Archive for Author: Nathaniel Hoover

Nathaniel Hoover is almost certainly GameCola's most verbose staff member, and arguably the most eclectic. As administrator of the GameCola YouTube channel (GCDotNet), occasional contributor to every article category on the site, and staff editor, you're pretty much stuck with him wherever you go. Sorry.

  • The Diary of Samus Aran

    Blog Posts Blog Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments6

    After both GameCola's Metroid-themed podcast and Michael Ridgaway's review accused Metroid: Other M of misrepresenting and even ruining the strong, independent character of Samus Aran, I decided it wa

  • Sprite Flicker: Turkeyvania

    Comics Comics by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments3

    A webcomic by Nathaniel Hoover.

  • Impaired Closed Captioning: Super Mario Bros. 2

    Columns Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments4

    In early 2010, Google introduced a Transcribe Audio feature to YouTube that translated all speech in a video into useful captions mangled the heck out of my Mega Man videos, telling my viewers that "w

  • Installing Older Games on Vista

    Videos Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments5

    Quick! While it's still vaguely relevant! Check out Michael Gray's immensely helpful and not-actually-funny-at-all guide to installing old (I.e. fun) games on Windows Vista, which nobody uses anymore

  • GameCola.net (PC)

    Reviews Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments5

    GameCola.net, contrary to popular belief, is neither a game nor a carbonated beverage, nor a game about carbonated beverages, nor a carbonated beverage based on a game. This misunderstanding is part o

  • Flash Flood: I PLAEYD A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1

    Columns Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on

    I will tell you this up front: I do not like Halloween. I do, however, need a topic for this edition of "Flash Flood," the column where I review Flash games and videogame-related Flash animations and

  • GameCola Halloween 2009

    Videos Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments1

    In the longer-than-expected and excuse-laden hiatus between the final issue of GameCola and our triumphant return as a real website, everyone pretty much thought we were dead. GameCola's legacy lived

  • Formal Warning to Dr. Albert Wily

    Blog Posts Blog Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments2

    Dear Dr. Albert Wily, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed its assessment of your company's place of business at 1 Skull Castle Way. We regret to inform you that your

  • GameCola Ad

    Videos Videos by Nathaniel Hoover on

    You look bored. Why, have you heard of GameCola.net? It’s a lovely website that—oh, wait. You’re already here. Well, show this video to somebody else, and maybe they’ll come here, too. Or maybe they’ll run away screaming. It’s hard to tell.

  • Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)

    Reviews Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on Comments3

    Motion controls? Bah! Fancy-pants three-dee graphics? Who needs 'em? Back in my day, we felt lucky if we had two buttons to press and could tell the hero apart from an 8-bit ketchup stain. The crafty