Rare: A Retrospective
April 12, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
How could Rare ever let me down? Or did they really?
My Donkey Kong Country article helped wonderful childhood memories come flooding back into my mind all about the awesomeness that was Rare, the developer that owned the N64 without question. But then I started to think about the state of Rare these days and that fuzzy warm feeling rapidly faded away. If I can be so bold, what the heck happened to Rare? It’s time for a little retrospective and a short history on Rare. Read more
5 Arcade Cabinets I’d Like to Own
April 9, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Steve Wiebe speaks for all of us when it comes to devotion of arcade games.
Just the other day my wife and I found ourselves trying out a new pizza joint across town. To my surprise, they had a Punch-Out!! arcade machine set up in the corner. I was sad to discover that it didn’t currently work since it was in need of a new power unit, but nonetheless it got me thinking. If I had a house with a game room and enough money to fill that game room with whatever I liked, what arcade games would I put in there? Here are my top 5 choices in no particular order.
The Top 10 Video Game Quotes That Need To Die
February 4, 2010 by Chris Pranger
Filed under Video Games
Yeah, I'd be tired of these quotes, too.
Gaming has begun moving past the point of a niche culture and broken into the mainstream. We all know this, so I’m not really covering new ground here. We’ve got a huge library of games to pluck endless references from, but something I’ve noticed is the same references come back again and again. These are some quotes that I hear people make probably a little more than they should. So here they were, the Top 10 Video Game Quotes That Need To Die. Read more
