Video Games
360 Woes: Update #2
So while I was picking Jeff up at the train station today, I received a voice message from “Joe” at Xbox customer support telling me that there was a problem with getting the box out […]
Video Games
Video Games
Cleaning out the fridge, I’m a geek and an otaku, blah blah blah…
So today, Ys I & II came out on the Virtual Console. I’ve always wanted to check out this series, and never bothered to do so (either through emulation, or actually picking up a damn […]
Video Games
360 Woes: Not The Red Rings
You may have heard about it on the most recent podcast episode, but let me break it down for you. On June 18th, a bunch of people were over to go out and see The […]
Video Games
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Master System)
So I have a bunch of Wii points sitting around while I wait for Shining Force II to eventually come to Virtual Console, and I figured I would blow 500 of them on a little […]
Video Games
No more convenience store arcade machines
“Where’d you learn to shoot like that…?” “7-11.” It recently occurred to me how the above joke would make little-to-no-sense to the vast majority of today’s younger gamers. Sure, it’s halfway explained to the viewer […]
Video Games
E3 Press Conferences: 5 Questions
So yesterday and today were the press conferences / media summits / whatever they are for Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony (in that order). As to be expected, I followed along with all the live-blogging, checked […]
Video Games
When a man can’t even spend his Virtual Space Money, all he can do is blog.
Wow! Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive response to the first episode of our podcast, everyone! That really makes me look even more forward to recording and releasing the second episode. Until then, look forward to […]
Top Ten Lists
Top Ten Pokémon
Shut up. I felt like it.
Despite saying in my initial entry that I would be writing “semi-professional but non-corporate” material, I am going completely against that with a list of my Top Ten Pokémon. Wouldn’t this fit in better on that new video games podcast with conversations and top ten lists? Somehow I doubt either Jeff or Andrew would be down for that, so I’m all on my own. As a mid-20s Pokémon fan, I don’t have many outlets to write this kind of stuff…!
My affection for these characters come from a variety of places, but primarily (1) playing the games, and (2) watching the anime. There are some sub-sectors to those (the movies in Japanese, for example), but it should all make sense as you read through. […]