Tetris: Beyond the Surface
Nintendo changed the gaming world forever with the release of their home consoles, but the “Game Boy” represented an entirely new frontier… a gaming handheld. To launch their most ambitious […]
The AI Dilemma: If We Could Rewrite the Stars
The emergence of artificial intelligence or “AI” in our gaming is more than just a probability… it is an inevitability and most likely already here in ways we may not […]
Luigi’s Mansion: A Spirit of Fear
Luigi tends to play a supporting role in most of his brother Mario’s adventures, but the Luigi’s Mansion series of games shoved him directly into the spotlight… without his usual […]
Nintendo – Playing With Power?
In the early NES console years, gamers looked to Nintendo to replicate our experiences with games we played in the arcade… but because the 8-bit platform lacked the power to […]
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out: An Adversity Advantage
Few games have been as frustrating but still addictive as Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out… and even after all these years, I still remember the exact techniques required to dodge Bald Bull’s […]
Bubble Bobble and “Prayer” Bubbles
One of my earliest gaming co-op experiences was “Bubble Bobble”, a game featuring a pair of little dragons whose only offensive weapon is… wait for it… blowing bubbles. To clear […]
Donkey Kong: From Villain to Hero
Donkey Kong might be best known for his most recent actions as the hero of the Donkey Kong Country series of games, but that’s not how his story began… he […]
Superman 64: Moving on From Failure
The Nintendo 64 console was home to many of the best games of its’ generation as well as all time… but that doesn’t mean it always got it right. The […]
Virtual Boy: A Lesson in Patience
While Nintendo is known for making some of the most successful and beloved hardware of all time, this doesn’t mean they haven’t been responsible for a few missteps… such as […]
Genesis Does What Nintendon’t?
The original “console wars” between Sega and Nintendo got a little bit feisty… both companies battled it out for the hearts (and wallets) of the gaming audience in each successive […]
Finding God in Video Games 