Monthly Archives: August 2012

Mother 3

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Lee 4 Comments

Spoilers and all that. Mother 3 is a weird JRPG. I didn’t say funny, I said weird. Everything in the Mother series is awkward and slightly unsettling and sometimes humorous—but always weird. Many elements draw upon real-world geography, history, and … Continue reading →

Animu, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, RPG or thereabouts, Video Gaming

Your Video Game List Does in Fact Blow

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lee Leave a comment

It’s odd of me to write a response to something without babbling about how the original author is an idiot. But occasionally I see something like this, something which makes me agree entirely with its conclusion. Michael Lowell’s need for … Continue reading →

Beat-Em-Up, Comedy, Film, Ramblings, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming

Batman: Arkham City is Not Game of the Year

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Lee Leave a comment

Batman is the ultimate liberal. Guns are bad, you see, so why can’t poor people just get ten years of ninja and detective training then buy a half-billion-dollar armored suit and matching custom jet and tank in order to fight … Continue reading →

Beat-Em-Up, Exploring Stuff, RPG or thereabouts, Video Gaming

Supply and Demand: What People Want, How Appstores Got It to Them, and Why (Almost) Everybody Wins

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lee Leave a comment

Guest article by Erik Harmon ********** I used to be a gamer. A big-time gamer. How could I not be? I was born at just the right time to be inducted into the second golden age of video games, that … Continue reading →

Erik Harmon, Guest Article, Politics, Video Gaming

10 Pieces of Literature that I Attempt to Create Game Proposals For

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lee 2 Comments

There were Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Tom Sawyer games for the NES. Parasite Eve for the PlayStation was based on a novel. Someone relatively recently made a NES-like game out of The Great Gatsby. So here are … Continue reading →

Adventure, Books, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, This isn't just a video game this is ART you wouldn't understand it you plebian filth, Video Gaming

10 Video Game Memes I Actually Like

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Lee 1 Comment

A companion article to 10 Irritating Video Game Memes I Never Want to Hear Again, I present the opposite, in roughly chronological order. I love the Power Glove (It’s so bad) The Wizard was a 1989 commercial for Super Mario … Continue reading →

Comedy, Film, Memes, Video Gaming

A (Very) Short History of Text Adventure Games

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Lee 3 Comments

Text adventures (Also known as interactive fiction) were a product of the mid 1970s, beginning with William Crowther’s Adventure (Sometimes called Colossal Cave Adventure or ADVENT). Restricted by relatively primitive computer technology, on-screen graphics were not really feasible. The solution? … Continue reading →

Adventure, Puzzle, Video Gaming

Street Fighter X Tekken: Why Capcom Has Lost It

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Lee 2 Comments

Crossover games, especially fighting game crossovers, are decent money right now. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 sold quite well, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK 2 are still played at tournaments, and not to mention the perplexing existence of … Continue reading →

Fighting Games, Video Gaming