The Gamer's Quarter

If you know the melody of the song fairly well, this site might help you figure out the title.

http://www.songtapper.com

I've played Melee competitively for about 4 years, so my initial impressions of the game (on imported versions in past weeks) were disappointing when taken from that perspective. Playing through my o ...

Not in Japanese, but it's about some guy I knew on another forum who taught in Japan.

http://outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html

I'm living right near UIC, where I attend school, and it's just this boring little island. I didn't know any other places to live, so I settled on an apartment here that I'll be glad to leave in July ...

I've been in Chicago since August for grad school. I'm not quite a fan of the city just yet, though everyone is excited by the fact that I live there.
Where you living here? Different parts will def ...

I've been in Chicago since August for grad school. I'm not quite a fan of the city just yet, though everyone is excited by the fact that I live there.

What these games need to do more of is making memorable little ways of introducing your new abilities and making them feel like a part of the 'story'. Rather than just something that happens 'becaus ...

I really enjoyed this issue, even more so than usual because I'm such a fan of the Mario series. I wish I had known that Mario was central to the issue because I have a piece I wrote in a literary cr ...

I've already posted a bit here, so I might as well introduce myself.

My name is Michael, and I'm a student at Vanderbilt University, studying Math and Secondary Education. I had planned for much o ...

I've read some fan fiction for both anime and videogames and I find that the quality of each piece is a direct relationship to the author's understanding of the characters. If the author can find out ...

I know, it happens quite a lot with Nintendo. I guess that's why I've taken to buying games long after their releases. I suppose that only works until there's a game that gets me really excited like ...

I actually pre-ordered this earlier today. The folks at EB tell me that I can get it on 10/10. I'm not really interested in that kind of wait.

Well I seriously doubt it'll make 10/10. It was

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I really don't have a huge problem with the "saving the world" that comes across in many games. It's just that many games simply leave it at that. More often than not, I enjoy the games which have t ...

Phase 1: Unknown company releases console with very little detail into a market that does not want it, thinking that the idea will work this time.

Phase 2:...

Phase 3: Profit!

I really don't see the point of putting the video online. Clearly it was those that filmed it that posted it, so I guess their biting commentary of "Hur, you're gay! Fag!" makes them feel good. It's ...

Having just finished playing through Majora's Mask for yet another time, I had a few different thoughts about it and games in general. This is basically what I've thought about while playing the past ...