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Submissions (May 2003)
Fan Submissions by GameCola on
Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola’s readers.
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Dear Readers: What is an RPG?
Columns by Paul Franzen on
I overheard these children in my school's gymnasium the other day discussing just what makes a game an RPG, and it kind of made me laugh. To them, a role-playing game is a game in which you name your main character, you are able to alter the storyline, and you take turns battling. So, by their logic, none of the games in the Legend of Zelda series can be considered RPGs, nor can Secret of Mana or Super Mario RPG. This got me thinking about what the true 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 thus I'm probably no expert on RPGs. So I decided to pop on over to the Chrono Cross boards on GameFaqs to ask a few people who might be what their definition of a role-playing game would be.
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… of the Month: .hack//SIGN Vol. 1 Limited Edition Boxed
Columns by Matt Gardner on
This boxed set of .hack merchandise was released by Bandai in an attempt to make lots of money off of crazed fans like myself... and it worked. The box is hexagonal and has various .hack//SIGN characters on it. Inside the box are all the evils of the world, along with some hope and a bunch of .hack items to please any fan of the series.
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Versus Mode: Oracle of Ages vs. Ocarina of Time
Columns by Kay Leacock on
How different can two games from the same series be?
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Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Josephine Smothers
Fan Submissions by GameCola on
Josephine Smothers's top 10 least-favorite videogames.
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The Gates of Life: Episode 1 – Prologue
Columns by Brian Wolf on
Time flows like a river, and history repeats. Such is the case for a group of young friends nestled away in the southeastern reaches of the Finny Isles. Barin, Dugo, and Apul often spent their off
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Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (GCN)
Reviews by Brian Wolf on
Mortal Kombat always has been, and always will be.
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Chocobo Racing (PS1)
Reviews by Matt Gardner on
Chocobo Racing is much like Mario Kart, only using characters from Square games instead of Mario characters. The main characters of the game are the various creatures of Square games, as opposed to
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Submissions (April 2003)
Fan Submissions by GameCola on
Comments, e-mails, artwork and more from GameCola’s readers.