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Hi Norman, welcome to the Bedlington forum. There are quite a few old photos of Bedlington in the gallery. Some of them may bring back a few memories for you.

I personally prefer the 360 when it comes to the choice of games, but the controller does take some getting used to! Though i do like how the ps3 has free live gaming. I'm uncertain on whether or not i want a ps3! What do you think?

As title says, Bedlington featured on `A Place In The Sun` tonight on the telly! Incase you missed it you can watch the whole episode HERE If you just want to skip to the Bedlington part just go to 6.30 in on the second half. Piggly Wiggly`s is on They don`t seem too impressed like, the woman says `it`s looking a bit run down`.

Hi Bedlington, Thought I better introduce myself, my name is Norman, but most of my contemporaries will know me by my school nickname of Basil. I was born in Alfred Ave in November 1943, attended the village infants, Whitley Mem and Westridge. First job was at the A Pit,then as a trainee chef in the County Hotel Newcastle,left in 1963 and started my wanderings until I retired in 2003. Now residing in Wiltshire.

This game is being released next month (for all consoles - I think). Who will be buying and who will be avoiding? Is it just me or does it look sick?

So, who uses the Xbox 360, PS1/2/3..infact any consoles. And what is your favourite game? Well at the moment i`m on the Xbox 360, my favourite at the moment is any Guitar Hero/Rockband games.. The latest games i`ve played on are.. Gears Of War 2 Fallout 3 Farcry 2 Need For Speed Undercover Still prefer the Guitar Hero/Rockband type games though Anyone else waste their lives on stuff like this?

It isn`t a bad idea! Just think of the opportunity for the un-signed bands to get their foot in the door! There`l be a few bands getting well known because of the Rockband game..I bet Simon Cowell will be bricking it coz he didn`t think of it first Hard lines Simon high-waisted spiky haired greasy know-it-all out-dated botoxed ridden smug chappy

Any guesses as to where the £500,000 from the sale of the Golf Club will go now that it has been decided that it won't be spent on 'leisure facilities' at Gallagher Park?

Has anyone played this game yet and if so, what do you think of it? If you haven’t played it, will you play it in the future or is there anyone who cannot stand these games? Personally I haven’t played it yet although I've seen screenshots of it and it does look good. I might play it myself but I think I'll wait and see what other people make of it first!

I'm paying £70 pound per month for electricity which seems a bit steep to me. Not only that but I got a bill from them the other week saying I owed them £187! After emailing them I got a response basically not answering my question but confirming how much I pay each month. Last week I then get another letter claiming I owe £85 - again, no explanation. Am I the only one pulling my hair out over energy companies or is anyone else in a similar boat? Oh, and watch out for EDF blokes banging on your door - the one that came to mine (after being told for almost 10 minutes that I wasn’t interested) even tried to get into my house to use the internet!

There’s good and bad games available for every console. However, in terms of value for money I'd have to say Xbox 360. For game choice I'd also go with the 360... (We’re getting the latest Star Ocean as an exclusive!).

xbox 360 firmware update allows you to play backups of your original games update all drives and leaves microsoft warranty intact key extraction and dvd drive replacement cheapest around talk to MONGO

On your new status! As an expert in these matters now... I thought I'd send you a link to my new addiction... damn piggies stealing my diamonds... agh! gold mine!!! rock on

When would you say this was? I can remember the excitement when we went from the Nintendo to Super Nintendo, 8 to 16 bit. But a close 2nd was when we got the PS 1, what a difference in graphics there was!

Anyone know which PC games can be played with a gamepad and not a keyboard/mouse combination? There`s a lot of folk say that games on the pc are a lot better graphic wise but i`ve always been put off by the fact i would have to use the keyboard..or do i? Any kind of games would do, as long as i can use a gamepad

Aye, it was on easy

I played Grid on the 360, i had to give up with it at the finish, i couldn`t get the hang of the driving..other than the skidding bit what you had to do, i was raker at that

Do you use the pc for gaming Monsta? If so, what games can you recommend?

So do you know any pc games which would play just using a gamepad?

Good idea there, but i was hoping for something i could just play using a gamepad without actually having to set my controller up or download anything. I like things that are easy and hassel free as possible

Thanks everyone

elite! you want deleting well done cympil

Cheers That game is gonna take some practice, but i`ll have top score in no time

Wii fit: £70 Nintendo Wii: £180 Xbox Elite (2 games) £223 LCD TV (3rd Price so assuming cheaper than above) say £199 for a 19" Npowers Profits for last year: £544000000 (thats £544M) Total Cost of Prize Draw for Us Staff: £672 - They certainly like making money but dont seem to like giving it away do they? "Ofgem has named and shamed npower over its failure to find ways to help customers who are in need with their bills. It cut off 69 homes a week during the first nine months of last year - a 418 per cent rise in two years." "Charities-such as Help the Aged have warned older people might die for fear of turning on their heating this winter." A spokesman for consumer group Energywatch, Adam Scorer, said: "Npower has the worst record when it comes to helping consumers in debt and the worst record on disconnections." "Oh, how we love n power"

I recognise a few of those Dave, so it`s gave me an idea Best games ever played.. on different consoles... NES..Maniac Mansion SNES..Probotector PS1/2..Doom/Final Fantasy Series Xbox..Burnout 3 Xbox 360..Gears of War 1/2, Burnout Revenge..

I just checked that game on Youtube, it doesn`t look too bad considering the age it must be. I`ve seen worse graphics than that on a modern console! Was it an Amiga that used to play them tennis games? Or was that something completely different?

I`ve just bought a wii, plus wii fit, mario kart + wheel, some snow boarding game and a few other games. i can`t remember what they were called..i`ll have to wait till xmas to find out.. I played Call of Duty on the xbox 360 a short while ago but like the other shooters i have trouble By the time i get the gun on the enemy i`m dead I quite like the Final Fantasy games though..they go on for months..theres always some place you haven`t explored..great value for money

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