All by Cole Monroe.
Gaming Lifestyle: Going Indie – Waiting for Console Breakthroughs
Indie games are something I don’t have a ton of experience with. For the most part, the games have eluded me. It is not because they are sneaky and are hard to catch, it’s that I’ve yet to be pushed enough to seek them out. There are exceptions to this, especially when it comes to [...]
I Learned Something Today: Trials Evolution
When I was a child my grandpa gave my sister and I a motorcycle ride. We didn’t go very far, just cruised around his neighborhood. However, when we got to the top of a hill cul-de-sac he slowed down to a stop and ended up dumping both my sister and I off. We weren’t injured [...]
Video Game MD: Xenoblade Chronicles
When I was a teenager, I kept a secret. In between my busy schedule of sports and girls, I wanted to save the world. I wanted to gather a group of my friends to go on an adventure with me. I don’t necessarily think that we fit in the classical archetypes seen in many Japanese [...]
Can a Video Game Change Your Life?
It seems to happen all the time. A musical artist releases a song that touches someone on an emotional level. Maybe that kid was contemplating suicide because he was being bullied but once he heard that song it changed his life. Perhaps you just lost your job and came across a book that changed your [...]
I Confess: The Legend of Zelda
I made a pact with myself recently. I was going to go back and play through all the main The Legend of Zelda games that I haven’t beaten. Since one of my friends was nice enough to buy me The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for my birthday last month, that pact started off [...]
I Learned Something Today: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
I don’t travel much. It’s not that I’m afraid to get out on the open water, it’s more like I don’t necessarily have the skills for travel. I tend to be a homebody but I’d love to go to distant lands. I’m a walking dichotomy. I know I need to get out in the world and [...]
Do We Need New Video Game Consoles?
There has been a ton of speculation about what each new video game console will bring to the table when released. Speculation can be fun and it seems to dominate the internet, especially when it comes to technology. Instead of the useless endeavor of trying to figure out what the tech specs of the new [...]
Characters That Games Forgot: Maria Renard of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania games usually put you in control of the most interesting character. You want to know what happens to Simon, Richter, Alucard, and sometimes Grant DaNasty. I have always wanted to know what happened to one of the worst voice acted characters in Castlevania history: Maria Renard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. I did [...]
It Doesn’t Matter: You Fools! EA is not the Worst Company in America
In a weird sort of symmetry with March Madness the Consumerist, an “online resource for consumer-driven advice,” had its own tournament with brackets and everything. Their brackets pitted different companies in America against each other in an online vote to see which company would come out on bottom as the worst company in America. The [...]
I Learned Something Today: Wrestlemania 2000
I have always loved pro wrestling. In fact, for a short time while in high school, I joined a backyard federation and remain undefeated to this day. I’ve thought about getting back in the ring to give it another go. My undefeated streak is sure to continue thanks to the lessons I learned from Wrestlemania [...]
Tiny Wings Reflex Review: Flying High Even Though I Can’t
Ever since I dumped my Droid X at the beginning of this year and sprinted back into the loving arms of an iPhone 4S, I have been enamored with a simple iOS game called Tiny Wings. It’s been the go-to-game at the doctor’s office, road trips, and during the horrible television shows that my wife [...]
The Most Amazing Pro Wrestling Video Games Podcast Episode in the History of Sports Entertainment – The Cursed Checkpoint #111
As another Wrestlemania approaches Cole, Justin and Josh relive the glorious history of pro wrestling video games. From moonsaults on the NES to Rock Bottoms on the N64 to RKO’s on today’s consoles, our favorite slobberknockers will live on. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a [...]
Gaming Lifestyle: A Healthy Anti-Gamecation
My interpretation of gamecation might be a little different from yours. Instead of taking time off of work to focus solely on a big release, sometimes you just need a break from games all together. Sometimes the amount of games you own becomes too daunting to overcome. Other times you just get burned out. Taking [...]
Hey! Watch! Mario and Dali Brothers in Surreality?
Whenever I think of Salvador Dali, I immediately think of Super Mario Bros. and vice versa. That is probably the most untrue sentence I have written on this website. However, after watching this video from the PBS web hub, The Idea Channel, connecting those two mustachioed gentlemen isn’t that far off base. I remember having [...]
I Learned Something Today: Duck Hunt
I love animals. I love having them as pets and I love to eat some of them as well. One thing I don’t love is killing animals for sport. Well, I don’t actually know if I love it or not because I’ve never been hunting. But I do know that I will never give hunting [...]
