Year: 2009

  • Retro Game Challenge

    I was born 131 days before the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America, and it’s probably for the best that my parents didn’t purchase one of these magical fun-time boxes as a late birthday present. If they did, I’d probably be a 300-pound video game addict. But just because I was born too…

  • What’s up with the Wii?

    I’m constantly amazed by the number of people I know (family, friends, etc.) who are becoming proud owners of a Nintendo Wii. You have to find some excitement in the fact that the Wii has such mass appeal that it is being sought after by people who don’t play video games. Most people just don’t…

  • Left 4 Dead

    I’ve never been a particularly huge fan of first-person shooters. But when Steam offered Valve Software’s zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead, for half of its normal $50 price, I couldn’t help but to click the “Add to Cart” button. A couple hours later, I was jumping into the first level of the single player campaign.

  • Phantasy Star II

    After the success of the first Phantasy Star game, Sega continued the series by making the jump from the Master System to the Sega Genesis. Phantasy Star II was released for the Sega Genesis in 1990. And as per my custom, I’d never played the game until about a week and half ago.

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