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Bro In It – Super Gaming Best Friends Live #122

12/05/2012
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by Horrible JDevL in: Podcasts, Super Gaming Best Friends

Animals and the Wii U duke it out this week for the affection of the SGBF’s. Also, Josh likes colossus, Justin cries over Connor, Cole plays with furries, and Ethan learns to love the jungle. Super Gaming Best Friends: the podcast where Horrible Night writers and friends get caught up on their latest video game adventures and then get to know each other better by discussing off-topic interests. This episode was recorded live on the Horrible Night Twitch.tv Channel. Follow us [...]

I’m a Video Game Watcher

07/26/2012
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by Cole Monroe in: Editorials

I have always been okay with watching other people play video games. Sure, there are times when I’d like to be the one playing, but sometimes I’d just like to see the story without actually having to go through the ordeal of actually physically controlling the characters. Recently I’ve noticed myself watching a lot more games being played thanks to innovations like Twitch TV. Thanks to sites like Giant Bomb, I rediscovered my love for watching games being played. In [...]

I Confess: The Legend of Zelda

04/26/2012
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by Cole Monroe in: Editorials

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 well. Even though some might consider Wind Waker to be a glaring omission in the mythological finished game list, there is one greater oversight. I [...]

I Confess: No Nintendo Gaming Roots

Alright, I’ll come out and say it before I start rattling off excuses and justifications: all of those classic Nintendo and Super Nintendo games that we talk about as genre-starters or so-good-they’re-still-fun-to-play? With the exception of Contra (which I beat on XBLA), Bionic Commando (which I beat in my first all-nighter), and Super Mario World (which I beat in college) I’ve never beaten a one of them. Let’s do the list, so my secret is completely out and I’m open [...]

Difficulty Settings Part 2: Current Gen

08/03/2011
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by JP LaFrance in: Editorials

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 I am talking about. Those gamers also know that the current generation of games are vastly different when it comes to graphical appearance, music & [...]

Difficulty Settings Part 1: Classic

06/01/2011
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by JP LaFrance in: Editorials

There used to be a time where there were no options for difficulty. You would just press start and go. Nowadays, you are prompted to select your preferred level of challenge. These settings have cute names ranging from Normal to Heroic, Hardcore and Insane. There used to be a time that just beating a game was considered Hardcore or Insane enough. Heck, some games now will tell you what setting you should probably play on after completing a training mission. [...]

Just 5 More Minutes: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

05/19/2011
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by Cole Monroe in: Editorials

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 made a new friend. I went to this friend’s house one day to hang out, only to find that he lacked a video game system [...]

Gamer’s Journey: Giving Up the Brothers for the World

12/16/2010
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by Cole Monroe in: Editorials

When I first heard that the Super Nintendo was coming out, I was obviously excited. Having been brainwashed by Nintendo Power to love all things Nintendo, I just had to have this amazing video game platform. The games looked awesome when compared to the ones thus far released on the NES. Starting at that young age, I became stricken with earlyadoptitis and that disease has yet to be cured. Those with the disease rarely wait for a birthday or Christmas [...]

REPLY TO ALL: Favorite Game On The NES: Part 2

07/30/2010
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by Horrible Cole in: Cursed Activities, News

This week continues our discussion of everyone’s favorite NES game. Last week we went for mostly games everyone has heard about. This week we get into some strange, obscure and sometimes awful games that for some reason many of us loved. Mr. Pwrglove start us off. Pwrglove In terms of what brings people back to the 8 bit games, it may have something to do with just how huge the Nintendo Entertainment System was- I literally have never met anyone [...]

REPLY TO ALL: Favorite Game on The NES

07/23/2010
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by Horrible Cole in: Cursed Activities, News

This week’s REPLY TO ALL is going in a different direction. Instead of being inspired by someone else’s idea, I came up with my own question. What is your favorite game on the Nintendo Entertainment System? After going all over the place and mentioning all kinds of games, we’ve decided to break this week’s post into two parts. The first part will follow shortly and you’ll have to wait until next week for the second. So you’ll just have to [...]