Archive for Category: Columns
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Dear Readers: The Janish.
Columns by Paul Franzen on Notice anything... oh, I don't know, different, about this month's issue? The snowy background? The "weathered" (tee hee) logo? The extended Table of Contents, the luscious staff photos, anything? Well regardless of how perceptive you are, this issue, dearest readers, is a special issue. A damn special issue. This issue is not only the first issue of 2003, but the first of our second volume, and as such is our biggest issue yet.
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The 2002 GameCola Videogame Awards
Columns by GameCola on The 2002 GameCola Videogame Awards!
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… of the Month: Star Ocean: The Second Story
Columns by Matt Gardner on Don't let the name fool you, this game stands on its own, meaning you won't have to have played the first one to understand what is going on (which is convenient, since the first one wasn't released outside of Japan, as far as I know). Star Ocean has a customizable battle mode where you can choose if you want to fight in more of a classic RPG style, or a style which involved a lot more free movement and decision making. You can create various items such as armors, weapons, accessories, and items from raw materials you find using skills you gain on your journey. The story itself develops in different ways depending on the decisions you make (the most important of which being what which main character you will choose to control, Claude or Rena), and what mini-events you choose to participate in.
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Games for the Casual Gamer: Crazy Taxi
Columns by Lianna Gaughan on An amazingly addictive game is Crazy Taxi for Sega Dreamcast. This game was taken from an actual arcade game, however the graphics maintain an arcade game look. The object of Crazy Taxi is to drive ar
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Swordquest: AirWorld
Columns by Paul Franzen on The day Atari was sold was the day that Swordquest died. Its murderer, Atari's new owner Jack Tramiel, killed off Swordquest because the series wasn't earning him enough money. AirWorld was only 20% c
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Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Andy Zintl
Columns by Andy Zintl on Andy Zintl's top 10 favorite videogames.
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… of the Month: Final Fantasy Adventure
Columns by Matt Gardner on Game Boy Original Action RPG of the Month: Final Fantasy Adventure Final Fantasy Adventure is more like The Legend of Zelda that it is Final Fantasy, but it is a good game nonetheless. You play as a
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Games for the Casual Gamer: Diddy Kong Racing
Columns by Lianna Gaughan on Diddy Kong Racing is based on Mario Kart 64, only with better graphics, and a little more of a plot. One to four people can play this game, but there can also be six racers at a time. For One Player:
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Swordquest: WaterWorld
Columns by Paul Franzen on "... make sure that you don't agree to anything about canceling the contest." That's what they said to him after he won the competition. Ominous advice from the Swordquest veterans. What could it mean
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Dear Readers: Appreciation
Columns by Paul Franzen on You know what I have come to realize this month? That far, far too many of you don't *really* care about GameCola. We grace your e-mail inbox with our free-of-charge newsletter once every month (well, almost every month), and you do nothing for us in return, not even so much as give us a lousy top 10 list. What the heck is with that, any? We might not even have a list this month if it weren't for the fortunate foresight of video game guru Terrance Atkins. Honestly, sometimes I think you just subscribe to GameCola because it makes you look cool, not because you actually give a h00t about us. Which is understandable, because everyone who's anyone subscribes to GameCola, but the very least you could do is show us some gratitude for giving you such elite status! Heck, at this point, I'd be happy to receive something so simple as some fan art, or even something so off-topic as a list of your 10 least favorite games. That's all I want, just some appreciation. If you'd be so kind. Danke.