Videogames are powerful in the sense that they are able to provide a new reality to experience and play. I’m sure we all have nostalgic memories of our favorite games. Certain levels or in game moments can even conjure up memories of previous points in our lives upon replaying. Recently I was looking through my Read more…
When you think about the good feelings, the happy fuzzies of yesteryear, what is it? To me, it’s pizzas made from English muffins, sat on the floor next to my grandmother while we work through Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage. Or the smooth melodies of Twilight Town in Kingdom Hearts 2. But we’re all different ages, Read more…
Ahh the summer of 2005, a fantastic year to be a gamer. From superhero action thrillers like Batman Begins and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, to fantasy adventure like Kingdom Hearts II and the very beloved, Shadow of the Colossus, a gamer could have it all that year. Perhaps it’s my age now, my cynicism, Read more…
We’ve all been there… You get home from a long day of work and Buddy Friend McGee calls you up screaming their Minecraft Realms code at you. “It’s that time of year again,” they say “Hop on or I’ll eat your pencil lead next time I see you!” But you don’t feel like it… Why Read more…
The year is 2007. I’m a junior in High School, voluntarily severed from the world outside the realm of Gaiaonline and MMOJRPGs. What a time to be alive. Adult Swim was still in their glory days, Anime wasn’t a bunch of mainstream chibi porn shoveled into the gaping, drooling mouths of basement goblins, Tripp pants Read more…
