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Cheap and Dirty Gamer: Abobo’s Big Adventure is a Beefcake Sandwich with a Side of Vengeance Fries
The interwebs have been exploding with previews, trailers and all around glee at the arrival of the NES love fest that is Abobo’s Big Adventure. Despite the NES being the system that helped launch my obsession with gaming, the gods of ethical journalism have warned me about simply following the hype and praising this game without any sort [...]
Co-op Clash: Contra: Where Rivals Became Friends
Throughout history there have been partnerships that have saved the universe. Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck. Tango and Cash. Hulk Hogan and Macho Man. But none of these duos have ever reached the heights of fame as well as infamy as two guys who go by the code names of Mad Dog and Scorpion. However, [...]
Characters That Games Forgot: Michael Wolfskin of Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues
The recent blunder that is Jurrassic Park: The Game has come to overshadow the other more entertaining Jurassic Park sequel Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues and with that, the story of one Michael Wolfskin. Too much to be a travesty but not quite significant enough to be sacrilegious, Mr. Wolfskin’s tale is one that [...]
I Learned Something Today Too: Contra – Under the Influence
There was a time, not too long ago, when the evil forces of the vile Red Falcon had yet to take over. Bill Rizer and Lance Bean had yet to take on much more itimidating names, and this author had yet to discover alcohol. Oh, how the times have changed. But now that my friends [...]
Veks and Silence Review: Shoot Some Indie Zombies
It’s a known fact that the gaming industry is becoming over saturated with zombies. They’re spreading into every genre about as fast as the T-virus infection which created them all in the first place. On the positive side, zombies usually seem to contain more blood inside of them than is humanly possible making them quite [...]
Difficulty Settings Part 2: Current Gen
If you played any game from my golden age of video games (8-bit era) then you know that each game had its own unique level of challenge. I am sure that there is a lot of revisionist history when it comes to nostalgic games, but any gamer that grew up around a NES knows what [...]
REPLY TO ALL: Gaming Health Diagnosis
You thought we took a week off? Little did you know we were diving deep into our own psychoses and come up with excuses to why we do what we do in video games. The question this week asks us: what gaming habits would require mental health consultation if you had them in real life? [...]
Gaming Cynic: Video Games are Unrealistic
Gaming Cynic – I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. My usually jovial self will be taking a mental health day. Instead, I’ll be looking at everything in my life through a half empty glass. I’ll get over it, but my pissy mood wants to burn some bridges first. After [...]
It Doesn’t Matter: Konami Pre-E3 Video Thing
Ladies and gentlemen of dubious natures, it’s that time of year again. E3 is upon us and Konami decided to get things going 5 days before the official start of the video game trade show with a pre-recorded press event. Instead of embarrassing themselves like they did last year with a live press conference, Konami [...]
State of the Night 2011 – The Horrible Show 042711
Welcome to Horrible Night and our podcast, The Horrible Show. Justin, Cole, Ethan, and Justin take a look back at the first year of the site and walk through the details of what makes it so Horrible. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow It’s been a year since Horrible Night first launched and [...]
Hook into Fallen Frontier
One of the main reasons I bought an Xbox 360 last June was so I could finally get the chance to play the solid downloadable games like Shadow Complex. That game didn’t disappoint and I was starved for more downloadable titles of that level of quality. Finally, a similar game has come along and I [...]
Meanwhile… Farewell for Now, Cowboy
Meanwhile… we’ve actually been playing games. Each week we recap our recent gaming experiences and tell you what we’re looking forward to, so you can use your time more wisely than we have. From the Old West to New Vegas to the battlefield and the storm of bullets all in between, we did some serious [...]
