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Have fond memories of playing Pac-Man in a dark arcade? Pass that love along to your kids and share in the fun with these updated classics for today's gaming systems.
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Love arcade video games from the '80s like Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Galaga and Pole Position? Grab Namco Museum, a collection of classics available on a number of different gaming systems. You'll be transported back in time as you explain to your children how you used to line up your quarters to play these addictive games.
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Nintendo's cute little Kirby is back in his first starring role in a console game in seven years. In Kirby's Epic Yarn for the Wii, Kirby eats a strange-looking tomato belonging to an evil wizard. The wizard gets ticked and sucks Kirby into a dimension where everything is fabric and Kirby is made of yarn. The look of this fabric world will blow you away.
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Got a girl who loves games? Introduce her to one of the first female protagonists of video games, Samus Aran, who returns in this new Metroid, set between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. The movie-like visuals feature the backstory of the heroine. Also cool: You can switch between first-person and third-person perspectives!
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For the first time ever, two people can play DK together, one as Donkey Kong and one as his little sidekick Diddy, in Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. Make your way across Donkey Kong Island, collecting bananas and searching for hidden items as you swing on vines and ride mine carts trying to avoid a variety of enemies and tricky situations.
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Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. debuted in the mid-'80s and went on to be one of the best-selling video games of all time. Now New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii is introducing a whole new generation of gamers to beloved plumber Mario and his brother Luigi. The best update? Two to four people can now play together, so the whole family can join in the fun.
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Show the kids how to kick it old-school with this Xbox 360 collection of more than 40 games from the SEGA Genesis console, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, Phantasy Star, Ecco the Dolphin and Golden Axe. It's a lot of bang for 20 bucks! Plus it looks great, thanks to a high-def redo.
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The ever-addictive puzzle game is now available for the Wii, featuring six new game modes, plus a multiplayer mode. Get this one with no guilt: A study last year showed that playing Tetris is actually good for you—it helps make your brain more efficient!
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Fans of the Atari 2600 can introduce their kids to classics like Pong, Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede and others with this game system that plugs right into the TV. It even looks like the old 2600, complete with wood-grain paneling and joysticks. The only thing missing is the cartridge slot, 'cause the system comes pre-loaded with more than 30 games.
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