What consoles/computers did you buy new, before you started collecting used ones? For me it happened like this: Commodore VIC-20 Commodore 64 Amiga 1000 Sega Master System Amiga 1200 PC Intel 486 DX 66 Game Boy Game Gear Super Nintendo PC Intel Pentium 150 PC Intel Pentium II 350 PC Intel Pentium III 650 PC AMD […]
If you’re anything like me, then you enjoy buying games with the intent of playing them now or later. A common result of that, is that you end up with a large library of games to play, and often are unsure of what to play next. “So what is it?” Overchoice or Choice Overload is a cognitive process […]
Let’s talk about stunt racing games! Racing games have always held a special place in my gaming history, and I think it’s in large part due to the stunt racer and the love and frustration they bring. I’m going to talk about a few of my favourites. Stunt Car Racer (1989) The feel of speed […]
To set up the discussion about difficulty in video games, I’d like to take a look at two games I played back to back, and how it affected me. I recently finished Mega Man 1 for the first time. No emulation or save states, and I didn’t look up any tips, tricks, or glitches. I […]
The Steam winter sales was another round of me buying a bunch of games for really cheap. Cheap enough in fact that it’s easy to buy way more games than you have time to play. I decided that I should try and rectify that in a couple ways. I’m going to put more work into games before […]
