Let’s take a trip back to the 1990s shall we? Everyone was wearing flannel, listening to grunge, and trying to figure out how to get rid of the 1980s. The early 1990s garnered a strange cultural response to the bright neon and bubblegum pop of...
It’s amazing to live in an era in which you don’t have to explain what Pokemon is to most people. Even during the beginning of Pokemon hysteria the average Pokemaniac would be met with confused looks as they showed off their newest obsession. We would...
I have always self-identified as a console gamer. I got an NES on my 2nd birthday and became a Nintendo loyalist early in life. I still own a large amount of classic consoles, mostly all of the mainstream systems from NES through Switch. I never...
We gamers always like to argue about what the “Best Generation” or “Best Console” of all time is. Arguments and insults are slung at rapid fire between PS1 or SNES, PS2 or XBOX, Atari 2600 or Genesis or NES! Let’s not forget the SWITCH! There’s...
Happy First Day of Summer! I’m a Summer person: I love the heat, the sun, and being able to sit outside and soak it all in. The summer is about beach vacations, outdoor rock festivals, and spending a bunch of time inside and playing videogames....
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It’s Music Monday and I figured why not talk about video game music. This post comes in celebration of Square Enix (one of my top 5 favorite developers) putting all of the original music from its Final Fantasy series on streaming services. I listen to...
Nintendo won E3. I’m incredibly biased due to my undying love for everything Nintendo, but when a company shows off close-to 40 quality games in a 40 minute video, they tend to win. Nintendo’s E3 direct was all about one thing, the games. Sometimes conferences...
E3 is always one of my favorite weeks of the year. While the giant video game conference is slowly moving towards obsolescence, it’s great to have dedicated time to celebrate video games. This year is a little awkward though. Sony has ducked out of E3...