Playstation 2
If the PSone put Sony on the game industry map, the PlayStation 2 helped them conquer it. Selling over 100 million systems worldwide, it's rivaled only by the original Nintendo Game Boy and newer DS in terms of widespread popularity and prolific hardware sales.
Originally launched in October of 2000 (I was in line with everyone else), the system faced limited supplies that fell way short of the huge demand, fueled by several key features, chief among them being hardware backward compatibility to PSone games and built-in DVD playback functionality.
After besting initial development hurdles, the PS2 saw a flood of original content (Jak and Daxter, God of War, Ratchet and Clank, Persona series, etc.), cementing it as a favorite for the ages worldwide. People used to see "games" and "Nintendo" as synonymous. Anymore, it's just as common to hear someone say they want to play "PlayStation" as it is to hear "Nintendo."
The little black box that could continues to be popular due to price and size reduction and widespread ownership, as well as Sony's questionable efforts to remove PS2 game hardware backward compatibility from the PlayStation 3.
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Ohio Lottery numbers
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CLEVELAND - Here are the Ohio Lottery day and night selections day: 22-30-33-35-39 (twenty-two, thirty, thirty-three, thirty-five, thirty-nine) 0-1-2 (zero, one, two) 8-4-9-1 (eight, four, nine, one) 9-10-13-15-20-24-26-29-37-40-43-47-49-53-58-59-67-68-70-76 (nine, ten, thirteen, fifteen, twenty, ...45 minutes ago -
Songjiang quake felt, just a little
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A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in Songjiang District over the weekend, Shanghai Seismological Bureau said yesterday. Some residents felt the quake, considered shallow at 13 kilometers underground. It...49 minutes ago -
Nature vs. nurture
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In regard to "A weighty matter in pregnancy" (article, Nov. 2, Science & Medicine page), I have to admit, I dont buy it. Of course children get genes from their parents. W...51 minutes ago -
Nature vs. nurture
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In regard to "A weighty matter in pregnancy" (article, Nov. 2, Science & Medicine page), I have to admit, I dont buy it. Of course children get genes from their parents. W...51 minutes ago -
Peverley, Kozlov score in SO, Thrashers beat Blues
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ATLANTA (AP) - Defensemen Tobias Enstrom and Ron Hainsey forced overtime with third-period goals, and Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis on Sunday...53 minutes ago -
The Job Con -- By: The Editors
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T he unemployment rate has hit 10.2 percent. All those laid-off Americans must be wondering why Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein still have jobs. Romer and Bernstein, economic advisers to the Obama administration, warned back in January that, unless Congress enacted the $787 billion stimulus package, the ...55 minutes ago -
Sunday Spotlight: Wildcat vs. Patriots, round 3
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On September 21, 2008, the 0-2 Miami Dolphins rolled into Gillette Stadium to face the New England Patriots in what looked on the surface to be a one-sided beatdown. And it was just that -- but not in the way that anyone expected. Faced with the prospect of going against the Pats with a limited offense, the Dolphins ...56 minutes ago -
Sunday Spotlight: Chris Johnson vs. 49ers run defense
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Last Sunday, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 228 rushing yards on 24 carries -- 9.8 yards per carry, and a long run of 89 yards. An amazing 40 percent of the Titans yards on the ground come after 10 yards this season, and thats just about all on Johnson, who ...56 minutes ago -
Strikeforce: 10 Things I Learned Last Night
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By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. This Picture Might Be Accurate Anyone else would have been finished. Broken nose on the very first punch, from a jab no less, before taking some serious ground and pound from a guy known explicitly for his big hands? Weve seen talented fighters succumb to less. But ...56 minutes ago -
Winning the (AFC) West the old fashoned way.....Earn It!
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More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP 29 minutes ago: San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) acknowledges teammates after a third-quarter touchdown against the New York Giants during an NFL football game, ...58 minutes ago -
Pocket Devil iPhone App Review - AppVee.com
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The REAL JESUS Cant Return Until...
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Prophecy clearly reveals that the REAL JESUS CHRIST will not return to Earth from Heaven (in full view of all mankind - not from some secret EU or Vatican chamber or desert cave) until after Jerusalem has suffered under a Gentile EU occupation for three and one half years, complete with Europes wannabe divine ...ago -
Pandorum [DVDscreener][Español][HF]
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TITULO ORIGINAL: Pandorum TITULO HISPANO: Pandorum: Terror En El Espacio GENERO: Terror PAIS: Estados Unidos / Alemania AÑO: 2009 ESTRENO EN CINE: 06-11-2009 DIRECTOR: Christian Alvart GUION: Travis Milloy y Christian Alvart PRODUCTOR: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer y Martin Moszkowicz MUSICA: Michl ...1 hour ago -
Sunday Dinner at Our House
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Andrew and I have always had weird work schedules so we really never had a dinner routine. When Mya was born our works schedules changed a little but we still could not sit down together for dinner. Because I was working during the day (as a teacher) and he was working at night, Andrew would cook dinner for us in the ...1 hour ago -
Erin Beats Halo 1. On to Halo 2.
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This just in… the final person in the world to play Halo has succeeded in beating the game. And get this – she beat the final run in the Warthog on her second go. It wasn’t pretty, but she did it. Erin has found Halo to be a highly fun and addicting game despite several years of completely ignoring it. She’s ...1 hour ago -
Titans hand 49ers fourth consecutive loss 34-27
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, left, is brought down by Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, right, in the second quarter during their game in San Francisco on Sunday. SAN FRANCISCO -- Six plays after his 81-yard touchdown run was overturned, Chris Johnson took a pitch from Vince Young and ran ...1 hour ago -
Titans hand 49ers fourth consecutive loss 34-27
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, left, is brought down by Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, right, in the second quarter during their game in San Francisco on Sunday. SAN FRANCISCO -- Six plays after his 81-yard touchdown run was overturned, Chris Johnson took a pitch from Vince Young and ran ...1 hour ago -
Titans hand 49ers fourth consecutive loss 34-27
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, left, is brought down by Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, right, in the second quarter during their game in San Francisco on Sunday. SAN FRANCISCO -- Six plays after his 81-yard touchdown run was overturned, Chris Johnson took a pitch from Vince Young and ran ...1 hour ago -
Blues-Thrashers Sums
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St. Louis 0 1 1 0_2 Atlanta 0 0 2 0_3 Atlanta won shootout 2-0 First Period_None. Penalties_Perron, StL (hooking), 4:22Crombeen, StL (slashing), 8:33Schubert, Atl (interference), 15:31Bogosian, Atl (holding), 19:43. Second...1 hour ago -
Video Copilot - Andrew Kramer (1-83 tutorials/2006-2009)
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Video Copilot - Andrew Kramer (1-83 tutorials/2006-2009) | RapidShare | RAR 3.9 Gb Tutorials on After Effects from Video Copilot (Andrew Kramer), 1-83 tutorial • All lessons from the site, laid up to 23.01.2009 (1-83 + SinCity Tutorial) • Presets from VideoCopilot, used in some tutorials • Two low-weight ...1 hour ago