Archive for Category: Columns
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Mid-Boss: Biggest Disappointments in Gaming
Columns by Stuart Gipp on 
1 During his extensive life of gaming, Mid-Boss has had more than his fair share of disappointments. Primarily, his dissatisfaction has grown from an excess of hype or foolish enthusiasm toward games that turned out completely unworthy of the esteem forced upon them.
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Captain Eric’s Cheat Codes for Life
Columns by Eric Regan on 1 Captain Eric Regan offers advice on how to afford new videogame controllers, friends who are sore losers, and more.
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… of the Month: Replay Value
Columns by Matt Gardner on 3 What do ya’ll mean when you give games high scores for “replay value”? I’ve written a lot of reviews in my day, and I’ve wondered from time to time about exactly what it means to give a certain score in a certain category.
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Versus Mode: Review Ratings, Sonic, the GameCube, and More
Former GC writer Christian Porter and current GC writer Eric Regan discuss review ratings, the fall of Sonic, online gaming, and more.
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Dear Readers: Stupid Things Developers Do to Ruin Their Awesome Games: Part 1
Columns by Paul Franzen on 1 I hope you all enjoyed GameCola's first-ever April Fool's Day extravaganza! In case you missed it, GC writer Zach Rich took over GameCola.net, rechristened it "Zach Rich’s Slightly Carbonated Extravaganza for the Hard of Hearing,"
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Flash Flood: Addicting Flash Games
Columns by Nathaniel Hoover on The average person on the street probably isn't too familiar with Flash games...but maybe they should be.
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Quantum Geek: Episode 13 – WMDs (Weapons of Mario [Kart] Destruction)
Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Beep. Beep. BOOP! Tom smiled as he hit the gas, feeling the kart stir below him as he accelerated. This time, he thought, she's done for. There's no way she can beat me at Mario Kart 64, especially
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One-Hour Videogame Super Collider Blow-Out!
Columns by Meteo Xavier on 1 Alternate titles for this article include: "One-Hour Videogame Mass Wedding/Mass Murder Super Review Station for American Entertainments" "Spermadness of the Godhead: The Meteo Xavier One-Hour Video
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The Ten Reasons: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Part 1)
Columns by Michael Gray on 3 Welcome to the Ten Reasons, where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a game. This month, I'm discussing Mario Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA. I'm told that this is the first game to star
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The Gates of Life: Season Two, Episode 2 – Bad is Better
Columns by Paul Franzen on 1 Sparkly treasure? Princesses?! Forget that crap—this gang is going on a RAMPAGE! First stop, Helpless Gnomes’ Island.