Editorial

Delve into thoughtful reflections, expert critiques, and the latest trends from the world of gaming. The Editorial category is where we explore games beyond the controller, offering fresh perspectives, compelling stories, and deep dives into the culture of gaming.

Editorial
Peripheral Vision: Movies and TV Shows That Repurposed Game Controllers

Peripheral Vision: Movies and TV Shows That Repurposed Game Controllers In movies and TV shows props are often integral to the sights, sounds and sometimes even the plot of the overall story. Set designers are faced with a choice to either create something from scratch or to repurpose something that already exists. I’ve managed to find a few examples of movies and TV shows having […]

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Castlevania Anniversary Collection

Castlevania Anniversary Collection I rarely spend money on video game franchise anniversary collections, even if it does include one of my favorite games of all time. When it comes to the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, well, I’m still not about to break that habit. At the time of writing this Epic Games is giving it away for free (November […]

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Beating Breath of Fire: The 20 Year Saga

Beating Breath of Fire: The 20 Year Saga In late summer of 2001 I was gifted my first Super Nintendo console and some games. In about 2002 or 2003 I purchased a copy of Breath of Fire and went straight to work on getting to the game’s end. After many hours had been invested something else took my interest and Breath of Fire […]

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Never Meet Your Heroes: Rally Cross 2

I can not fully express what demo discs meant to me during the Playstation era. Demo discs opened up a door to a world that most people had never even seen the door to before. Demo discs not only gave us a glimpse of what was up and coming, but often times gave us a […]

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Castlevania Retrospective

Castlevania Retrospective Recently I completed my NES Castlevania trilogy by finally acquiring a copy of Simon’s Quest. Simon’s Quest was one of the first NES games I purchased all by myself, so it holds a very special place in my video gaming memories. Although I bought it used from a flea market, that doesn’t change the prior […]

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Vintage Online Gaming: Part 2 The 1990s

Vintage Online Gaming: Part 2 The 1990s Ah, the 90s, a time when grunge was in, beepers were a thing, and the world of video games was about to be rocked by some innovative technology. In a decade marked by dial-up internet and the beginning of the World Wide Web, video game consoles had to adapt to keep up with the times. […]

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