Archive for Tag: Cooking Mama

  • This Yard Has Saled #7: Discovering Hidden Treasures

    Columns Columns by Matt Breslau on Comments11

    Sometimes you find garbage. Other times you find gold. This is other times.

  • Gamer Girlfriend: Thoughts for a Rainy Afternoon

    Columns Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on Comments2

    It’s weird how things change. I was recently looking back over the archives of "Gamer Girlfriend," which date back to early 2008, and I was surprised to notice a gradual but distinct progression in the way my column has evolved over the years. Originally, it was about the crazy antics and wacky misadventures of Mike, my own dear “Gamer in Residence,” and the trials and tribulations that came from first dating, and then living with him. After a while, it was about my own tentative forays in the gaming world. “Reflections on Grand Theft Auto IV” was followed with a cute story about how I acquired my pink DS and very first game cartridges (Animal Crossing and Cooking Mama). Then came Kingdom Hearts, the first “real” game I ever played by myself. From then on, my column became increasingly focused on the games I was playing, and somewhat less on the games Mike was into.

  • Versus Mode: Vegetarian Videogames, UFC, Country Music, and More

    Columns Columns by GameCola on Comments1

    Former GC writer Joel Tandberg and current GC writer Stuart Gipp discuss vegetarian videogames, MMA fighters' rights, country music, and more.

  • Cooking Mama (DS)

    Reviews Reviews by Steve Hamner on Comments1

    I've come across some pretty bizarre games since I started playing way back in the days of Space Invaders and Pong, but this one right here is angling for the title of strangest yet. Cooking Mama: a g