Archive for Category: Columns

  • Gamer Girlfriend: My Boyfriend, The Pirate King

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    Last night was an interesting evening. My boyfriend headed out to a videogame networking event around 7:00, and I had the apartment all to myself for a couple of hours. I made good use of the first hour by cleaning up the place and doing the dishes, but by 8:00, I had pretty much caved and was completely engrossed in my latest obsession, Kingdom Hearts. I know that anyone who reads this column is probably already nodding his or her head in recognition, but really, the fact that I’m even playing this game is a huge deal for me. Generally, I am loathe to venture into RPG territory, Disney characters notwithstanding. I don’t really do those kinds of action/adventure games. They kind of make me nervous.

  • … of the Month: Special Guest Stars in Games

    Columns Columns by Matt Gardner on Comments1

    Do you like guest characters in fighting games? Do you like guest characters in any genre of game? Do you just plain hate guest characters or crossovers in general?

  • The Gates of Life: Episode 58 – No Lips?

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on Comments1

    Queuemigi: I want the Warp Whistle.

  • Quantum Geek: Episode 4 – Final Oxymoron VII

    Columns Columns by Michael Ridgaway on Comments1

    The situation had taken a radical turn for Tom. After barely surviving his experiences in Contra and Super Mario Bros., he had been deposited by IDEAS in Final Fantasy VII as the game's protagonist,

  • Gamer Girlfriend: Pink is for Girls

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    After the seriousness of last month’s column, I thought I would take a step back this month and look at something a little bit lighter. After debating several possible topics, including “Why I Will Never (Ever) Play War Games” and “Shockwave is a Bitch,” I decided that it might be interesting to take a look at one of my experiences with gaming as it relates to my, ahem, femininity.

  • Inside the Guide: American Activity Book

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on Comments2

    Hello everyone, and welcome to Inside the Guide. In honor of the Fourth of July, I'm taking a holiday and not writing a column this month. Instead, I'm going to share some Fourth of July puzzles with

  • testgame.exe: Making the Adventure

    Columns Columns by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on

    Hello everyone, and welcome back to another fun-filled look at the progress of everyone's (i.e. my) favorite yet-to-be-even-close-to-finished-point-and-click adventure game, in this month's edition of

  • The Ten Reasons: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Part One)

    Columns Columns by Michael Gray on Comments1

    Welcome to The Ten Reasons, where I discuss ten reasons why I like or dislike a game. For the next two months, I'm going to discuss Castlevania: Circle of the Moon for the Game Boy Advance. My Grandma

  • Versus Mode: Wii Fit, Game Names, Achievements, and More

    Columns Columns by GameCola on Comments2

    GameCola's Eric Regan discusses Wii Fit telling people they're fat, whether a bad name can break a game, Achievements, and more.

  • Dear Readers: Wacky eBay Auctions!!

    Columns Columns by Paul Franzen on Comments1

    I have to reach into the ol' Notebook o' GameCola Ideas for this one. I have great ideas for the August and September editions of Dear Readers, but somebody just told me that it's actually still July. Who knew?