Archive for Author: Michael Ridgaway
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[NSFW] GC Podcast #14: We Are Drama Queens
Podcasts by Michael Ridgaway on 
4 Hi everyone! We have a special treat for you in this podcast. This time around we have GameCola staff members Paul Franzen, Captain Eric, Mike Ridgaway, Matt Gardner, and Vangie Rich all together (in
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The Anger Dome: Candy Corn Games
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 1 I'm sure most of you out there are familiar with, or have at least heard of, Lewis Black. For those of you who aren't he's a very talented comedian known for his angry and insightful rants, sort of l
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Quantum Geek: Episode 16 – Enough
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 3 "This is ridiculous," said Tom. "Sneaking into Hyrule Castle should totally have counted as a dungeon!" "Apparently it didn't," answered Rick. "It still says you have one more to go." "Whatever, I'm u
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The Anger Dome: Damnation
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 1 No, this isn’t a post about my anger about my eventual sentence to the lower reaches of Hell for all of my earthly transgressions (I’ve already accepted that as an unavoidable fact); this a rant about the new game Damnation by Blue Omega Entertainment. I was interested in this game for a while, ever since I … Continue reading "The Anger Dome: Damnation"
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The Anger Dome: Pokémon Video Game Championships 2009
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on As some of you know, this past weekend I went up to Philadelphia to participate in the 2009 Pokémon Video Game Championships. Essentially it's a big tournament where Pokémon trainers face off agai
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Quantum Geek: Episode 15 – Zelda for Dummies
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 2 "All right, I'll go over this one more time: get out your Deku Stick, run to the lit torch, set your stick on fire, then run to the unlit torch and light it." Tom had no idea how Alli could be so bad
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The Anger Dome: Chrono Trigger vs. Final Fantasy VII
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on This will be a short one because you're either with me or against me on this and I doubt any amount of arguing will help. Yesterday in GameFAQs' "Best. Game. Ever." contest (GameFAQs' contests really
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The Anger Dome: Fallout 3
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Anyone who's listened to the GC Podcast or talked to me for even a few minutes since last October knows my opinion on Fallout 3: an excellent but fundamentally flawed game. One of my biggest problems
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The Anger Dome: Portal vs. MGS4
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Hey everyone, I'm going to try out a new column I've entitled "The Anger Dome." Essentially, it's me ranting about a topic that has proved particularly provoking to my ire. Today's topic: Portal vs. M
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Quantum Geek: Episode 14 – Gamer Envy
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 2 Tom was depressed. Alli had not simply beaten him at Mario Kart—she had completely annihilated him. At first he tried to convince himself that she had somehow cheated, but the more he thought about