It’s 2015. Mega Man hasn’t seen an “official” release since Street Fighter X Mega Man in 2012 and that game was originally a fan-made title, eventually published by Capcom. Other than that Capcom has been quiet on the Mega Man front. His spiritual successor, Mighty No. 9, is slated for release in April of...
Retro Gaming
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Remember when Pokemon first came out? I do. It was 1998. I remember driving around Long Island with my mom searching for the game so I could finally dust off my old gameboy that looked like some kind of ancient black brick at that point. After dusting off four AA batteries I was able...
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For those of you getting sick and tired of my unending love letter to everything Nintendo, let’s celebrate the PlayStation today. The PlayStation is now old enough to vote, buy cigarettes, though it still can’t buy itself that well-deserved drink. So I’ll raise a glass of Jolt Cola to celebrate twenty great years of...
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I’m in the Halloween Spirit! It could be that I’m in Washington State right now taking in the beautiful foliage and the cool, grey air; or maybe it’s Graves’ excellent series of posts about horror films! While I’m not entirely sure, my specialty is video games, so I sat and thought about the best...
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It’s Episode 2 of the ChompCast! This episode Mike, Jordan, and Evan talk about Horror Movies, Gotham the television show, and Nintendo’s 125th Anniversary. Get ready to get CHOMPED!
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When taking a look at these lists I have been producing for the past week, I came to a head in the process. I know a series like Metroid is worthy of it’s own post, I just felt that trying to figure out the best game in that series may be splitting hairs. Metroid...
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Remember the boss fight? There was something special at getting to the end of a stage knowing that you’d have some big boss to destroy. There was anxiety and curiosity as we inched towards the bosses lair. In every genre of video game there was something of a boss fight, even puzzle games! While...
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The ape that started it all! Donkey Kong was one of the first video games that Nintendo ever put out on the market. To this day it has significant cultural impact and has gone on to spawn one of my favorite documentaries: The King of Kong. Donkey Kong is not only Nintendo’s first real...
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It’s so easy to get lost down the rabbit hole of Mario when celebrating all that is Nintendo. He has parties, races go-karts, plays sports, teaches typing, and he once even had a time machine. When people talk about Nintendo after we celebrate the joy and fun of Super Mario we start to get...
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What is there to say about Nintendo that hasn’t been said before. Typically I consider them to be the Disney of video games. They are a timeless, fun company that has produced some of the most memorable and lovable characters of all time. Super Mario is the poster-child for everything about gaming. The Big...
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