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My Relationship with Video Games: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I've been playing games all my life. I can't tell you how old I was when I first picked up a video game but I can tell you what the game was and the circumstances around it as if it happened yesterday. I was still living in the Philippines at the time and my uncle gave me his Game Boy—the first one which, as some of you may recall, was the big grey brick that needed a fistful of AA batteries to run. The first game I ever played on it? Mortal Kombat. I don't know if that was a good choice on my uncle's part, but luckily the Game Boy wasn't conducive to ultra-violence, if only because it was graphically incapable of rendering it. With a dot matrix display that started to fade when the batteries were running low, the thing could only do so much. But it did enough. It got me hooked.
By Jay Vergara8 years ago in Gamers
Most Underrated Bands of the 00s
It is all too easy to forget about the music that used to be popular over a decade ago. That's why we're here to remind you of all the gems you used to hoard in your iPod shuffle. Which bands were your favorite in the 2000s? Wonder what they're doing now? Here are the most underrated bands of the 00s.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Beat
A Stranger's Lie
I could feel the anger in his stare. His cold, emotionless expression. The wind sweeping through the windows. The curtain swaying slightly. I sit dead still, trying not to make even a slight movement that could provoke him. I didn’t know who I was anymore. I’m an object. A possession.
By Keeley Bewick8 years ago in Horror
