Archive for Category: Columns
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Games for the Casual Gamer: The Sims: Bustin’ Out
Columns by Julie Kozarsky on Everybody's heard of The Sims, right? Ever since the game was introduced for the PC, numerous expansion packs have been released, each expanding the Sim universe a little more. It only makes sense
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Versus Mode: Super Mario RPG vs. Kingdom Hearts
Columns by Paul Franzen on When I first heard about Kingdom Hearts, one of the initial things that came to my mind was a comparison of this game to Super Mario RPG. With KH being a collaboration between Squaresoft and Disney, and Super Mario RPG being a collaboration between Squaresoft and Nintendo, it seemed only natural that similarities might be conjured up between the two. To me, anyway. If you don't agree -- tough cookies. This is my first shot at writing Versus Mode, and this is the topic I wanna discuss. So sit on it, disbelieving headwire.
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The Gates of Life: Episode 9 – Unacceptable!
Columns by Matt Gardner on Najen: Barin can't be dead! He just can't be! I have to try and save him!
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Advice for the Sensitive Gamer #9
Columns by Jenna Ogilvie on Jenna Ogilvie offers advice about the emotional impact of Final Fantasy.
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You Learn Something New Every Play: Yo! Noid and Tekken 4
Columns by Brian Vanek on Have you ever been so overwhelmed by a video game that you imitate it as much as possible? In some cases, this doesn't work out too well -- like with Grand Theft Auto. But if you're not a complete
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Preserving the Plastic: Game Storage
Columns by Allec Johnson on After amassing a large number of media, whether it be books, CDs, or pornography, the age-old question arises: "Where do I put this crap?" The same goes for video games. It doesn't matter if you c
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Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Brian Vanek
Columns by Brian Vanek on 
2 Brian Vanek's top 10 favorite videogames of all time.
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Dear Readers: Did We Make the Right Choice?
Columns by Paul Franzen on You know what I'm grateful for? That I can finally write one of these introductory articles without sounding like a total toolbox. The last several "Dear Readers"s have been all about getting more people to write for GameCola, or how awesome the newest issue is.. finally, now, I can talk without having to shill something.
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You Learn Something New Every Play: EarthBound
Columns by Brian Vanek on In my 14 years of playing video games, I have been told many things. "You should do something constructive", or "quit wasting your time". There is one thing that those people don't realize. I have lea
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Preserving the Plastic: Personalized Collections
Columns by Allec Johnson on When most people think of collecting video games, they think of the ideal collection as being a complete library of games for a specific system. Doing this normally takes years of raiding flea markets, frequenting EBay, and spending loads of cash to get the Holy Grail of a near complete collection. This seems like a daunting and expensive hobby for most average gamers, but it doesn't have to go that route.