Archive for Category: Blog Posts
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Hit of the Art Show
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The Shawnee Art Show displayed the best of what my school's creative talent has to offer. There were paintings, sculptures, photographs, children's books, masks, dishes -- several of which (among th
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Nintendo 64: Change the System
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Remember a really, really long time ago? About 1996, I believe, when the Nintendo 64 was on the verge of American release. Everybody's favorite propaganda-spewing magazine Nintendo Power was makin
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The Social Ramifications of Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and other Comparably Ancient Venues of Video Entertainment
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First, just a little nugget of background information on this piece. This was originally submitted to my Honors United States History II teacher Mr. Bacon, as an extra credit report we students had
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Toad: The Little Mushroom that Could(n’t Star in His Own Game)
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I say Toad deserves his own game. Who's with me?!
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The Top 5 Games of 1994
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It seems only appropriate, in keeping with our 1994-inspired issue of GameCola (see: NHL Hockey '94) that we write a little about this less-than-stellar year in gaming. In a year which saw not only th
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Philly Classic 3 Report
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Try to imagine your own personal euphoria. To some, it may be a scenic countryside, with bunnies, deer, butterflies, and all sorts of other delectably cute creatures prancing about. For others, it c