Archive for Tag: … of the Month
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… of the Month: T-Shirts from ThinkGeek
Columns by Matt Gardner on You have to wear clothes, right? I mean, there are decency laws and all those kinds of things to consider. Plus it's sometimes cold out and you need something to keep you warm. Well, since you have to wear clothes anyway, why not wear ones that say something about you? Perfect ice-breakers, shirts can be. These shirts in particular, are pretty much perfect for anyone into video games—which everyone reading this should be. There are 4 black shirts and one cedar one, emblazoned with the following:
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… of the Month: Dixie Krazy Kritters Cutlery
Columns by Matt Gardner on These are pretty much exactly what they sound like. Cutlery, for all those who don't know, is spoons and forks and crap like that. These particular utensils are made of plastic. But that is not the greatest part. The part that earned them a spot in this "…of the Month" is the part that is, well, a Krazy Kritter.
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… of the Month: Puffy AmiYumi
Columns by Matt Gardner on Japanese Pop Band That You Can Listen to While Playing Games With Crappy Soundtracks of the Month: Puffy AmiYumi Now, I'm sure everyone reading this has already heard about Puffy AmiYumi (they are si
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… of the Month: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie Soundtrack
Columns by Matt Gardner on If you are asking yourself right now "What does the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie soundtrack have to do with video games?" then you clearly have not read the title. And you're an ass.
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… of the Month: Figuring Out What I’m Supposed to Write
Columns by Matt Gardner on One of the frequently most asked questions I get from my fans is "Hey Matt, how do you come up with all those amazing ideas for ...of the Month??". Well, it's really a complicated process, but it can be broken down into several easy-to-follow steps:
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… of the Month: SKIN!
Columns by Matt Gardner on That's right, my brothas and sistas, my PS2 now has skin! In other words, I put giant stickers on it... and believe you me, it is sexy now. Of course, you don't have to believe me if you don't want to; just check out the pictures yourself. Unless, of course, Mr. Franzen didn't put up the pictures I sent him for the soul purpose of making me look like an ass. Of course, it could be argued that I do a wonderful job of that on my own, but oh well.
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… of the Month: Logitech PS2 Netplay Controller
Columns by Matt Gardner on Turn on the PS2, load up Serious Sam, get into the game and start playing. Oh my! My online buddy is talking to me! I'd better respond! *fumble* *type* ahh crap dropped my damned controller *shift* ah crap dropped my keyboard aaaaah DAMMIT PAUL STOP KILLING ME WHILE I'M TRYING TO ****ING TYPE!!
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… of the Month: Gameism
Columns by Matt Gardner on People who hate those of a particular gender are considered sexist. People who show distaste towards those of a particular race are racists. What, then, are people who hate or show distaste towards people who play video games, or people who play a particular type of video game? The answer is quite simple -- those people are gameists.
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… of the Month: PlayStation 2 Headset
Columns by Matt Gardner on First off, let me clear up any confusion there may be over what exactly a headset is. It is not, despite popular belief, a set of heads. It does bring several heads together, though, in a way. It is a handy little device that sits on your skull and lets you communicate with people without the aid of a keyboard.
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… of the Month: The Super Mario Advance Series
Columns by Matt Gardner on The first thing one must do when examining four games that have been ported from one console to another is to ask one's self the following question: "What has been changed?" Well, there's good news and there's bad news concerning the answer to that question. The good news is that not much has changed in any of them. The bad news is that the things they did change were in no way needing to be changed, and are quite awful now that they are different. Let's start with the first of these games, shall we?