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Top 10 GameCube Games
The Nintendo GameCube was released in 2001 in direct competition to Sony’s Playstation 2, Microsoft’s Xbox, and Sega’s Dreamcast. First off, I must say that this is not the definitive GameCube list as there are so many worthy games. Also, this is purely my opinion and contains my personal top 10 GameCube games. I already…
My Mario Kart 8 Metal Playlist
With the release of this highly-anticipated game, I decided to compile a list of the best songs to get my adrenaline pumping when racing with my friends. Mario Kart and heavy metal are not a likely duo. A game with colorful graphics and smiling bad guys would not typically be paired with the sounds of…
The Greatest Game I Ever Played
I’d played role-playing games before… The first was Lagoon for SNES. This game introduced me to experience points. The second was Faxanadu for NES. This game showed me the importance of the judicious use of healing items. The third was Dragon Warrior, also for NES. This game introduced me to random encounters. The fourth was…
Do Graphics Matter?
TThis question is a common debate among gamers. Some will defend to the death that graphics do not matter and that it is all about gameplay. After all just look at the SNES and Genesis era when games would astound you with story and gameplay while graphics took a back seat in many cases. However,…
Five of the Best Local Multiplayer Games for Last-Gen Consoles
With multiplayer transitioning to the online platform and the glory days of playing in the same room with friends in the past, these games stand out in the declining genre Some of my fondest memories growing up were of my best friends and me sitting around a television with controllers in our hands, pummeling baddies…
Don’t Tell Me How to Game (Gaming with Conviction)
In this day and age, there should be no doubt that gaming is typically demonized in our culture. Any time that something violent and tragic happens, the media tries to blame video games. Though no study has conclusively linked violent behavior to violent video games, for most people there is the appearance of a link,…
