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Just 5 More Minutes: Tecmo Super Bowl
On draft day, a lot of prospects were compared to the great football players of yesteryear. When we talk about the greatest football games of all time, nothing compares to Tecmo Super Bowl, a game released just a little over 20 years ago. Simple is best Tecmo Super Bowl is the gold standard when it comes [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Rhythm Heaven Fever Saved Valentines Day
My girlfriend and I had recently discussed our loathing for Valentine’s Day and so we decided not to do anything special for it and just treat it as a normal day. That being said, I couldn’t help but want to do something special for her after seeing everyone on my Facebook wall doing sweet things for their loved ones. [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Halo 2 Multiplayer
By the age of 24, I’d pretty much given up on video games. I was more interested in strengthening my DVD collection than owning the latest consoles and games. Plus, I didn’t have enough income to bolster both collections so ultimately, one had to suffer. That is…until I started working at a bar in Davis, [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
It is the summer after my sophomore year in college. I had received Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty the previous Christmas and had yet to beat it. In fact, I had barely even played it. For any single player game focused on story I had to be alone with no distractions. That was hardly [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Kirby’s Dream Land
I need to talk today about a moment that is important in the life of every young gamer. When we’re young, we have all sorts of influences on our gaming habits. We may have parents who play, older siblings we watch play, or even friends at school we play with. At some point later you [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Advance Wars
The strategy game genre has made me question myself as a gamer more than any other genre. Most of the games end up pushing my brain and multitasking abilities to the point where I freeze up and can no longer process how to keep playing the game. Others have an exploit or two that always [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
There was a time when all I wanted to do was play video games. That time hasn’t really come to an end, but this was when I was a younger gentleman. I would choose my friends based on their interest in the medium I love. When I was playing city league baseball in my hometown, I [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: My Quest for Gold in the Gears of War 3 Beta
I’m all about achievements, but I rarely go after the multiplayer ones. Most of them require a ridiculous amount of playing time and I just don’t have that much time to commit to a single game. Unlockables rank even lower on my list. I’ve never cared about special skins, or different ways to dress up your character, [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Sega Channel
Way back when, the console wars were dominated by Nintendo and Sega. I did own the original NES, and once the Super Nintendo came out I begged and begged my parents to buy me the SNES. Then, one fateful Christmas, I opened one of my presents to find Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football. I [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Super Mario 64
After 4 long hours playing, it was time to put myself and Super Mario 64 to bed. I had traversed Shifting Sands Land, Wet-Dry World, and Tiny Huge Island before making my way up to my biggest challenge yet: Tick-Tock Clock. The level consists of Mario working his way through the innards of a clock, [...]
The Horrible Show 02-09-11: Just 5 More Minutes: Our Classics
Ret-ro. It’s story time this week as Justin, Cole, Ethan, Justin, and Christina relive the first games that they couldn’t put down. We hope you can handle the memories of Doom II, Zeldas, Castlevanias, and Metal Gears more tastefully than we could. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow Just a warning to those [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Counter-Strike is Still Better Than Heroin
So every gamer has a vice. There’s that one game that you just can’t get enough of or can’t stop thinking about. It’s on of those game where you really don’t fell like you’ve been playing long and then you look at the clock and it’s 3am and you realize you forgot to eat dinner. [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Eternal Darkness
I’m sitting in my dingy apartment, the faux wood paneling glistening with the light of my television screen. It’s 3:00 am but the caffeine coursing through my veins keeps me alert,fresh and uncomfortably anxious. The first cup of coffee was for studying, the next five helped me fight demonic forces. My GameCube buzzes as I [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Metal Gear Solid
I drive to the KB Toy Store, where I use to buy most of my games. This was the most excited I had been for a game since the release of the Nintendo 64. I hand over the cash I had saved up from my weekly allowance and then I’m in possession of the game [...]
Just 5 More Minutes: Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
I wake up. Nearing noon after a night of debauchery, I rummage around the floor underneath my bed. Finding thecartridge I want to play, I blow the dust away from the connectors and slide it in. Pressing down until it catches, the game is ready to be played. I press the power button, the red light [...]
