Few things about my childhood remain so fervently strong in my memories as video games. And the crowning neuron among all those synapses is my affection for the SEGA Genesis. To try and explain it in words is difficult because from 1991 to 1993 I had so many memories and experiences during my formative teenage […]
I purchased the original game as an afterthought. Back in 2005 I had purchased Red Ninja: End of Honor for PS2 on the assumption that it would be another great ninja stealth game in the vein of Tenchu (another series I will talk about). I was greatly disappointed in the game’s overall mechanics so I returned […]
The Final Fantasy series of games have been around as long as I’ve been playing video games, and I have been playing them for just as long. The first game in the series was one of my first, if not the first, traditional RPG video game I ever played. I definitely remember it was the […]
Since the NES days I’ve been a fan of role playing games; buy weapons, fight monsters, level up, etc. I’m a sucker for level grinding and acquiring every piece of power up I possibly can. There are dozens of games I’ve played since the 8-bit days that have been favorites of mine: Shining Force, Chrono […]
Like many interests I’ve taken in my life, video games have been an influence in them in some capacity. So, when I started taking boxing a few months ago no exception was made. Another big reason is that a few friends have also been taking this sport for some time and I was bring impressed […]
Everyone clings to something that, long past its limelight and hype, we ardently believe it will make a comeback one day. That faint glimmer of hope that it’s not truly dead or relegated to the past tense permanently. While my desire to see Crystal Pepsi is most certainly not going to happen, my wish to […]
Up until recently, video game characters were principally avatars of fantasy worlds and imagination. This is all well and good and the most fundamental foundation for what makes video games so great. Then, the “Uncharted” game series came out and I was instantly attached to him and his world which is exactly like our own […]
My taste in music has rarely been mainstream. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate what’s on the radio from time to time. However, the advent of internet radio, and Napster, forever changed how I would not only listen to music but what I listened to. Tastes in music come and go. Trends and fads […]
I am trying to accomplish two things with my new lease on world travel. The first is visit as many archeological monuments around the world as possible; the older the better. The second is to take at least one picture from every destination dressed as one of my favorite video game characters, Nathan Drake. There’s […]
I’m hardly a kart racer fan, this being the second one I ever bought; the first being Mario Kart Wii. However, the big difference between the former I acquired after listening to the soundtracks from the game randomly. While Mario Kart’s characters, stages and music all bore the series’ trademark look and feel, the Sonic […]