Why Mario Party 2 Turned My Accounting Brain Into a Revenge-Seeking Monster
There’s something deeply disturbing about how Mario Party 2 can transform a mild-mannered accountant into a vindictive maniac who holds grudges about virtual dice rolls...
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That Time Pokemon Puzzle League Made Me Forget Every Other Puzzle Game Existed
Man, I still remember the exact moment Pokemon Puzzle League clicked for me. It was summer ’01, I think, and my nephew had just gotten...
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That Time I Convinced Myself the 32X Was Worth It (Spoiler: It Wasn’t)
You know what’s sitting in my game room right now, looking like some kind of digital growth? My Sega 32X, still plugged into my Model...
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That Genesis Six-Button Controller Made Street Fighter II Feel Like Pure Magic
I’ve got this Genesis six-button controller sitting right here on my desk as I’m typing this, and honestly? The thing still gives me goosebumps. The...
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Ranking the Consoles That Actually Mattered: My Personal Journey Through Gaming’s Golden Age
Christmas morning, 1982. I’m eight years old, sitting on that awful orange shag carpet Mom refused to replace, staring at this wood-paneled beast connected to...
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Why I Still Hoard Every Game Manual I’ve Ever Owned (And You Should Too)
I’ve got this plastic storage container in my basement that I guard like it contains the Declaration of Independence or something. It’s filled with every...
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Why Legacy of Kain Still Haunts Me Twenty-Five Years Later
I still remember the exact moment Legacy of Kain grabbed me by the throat and wouldn’t let go. It was winter of 1999, I was...
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Games That Made Me Sleep With the Lights On (And I’m Not Ashamed)
I’m forty-seven years old and I still remember the exact texture of that NES controller in my sweaty hands. It’s 1987, I’m ten, and I’m...
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That Little Ping Sound Broke My Brain: How Xbox 360 Achievements Turned Me Into a Completionist Monster
I can tell you the exact moment my gaming brain got rewired. November 2005, standing in my basement game room – well, it was just...
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My Twelve-Year Crime Spree Through Los Santos – Why I Can’t Quit GTA Online
I remember taking a sick day from my accounting job when GTA Online launched back in October 2013. Told my boss I had a migraine,...
