• Gamer Girlfriend: Gamer Boyfriend

    ...be careful: As I learned with Kingdom Hearts and Chrono Trigger, concepts such as stats and armor do not naturally come to those without a background in gaming and can...

  • Dear Readers: Absolutely Real Message Board Posts

    ...they are both also rpgs – you can build up stats in certain modes in BOTH games, you can take on the role of head coach for the team you...

  • Source Nintendo (December 2008)

    ...with a good amount of excellent titles. The problem for any budget shopper, of course, is which ones to buy, exactly. Both systems saw a number of good titles released...

  • Burnout Paradise (PS3)

    ...city streets against up to 8 other AI-controlled cars as you can drifting around corners high in the mountains. Aside from the minor irritation of DJ Atomika, resident “DJ” and...

  • Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

    ...textures as opposed to Nintendo’s traditional gouraud-shaded solid colors look and the advanced technical effects such as the heat-blur and camera focus really show what the Wii can do (that...

  • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii)

    ...six races due to the approachably coined “Wii-waggle Syndrome” that every other Wii game causes. You can’t sit down and play this for even an hour until you get sick...

  • Rayman (PS1)

    ...colognically irritating…um…shit, I really don’t know how to end that sentence because I don’t know what to call him…beagle? You want me to call him a beagle? What the hell...

  • Snowboard Kids (N64)

    ...flawless Sonic the Hedgehog for the 360 really is. I can also talk about how stupid putting underscores in your username really is, and that Big_Blaze and I can never...

  • Final Fantasy II (SNES)

    ...PlayStation came around, this game is forever etched in my memory as a brilliant work. Granted, it’s lost a little of its effect over time, but it’s still a classic...

  • The Gates of Life: Episode 52 – Beautiful!

    ...can he be the leader?? !MEANWHILE! Render Girl: Uuuughhhhhh…. !MEANWHILE! Rivers: Is that an entire forest of candy canes?? DNN: Later, my son. We are almost at our destination. !MEANWHILE!...