I had wanted to save the subject of tonight’s MegaDriving for later on, but since it’s been one of the most often requested games to be featured, I figure, why not go ahead and give you folks what you want? So, without further adieu… Taking a joyride through beautiful locales,…
Before I begin, I want to mention that this week’s format will be a little different. Last week’s post was really structured, but this one is going to me more of a flowing rant. I’m experimenting to see which format I like best/which one you like best, so give me…
The Sonic Head-Jog is a weekly look back at the great Sega soundtracks of the past thirty years, from simple chiptune pieces to full-blown orchestral works. Where possible, Youtube links are provided throughout to let you hear the music for yourselves. Seeing this week’s title, all of you Sega Addicts who read last…
Evo 2010 took place this past weekend in Las Vegas, and with it came blazing matches and gritty dogfights in games such as Super Street Fighter IV, Melty Blood, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, which stunned quite a few observers with the energy, smoothness, and excitement generated by the roughhouse specificity of…
If you walk up to any kid who owns one console and tell him you own a different console, he’ll probably call you a faggot. What causes this rampant console fanboy-ism in gamers? Are they just jealous of people who can afford more than one game system? Or do they…
I was like a lot of Genesis kids back in the early 90s – almost gameless. The couple titles I did own smelled of melting plastic from the incessant use they received. Finding jobs was always an iffy prospect for us 8-year-olds, and the only ones available were at Nike…
Comic books and videogames – if there’s any two forms of media that consistently and repeatedly mirror each other in tone, content and character, it’s these two. The goal of so many videogames is to empower the player by imbuing them with superhuman qualities that set them above and beyond…