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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...

  • 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...

  • Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA)

    ...others in the Mega Man legacy is its grading system. The system counts the number of hits you take, the number of enemies you “retire” and the time taken to...

  • Submissions (August 2004)

    ...better. Also, what of Astro Boy, which Stuart has as number one on his top ten list? How is it that this game (among three others) is better than the...

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SMS)

    ...the large number of hard-to-control gimmicks that crop up (the hang glider being a prime example). The plot is nothing outstanding…Tails has been kidnapped by the evil Dr. Robotnik (assumedly...

  • [NSFW] Oh, the Humanity!: Tomb Raider

    ...movie is spent trying to establish that Lara Croft is super-cool. She’s always listening to techno music and cruising around in any number of stylish vehicles. Mostly, the movie attempts...

  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: Nightmare Troubadour (DS)

    ...circling crap or quickly poking dots on the screen or blowing into the microphone (why the hell should anyone ever blow into a microphone anyway? It’s actually pretty irritating when...

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: David Crislip

    ...this venerable franchise hit it’s peak with number 2 before starting a downward spiral. Sonic 2 took everything special about Sonic 1 and added more length, more background gimmicks to...

  • Dear Readers: We Need a New Logo

    ...roughly speaking, the Paleozoic era. During this whim, I discovered… …a celebratory image from not too long ago… (This banner came about because GameCola was the number three listing under...

  • Super Noah’s Ark 3D (SNES)

    Wisdom Tree is best known for ruining a countless number of Christmases for children in devcolaout Christian homes. Although they tended to stick with NES games, they made one single...