I’m still not sure what happened here, but something caused a whole chunk of consoles in the game room to wink out… and the rage was rather frightening. On a happier note, this was the first time I’d played classic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really like playing Saturn Bomberman at Animazement. No, really. I literally can’t remember an AZ since my very FIRST one where they didn’t have it up on a big screen in the game room. I will be very, very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I’m one of those complete idiots who just plain doesn’t eat at conventions. I can’t help it! I just get distracted! Also, I should mention here that Katsucon’s game room was pretty dang good this year. There seemed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t get me wrong, getting to play around with so many vintage machines is always a great part of MAGFest. Still, the “vintage” part can get to be a problem sometimes. Donkey Kong’s a little less fun when the joystick’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AAaaaaand we’re back! Sorry about the delay last week, folks, but the computer’s up and running again (for now, at least) Now, where were we? This was going to be the continuation of a page that actually DID get drawn.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MIFFY WILL BRING YOU DOWN! NO EXCEPTIONS. I’m not complaining THAT much, though, ‘cos Inverse Phase’s stuff is pretty awesome. In fact, the only complaint I have about AZ’s typically awesome Game Room is that the moved Rock Band back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There seem to be two kind of Game Rooms at cons. There’s the ones I like, which are generally full of funky puzzle games and 2D shooters (which I refuse to call “shmups” ‘cos that sounds like a noise Yoshi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh, Electronic Gaming Monthly. I think there’s still a big box of raggedy old issues sitting around my parent’s house. So many memories of my long-lost youth (and yes, I realize they still print it, but it’s not the same,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my defense, the Gaylord really doesn’t have all that many places to put out promotional materials and actually have people see them, and it IS kind of awkward to leave stuff on tables that somebody’s already sitting at, and…[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Complete and total truth. I’m old enough that “advanced technology” was depicted like this when I was a kid, and that’s what it’ll look like in my head for the rest of my life. Seriously, I still think the original[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…