Archive for Category: Columns

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    Dear Readers: Summer Laziness

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I think the summer is affecting all of us, or at least, everyone on the GameCola staff. During the school year, it seemed like the GameCola writers were well ahead of the deadline most of the time, and that they were more enthusiastic about discussing our little webazine and various ideas that they have about it. Now, the only AIM conversations we have about GC go like this:

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    The Gates of Life: Chapter 12 – Everyone!

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Render: Well, it sure did take a long time for the smoke to clear from that explosion.

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Travis Combs

    Columns Columns by Travis Combs on

    Travis Combs's top 10 favorite videogames.

  • You Learn Something New Every Play: Intelligent Qube

    Columns Columns by Brian Vanek on

    One of the most important things we learn from video games is how to think better.  Gamers are put into situations that the average person will never encounter in life.  Games give the brain exercis

  • Preserving the Plastic: Modern Rarities

    Columns Columns by Allec Johnson on

    As a collector, it is normally within your best interest to collect things that will eventually go up in value.  It's usually hard to tell when something will be valuable a few years after a game's i

  • … of the Month: Logitech PS2 Netplay Controller

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Turn on the PS2, load up Serious Sam, get into the game and start playing. Oh my! My online buddy is talking to me! I'd better respond! *fumble* *type* ahh crap dropped my damned controller *shift* ah crap dropped my keyboard aaaaah DAMMIT PAUL STOP KILLING ME WHILE I'M TRYING TO ****ING TYPE!!

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Super Mario Land 2

    Columns Columns by Julie Kozarsky on

    Sometimes I forget that before my streamlined, beautiful, and modern GBA was even a twinkle in an engineer's eye, I possessed an awkward and bulky Game Boy.  Gray and enormous, it provided my childho

  • Versus Mode: WarioWare vs. WarioWare

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    The main differences between these two games are quite easy to grasp, unless you're the type of person that can't grasp why "gay" doesn't make sense as an insult (i.e., as good ol' J.R. would say, you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer): Mega MicroGame$ is for the Game Boy Advance, and its focus is on single player action; Mega Party Game$ is for the GameCube, and its focus is on multiplayer action. Got that?

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    Dear Readers: LUE Reaction

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I received a very unexpected reaction to my Dear Readers column last month (though, mostly via "invaders" from the GameFaqs board "Life, the Universe, and Everything"). Many people seemed to think that my game ideas are "retarded" and "gay" (which should give you an idea of the reactors' age level and intelligence) For some reason, I feel that I should address these complaints.

  • You Learn Something New Every Play: Surgery

    Columns Columns by Brian Vanek on

    I was lucky enough to  be watching the local news when they actually had put together an interesting story.  Video games can actually make people become better surgeons.  The newsman spoke with a d