#editorials
#editorials
By Paul (@MrHarkinian)
Ah, Nintendo. It seems like they’ve been around forever, which is actually not far from the truth, since the company’s celebrating its 125th anniversary! So, to mark this momentous occasion, I will actually write an article. Specifically, my top 5 favorite Nintendo games. Keep in mind, these are in no particular order.
Love - 60 is a series about tennis videogames.
By Omar (@siegarettes)
For whatever reason, I love tennis videogames. I don’t play or watch the sport in real life, and I only became interested in it after playing Mario Tennis 64 as a kid. Since then I’ve gone on to spend a lot of with a virtual racket and ball.
Among its contemporaries, the Virtua Tennis series is probably the quintessential modern tennis game. Originally developed for arcades, it’s one of the more accessible games in the genre.
By: Omar (@siegarettes)
When we talk about the best of videogame composers, the same names often get brought up. Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo, Grant Kirkhope and Koh Ohtani. While those composers have rightfully earned their place, it often makes for a predictable list. A lot of talented composers tend to get lost in the mix, either due to the games they work on not feeling as monumental, or because they weren’t as well known in English speaking territories.
One of these composers would be Yuzo Koshiro. Best known for his work on the Streets of Rage series, Koshiro’s best works communicate a strong energy. There’s a momentum to a his work that carries through multiple generations of hardware.
By: Omar (@siegarettes)
Looking at SEGA’s past record, it almost seems to be one of SEGA succeeding despite their hardware. The Genesis was plagued by multiple revisions with parts sourced from several manufacturers, followed by shoddy, unsupported add-ons. The Saturn was rushed out the door with a 3D processor hastily bolted on to compete with the PSOne. Despite that the Genesis became the first real contender with Nintendo, and the Saturn enjoyed success in Japan and a cult following in the US.
When SEGA finally nailed it, bringing a machine very much ahead of its time, a few poor key decisions and the weight of the company’s history came crashing down upon it. Not even two years into the North American release of the system and it had already been discontinued.
Its been 15 years since the release of SEGA’s swansong. There was obviously some enigmatic appeal to the system, as it continued to see officially licensed titles until 2007, with independent releases as recent as last year.
As for me, I got my hands on one just last year. Worth it?
Morning. Single-digit AM. I’ve been fighting monsters for the last half hour. Kill the red spikey one ONLY to impress the busty nurse floating on an oversized syringe. She’s a real-life blood drawing nurse, ya know. You should feel honoured to be in her presence.
I’m going to take a break from taking about video games for a moment and discuss a favorite album of mine. It’s not the most popular album out there. Yet, it’s also not the most obscure. It’s the center of various internet jokes, and certain people will label it as “plebian baby’s first indie album”. But despite all of the mixed reactions to this album, it’s one of the few albums, where I can always go back and have a listen. And that album is, In the Aeroplane of the Sea (ITAOTS) by Neutral Milk Hotel. Now I’m not going to review this album tracks after tracks, but I will lay down my thoughts and personal anecdotes, one carrot flower at a time.
By: Dave (@djdmob)
Yea, this wasn’t supposed to be my next article. My next article was to be about fanboys but I deleted the draft because I didn’t like how it was and I wanted to retype it. So, I decided that this would be my next article and will probably be the biggest article I will ever type on clickbliss. With that said, enjoy!
“ALL HANDS! ABANDON SHIP, CRITICAL CONTAINMENT FAILURE IN 3, CRITICAL CONTAINMENT FAILURE IN 2, CRITICAL CONTAINMENT FAILURE IN 1, CRITICAL C-…….”
And thus ended the 100th run of the Kestrel. Futilely blasting away at the impenetrable shields of the rebel flagship, unable to deal the final few points of damage to the behemoth ship.
And two hours of my hard work evading rebel patrols, slugging it out with evil slavers, and fighting off giant alien spiders vanished in front of my eyes, along with all my progress. Two hours of watching my little ship develop into a true warship, shedding its initial armament of four basic lasers, acquiring a flak weapon, upgraded shields and thrusters, and two combat drones: a tried and true battle plan.
And I smiled. And I picked up the game again.