Tag Archives: SNES

Sensationalise me Remember that short-lived Twitter fad #explainafilmplotbadly? Yes, well, you can rest assured that this piece of hard-hitting investigative journalism is absolutely, 100-percent dissimilar. No wait it’s exactly the same. Of course there are a number of minor caveats to consider. For one, not all of these entries are …

Many gamers revere the original Deus Ex, calling it one of the most revolutionary, forward-thinking games of all time. And while that may be true, it also features some shockingly awful voiceovers–like a Chinese woman who greets you with “Mistah J.C. Denton, in da fresh.” Bad fake accents will immediately …

Jade Raymond has left Ubisoft after ten years overseeing some of its most successful studios and franchises, and with her goes one of the best-known producers and studio directors in the business. Most recently, Raymond worked as… Wait, you’re not sure what a video game producer actually does, are you? …

You know I’m a sucker for pixel art, especially when it combines a 16-bit aesthetic with the extra-smooth animations of the 32-bit era. And that’s what immediately grabs me about Ethereal, an indie Kickstarter project with a realistically obtainable goal. Playing as a cute blue orb of spirit energy, you …

Give a man a mask and he will show you his true face After extensive research, I’ve determined that the purpose of a mask is to hide the wearer’s identity. No really, it’s true! And when it’s used in video games, the mask will usually work as a plot device …

Henry returns from Comic-Con just in time to talk about people getting punched in the crotch, Homefront getting a new home, a double dose of Last of Us, your dreams, and a farewell to Tony. Hosts: Henry Gilbert, Ryan Taljonick, Ashley Reed, Tony Wilson Question of the week: We know …

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? We’ve all been there. Trying to get a mosh pit started at school when someone turned their Game Boy’s volume up to max, or headbanging to the title screen music of Desert Strike. Right? People may tell you to grow up, get a haircut or …

E3 is upon us! Hear us chat about the Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, and Nintendo press conferences. We’ve also gone hands-on with some games, too. We decided to talk about all of it in one podcast. Yay! PARTY CITY, PEOPLE. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Sophia Tong, Henry Gilbert, Ryan Taljonick, Ashley …

This week we talk about the biggest news, and discuss Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. But wait! There’s more! …actually, there’s not much more. Oh, there’s the Top 7! Listen to that. Hosts: Hollander Cooper, Lorenzo Veloria, Henry Gilbert, Ryan Taljonick, Question of the week: What’s your favorite flash/browser …

Not in front of the kids… If you were like me as a kid, you imagined toys from disparate franchises meeting up in these massive battles. He-Man and Donatello waged epic wars against Starscream and Doctor Doom, but things could get awkward when characters like Predator and RoboCop joined in. …