Archive for Category: Columns

  • testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

    Columns Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on Comments3

    Hey look, everyone, it's time for the monthly update of testgame! This month's article is short and sweet, but don't let that fool you. We've got a nice handful of new things to checkout in the gam

  • Captain Eric’s Cheat Codes for Life

    Columns Columns by Eric Regan on Comments3

    Captain Eric Regan offers advice on how to prepare for GameCola's upcoming relaunch, how to deal with slow Internet connections in online gaming, and more.

  • The Basics: Metal Slug

    Columns Columns by Stuart Gipp on Comments2

    We’ve all been there, gang. Sat in the local Quizno’s with a group of your closest friends, discussing the women (or men) you’ve slept with, the wacky antics in which you have participated, when all of a sudden—and without warning—your dearest friend suddenly pipes up.

  • Attack of the Clones: Sonic the Hedgehog (Part 2)

    Columns Columns by Stuart Gipp on Comments2

    Following last month's look at some of the more mediocre Sonic clones, let's take a look at the better ones. While the Sonic-esque elements are getting a little thinner on the ground, these games

  • The Anger Dome: Damnation

    Columns Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Comments1

    No, this isn’t a post about my anger about my eventual sentence to the lower reaches of Hell for all of my earthly transgressions (I’ve already accepted that as an unavoidable fact); this a rant about the new game Damnation by Blue Omega Entertainment. I was interested in this game for a while, ever since I … Continue reading "The Anger Dome: Damnation"

  • The Grass is Always…: Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on Comments2

    Welcome to "The Grass is Always...", where two people play a game and record their humorous commentary. Previously, we recorded the commentary by writing it down, but this month, we ventured into the

  • Issue 1-1 Tribute

    Columns Columns by GameCola on Comments1

    GameCola, in its original form, was a monthly online newsletter. This feature plays tribute to the very first edition of GameCola by mimmicking its format and content, with all new articles published

  • Gamer Girlfriend: The One Game I Will Never Play

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    OK, so for anyone who knows me, it’s probably pretty apparent that the title of this article is something of a misnomer. The truth is, there are many games that I will never play, including first-person shooters, survival horror games, and anything that involves lots of timed minigames (I really hate that obnoxious little counter, always ticking down, mocking me as I try to perform its twisted little tasks).

  • … of the Month: Don’t be “That Guy”

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on Comments1

    This may be a stretch, but I assume that a large percentage of our readers and writers are into videogames. That being so, I assume that, at one point or another, you’ve all run into gamers that have certain habits that just grind on your nerves whenever you play with them.

  • Oh, the Humanity!: The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on Comments2

    Hello everyone, and welcome to “Oh, the Humanity!” As the byline says, this is a column about videogame-based movies and, um, books? Books. OK, well, I don't want the byline to be a liar, so I went to my local library and picked up the first videogame book I could find: