First Thoughts and Introduction
Since this is my first post, I thought that I would spend it with something akin to a mission statement, a Raison d'être of what I'm going to be talking about here, why I'm a Togger, and why I'm a...
View ArticleWhy Hand Held Games Make Me Feel Old
About two weeks back, I was going to meet some friends to see a movie. I, and another friend, arrived early, and as so often happens these days, out came the iPhone. We played Battleship on my friend's...
View ArticleThe Kids These Days with Their Fast-Paced MMOs
Like many of you who will read this, I enjoy MMORPGs. I've been playing them off and on (mostly on) since the late 90's. I started with Asheron's Call, took a detour through Everquest, City of Heroes,...
View ArticleHow to Lose at Video Games Without Really Trying
By most standards I'm a pretty good loser. As a tactical thinker a generally treat a loss as feedback that helps to refine my strategy. Though I'm not one of those people who picks up a game and runs...
View ArticleOh Christmas List, Oh Christmas List.
I like to think that I know the true meaning of Christmas. I like to think that I grew out of my "gimme, gimme, gimme" phase before I was in my twenties. I enjoy hot chocolate on snowy days, Christmas...
View ArticleThe Age of Empires
I saw this the other day, and was glad. It's hard for me to express just how much I love the Age of Empires franchise. When I bought my first "just for me" PC more than a decade ago, I couldn't leave...
View ArticleGood Video Game Novels
A friend and I had a discussion the other day about the worst books we had ever read that were based on video games. Mine was The Ruins of Dantooine. His was a Sonic the Hedgehog novel he had had the...
View ArticleAre Video Games Getting Easier?
Question. Have you ever gone back and played the games you did when you were growing up? How did you find them? For me, the answer can be summed up in one word: Hard. Finding and playing the games from...
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