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Kevin Podas Jun 30, 2022. 6 minute read
What Your Favorite Mario Game Says About You
The great thing about Super Mario games is that there is no clear front-runner for “Best Game Evar!!1!”. Everyone has their own personal favorite Mario adventure, making your choice just as unique as your fingerprint! But what does your favorite Mario game say about you? Scholars have pondered the question…
READ MORE >Collin MacGregor Jan 13, 2021. 3 minute read
Ranking 6 Video Game Crews Based On Their Ability to Sing a Sea Shanty
There aren’t a lot of ways to pass the time when you’re apart of a video game crew. Typically your crew just stands around doing nothing while waiting for the protagonist to solve all of their issues. It’s a good life, but a very boring one. So what’s the best…
READ MORE >merritt k May 21, 2020. 2 minute read
The 17 Best Holes in Video Games
When it comes to signification, the humble hole is anything but void. Symbolizing a lack, a break, a missing piece, the hole figures prominently in video games. Frequently, it is the passive nonexistence to the player’s active existence, the ever-present threat of oblivion. At other times, its powers are handed…
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Mark Hill May 20, 2020. 6 minute read
Meet the Gamers Bringing Achievements Back to the Past
Ever since Microsoft introduced their Gamerscore system in 2005, it’s been increasingly rare for games to ship without achievements or trophies, and today there are countless websites for tracking and conglomerating them across platforms, tutorials with millions of views to aid in unlocking, and complaints whenever a game is released…
READ MORE >Danielle Riendeau Jan 3, 2020. 2 minute read
These Are the 16 Can’t Miss Speedruns of AGDQ 2020
Now that the holidays are over, it’s time for gamer Christmas! Or, well, Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), a weeklong, 24-hour-running speedrunning marathon where talented runners race through their favorite games for charity. It runs twice a year (with Summer Games Done Quick… in the summer), and as the kind…
READ MORE >Kenneth Shepard Nov 24, 2019. 2 minute read
Nintendo Has a “Perfect” Image of Mario, Invalidating Other Interpretations
Think of Mario. It’s very likely we all have different images of the Italian plumber based on age, game preference, and what Nintendo systems you either bought or skipped out on over the company’s many years. But according to a display at the Nintendo Store in New York City, the…
READ MORE >merritt k Nov 12, 2019. 6 minute read
5 Classic Video Game Hazards, Psychoanalyzed
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared at Dorkly.com in January 2018. As long as there have been video games, there have been protagonists. And yet, these heroes cannot stand alone: without the obstacles which define them, they are little more than collections of pixels, imbued with neither bravery nor resolve.…
READ MORE >Theron Seckington Jun 4, 2019. 5 minute read
5 More Sonic-Era Games We Should Adapt Now That We’re Drunk With Power
The blue hedgehog is on his unsteady way to the silver screen, and many fans are still worried. But there’s no reason to despair. The Chronicles of Narnia, His Dark Materials and other fantasy stories were quickly, though often poorly, optioned after the world caught Hobbit Fever back in the early…
READ MORE >Sean Aitchison Apr 30, 2019. 6 minute read
The Wet and Wild History of American Nintendo Cartoons
Video games and animation have had an interesting relationship over the years. In Japan, video games commonly lead to anime series and vice versa, with some of the most popular anime series starting out as visual novels or dating sim games and some of the most popular video games being…
READ MORE >Ryan Stevens Feb 6, 2019. 4 minute read
The History of The Jump – Tinker
Video game mascots jump like fish breathe water. Or… something like that, anyway. Embedded above you is the first episode of Tinker. And it’s a doozy! Tinker is an examination of game mechanics: macro, micro, and all the sizes in between. I plan to both delve deep on what makes…
READ MORE >Jordan Mallory Dec 11, 2018. 4 minute read
8 Items from Other Games That Should Be in Fortnite
This morning’s Fortnite patch put the Infinity Blade from Infinity Blade into Battle Royale mode, which is weird on it’s own, but Epic also de-listed all of the Infinity Blade games at the same time. Epic said that maintaining the Infinity Blade series has “become increasingly difficult for our team…
READ MORE >Elizabeth Henges Nov 22, 2018. 4 minute read
10 Tasty Video Game Foods You Can Make Right Now
Happy Thanksgiving! Tired of turkey and stuffing yet? How about something a little bit more… gaming flavored? I’ve gathered up 10 gaming recipes for you to try out now! From full meals to desserts, the popular to the strange, there’s something for everyone here. Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie (Undertale) Let’s start…
READ MORE >Nate Ewert-Krocker Jul 18, 2016. 3 minute read
Super Mario Bros. 3 review
Boss Fight Books' Super Mario Bros. 3 is a poignant reflection on a game we (mostly) all played and loved.
READ MORE >Jack Yarwood Jan 29, 2016. 5 minute read
Top Five Best Introductions in Gaming
We take a look at the most spectacular introductions in gaming.
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