"Buy Somthin' Will Ya!"

So after much labor-of-loving, I've finished my first t-shirts and put them up on my new site available for sale. I've worked hard at thinking of what I myself would want to wear to show my gamer nature. I decided that some of the best ideas are the most subtle. These are shirts that people not in the know are not going to get, but that makes it all the cooler when someone knows what…

Ah, the weekend was fast approaching, and with a small amount of spendable money in my pocket, I figured it was about time I took a trip back to my local farmer's market to see what worthwhile video games I could come upon. I may not have walked away with as many titles, but I'd say at least two of them are noteworthy, and the other one...well, I just love anything Ghostbusters. Ghibli_Geek and I…

So I'm assuming that many of you have already seen this video for Valve's upcoming Portal, a first-person puzzle game in which you place two portals in a room and can walk between them. Needless to say, many people seem excited about it, and with good reason. It's these kinds of new concepts that are sorely needed in today's games. With this one game mechanic Valve can open up lots of new ways to play…

So I feel my Cranky Old Gamer side has been boiling up for quite some time now, and I guess it's time to rant before he pops. The topic in question? Final Fantasy...VII. It seems an article or blog can't talk about this game without saying 'the most popular of the series' or even 'the greatest role playing game ever'. Come on, people! Not only do I *not* feel this is the best RPG ever,…

So with the extended weekend, I decided to drag myself and a friend to the Berlin Farmer's Market, which contrary to the title is more of a flea market with stands selling all kinds of old things that only weirdos and whackjobs would want. Being at least one of those two things, I love going here to see all the vintage gaming goodness to be had. I was hoping at least two stands would have…

So with the 4th of July holiday here in the US, naturally our first thought goes to all the gaming we can get done while we have some spare time. Today I was playing some Vice City (a game I don't often pick up) and just started fooling around, killing time. After a while, I noticed I felt guilty about gaming without a purpose. After all, I have so many other games that I'm only…