Finished up Metroid Prime 3 last night, after approximately sixteen hours of play time. The Wii-based controls were interesting and fun, though they’ve become such a part of me now that I’m incapable of appreciating them; I’d need to go back and play Prime 1 and 2 on the GameCube to really acknowledge what Nintendo [...]
Category Archives: Video Games
Ultratron
October 7, 2006 – 3:34 pm
Puppy Games’ Ultratron, a Robotron-inspired arcade shooter, is a spectacularly good game. Not only is it fun, but technically it’s great proof that games written in Java don’t have to be slow, buggy, or [insert favorite derogatory Java term here.] And because it’s Java-based, it runs on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and probably just about [...]
Nintendo: Destroyer of “Casual” Gaming Turns Savior
October 4, 2006 – 4:00 pm
The original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is fondly remembered by most gamers, but I hated that thing. I hated the look of the console’s boxy beige exterior. I hated the games’ brownish-green color palettes. The cross-shaped D-pad controller was an abomination. (What was so wrong with the joystick that it had to be abandoned?) I [...]
