As I type this, I am covetously inspecting my growing stockpile of canned goods and rice. Earlier I cleaned and loaded my Colt .45 Airsoft pistol with silencer and under barrel flashlight (think Metal Gear Solid 3). Within the next couple of hours I will be ready for what I am guessing is either …
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The State of Japanese Gaming Plus A Couple of Signs That the End Times Are Upon Us
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 by tysonThe Sony Guide to Committing Game Console Suicide
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 by tysonStep 1: Create A Technologically Difficult Console. Decide that games don’t really matter and it is console specs that sell new gaming consoles. Create a partnership with IBM that introduces a very fast processor into your new gaming machine. Since games don’t sell systems, it is no big deal that this new bleeding edge CPU …
When Dwarves And Sailors Unite As One
Sunday, October 21st, 2007 by tysonThe other day while traipsing about the internet, I stumbled upon a trailer for Atari’s upcoming game, The Witcher. Having not heard of this game before and having always wanted to yell, “She’s a witch!! Burn her!” and then be able to light said witch aflame, I decided to watch the video. What followed …
Review - Heroes of Mana
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 by tysonWhat do you get when you cross Final Fantasy Tactics with Warcraft? The answer, Heroes of Mana, is about the closest I have come to a perfect game in a long time.
I love my DS; it goes everywhere with me and I play it almost every day. Usually there are very few games on any …
Gaming Meccas of Japan Pt. 2 – Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 by tysonEvery hobby and every religion has their sacred place. Baseball fans have Cooperstown. Gamblers go to Las Vegas. Catholics go to the Vatican. Maple syrup lovers go to Canada. For us, the nerds, the geeks, the otaku, we have Akihabara. It is here that we can fulfill our wildest, dorkiest dreams. If we feel like …
TGS 2007 – Fear and Loathing in Tokyo
Monday, September 24th, 2007 by tysonLiving in Japan allows me a certain freedom when it comes to my nerd-hood. Video game playing is all but encouraged, anime is the norm, and if you were to tell someone your life goal was to build and paint model robots, they would smile understandingly at you. Japan is indeed a land in which …
The Hardware Honeymoon Is Over, Bring On The Games!
Friday, September 7th, 2007 by tysonI just took a quick peek at the Japanese console sales charts and I think it is safe to say that the newness is starting to fade from this generation of consoles. This is by no means a doom and gloom statement, it just means that now some game developers need to step up …
Fishing for Quarters - Remembering arcades
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 by tysonBeing a kid of the Eighties and Nineties, I spent a ton of time feeding quarters into arcade games. We at videolamer may rain praise upon our little console buddies but we rarely talk about their much larger, and these days dumber, brothers, the arcade machines. If it were not for these coin-gobbling behemoths, consoles …
Review - Dungeons and Dragons Tactics
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 by tysonFinally, a Good Original Game for the PSP
The PSP has always befuddled me. Here you have a visually excellent system with pretty decent processing power and storage capabilities, yet one of the biggest electronics companies in the world can only manage to wrangle a handful of good titles for the system. No kidding, I can …
Expansion Packs, Add-ons, Sequels, and Other Crap the World Doesn’t Need
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 by tysonI love the Sims. I am hopelessly addicted to the nutty little people that live in their own world on my computer. I am so hooked to this virtual crank that each time EA kicks out another goofy expansion pack for it, I bite and grab myself a few new locales or items for my …
