I can see myself going down a dark dangerous path and discovering a world that might be too much to handle for a man such as myself. It’s not the overrun planet of Sera. It’s not the ridiculous world of a Dark Souls. It’s the world of retro game collecting and I’m in big trouble. It wouldn’t be so bad if there wasn’t a store minutes from my house that has thousands of old games and game systems. It even [...]
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 single video game, genre, news headline, or industry story. It features a rotating cast of up to 3 members of the Horrible Night writing staff [...]
Well, the cycle has returned. I’m back into wrestling for the millionth time. Thanks to the recent return to reality based angles with CM Punk quitting after winning the title, I was re-hooked. But as I was watching and anticipating WWE ’12 the video game to be released, I started thinking about all of the old wrestling games and what made them either great or really poor. Boiling it down to a genre, wrestling games are fighting games and the [...]
As you might have heard by now, I am what you call a wrestling fan. It’s not something I’m extremely proud to admit because of the stigma that comes along with being a fan of a “fake” sport. But like I described myself in this week’s podcast, I’m a riddle wrapped in an enigma. That being said, THQ released the demo for their upcoming arcade style wrestling game WWE All-Stars and I got my hands on it as soon as [...]
