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Gaming, Dad Style
I've always enjoyed gaming—maybe a little too much, at times—but at the beginning of this year, I found out I was going to be a father. Putting aside all the emotions that come with that, I set out to find ways to make my habit a little easier to keep up, even with a newborn around.
By Shaun Dowdall8 years ago in Gamers
Review: Sky Factory 3
I thought to play Minecraft was already difficult enough when I first picked it up a few years ago, but with the release of different mods and such, little did I know that it could get a lot more difficult, and you could be playing a whole different game.
By Such A Geek8 years ago in Gamers
Word Cookies: Review
Word Cookies is a cute little mobile game developed by BitMango (very nice people in my opinion), the game is available to play on Android and Apple. You can find it in the Google Play Store and iTunes, plus there is another version of game on Yiv.com with an 85% rating on it (that's pretty good).
By Chris Reed8 years ago in Gamers
Overwatch Woes
Overwatch. Oh so many powerful emotions. The rise in anger and frustration as you see a sniper jump off edge of a map. The exaltation screamed in glory as you slaughter your enemies can turn into one of surprise in an instant. The constant changes in characters, landscapes, and opponents leave me breathless, waiting for more!
By smokedu Princess8 years ago in Gamers
Female Gamers
Forty-eight percent of the gaming community is female. That is an eight percent increase since 2010. You would think that with such increase, the gaming community would not only tolerate females but embrace them as well. Instead, many females who pick up a controller (or rock a keyboard) are called "fake gamers". Flirtation is rampant; sexist comments are normal.
By Chandra Harrison8 years ago in Gamers
Why I'm Hype as F*** for Super Mario Odyssey
I never got to play Super Mario 64. It was a bit before my time. Apparently, it was one of the most mind-blowing games of the time, along with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I didn't have a Nintendo 64. Video games were seen at the time as still a "boys" thing to do. I did have a Gameboy Color, though, which I was able to convince my parents to get me because it was so cheap in comparison. Pokemon Yellow was my first Nintendo game, and I never looked back.
By Katie A. Marchbank8 years ago in Gamers
Why 'Rainbow Six Siege' Is Broken
Something that grinds my gears about Rainbow Six, even though it's been out for nearly two years, is that it's not even close to being a great game when it should be already. So below I'll just name a few things that desperately need to be fixed/worked on.
By Lyvia Jack8 years ago in Gamers
Sonic CD
After the success of the first game in the series, Sonic the Hedgehog 1, Sega knew they had to capitalise on the Sonic brand as much as they could. Thus, a sequel was created by Sega of America, tentatively titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2. At the same time, however, in Sega of Japan, work started on another Sonic the Hedgehog title, destined for the soon to be released Sega CD, an additional peripheral for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that would allow it to play games on a CD, instead of a cartridge. Two separate games were being created in tandem by the same company in two different countries. One story states that Sonic CD was supposed to be an enhanced port of Sonic 2 for the Sega CD, another states that Sonic 2 and Sonic CD were developed in two different countries simply to create two different games with two different visions. Sega of America updated the Sonic sprite for their release, but the sprite from Sonic CD is remarkably similar to that of Sonic 1, leading credence to the theory that the games were being created in tandem but without interference or communication from the other side, that being Sega of America creating their own new sprites while Sega of Japan stuck with some of their older assets.
By Dylan Copeland8 years ago in Gamers
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Symphony of the Night is the 15th Castlevania game if one counts the games released only in Japan and to computer systems, but to us gamers in America, it was the 10th, including Kid Dracula and other games released to the Game Boy. It was, however, the 5th Castlevania game I played upon its original release way back in 1997.
By Aaron Dennis8 years ago in Gamers
Kindergarten — Why It's Amazing yet Incredibly Weird
How was your childhood? Did you play house with a classmate? Did you get bullied by the big kid? How about hanging out with the weird kid, did you do that? Oh, did you also try to solve the missing person's case of the brother of one of your classmates while avoiding being murdered by the other classmates, the janitor or the principal? Let's hope the last one was a no, otherwise, my sympathies for having to deal with that. Today, I will be talking about a game from this year that is so strange, you can't help but enjoy playing it and wanting more and more. That game is Kindergarten, a game created by SmashGames and Con Man Games where you try and help your classmates and go through their stories while living in an endless series of Mondays going to class. Also, a quick note, there may be spoilers if you want to play the game so... beware of spoilers. Also, this game is very graphic, so, reading this is not for the faint of heart.
By Nathan Miller8 years ago in Gamers
Nintendo 64 Memories
I would never call myself a hard core gamer. I am not, nor will I ever be, at that level. I call myself a casual video game player. I think video games are a really cool medium, and I even support the cause that says that video games are art. Despite many of the video games in my possession still being unbeaten, video gaming was a huge nostalgic part of my childhood, from getting my Game Boy Advance SP for Christmas to going over to my friend's house and bonding over Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. However, nothing gives me a sense of amazing sentimental value than going over to my grandparents' house for a visit, and playing the Nintendo 64 that was kept in their basement.
By Alex Maurice8 years ago in Gamers
