Archive for Category: Columns

  • Versus Mode: The Battle of the NES Games that Eric and I Played Last Week

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    My original intent for Versus Mode this month was to write about the scad of pro-wrestling titles I've pack-ratted over the years, ranging from "Tag-Team Wrestling" on the NES to PlayStation 2's "WWF

  • Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on

    Welcome to this EXTRA SPECIAL edition of THE THUMB! Since this is the extra special JANISH only a extra special version of the 'Cola's greatest feature of all time would do. SOOooo for this issue we w

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    The Gates of Life: Chapter 19 – The Past is Fine, Dammit

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Fan(s) of TGoL: I want to hear about Rivers Fusion's past!

  • Dear Readers: New Year’s Resolutions

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    It's been a while since I last made any New Year's Resolutions, with the last one being "To not eat so much paste in class", but the time seems right to press start and try again.

  • Dear Readers: Who Has Time to Play Games?

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I don't know about you guys, but I sure haven't been playing many video games lately. (Is it just me, or is this not the first time I've started off a "Dear Readers" with those words? Crazy.) What with schoolwork, transferring to another college, saving money for and purchasing Christmas gifts, and just being an all around loaf, it seems like I've gone an entire month without saving the world. Oh sure, I've died a few times in Way of the Samurai, rediscovered how annoying Legend of Mana is, punched a few deserving small children in Fable (honestly, can't they just quit making fun of me for not breaking the barrels?), and started to play the new GoldenEye (I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far -- look for a review next issue), but most of this month has been spent on things much less important than video games. For this, I am sorry.

  • … of the Month: Puffy AmiYumi

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Japanese Pop Band That You Can Listen to While Playing Games With Crappy Soundtracks of the Month: Puffy AmiYumi Now, I'm sure everyone reading this has already heard about Puffy AmiYumi (they are si

  • Great Moments in Gaming #5

    Columns Columns by Stuart Gipp on

    Metal Slug X, then. Just you (and maybe a friend) against the entire Morden army. But after six missions of pain, you realise that this isn't quite so one-sided. An entire alien race is looking to enslave Earth. Unbelievably, the Morden have sided with the aliens and the climactic battle is just you against the General -- he is commandeering an alien ship. You, obviously, defeat him. But is it over? No! The aliens take the General! They have betrayed their allies! The biggest Mothership in the entire world attacks you! It takes up the entire top half of the bloody screen! The Morden bring you a Metal Slug and help you to destroy it as it throws everything it's got at you. But you prevail -- destroying the Mothership! The General drops down, strapped to a heavy metal slab, and his men rejoice! Unfortunately, the slab falls over and crushes him. And then the game ends. Sheer. Brilliance.

  • Digital Championship Wrestling: Diddy Kong vs. Blanka

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    Paul: Hello everyone again, and thanks for inviting us into your computer rooms on this cold December night! I'm Paul Franzen alongside Eric "guys, move back up the screen, I got stuck behind a wall a

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Ford Racing 2

    Columns Columns by Julie Kozarsky on

    College has robbed me of my pride, my joy, and my baby: my car. I love my silver 1999 RAV-4, and knowing that it lies dormant in a garage 300 miles from me is heartbreaking. Occasionally, my mom takes

  • Versus Mode: Carmen Sandiego vs. The Oregon Trail

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I had a bit of trouble coming up with a topic for Versus Mode this month, inasmuch as I haven't actually been playing any videogames lately; but I believe the subject I've conceived is a worthy one.