Retro City Rampage – Congratulations! You Lose!
Ever look at a video game and say, “This is totally up my alley!” The concept, the premise, the graphics: whenever it all comes together, you feel like you’ve found something special. But,...
View ArticleRetro Game Challenge: An Homage Done Right
I had recently looked at Retro City Rampage and gave it some criticism that many didn’t appreciate. Not that my take on the game wasn’t valid or even original; I read many reviews that also viewed...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog 2 – Shotgun Not Being Tails!
Over the weekend, a buddy and I got some time to hang out. We both have full-time careers and are fathers of two, so hanging out can only mean one thing: we’re babysitting. Of course, this instance...
View ArticlePersona 4 Golden – Solid Experience, Mediocre Game
So, I have this thing called the Playstation Vita. Never heard of it? Well, neither has anyone else ever. I guess that’s why it’s doing so poorly. I don’t have any numbers to show you; I just hear...
View ArticleBad Dudes – Who’s Bad?
It’s February! You know what that means! Valentine’s Day! A time for people either to be gross and do things with their feelings and stuff, or a time for people to be cynical and talk about how...
View ArticleRayman: A Legend Deferred
If you’ve at all been keeping up with current events, then you’ve undoubtedly come across one of our generations biggest stories: Rayman Legends for the Wii U is no longer a Wii U exclusive and will be...
View ArticleJetpack Joyride – Like a Bat Outta Hell!
Welcome back to Badass-uary! Did you miss me? If so, GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE! That sentimental bullshit isn’t allowed! It might taint our testosterone! And we’re here to fuel ourselves to the brim...
View ArticleThe Badass Guide to Gaming: What to Eat
Welcome back to my ongoing course on how to stop sucking and love the Badass! Being a Badass takes a lot of focus, determination, guts, and punching! Lots and lots of punching! Maybe even a kick...
View ArticleMetal Slug Anthology – Peace Forever!
Welcome back to Badass-uary! For this entry, I wanted to talk about the baddest and most kick ass game franchise I know: Metal Slug! To do this, I went on the hunt for Metal Slug Anthology, the...
View ArticleI Heard the Ending Sucked: Why I Stopped Playing Knytt Underground
I’d recently purchased Knytt Underground for my Vita and begun playing it this weekend. I’ve had the game for a week or two, but I waited until I could really devote some time to it because I’d heard...
View ArticleDuck Tales – Revisited Before Remastered
Hey, did you hear? Duck Tales on the NES is being remastered for eShop, PSN, and XBLA! They’re calling it Duck Tales: Remastered! And the trailer is boner-efic! And Holy shit! WayForward is...
View ArticleGuacamelee! –¡Viva Los Luchadores!
Quick! Think of some of the most badass things in the entire universe! [Pause for Your Thinking...] Times up! I’m sure you thought of a bunch of things, but if Batman, monster trucks, fire, Mr....
View ArticleRocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken – The Original Cock of War!
“Chickens shooting each other on jetpacks? SOLD!” These were the exact words I spat out before I purchased Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and before my wife decided to take the kids and move back in...
View ArticleFire Emblem: Awakening – I’m Playing It Wrong! (Part I)
I’m a man with an eclectic taste when it concerns video games, but there are certain genres that I enjoy over others, and one of my favorite genres is the Strategy Role Playing Game, or SRPG. Needless...
View ArticleFire Emblem: Awakening – Pick a God and Pray! (Part II)
Last time, I posted about how lame and unmanly I was during my first playthrough of Fire Emblem: Awakening. Long story short: I was playing it wrong by not building relationships and by playing with...
View ArticleLuigi A Gonna Kill Me: What’s a Blogger to do?
Internet, I may not have long to live. My life has been threatened, and I’m pretty sure the man out to get me WILL follow through. I wanted to get this out as fast as I could so somebody might be...
View ArticleLuigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – The Universe’s Finest Achievement
I have to tell you, of my own volition which definitely has nothing to do with any green plumber-related reasons, that I have found THE game. The world’s greatest game to have been created or will...
View ArticleDuck Tales 2 – Remaster This!
This post hits a couple milestones for me. Firstly, it’s the first playthrough I’ve done that’s a sequel to another playthrough I’ve done. It kind of makes me look focused and organized, which is...
View ArticlePunch Out!! Project Poster!!
So I made this completely unnecessary yet angelic and elegant piece of greatness to hang in my office at work, and I wanted to share it because I knew you guys would find it proportionately...
View ArticlePunch Out!! (Wii) – The Montage Makes the Man
So, I made this sweet thing last week that I’m super proud of, and it made me want to play Punch Out!! again. Because, honestly, when is it ever not a good idea to play Punch Out!!? Whoa… punctuation...
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