Archive for Category: Columns
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Quantum Geek: Episode 18 – Actually, She’s Completely Optional in the First Game
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on The Quantum Leap meets Captain N story of a gamer literally sucked into videogames.
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Gamera Obscura: Yume Penguin Monogatari
There's this game called "Yume Penguin Monogatari" for the ol' Famicom. Prepared by the almighty Konami, it never made it overseas, and it didn't star any whip-wielding characters. Instead, it stars some of their lesser-known mascots: a penguin named Penta. Perhaps you've seen this guy in Antarctic Adventure or the beloved Parodius series. He's never been much of a major player in the videogame circuit, considering he has no discernible personality. But don't let that fool you: he's all man.
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Oh, the Humanity!: Prince of Persia
Columns by Michael Gray on Welcome to "Oh, the Humanity!", the column that reviews videogame-based movies and books. Today, I'm going to discuss the most recent videogame movie: this summer's Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
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Top of the Heap: Games Starring Musicians
Columns by Christian Porter on 
1 Michael Jackson, Journey, Aerosmith and Devo—which one is at the Top of the Heap?
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Versus Mode: Virtual Boy, Online Pass, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and More
Indie developer Tony "hotshot 10101" Pitman and GC's Eric Regan discuss the Virtual Boy, EA's Online Pass, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 characters, and more.
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testgame.exe: Making the Adventure
Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on Hello everyone! Welcome to this month's edition of "testgame.exe: Making the Adventure." I know, I know, it's been a little while, and I do apologize for that, but I think you'll find that this month'
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What The Crap?: Gamer Garbage
Columns by Mark Freedman on 2 No, I'm not talking about your cousin who sucks at videogames. I'm talking about the movie Gamer. As you may have guessed, the movie is about games, but instead of being a movie about a specific video
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Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games
Columns by Paul Franzen on 2 I received a lot of criticism for my last edition of "Minus the Pudding," in which I alternately defined the word chefoo as "a made-up word," "a missed opportunity," and "a really great Xbox Live Indie Game." This upset a lot of people—especially one reader in particular who e-mailed me several helpful suggestions for where he thought I could stick my chefoo—because none of those definitions are actually correct.
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Oh, the Humanity!: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Part One
Columns by Michael Gray on 3 Hello everyone, and welcome to "Oh the Humanity!", the column that reviews videogame-based movies and books. In this installment of the column, I'm reviewing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Part
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The Ten Reasons: Mega Man 3
Columns by Michael Gray on 11 Welcome to "The Ten Reasons," where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a particular game. You know how my contribution to the list of the fify best videogames of all time was really just a li