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There’s the big names in fighting games, and there’s the old ones that are stuck, lost in time. Those are the ones that are the most fun to dust off and try again every once in awhile.Eternal Championsis always my pick. But Sunsoft’sGalaxy Fightwould also fit the bill nicely. Galaxy Fightis coming to the PlayStation Network’s Import Store this week, thanks to MonkeyPaw Games. They say that this fighter was the first one to use an endless platform, and that it influenced other fighters that followed it....

Thanks toTomopop, I know a thing or two about the custom toy scene. That’s why I’m so shocked to see that these hand-madeSuper Meat Boytoys only cost $12 a piece. There are seven figures in all, each featuring varied levels of complexity (withCommander Videobeing the most simple, andJillbeing the most detailed), but they are all crafted with a serious respect for the source material. It’s rare to see customs this well made available at such an affordable price....

I found the above video onBoingBoinga few moments ago and while no one seems to know whether these kids are actually trying to harm each other, this is some pre-planned show, or if this is how Tetriminoes mate, in the end does it really matter? Watching these two goofy bastards smash their crude cardboard geometric shapes together in an orgy of awkward pseudo-violence is reminiscent of the days of the Roman Colosseum, only everyone is pale as death and these kids probably smell worse than the nearby Vomitorium....

When I get excited about a game, I tend to get pretty worked up, wave my hands about a lot and prattle endlessly. Case in point: when I got to the Q-Games booth today, I preceded to tell the English-speaking PR rep that I was so deeply obsessed withPixelJunk Monstersthat I had developed a kind of fixation on all things Q-Games related. Lucky for me, he smiled and laughed instead of inching away in the other direction....

You know what had me the most excited for the 3DS when it was first announced?Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. I skipped the game the first time around and was looking forward to eating snakes and stuff in 3D. Then theMetal Gear Solid HD Editionwas announced. Well sh*t. So while I have no interest in the 3DS version anymore, I can at least let you know that I enjoyedSnake Eateron the 3DS....

[Editor’s note: We’re not just a (rad) news site — we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a whole, or how our moms raised us. Want to post your own article in response? Publish it now onour community blogs.] The late 80s and early 90s were a very rough, very strange time for me....

Want to know how to sell a PlayStation 3 in Japan? Well, all you do is show a building with some lights, then flash about 5 seconds of CG anime footage, then slapFinal Fantasysomewhere in there. Bam! Millions sold. Confirmed.

These moms? They hate it. This mom? She thinks it’s funny. She even laughs! I asked my mom to watch some Dead Space 2 footage. I did not expect this reaction.[Reddit]

Today’s gaming setup belongs to zombiekiller13. He has a ton of games, a nice retro collection and plenty of figures too. He has a lot of rare games too, especially on the PlayStation One. Check out zombiekiller13’s C Blog for more picturesof his setup. Danzflor wants to start up a new Community podcast, Entrager showed off his next “game”, TheWaffleKing made a sick custom guitar controller, DtoidOrlando is having a party next month and more happened within the Community this past week....

Murder is an occurrence that gamers are more than accustomed to because it is a constant. No matter what type of game you pick up, there is nearly always the guarantee that you are going to shoot something in the head or stomp a creature to death not ten seconds into its main gameplay. If you want a game that gives you a break from the act of killing, you’ll be hard pressed to find it....

“It wasn’t properly supported in all areas,” THQ VP of core games Danny Bilson said ofMetro 2033in an interview with Joystiq. “Did the game need polish in certain areas? Yes.” “So when I say it wasn’t fully supported, it was product development and marketing that didn’t support it the way it should’ve been.” Continuing Bilson says “a great marketer picked it up with four months to go and did what he could with four months to go, but it wasn’t properly nurtured by marketing....

It’s easy to assume Tim Schafer misses the adventure genre. The man established his name a billion years ago at Lucasfilm Games, at a time when the adventure game was king and Lucas better than the rest. But even after having a hand in stellar adventure titles likeGrim Fandango,Secret of Monkey Island, andDay of the Tentacle, Schafer finds himself missing the platform genre the most. “You know what I miss more than adventure games,” Schafer asksEurogamerin a recent interview....

From chiptunes to regular old rock and roll, the influence of videogames can be felt far and wide. As much as I love the random mention ofContraor bleep from an Atari, however, sometimes someone does something that really sticks with you. Enter a little band called the Mountain Goats, who composed a tune called“Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is in Another Castle”. This is a song for a Saturday in every way....