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Happy 140th, you sly old dog.
We're allowed to be proud one day out of the year.
Posted Jul 1, 2007 3:49 am PT | 12 comments
Why is sex worse than violence?
This is somewhat related to my previous article on Manhunt 2, but only tangentially. During the furor of Manhunt 2 receiving a rating of Adults Only from the ESRB, many words were exchanged...
Posted Jun 26, 2007 4:36 pm PT | 29 comments
Unsung greats of gaming, part 3: StarTropics
Author's note: This is part of a series in which Wootex and I highlight games that are fairly unknown but nonetheless awesome. Previous editions can be found here: 2 , 1 , 0 ....
Posted Jun 23, 2007 2:19 pm PT | 8 comments
Can a video game go too far?
By now I'm sure that most people have heard the news that the upcoming game Manhunt 2 has been banned in the UK , as well as Ireland and Germany, and that it has also been slapped with a...
Posted Jun 20, 2007 1:38 pm PT | 19 comments
Unsung greats of gaming, part 2: Sly Cooper series
Author's note: This is part of a series in which Wootex and I highlight games that are fairly unknown but nonetheless awesome. Previous editions can be found here: 1 , 0...
Posted Jun 15, 2007 2:09 pm PT | 13 comments
I don't care about celebrities
During my recent time at GameSpot, I've been repeatedly assaulted by one of the dumbest ads I've seen in a while. It's one of those ads that actually make you want the product less than before...
Posted Jun 13, 2007 1:29 pm PT | 9 comments
Apparently, you can't be old-school anymore
Today I logged onto GameSpot and noticed after looking that I apparently received the "hella old-school" emblem for absolutely no reason, given that I hadn't added any new games to my collection....
Posted Jun 12, 2007 10:21 am PT | 12 comments
Double feature for make benefit glorious community of GameSpot
In my last blog entry I posted the first of what I hope to be a lengthy series on woefully underrated games that I think are awesome. The plot twist that I was not expecting at the time was to...
Posted Jun 8, 2007 11:19 am PT | 4 comments
Unsung greats of gaming, part 1: Earthbound
Author's note: This is part of a series inspired in part by Wootex 's blog entry entitled "Ode to Rock and Roll Racing" . In this series of currently indefinite length, I will be displaying...
Posted Jun 7, 2007 9:21 pm PT | 20 comments
Graphics, shmaphics
More and more every day, a consensus among "hardcore" gamers seems to be emerging with regards to what it truly means for a console to fully attain the coveted status of "next gen". While the...
Posted Jun 2, 2007 10:38 pm PT | 7 comments
Pollen Sonata: spread the word!
A small group of Danish developers have put together  a teaser for a game that they're working on called Pollen Sonata.  They would like to release it on the Wii.  Though not much is known about...
Posted Jun 1, 2007 4:06 pm PT | 2 comments
Snaking in Mario Kart DS is the lamest thing ever
I got Mario Kart DS about a week ago. I've been playing through the single-player and thought to check out the multiplayer mode, as I had heard you could play random people over the internet...
Posted May 31, 2007 11:52 pm PT | 2 comments
Five characters who ought to be in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Being someone who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, I naturally am one to think about it every now and then. And one of the obvious things to think about is who should...
Posted May 29, 2007 1:36 am PT | 7 comments
Puppies
I would just like to say that this is the cutest picture you will ever lay eyes on: That is all.
Posted May 27, 2007 12:51 am PT | 1 comment
Just what does "gimmick" mean, anyway?
Today I heard yet again one of the main insults people seem to level towards the Nintendo Wii: that its controller is a gimmick. Every time this is stated, it's clearly intended in a negative...
Posted May 26, 2007 3:34 pm PT | 2 comments
Kids' stuff: not just for kids anymore
I'm gonna lay this out straight right now.  I'm male.  I'm 21.  And I still find Pokémon fun.  I also still play Mario and Sonic games.  I think Animal Crossing is great.  And my profile banner...
Posted May 25, 2007 2:59 pm PT | 1 comment
Am I the only one who thinks that this ad is friggin' creepy?
For the past few days now, I've had to look at an ad every time I load up the main page of GameSpot. Presumably this ad is an ad for the new PSP game Brooktown High: Senior Year , although no...
Posted May 24, 2007 7:05 pm PT | 3 comments
They put on a war, but no one came
Let me get this out right now: I'm tired of the so-called "console wars". I'm tired of getting told why Nintendo sucks or what the people of Sony enjoy doing to various sexual organs. I'm...
Posted May 23, 2007 8:12 pm PT | 3 comments
To do a barrel roll, press Z or R twice
I decided to get Star Fox 64 the other day on the Wii Virtual Console for the heck of it. Man, am I glad I did. I forgot how truly great this game is, despite its dated graphics. It was like a...
Posted May 23, 2007 1:23 am PT | 1 comment
First!
Hello, what is likely an empty room. Welcome to my blog. I'm your host, Gabu. I suppose I might as well dedicate my first entry to me, to set the stage for future entries for the benefit of...
Posted May 22, 2007 2:12 am PT | 2 comments
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