How Indie Games Made Me Remember Why I Actually Love Video Games
I’ll be honest – I never thought I’d care much about indie games. This was 2008, I’m browsing Xbox Live Arcade during one of Phoenix’s...
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From Monkey Island to Moon Logic – How Adventure Games Broke My Heart and Won It Back
You know what’s funny about being a Sega kid? Everyone assumes I only played fast-paced action games, but the truth is I spent just as...
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How My Saturn and Genesis RPGs Accidentally Prepared Me for Adult Responsibilities
My parents never understood why I’d spend entire weekends hunched over my Genesis playing Phantasy Star II, carefully managing my meseta and inventory space. “You’re...
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Those Weird Sega Games Nobody Remembers That I’m Still Mad About
Okay, confession time – sometimes I get way more excited talking about some bizarre Saturn import that sold maybe three copies than whatever flashy new...
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Sony Just Pulled a Sega Saturn – The Concord Disaster Nobody Saw Coming (Except Everyone Did)
Well, this brings back some painful memories. Actually, that’s not entirely true – I absolutely saw this train wreck coming from miles away, just like...
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How Skyrim Became My Gaming Comfort Food for 13 Years Running
Man, I still remember the exact moment I fired up Skyrim for the first time. November 11, 2011 – yeah, that whole 11/11/11 marketing thing...
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That Time Myst Made Me Realize Games Could Be Art (And Nearly Drove Me Insane)
Look, I need to be honest with you right up front – I was never really a PC gaming guy in the early 90s. I...
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Starfield Hit Me Right in the Space Dreams (And My Teacher Salary)
Man, when Starfield dropped, I did something I haven’t done since the Dreamcast launch – I called in sick to work. Yeah, I know, real...
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When Real-Time Strategy Games Took Over My Life: A Journey from Dune II to StarCraft Domination
You know, I can pinpoint the exact moment my gaming life changed forever, and it wasn’t even on a Sega console. I was sixteen in...
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Racing Games That Made Me Blow My Allowance at the Arcade
First time I played OutRun, I had to stand on this rickety milk crate just to reach the steering wheel properly. The arcade owner—this guy...
