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Happy Halloween - What's Everyone Playing?

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Just wanted to wish everyone a very Scary Halloween! Since Halloween falls on a Monday this year I imagine most celebration happened over the weekend but i'm still curious what you all are doing this year? We were going to have a small party but instead we all got sick so we cancelled that and are going to watch the new Ghostbusters later tonight. Also wondering what people have been playing lately? As per normal i've been playing ... Hearthstone. Yeah, I know, not a huge surprise there but I have been continuing my Final Fantasy VI advance game as well as really tearing into Mortal Kombat on the Sega Genesis.

Stay safe if you are going to be out celebrating or doing... Read All

Grab Nearly Every Modern Double Fine Game & More In The Humble Day of the Devs Bundle

If you are a fan of old Tim Schaffer & LucasArts adventure games and want to try your hand at some newer Double Fine & iam8bit games you absolutely must look into the Day of the Devs Bundle. Containing such hits as Lumino City, Broken Age, Titan Souls, Massive Chalice, Oxenfree, Grim Fandango Remastered & Day of the Tentacle Remastered. I am picking this up because i've been waiting on picking up Day of the Tentacle and now seems like a good time to do it.

All of the games have Steam keys and are available DRM free and all but two are available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

https://www.humblebundle.com/day-of-the-devs-2016

Rygar - NES Review

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Hey all, I recently sat down and played through Rygar on my NES. My overall review of the game is, that while fun, it is pretty easy. I feel that the lack of save game is the part that makes it most difficult. I had fun revisiting this game from a nostalgia point of view, but there are better games out there.

If you are interested in reading a more in-depth review, here is the link:

https://willballblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/rygar-nes-version-1987/

Night In The Woods Haunts Steam & PS4 on January 10th

"College dropout Mae Borowski returns home to the crumbling former mining town of Possum Springs seeking to resume her aimless former life and reconnect with the friends she left behind. But things aren't the same. Home seems different now and her friends have grown and changed. Leaves are falling and the wind is growing colder. Strange things are happening as the light fades.

And there's something in the woods."

Night in the Woods is launching January 10th after a successful Kickstarter project. As a run up to the game the project developers released the side game Lost Constellation and Longest Night. Both are set in the Night in the Woods universe and are available to... Read All

The Angry Video Game Nerd Discovers Something You All Need To See About The Berenstein Bears

Today’s Freshmen in High School will be learning aboutThe Berenstein Bears as an book title that happened before they were born.

Yet, the relevance of The Berenstein Bears is felt through our lives to this day. It is impossible to avoid the places we as a nation have gone. Scars and open wounds stain our stars and stripes.

We must understand that what we were told about this book title is a lie.

How many more people need to die until we realize a revaluation of The Berenstein Bears?

Don't let people try to tell it is Berenstain we all remember Berenstein.

The Angry Video Game Nerd video was created as a voice for the victims of Berenstain, to ask the questions they were... Read All

Earth VS. The Spider - Because If You're Going To Be Up Late You Should Watch MST3K

When Joel Hodgson created the Kickstarter project to bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000 I was in a blissful nerdvana. Before that I didn't think the show would even come back and then it was funded. Recently they just wrapped up filming the new season of the show and are talking about releasing the new episodes early next year. We are so close to a new movie sign I can almost taste the satellite of love.

Shout Factory is the company that has released the old classic MST3K seasons on DVD a bit at a time and recently they have been dropping free episodes on YouTube. If you haven't seen Mystery Science Theater or want to revist it you should hit play on Earth VS. The... Read All

A New Queer Adventure Game Hits Kickstarter!

Back this on Kickstarter!

Queer Quest: All in a Gay's Work is a new Indie adventure game on Kickstarter fresh out of the Portland Indie Game scene. Designer Mo Cohen is the force behind this really fun take on the adventure game genre while giving it a unique focus.

"Queer Quest is a queer-as-fuck point-and-clit adventure game. Inspired by classic gems like Monkey Island, Kings Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry, but set in a queer community in the pacific northwest. You play as Lupe, a long haired butch with a heart of gold. She lives with her babely girlfriend, Alexis, that is until one day when Alexis gets kidnapped! You gotta help Lupe by deciphering clues, talking to lovable weirdos, and... Read All

Skyrim Special Edition Collector's Strategy Guide Hits Shelves October 28th

Some people are on a quest to rid themselves of all physical media and go to a completely digital life. I get the thought but I still like owning certain things. I still enjoy leafing through a strategy guide or putting a retro game cart in a system to play because something about that it is just fun. Even when I was a kid part of the fun of reading Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers 3 strategy guide was just reading again and again. Which, honestly, is part of the fun of having a strategy guide for even a modern game. Can you look up something game related faster by doing an Internet search? Sure. But is it also incredible to open up a huge tome of Skyrim art and... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/25/2016 at 03:53am

Do you notice that the image you used says it's only available to view at their site?

I don't really disagree with having a hard copy of a strategy guide. Searching the Internet may be faster, but it's not always 100% available. Like, what if you're playing and your network goes down for who knows what reason, maybe your ISP is experiencing temporary issues, then what are you going to do? Having a stack of gaming magazines or strategy guides feels impressive (and I think looks that way, too). However, these hard copies are also vulnerable to spills, fire (as you mentioned), etc. Oh and the Internet can not only provide written text, but you can also watch videos of someone doing what you're trying to do. I think it's pretty much a matter of personal preference. I like both, but since Steam has an in-game web browser, I pretty much stick to the Internet as my source.

Aside, why are they releasing a new guide for the Special Edition? Did they not already have a Skyrim guide? I thought the game (for PC at least) was only getting a graphical upgrade. I don't know that they've added anything else to it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/25/2016 at 03:56am

> Do you notice that the image you used says it's only available to view at their site?

ZOIKS! Thanks Greg, I just linked to an imgur image. And the answer is no, that didn't seem to show up for me. Must have been some Internet caching involved or something. Fixed now.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/25/2016 at 03:59am

This is a premium hardcover book and comes with a special Dragonborn bookmark but it does look like it has much the same content as the paperback release.

Would be fun if they upscaled the art in the book to be more HD for the upcoming release too

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/25/2016 at 04:15am

I see the fixed image now, looks good! A hard copy with a sweet bookmark is an added bonus! That's awesome!

That is an interesting idea you have for HD art. :)

Travis Admin wrote on 10/25/2016 at 01:20pm

> Aside, why are they releasing a new guide for the Special Edition?

Money! :D

Seriously though, if they were ever going to re-release something, this is the time. One of the biggest games ever getting a new release for new people? Time to print more money.

This is the only Bethesda game that I don't have a strategy guide for (since I started playing them, that is), so I might grab it.

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Portland Retro Gaming Expo

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Today is Sunday and it's Day 2 of the Portland Retro Gaming Convention! Jon and I are manning the booth, talking to people and right now we have a speed running competition for Super Mario Bros 3! If you are at the convention come stop by!

Travis Admin wrote on 10/23/2016 at 05:13pm

Any videos for the speed running comp? I used to enjoy speed running the Mario games. I never was good enough to be even remotely competitive but it's crazy fun.

Also I want one of those shirts!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/23/2016 at 07:50pm

Good idea Travis, I'll try and get some.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 10/23/2016 at 08:09pm

I'm pretty jealous to be honest. One of these times I need to make a trip up there to attend this with you guys!

I saw you got a Retron 3 while you were there. I want to pick your brain about it later! I think my SNES is showing the first signs of failure, so I may need to look into a replacement system soon.

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/23/2016 at 08:25pm

Absolutely! We are already planning on a bigger booth for next year.

I'll do a Retron formal review in the next couple weeks for sure!

jdodson Admin wrote on 10/24/2016 at 05:43am

Hey everyone. I'll be writing up all my thoughts about the convention tomorrow so check back then.

Expect a few pictures.

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How Gaming Of The Future Looked Back In The 80's

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"Within ten years the computer games of today will probably seem very basic and primitive. The games of the future will be faster and more exciting with superbly realistic screen displays."

I always love reading old ads or articles of how people viewed the future of gaming. This article pretty much nails most of what gaming has become. The ad even sort of plays at room scale VR, which isn't something i'd really have thought would have been a thing even after watching Lawnmower Man so many times I wore out the VHS tape.