Archive for Tag: Paul Franzen

  • Spice World (PS1)

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    Let's say for a moment that you're Psygnosis, little-known game publisher with only a few major hits under your belt.  You've just scored the rights to one of the hottest untapped licenses available:

  • Carbonated News (December 2002)

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    - Tomb Raider.  Final Fantasy.  Mortal Kombat.  Super Mario Brothers. Resident Evil. Pac-Man.  Which of these things is not like the others?  Which of these things just doesn't belong?  Which of

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    Dear Readers: Appreciation

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    You know what I have come to realize this month? That far, far too many of you don't *really* care about GameCola. We grace your e-mail inbox with our free-of-charge newsletter once every month (well, almost every month), and you do nothing for us in return, not even so much as give us a lousy top 10 list. What the heck is with that, any? We might not even have a list this month if it weren't for the fortunate foresight of video game guru Terrance Atkins. Honestly, sometimes I think you just subscribe to GameCola because it makes you look cool, not because you actually give a h00t about us. Which is understandable, because everyone who's anyone subscribes to GameCola, but the very least you could do is show us some gratitude for giving you such elite status! Heck, at this point, I'd be happy to receive something so simple as some fan art, or even something so off-topic as a list of your 10 least favorite games. That's all I want, just some appreciation. If you'd be so kind. Danke.

  • Swordquest: FireWorld

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    With their EarthWorld competition now a piece of the past and winner Stephen Bell now $15,000 richer, Atari commenced phase two of their plot to reanimate their critically-conditioned console—the se

  • [NSFW] Red Faction (PS2)

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    Geography Modification (Geo-Mod): The arbitrary alteration of the domain which makes up a video game's environment.  Its implications to the world of gaming were incredible—finally, rockets, bombs,

  • Carbonated News (November 2002)

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    - The subject of much speculation since Square's mysterious poster at the Tokyo Game Show, a sequel to hit role-playing game Final Fantasy X is now confirmed to be well under development.  This, of c

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    Dear Readers: How GameCola Reviews Work

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    Lately a lot of you have been asking me about how the rating system used in our reviews section works; this seems like as good a time and place as any for an explanation.

  • Chrono Cross (PS1)

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    Is it as good as Chrono Trigger?

  • Carbonated News (October 2002)

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    - From your television to your...well...television comes American Idol: the videogame. Based on the "hit" TV series of the same name, this yet unnamed title by Vivendi Universal is to be packaged with

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    Dear Readers: Rushed

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    If this issue of GameCola seems somewhat rushed, there's a reason for it. With the new school year now upon us, the staff of your favorite free online gaming newsletter, and myself even more so, needs to learn how to effectively divide our time between educational efforts and gaming goodness. So please, bear with us during these trying times, and soon enough we will again be putting forth issues that are up to par with what our established readership expects.