Metal Gear Solid: Breaking the “Fourth Wall”
Metal Gear Solid on PS1 is considered iconic for many reasons, and one of them is the way it would “break the fourth wall” during the game… from the Colonel […]
The DualShock Controller: Following our Feelings?
The original DualShock controller changed the way we experienced games forever… by fully integrating the “rumble” function directly into the controller itself, Sony made “feeling” our games a standard part […]
Gran Turismo: An Instruction Irritation
As someone who wasn’t into racing simulation games, I never tried a Gran Turismo title until I found a secondhand copy of Gran Turismo 2 on sale at a local […]
Sony’s Memory Cards: The Price of Admission to “Save” our Games
While Sony’s decision to utilize a disc-based format for their console experience instead of cartridges came with many enhancements that improved the look, sound, and quality of their games, it […]
PaRappa the Rapper: You Just Gotta Believe!
There isn’t a rhythm-based game out there quite like Sony’s “PaRappa the Rapper”, a story about a rapping, two-dimensional dog that predates almost all of the music-based titles that made […]
Deus Ex: A Relationship Shared Through Shared Experiences
On my short list of the most influential games I’ve played in my life, there is a title that probably shouldn’t be there. I never saw a marketing ad for […]
The Reason I Bought a PS1…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t plan to purchase a Sony PlayStation 1… at the time, I was the mostly satisfied owner of a Sega Saturn system as well as […]
A Fighting Game Conundrum: The Art of the Block
Painful Admission: I’m pretty mediocre at most fighting games, and there’s a very simple reason for this… I don’t like to block. I personally prefer the mindless chaos of frantically […]
Iron Man: Giving Our Life Away to Find It
Tony Stark’s final act of sacrifice to stop Thanos, while difficult to watch, was the only possible conclusion to his story arc… after all, the “arc reactor” in the chest […]
The Human Torch: Life and Death in our Words
Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) brings his fiery demeanor to the Fantastic Four in more ways than one… his quick wit and sarcastic quips might bring some much-needed humor […]
