I have a hell of a sore throat today and I am pretty much in first gear here. Hell, I am barely idolling. I don’t feel much like working today so I will be spending the afternoon sitting at my computer trying not to fall asleep. The following sites are what I will be entrusting [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Review: Soul Calibur II Limited Edition Arcade Stick
Posted in Reviews, tagged arcade, fighting games, peripherals, review, Soul Calibur, Soulcalibur on May 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It is pretty much an undisputed fact that Soul Calibur II is among the greatest fighting games ever made. Released across the three major 6th generation consoles, the game featured a bonus playable character unique to each console version; Link (from the Zelda series) in the GameCube version, Heihachi (from the Tekken series) in the [...]
Inside the Nerd Kit: What Every Collector Needs
Posted in Art of Collecting, tagged cleaning, collection, nerd kit, upkeep on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have two four-drawer plastic organizers that house almost all of my console’s controllers and peripherals. They sit in a corner of my temple of doom stacked on top of one and other. I would have to say that it is the best system I’ve come up with so far for organizing all of my [...]
Brand New Retro: Nintendo DS and Gameboy Advance
Posted in Art of Collecting, tagged Breath of Fire, Dragon Quest, DS, final fantasy, GBA, nintendo, Phantasy Star, rpg on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Part One: Gameboy Advance I know this is a retro gaming blog, but this post is about two of the greatest thing that you can fit into your pocket: Nintendo’s DS and Gameboy Advance. How can I write about the DS / GBA in a retro blog and still make it fit? You can thank [...]
Which Final Fantasy is the best?
Posted in Lists, tagged best, final fantasy, Reviews on May 20, 2008 | 27 Comments »
View the updated list that includes Final Fantasy XIII here! Here’s something I have wanted to do for a while now. I am a huge Final Fantasy fan, and I have played every game in the series with an open mind and a clean slate. I have my own favorite game (Final Fantasy Tactics, incase [...]
Review: Arcade Legends – Sega Genesis 6 in 1
Posted in Reviews, tagged altered beast, arcade legends, genesis, golden axe, sonic the hedgehog on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I stopped at my first garage sale of the season yesterday, and while it was mostly crap I managed to find something pretty cool. It’s a plug-and-play TV game modeled after a model 2 Sega Genesis. After doing some research I discovered that this deadly little device was put out by a company called Radica [...]
20 Six Word Reviews
Posted in Reviews, tagged 32x, atari 2600, dreamcast, genesis, nintendo, playstation, review, six, word on May 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was stuck at a tradeshow promoting my employer yesterday, and all I had with me was a pen and a notepad. I decided that I’d better start doing something constructive, mostly for my own sanity, so I started trying to write a review of a game I was playing recently. I could only come [...]
The 5 best CyberPunk video games, Part 2/2
Posted in Lists, tagged cyberpunk, final fantasy, review, shadowrun, snatcher on May 6, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Welcome back for the Top 3 games on our list of the best Cyberpunk themed video games. These are the cream of the crop and should be found, and played immediately. In fact, don’t even read this; go and buy these games. And for those of you who have already played them, here they are: [...]
Chasethechuckwagon.com
Posted in Art of Collecting, tagged auction, chasethechuckwagon.com, king neptune, nes on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A ColecoVision / Adam flash cart, available right now on Chasethechuckwagon.com Sick of the getting gouged by the big wigs over at Ebay? Sick of the crippling fees and the facelessness that comes with dealing with a corporate machine? Luckily, someone else is, and they are finally doing something about it… Chasethechuckwagon.com is a brand [...]
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