At some point in every veteran gamer’s life, a certain eye-opening event is bound to happen. I would even be so bold as to call it tradition. Every gamer runs into that moment in time, where they go back to something they loved as a kid, only to realize that once you take the nostalgia […]
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Jackal Isn’t Much Like the Arcade Version, and That’s Good
Similar to a lot of Konami games of the NES era, Jackal is truly better when you play with a friend. It’s a great pick-up-and-play game, that anyone can have fun with. Developer Description Your brothers-in-arms are hostages behind enemy lines, and you’re their only hope for freedom. But the firepower you’ll face to rescue […]
How Difficulty in Gaming Affects Enjoyment
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 […]