a blog about video games from a guy stuck in the 90s
You're walking along a sandy shore through the universe of Agrabah, when a faint glimmer in the surf catches your eye. You rush over . Is it..? No, it can't be! Sweet Odin's Raven! Why, it's a magical lamp! Could this possibly be a magical lamp? Oh how that would lessen the drudgery of another …
Continue reading You Rub a Magic Lamp and a Genie Gives You 100 Uninterrupted Gaming Hours…
Earlier this week, LimitedRunGames made several announcements regarding their upcoming releases. In case you're unaware, LimitedRunGames is a small operation that makes a single print run of indie games, or otherwise digital-only games, that are available for a very short period of time, never to be reprinted again. Hence, "Limited Run." They typically sell out …
Continue reading “More People Need to Play Ys”, and Other Things I Read In A Fortune Cookie Once
It's no secret that Yookah-Laylee is among the most anticipated games of this year. Arguably right alongside the newest Zelda series installment, which in itself was hyped to the moon and back. But can this Return of the 3D Platformer possibly live up to the hype generated around it? To look at the origin of the hype, …
Continue reading Yookah-Laylee, and Using Nostalgia to Sell a Game
Breath of the Wild has brought to conversation the topic of weapon durability. Although present across genres, it's drawn out some harsh criticism in the land of Hyrule, and after playing Breath of the Wild for 15 or so hours, I wanted to give an opinion on it. That's what blogs are for after-all, right? …
While it may be unpleasant to think about, it's true folks, and you know it. The top-selling game in the industry known as "mobile gaming," or as I like to call it, "toilet gaming," is the latest addition to an admittedly short list of games I've completed in February. I've been endlessly grinding away in …
Continue reading I Finally Finished Super Mario Run (after countless hours on the toilet)
UPDATE: The contest is over and the winner was announced. Check out the follow-up article here. Hey hey, happy beginning of the weeks, folks! Please forgive my morning cheer - I know it can be overwhelming to see such radiating positivity on a Monday morning, but I'll balance it out by saying my commute took …
It's late 1996. The holiday season is coming up fast, and the "gift of the year" gracing the top of every kid's wishlist is none other than the Nintendo 64, Nintendo's answer to the Playstation and Sega Saturn. Code-named "Project Reality" from its inception and boasting a 64-bit processor, this system was guaranteed to change …
Earlier yesterday, the price that Nintendo will charge for the online component of the Switch was revealed, or at least in Japanese currency. The rough number for the US Dollar is presumed to be between $17-$26, depending on the exchange rate and whatever fluff Nintendo adds on top. This has been met with rejoice, anger, and the …
I had a few articles written up before the new year already scheduled, so this is going out a few days late, but HAPPY HOLIDAYS and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you were able to spend some time with family, and maybe just maybe, get in some quality gaming time as well. 2016 was a …
Continue reading The 2016 Master List – TOP 5 GAMES of 2016 OMG!
Happy Monday, people. I wanted to kick off this week with a rather ranty piece about my newest love, the Playstation Vita, and talk about all the ways that Sony tried (and failed) to keep us apart. Source. It take all of 30 seconds to find all sorts of negativity regarding the Playstation Vita, and I've …
With Pokemon Go dominating every conversation, the entire world, and basically the whole human race the past couple of days, it's required actual focused effort to remember what we all did before That Thursday.
Nothing's worse than a gaming itch you can't scratch, and for me that itch has been something to supplement the bulk of my gaming time, which is being spent on Monster Hunter 4. I am absolutely loving the shit out of this game. There are tons of games out there, but I tend to compartmentalize …
Continue reading State of the Union / Gaming Goals for the Foreseeable Future!
I think it's in the nature of anyone who plays video games to be a bit of a pack-rat when it comes to the games they own. Perhaps it's the nostalgic connection you have to these games? That must be it. You never hear about people selling their car and wishing they hadn't, because they …
Continue reading Seller’s Remorse, or “Don’t Sell Your Games, Kids”
