Archive for Category: Columns
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Dear Readers: Disjointed Thoughts
Columns by Paul Franzen on I don't have anything to discuss this month that would take a paragraph or two to write out, so instead I'll be employing a writing style I've seen used on other sites, one commonly referred to as "disjointed thoughts". It's either that or another pictorial, and unfortunately, I am currently lacking in Luigi eggs.
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Great Moments in Gaming #2
Columns by Stuart Gipp on You're playing Sonic the Hedgehog, having just purchased it for a small wad of your hard-earned. You begin. You fail to see what all the fuss is about. Just a typical platform game. As you doze off, you continue to run to the right, leaping pedestrian obstacles and avoiding predictable enemies, when suddenly -- you hit The Loop. THE LOOP. Your mind races to keep up with the INSANITY as Sonic does a 360 LOOP, violating all laws of physics and gravity. Your head swims. Your body shakes. Another loop. Is all it takes.
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Versus Mode: Champions vs. Trivial Pursuit vs. Serious Sam
Columns by Paul Franzen on If you’re like me, you have absolutely no interest in Soccom or other war-based games, and you’ve spent the better part of a year wondering Just What the Hell is There to Do with My PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor. When I got the stupid thing all I had to go with it was some Tribes … Continue reading "Versus Mode: Champions vs. Trivial Pursuit vs. Serious Sam"
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Captain Eric’s Super Thumb Feature Presentation
Columns by Eric Regan on Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Thumbs! I, Captain Eric will be giving my onions of no less than FIVE games every month here for GAMECOLA. This month I have a range of games from the 90's th
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The Gates of Life: Episode 15 – Gate Yellow
Columns by Matt Gardner on Narrator: Yes, they get to the ship!
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Versus Mode: Intellivision Lives!
Columns by Paul Franzen on After writing this month's "Dear Readers" column, I tried once again to get my Intellivision up and running, and, much to my shock, I actually succeeded; so I thought it'd be fun to pick five of my ga
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The Gates of Life: Episode 14 – All is Right with the World
Columns by Matt Gardner on Winners: Render & Rivers; Losers: Barin & Apul.
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You Learn Something New Every Play: SimCity
Columns by Brian Vanek on While playing games, we can learn things, like budgeting. Today, a kid sits in his basement playing SimCity, where he runs a city that he built up from the ground. 30 years later, maybe he will be
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… of the Month: Figuring Out What I’m Supposed to Write
Columns by Matt Gardner on One of the frequently most asked questions I get from my fans is "Hey Matt, how do you come up with all those amazing ideas for ...of the Month??". Well, it's really a complicated process, but it can be broken down into several easy-to-follow steps:
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Cheat Codes for Life
Columns by Julie Kozarsky on Jule Kozarsky offers advice about keeping videogames in your room, friends who are always better at you, and more.