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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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,…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →So last week I went and bought a Dreamcast from my local thrift store. It's also my first Sega system. Back in the days of the great Nintendo/Sega console wars, I was firmly on the Nintendo side of the name-calling fence. Luckily, a friend of mine has a pretty good collection of Dreamcast titles that she lent to me while I work on building up my own collection. Good games like Shenmue, Chu Chu Rocket…
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