• Scratching the Itch.io #9

    ...list; but, for a number of reasons, I’m including it here. First and foremost is that I want to encourage people to buy the game through itch.io rather than Steam....

  • Laser Invasion (NES)

    ...Nintendo here. Still, with all this, it somehow doesn’t quite rank up on there as the most fun game, so it might only appeal to a select number of people....

  • Memory Cards: The Final Fantasy Legend

    ...can choose humans, mutants, or monsters. Monsters can’t use equipment, but they have skills that work very similarly to abilities in Pokémon. Each skill has a limited number of uses...

  • MAGFest is coming up on January 2nd!

    ...general gist, but maybe you want some specifics. Well, during the day you can enjoy any number of things from panels hosted by your favorite internet celebrities and voice actors...

  • Dokapon Kingdom (Wii)

    ...one of the most ultimate party games ever created. Dokapon Kingdom is the Wii/PS2 edition to the series, with a number of games existing, but only three available in North...

  • Q&AmeCola: Your First Game

    ...up to the screen. Wasn’t that just a generic romp through Nostalgia World? (Jeff is the author of “Gamera Obscura.”) Christian Porter Number Magic The year was 1984. I was...

  • Preserving the Plastic: Game Storage

    After amassing a large number of media, whether it be books, CDs, or pornography, the age-old question arises: “Where do I put this crap?” The same goes for video games....

  • Taz-Mania (SNES)

    ...the Tasmanian outback, scarfing up a set number of tiny yellow grounded birds in each of the game’s fifteen levels. After you’ve eaten your assigned number of birds (ranging from...

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    Dear Readers: What is an RPG?

    ...definition of a role-playing game really is. After looking back at all of the RPGs that I’ve beaten, I realized that the number of such games is embarrassingly small, and...

  • Swordquest: WaterWorld

    ...attention back to their 2600 VCS and reclaim its past glory. It was the spiritual successor to Adventure, one of Atari’s greatest hits, and was to encompass four separate games:...