Having finished the single-player game in Street Fighter 4 with both Sagat and Sakura on the same day a couple weeks ago, it really dawned on me how much stronger certain characters in the game are compared to others. I’m not talking about characters like Dhalsim and El Fuerte – I think they’re both pretty […]

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Anyone remember “That’s Incredible”? They used to show stunts and other random crap. Turns out they also held the very first video game championship, between 3 competitors, using arcade machines. This whole thing is very 80s, and looking at how primitive-looking these games really were is a trip.

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Use Boxmen is a fun little game, reminiscent of Braid in its puzzles. There’s no time-rewinding, but there are some other interesting mechanics, and some damn hard puzzles. Play Use Boxmen

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge […]

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Let’s be honest. Advent Rising was a terrible game. But it had some of the best music I’ve ever heard in any videogame ever – potentially even better than Symphony of the Night. Take a listen if you don’t believe me. Lungfishopolis MusicCast: Advent Rising

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Bosses? But isn’t Seth the final boss in Street Fighter IV? Yes, Seth is the final boss. And his name is awesome stupid. Capcom might as well have named this formidible opponent Horace or Bob. In any event, what I mean when I refer to “The Bosses” is that in the original Street Fighter 2, […]

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The other night I finished Fallout 3, and when I say finished, I mean finished.  Every achievement point gained, all five DLC packs completed.  Are there still a few unnamed quests and places to visit in the Wastelands?  Oh sure, it wouldn’t be a Bethesda game if there weren’t, but for me, Fallout 3 is […]

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I’ve always considered myself fairly good at video games. I used to kick all my friends’ asses at multiplayer Armored Core on the Playstation, and I ruled the Street Fighter 2 machine with an iron fist. But recently, I’ve been sucking. And I’m not just talking about all the Street Fighter 4 players that are […]

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I’ve never before heard of this guy, or his “Rev Rant” series, but after having caught this video, I’ve got to admit – it made me think. What if we could pay for a game after having decided that it was actually really good rather than dropping $60 for a game that we discover stinks? […]

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The Aisle is a very different type of game. It’s a text adventure, but the entire game consists of a single decision, and thus takes less than a minute to play. You’re in a supermarket looking at pasta. What will you do? Pick up the pasta? Move away? Eat the pasta raw? Sexually assault other […]

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