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Review Round-Up – 1/5/13
It's been a little while since my last "Review Round-Up," due to the madness of the holiday season as well as moving PMO to a new server and performing some refinements you may notice around the site (check out the updated menu and sidebars). On the review side of...
The Essential 100, No. 22: Mortal Kombat on 1UP
Updating here isn't going as swiftly as I'd like, for all the stuff I'm doing elsewhere. Stuff such as my latest work for 1UP, which is now available for all to see: "The Essential 100, No. 22: Mortal Kombat." This was one I was eager to do, because it pretty much...
Review Round-Up – 11/7/12
Oof, I'm a bit late with this one. Here's a little of what I've been up to elsewhere, but don't worry, I have some fun stuff to add here soon as well. From Slide to Play: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - I have no idea how I was selected to do this one, but I...
On 1UP: Mega Man’s Comic Career: The Good, The Bad, The Bizarre
Ah, right; I should have mentioned this last week. In addition to my other stories for 1UP for their Cover Story "Mega Man: 25 Years of Theme-Park Levels and Stolen Robot Powers," my wife and I collaborated on one other piece. "Mega Man's Comic Career: The Good, The...
1UP’s Mega Man Cover Story (and My Contributions to It)
As I mentioned on The Mega Man Network, this week's 1UP Cover Story is "Mega Man: 25 Years of Theme-Park Levels and Stolen Robot Powers," and I've been privileged enough to write some things for it! Much like my previous contribution about "The Many Versions, Ports,...
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 “Surprise” Commercial is Surprisingly Enjoyable
You've probably seen this already, as it seems to be everywhere-- or at least on a lot of male-targeted programming, anyway. I'm not especially inclined to play the game, but I do enjoy this ad more than last year's version. I guess there's something about Tony Stark...
My Lucky Day: Fabulous Video Game Finds
Okay, so perhaps "fabulous" is in the eye of the beholder here. Still, I came across a few finds which made me quite happy down at the local used goods store last week (and I'm only now getting around to talking about them, but what can you do?). I'll start with the...
Mini-Review: Burger King’s Wii U Toys – Wii U Sticker Dispenser and Luigi
Recently, Burger King revealed the latest promotion in their BK Crown Kids Meals: The Wii U. I covered the line at Mario's Hat, but now I'm here to examine these toys a little more closely than what the promotional website allows. It's three of my favorite things...
Wreck-It Ralph: “I’m Gonna Review It!”
Last night, The Wife and I caught Disney's (and not Pixar's) newest animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph. And following the encouragement of some, I've decided to review it here, even though I don't know the first thing about film critique and my taste in movies would no...
The Worst Thing About the Wii
Here we are, only a couple of weeks away from the launch of the Wii U. Naturally, this has led me to take a little bit of time to sit back and reflect on this last generation of games. And thinking about it, the Wii has had one problem which stood out above all others...
Science Week on 1UP
As it happens, reviews aren't the only thing I've been up to; I've been writing a few things for 1UP as well. Such as this past week's Cover Story, Science Week! There, I have two articles available for your enjoyment: The first is called "Mysticism vs. Science in...
Review Round-Up – 10/28/12
I HAVE THE POWERRRRRRRR!!! ...to show you the latest stuff I've been reviewing, and part of why there hasn't been more original content in this space. From Slide to Play: He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe - He-Man is back, and he's brought all of his...
Review Round-Up – 9/23/12
Wow, it's been a little while since I last shared my reviews from elsewhere with you guys. Time to fix that! On Slide to Play: Rayman Jungle Run - Undoubtedly the best of the lot. If you have an iPhone, I cannot recommend this any more highly. And yes, the theme from...
Update to “Building a Better Mario Kart”
Nothing too big here, but I made a bit of an oversight in my "Building a Better Mario Kart" article from a couple of days ago, and I have just finished adding it in. If you wanted to know without reading (or re-reading the whole thing), I added two items to the end:...
Dear Microsoft: Let Rare Remake These Classic Games!
Recently, James Rolfe added to a series of GameTrailers videos where he drops his "Angry Video Game Nerd" persona and talks candidly about video games he has fond memories of from years ago. His most recent entry (which, unlike his AVGN videos, has little in the way...
Building a Better Mario Kart: What I Would Change
Much as I love Mario Kart, it's not perfect, and I feel that SEGA's Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing has overall managed to surpass it as a more enjoyable, more competitive, and overall more skill-based experience. The sequel, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, is...
What I Love in Mario Kart
As mentioned at the end of my previous post, I really enjoy Mario Kart. More than anything, the characters, vehicles, and tracks tend to stand out for me. Here are some of my favorites. Characters: Mario Kart has seen a lot of characters over the years. I remember...
Super Mario Kart Turns 20: Looking Back
Will I ever get a tribute up on time? Probably not on this site. Still, one day late (by a short margin) is better than never, I suppose. Today's honor is the 20th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Kart in North America (with Japan's coming out only a few days...
Stardroids: True Blue Now Live and In Color
Have you ever checked out the list of affiliates down on the sidebar there? If you have, you might have seen one called "Stardroids," which is a Mega Man fancomic written, drawn, inked, and colored by Terra. I recommend checking it out, as it does have some funny...
Awesome Art: Yoshi’s Island of Dreams
Matt Green over at Press the Buttons recently came upon and posted the above piece of artwork by Michael Julius Peterson on deviantART, "Yoshi's Island of Dreams." He notes that "this is not a real Yoshi game, but it should be" while drawing comparisons between the...
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