Archive for Category: Columns
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testgame.exe: Making the Adventure
Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on 
6 Oooohhh, pretty. What? Oh. Sorry about that! I just got completely distracted by GameCola's awesome new prettiness.... Am I supposed to be writing about something? Oh, yeah! testgame! Hello everyone,
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Quantum Geek: Episode 17 – Hylian Tennis
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on 2 Tom flew high over Hyrule, the entire expanse of the kingdom laid out before him. Were he inclined to look down, the sight would have taken his breath away, but he was only concerned with one area: th
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Versus Mode: Stereoscopic 3D, Fat Avatars, and More
GameCola's newest writers discuss current events in gaming. Topics include whether stereoscopic 3D is the future of videogames, avatar obesity, and more.
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Dear Readers: Welcome to the New GameCola
Columns by Paul Franzen on 12 Your introduction to the new site: its features, its writers, its new format, and its relationship to sixteenth-century explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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Gamera Obscura: Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki
Believe it or not, Japan must really like that Popeye character. I just hope that Japanese audiences don't consider Popeye as the embodiment of Western freedom, or else we're going to end up looking like ship-hugging, anchor-loving sea yokels with puffy arms and heroin-addict level spinach infatuations (not to mention the fact that our women all look like coat racks, which is straying farther and farther from the truth every year).
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Oh, the Humanity!: Gamer Girl
Columns by Michael Gray on Welcome to "Oh, the Humanity!", the column that reviews videogame-based movies and books. Today's book is Gamer Girl by Mari Macusi. Gamer Girl? Sounds like someone's trying to capitalize on the wild
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The Ten Reasons: Mega Man 2
Columns by Michael Gray on 3 Hello, and welcome to "The Ten Reasons," where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a game. This month, I'm talking about Mega Man 2 for the NES, one of the rare sequels that is better than the
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The Ten Reasons: Decade Edition
Columns by Michael Gray on Welcome to "The Ten Reasons: Decade Edition." In this column, I'm going to discuss the various things that happened in videogames over the past ten years. There were high points (2003, 2007), low
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Minus the Pudding: The Best of Xbox Live Indie Games
Columns by Paul Franzen on 2 A round-up of the very few Xbox Live Indie Games that aren't soduku, including Don't Be Nervous Talking to Girls, Kissy Poo, and more.
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Dear Readers: Gamebeard
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Mike: Hey Vangie, remember when we used to write for that site? You know, the one with the guy with the beard…actually a lot of the guys had beards…Gamebeard! That was it!