Category: Reflections
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To Play or Not to Play: The Life of a Video Game Reviewer
By Patrick Johnson Note: This article was originally done solely for a midterm assignment in an English class recently, before Patrick Johnson was added to the staff for artwork, bonus writing, and other duties. This explains the “outsider” tone of inquiring about the particulars of being a video game writer. Friday night and work just got…
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Foreign Favorites – Volume 1
By Michael Mygind There are some awesome retro imports out there that a lot of people don’t know about. So, this is a feature that I’ll be writing from time to time to put a spotlight on some of great foreign games that I feel are worth checking out. I won’t go into great depth,…
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A Look Back at the Longest Virtual Tour of Duty – Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty‘s initial success on PC back in 2003 helped put Infinity Ward on the map in the eyes of PC gamers, and the success of its expansion and the then-current generation console spin-offs (PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox), United Offensive and Finest Hour respectively helped to keep the CoD name in the periphery of…
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A Look Back at the Longest Virtual Tour of Duty – Call of Duty
Part I: Call of Duty – Answering the Call You’ll Always Remember Your First… On October 29, 2003 a small company under the name of Infinity Ward would release their very first game on PC. This first person shooter title, published by Activision, would not be the first World War II to arrive onto market.…
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“Growing Up an Unbiased Gamer”
By Michael Mygind On several occasions, I’ve had debates with one of my oldest friends about whether or not the Sega Genesis was a good console. He attests to how much better the Super Nintendo is/was and how crappy the Genesis is/was. I never took a side on this when I was younger and I…
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“The Rise and Fall of the Super K”
By Michael Mygind Growing up in the small farming town of Sanger, CA, there wasn’t too much to do as a kid if you weren’t into sports. In 1994, the greatest hang out spot ever for such a kid opened up: the Super Kmart. Although I would’ve wanted a party at a Jumper’s Jungle fun…
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Top 10 Most Annoying Sidekicks
By the Last Token Gaming Staff As is commonly noted amongst gamers and critics today, it’s stunning to see how far video games have come in a very short amount of time. But while titles have taken lunar leaps in areas like graphics, storytelling, voice acting and music, there’s still a frequent flaw that persists…
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Childhood Gaming Traumas: The ReDeads from “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”
By Marshall Garvey Being born in 1989, I wasn’t introduced to the Zelda franchise until the blockbuster release of Ocarina of Time in 1998. Even when it came out, I had no personal interest in playing it, and only did so upon the insistence of my uncle Tim. With an N64 for Christmas that year…