Archive for Category: Columns

  • Dear Readers: Secret of Mana Theater

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    As part of my New Year's Resolution to finally have more readers than I have college courses this semester, I've been driving down the Information Superhighway in search of video game-related sites worthy of becoming GameCola affiliates. One site that I've had on my radar for a long time is Secret of Mana Theater, and to be perfectly honest, I never expected that they'd wanna trade links with us.

  • … of the Month: Dixie Krazy Kritters Cutlery

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    These are pretty much exactly what they sound like. Cutlery, for all those who don't know, is spoons and forks and crap like that. These particular utensils are made of plastic. But that is not the greatest part. The part that earned them a spot in this "…of the Month" is the part that is, well, a Krazy Kritter.

  • 0wning the Competition: Mad Catz RetroCON

    Columns Columns by Kay Leacock on

    The RetroCON is your basic PlayStation controller -- you have your two analog sticks, your directional pad, start and select, L1 through R4, and your four action buttons (triangle, circle, square and

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    Digital Championship Wrestling: Magus vs. Slippy Toad

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    Paul: Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Digital Championship Wrestling! As always I'm Paul Franzen, and with me at this time is "The Sicklerville Crippler" Eric Regan. Dino Riki's shocking vic

  • Oh, the Humanity!: Double Dragon

    Columns Columns by Zack Huffman on

    It's the distant future of 2007! Cars run on trash, and mohawked-marauders roam the streets after curfew. Also, in the future George Hamilton and Vanna White are news anchors, and Andy Dick is a meteorologist. The movie never really explains why earthquakes have caused these celebrities to pursue careers in broadcast journalism, but whatever.

  • Versus Mode: Ninja Turtles II vs. Ninja Turtles 2

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    It's no secret that I'm a fan of both the original and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.  There's not too many of us in existence, you know; most people who have followed either series fit

  • Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on

    Welcome to the SUPER THUMBS! You are sure to enjoy the ride, believe me you. This month I am really opening the vaults for some classic... er uuh well I guess we still have to categorize them as games

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    The Gates of Life: Chapter 20 – The Past is Fine, Dammit (Part Two)

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Fan(s) of TGoL: I want to hear about Jonathan the Minotaur's past! I want to hear about the Glorious Lord Eric, Grand Master Barbarian Mage of the Third Cave of Hariant's past! I want to hear about Strange Creature's past!

  • Christmas: UNLEASHED

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    Matt Gardner and Paul Franzen, two of GameCola's head honchos, don't need to purchase their own video games very often.  This isn't because their webazine is so marvelously famous that publishers are

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Matt Wright

    Columns Columns by Matt Wright on

    Dragon's Lair (SNES): This was one of the first games I bought (with my own damn money!!) for the SNES, and might I say, I was more than disappointed. The main character's controls made me want to tear my hair out soooo many times!!! The graphics are…okay...I guess, which is sad as it's really the game's only strength. The sound doesn't really need a mention, cos it's crap. Now we have the big one... the most annoying section of ANY video game I have ever played, BAR NONE. The save game facility for Dragon's Lair, is the most FUCKED UP thing I've ever had the misfortune to come across. Basically, to load your saved game, you must float around in a bubble underwater, and land in little boxes with a letter on it, to enter out your save game code. Did I mention this also has a time limit??? What the hell were they smoking when they thought that was a good idea??? It's a bastard to control when he's on land!! Never mind when he's floating in a bubble!!!! So combine shit controls, okay graphics, and a COMPLETELY shit save-game section and what do you get? Shit sandwich.