Better Living Through Peripherals
There was a time when console makers would release a light gun or an arcade stick, and that would be it. All you really needed to play the video games of yesteryear was a joypad and enough resolve to make it through an army of respawning enemies and spike pits. Of course, with the success of Guitar Hero and the Wii, GameStop and company are now more than willing to stock mountains of plastic instruments, balance boards, and other doodads. Fun stuff at the moment, certainly, but what are GotGame readers to do a year or two from now after the novelty has faded? It’s time to recycle all of that plastic…
Video game makers have utilized royalty free music in several ways for years. Soundtracks for video games have been used free of charge since The Legend of Zelda. However, music labels see it differently if they own the copyrights. Games using the most famous songs of the ’80s and ’90s should come at a price.