are the few especially popular and influential Renai games. There are thousands of Renai games in existence, but the games on this list were successful enough for an anime series to be based on them.

Air
Kanon
Memories Off series
Pia Carrot e yo koso (Welcome to Pia Carrot)
Sister Princess
To Heart
Tokimeki Memorial (Heartthrob Memorial)
True Love Story
Tsukihime (Moon Princess)

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