Archive for Author: Stuart Gipp

Stuart Gipp likes games, but he is not a Gamer.

  • Mid-Boss: Nintendo and its Fanboys

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    The more loyal GameCola readers (Mid-Boss likes to call them “Sodies”) may remember him. They may still fear him. They should, for Mid-Boss has returned to strike where he is least welcome. With a false sense of security you have journeyed through, only for Mid-Boss tostrike and wear you down, depleting your valuable resources.

  • The Ten GameMandments: Book 2: ExoDOS

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    THOU SHALT MAKE THY CONTROL SYSTEM LOGICAL AND FLEXIBLE

  • Mid-Boss: The Nintendo DS

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    Haha! You miserable fools thought you had defeated Mid-Boss! But it looks like I got my second wind, and now your time is up! This month, Mid-Boss would like to assault your pathetic craft with his br

  • The Ten GameMandments: Book 1: Sega Genesis

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    Too many times I have played a game in which the save system is disgustingly flawed. Earthworm Jim 2 -- collect three stupidly well-hidden "Pieces of the password" to save. And the save will randomly not work 80% of the time. CRAP. Tomb Raider 3 -- find a Save Crystal. Save it up and use it when the time comes. EH!? And don't even get me started on typewriters and ink ribbons.

  • Mid-Boss: Nintendo Licensing Out Its Games

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    Mid-Boss is angry, and demands your attention. There is an annoying trend developing within Nintendo and it MUST stop NOW.

  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS)

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    If you own a Master System, the odds are that you already have this game. And if not, why not? It's a classic.

  • Great Moments in Gaming #6

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    THIS GAME MAKES YOUR BRAIN EXPLODE.

  • [NSFW] Mid-Boss: Hardcore Gamers vs. “The Mainstream”

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    You'd think that the game distributors would do something to make their titles stand out from the crowd, but—here's the thing—they don't.

  • Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (SMS)

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    The final couple of levels are some of the most fun you'll have on an 8-bit console.

  • Great Moments in Gaming #5

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    Metal Slug X, then. Just you (and maybe a friend) against the entire Morden army. But after six missions of pain, you realise that this isn't quite so one-sided. An entire alien race is looking to enslave Earth. Unbelievably, the Morden have sided with the aliens and the climactic battle is just you against the General -- he is commandeering an alien ship. You, obviously, defeat him. But is it over? No! The aliens take the General! They have betrayed their allies! The biggest Mothership in the entire world attacks you! It takes up the entire top half of the bloody screen! The Morden bring you a Metal Slug and help you to destroy it as it throws everything it's got at you. But you prevail -- destroying the Mothership! The General drops down, strapped to a heavy metal slab, and his men rejoice! Unfortunately, the slab falls over and crushes him. And then the game ends. Sheer. Brilliance.