Gaming

Super Mario 3D World

Super Mario 3D WorldDeveloped and published by Nintendo for the WiiU console, it is the latest platformer in the long and storied Mario Brothers franchise. 3D world, the sixth 3D incarnation of the series (seventh if you count Super Mario 64 DS), generously borrows different mechanics from previous Mario titles and combines them into a […]

Gaming

Nostalgia in games

Nostalgia. The word brings to mind a joyful familiarity that comes from participating in something in the present that we really enjoy doing in the past. The games are no different. We all have games that bring back memories of what we now think of as better times. Hindsight is like the snob who points […]

Gaming

Simcity: will you build the ideal city?

Start with an underdeveloped city (whatever you name it yourself) and turn it into a metropolis. Or take on the challenge of rescuing a city overwhelmed by trouble. Either way, taxes, zoning, crime, transportation, education, fire control, and other critical issues are in your hands. Time passes and every decision you make has future consequences. […]

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What qualifies as retrogaming?

Whether or not a game or system qualifies as retrogaming is something difficult to quantify and something that different people will often think of very differently. The ‘retro’ in the word ‘retrogaming’ is itself a bit misleading. Retro, by definition, is a style that intentionally evokes memories of an older style that has since gone […]