a blog about video games and culture from a guy stuck in the 90s!
UPDATE 1/10/18 - I was recently able to find my FFXIV page for my character! You can see all of my (aged) gear bought with many, many Allagan Tomes of Philosophy resulting from many, many dungeon runs for hours on end. Check out my character page here! Most gamers have made the tragic mistake of …
"What's your favorite console?" That all-too-familiar question has been asked countless times in countless forums, be it online or in person, but the funny thing is, all of us have that answer already lined up. Favorite games, favorite genres; those answers can be fluid. But your favorite console? It's the definitive question and answer that …
Continue reading Two Years Later: A Brief Tribute to my Favorite Console, the Nintendo 3DS
Welcome to the second edition in a three-part series called RETROspectives! In this series, I am taking a look back at three terrific games from my childhood that encapsulated all the fond memories I have from my earliest days of gaming. If you haven't read part one, fear not, as they are not connected in …
Continue reading RETROspectives, part 2: The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary (1992)
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
It's no secret that the soundtrack to a game can tug at your heart strings, but it's also a huge driving force behind the feelings of nostalgia we get when we replay a game from our younger years. In the past, I've written about some music in adventure games, RPGs, and rhythm games, but there's another …
Continue reading 3 of My Favorite Sports Game Soundtracks of All Time
I've been getting an elevated level of traffic recently, and as I've been spending more time on the site trying to crank out some quality content, something hit me. The name Nostalgia Trigger - do people even know why this blog is called that? I follow a ton of blogs with these great names that have …
