Archive for Category: Columns

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Brian Wolf

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    Brian Wolf's top 10 favorite videogames.

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    Dear Readers: The Janish.

    Columns 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.

  • The 2002 GameCola Videogame Awards

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    The 2002 GameCola Videogame Awards!

  • … of the Month: Star Ocean: The Second Story

    Columns 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.

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Crazy Taxi

    Columns 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

  • Swordquest: AirWorld

    Columns 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

  • Your Top 10 Favorite Games: Andy Zintl

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    Andy Zintl's top 10 favorite videogames.

  • … of the Month: Final Fantasy Adventure

    Columns 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

  • Games for the Casual Gamer: Diddy Kong Racing

    Columns 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:

  • Swordquest: WaterWorld

    Columns 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