Archive for Category: Columns

  • Versus Mode: Turtles in Time vs. Hyperstone Heist

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    I didn't even know that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist existed until Matt gave it to me as a birthday present last year. He didn't even know that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist existed until he saw it for sale at GameStop last year, and decided to give it to me as a birthday present. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, on the other hand, we had been playing together for years. To me, this bets a couple of questions: How could a Ninja Turtles title for a major console have slipped by the radar of two video game fans who were just as obsessed with TMNT as the next 80's born boy? Could it be because we knew that Nintendo is what Segain't, or could it be that there is something terribly wrong with The Hyperstone Heist? The truth lies somewhere between these two choices.

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    The Gates of Life: Episode 11 – WTF??

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Random Passerby: It's a tree... why the hell are they having problems deciding which way to go around it?

  • Dear Readers: Awesome Ideas for Mario and Sonic

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    Man, Nintendo should totally bring me onto their staff; I've got some pretty awesome ideas for new games that make use of some of their (and Sega's) older titles. Hopefully no one's come up with them before, but if they have, oh well! They're new to the GC universe, and that's obviously what matters.

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    Advice for the Sensitive Gamer #10

    Columns Columns by Jenna Ogilvie on

    Jenna Ogilvie offers advice about finding gamer girls, breaking an addiction to RPGs, and more.

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    … of the Month: PlayStation 2 Headset

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    First off, let me clear up any confusion there may be over what exactly a headset is. It is not, despite popular belief, a set of heads. It does bring several heads together, though, in a way. It is a handy little device that sits on your skull and lets you communicate with people without the aid of a keyboard.

  • You Learn Something New Every Play: Sports Games

    Columns Columns by Brian Vanek on

    This month, we take a look at sports games.  Just recently, I learned the more technical rules of football from Madden 2004.  I learned more about volleyball from Summer Heat: Beach Volleyball.  Bu

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Tetris

    Columns Columns by Julie Kozarsky on

    This month I will be shedding light upon what is quite possibly THE quintessential game for a casual gamer: Tetris.  Armed with my trusty Game Boy Advance (color: glacier blue), a serious case of sen

  • Versus Mode: SimCity vs. The Sims

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on

    It's a shame, really. I'm willing to put money on that most folks who play The Sims don't have any idea what Sim City is. In fact, if you said the words "Sim City" to them, they'd probably be like "... eh? Is that a new expansion pack or something?". No way, dude. It's not an expansion pack. It's the game that started it all.

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    The Gates of Life: Episode 10 – Go Fusion Kitty!

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on

    Rivers: I actually hit them! I hit her and even that little cat!! I don't believe it!

  • Preserving the Plastic: Connecting Multiple Systems

    Columns Columns by Allec Johnson on

    If you are like me or many of the other hardcore gamers and collectors out there, you'll probably have more than one console, and want to play them without the hassle of changing cords.  Fortunately,