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• Top 5 Worst Van Damme Movies

  

  Written by Zeromage 14 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 12, 2008

  On the eve of Van Damme’s new movie where he plays himself in real life, we decided it would be fun to put together his five worst movies. Of course, the amount of bad movies that Van Damme was in are numerous. One could easily make a list of Van Damme’s worst movies and include every single one he’s ever made. However, there were some exceptionally bad movies where he was the protagonist that not only involved his poor acting, but poor screenplays to combine with the bad acting into some of the worst movies of all time. It’s been said that Van Damme’s new movie will be his best because he is actually acting like himself (meaning consistently losing banal action hero roles to Steven Seagal). If it is, he will at least have one movie under his belt that he could be proud of in his 20 some odd years of acting.

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• Top 10 Ways to Know If You’re a “Hardcore Gamer”

  

  Written by Sage 133 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 11, 2008

  We here at OW get a lot of flack from a group of people who refer to themselves as “hardcore gamers.” Despite the fact that we have never claimed to cater to anyone, other than ourselves, these people feel they are owed something. They are an interesting lot. They have a lot to say when they are anonymous, and they find fault in everything. No game or system is perfect, and what little time they don’t spend playing games is spent complaining about them. Their most hated enemy is the “casual gamer” often blamed for the fall of gaming, whose peak was in the ’90s (around the time of SNES). In an interesting twist of fate, in the gaming world these people are gods but in real life they are nothing. If ever confronted by a hardcore gamer fear not, their only strength is in their wrists and fingers (from gaming and juggling their naughty bits); the rest of their bodies are doughy and atrophied from poor diets and lack of exercise. But if you’re worried you may have found one, or wondering if you might be one, here is a list that helps.

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• The Top 10 Reasons the Wii Has Dominated the PS3

  

  Written by Zeromage 228 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 9, 2008

  After Nintendo’s utter domination of Sega in every single platform generation, a new console war was started between Sony and Nintendo.  Sony thought it would try to take on the Nintendo franchise and learn from the mistakes of Sega. Sony succeeded in large part by beating out Nintendo with the Playstation 1 and 2. But a debate now occurs between what the better system is between the Wii and the PS3 in this most modern generation of platform gaming. Nintendo fan boys or not, the Wii is the clear winner over the PS3 for plenty of different reasons. In this list, we will go through these reasons to make clear why the Wii clearly dominates the PS3.

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• Top 10 Video Game Quotes

  

  Written by Zeromage 47 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 7, 2008

  Its a well known fact that nerds love quotes, whether they’re video game quotes, movie quotes or almost anything else a nerd likes. Most people who know a nerd personally will tell you that its hard to have a conversation with him or her without hearing a quote from Star Wars or Indiana Jones at some point in the discussion. Whether the conversation is about politics, religion or even what’s for dinner tonight, you’re likely to hear “I find your lack of faith disturbing” or some other random quote from the nerd’s favorite movie. All the staff members here at Old-Wizard.com are guilty of this behavior, and are able to quote all of the original Star Wars movies, Monty Python episodes or Lord of the Rings books on command (and our wives and girlfriends will tell you that we do it all the time). With that in mind, here are our top 10 video game quotes of all time:

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• Top 10 Problems with Modern TV

  

  Written by Zeromage 16 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 6, 2008

  TV really angers us here at Old-Wizard these days. We remember growing up and watching all those great cartoons and even “real life” sitcoms like Seinfeld that were both unique and entertaining. The TV medium today is an utter disaster. It seems that more TV programs are produced and directed by marketing departments than by professional writers. No wonder why there was a writer’s strike just a few months ago. Creativity has once again suffered at the hands of those who have no creativity but like to meet with other “professionals” at fancy restaurants convinced that their lives have any meaning whatsoever. In this list we will go through the problems with the era of Modern TV in hopes of raising awareness to an entertainment medium that could be much greater.

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• Top 5 Zelda Games

  

  Written by Zeromage 85 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 5, 2008

  Has there ever been a better video game series than the Zelda series? Maybe the Super Mario, Castlevania, Metroid or Mega Man series, but after those, Zelda has no competition. The single factor that contributes towards a great gaming series is the amount of great games in the series. The same cannot be said for the Double Dragon series, for example, where it fell drastically in quality after Double Dragon 2. In the Zelda series though, as the games seemed to get better with each subsequent addition. This is rare for a video game series, and the Zelda series has been able to accomplish this with flying colors. Controversy will be heard in the sequencing of this list, but that only goes to show how strong each game in the series was.

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• Mail Bag: November 3rd, 2008

  

  Written by Sage 1 Comment
  Last Updated:: November 3, 2008

  This week Sage handles our Mail Bag, answering a question from long time Old-Wizard.com reader, and conspiracy nut, Mel:

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• Top 10 Easiest Video Games of All Time

  

  Written by Zeromage 136 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 2, 2008

  What makes a game easy? How about an unlimited amount of lives? How about an unlimited amount of continues after you’ve  lost all your lives? How about a seemingly never ending amount of energy? There is something noticeable about all these traits that make a video game easy. All these traits are embodied in most new video games that are released. Gone are the days of working hard to beat a game. Sure, you could beat Contra in ½ an hour, but achieving the skill level of mastering the game took months, if not years. Today’s games are long, and require no mastery to accomplish. With what seems like an unlimited amount of life for the protagonists of new games, comes a gaming disposition that is ubiquitously lazy and lacking in patience. Fight your way to the end of the game without focusing on anything specifically. In this list then, we will go through the top 10 easiest games of all time with the central theme being that new games in the video game medium define what it is to be an easy game. Oh yeah, we will include one old game, but at #10.

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• Old-Wizard Mentioned on Podcast

  

  Written by Zeromage 2 Comments
  Last Updated:: November 1, 2008

  Old-Wizard’s Top 10 Tips For Using a Public Restroom List has been featured on the new episode of “Slacker and the Man”. They mention it near the end of the episode, but the entire show is worth a listen. These guys have some great on-air conversations. By far our favorite podcast.

  Listen to the episode here.
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