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About Me

Yo. I just graduated from Syracuse University, with a major in Television/Film at the Newhouse School.

I love video games, gaming/nerd culture, examining games critically as an art form, and all the useless trivia and data surrounding games. I am a consumer whore. Gaming is obviously one of my primary hobbies, though not the only one. I'm a regular on Failcast.

I also watch anime and read manga when I get the chance. It's mostly just mainstream and shonen stuff as a result of the ease of accessibility, though I try to see some more obscure series when I get the chance.

I have epic hair.

I play bass guitar and have been in a band. It's broken up. I lived the dream.

I love rock. I tend to gravitate towards various types of punk, alternative, or indie, though I'll listen to anything. Bob Dylan rocks. Also, random weird underground stuff. The NES sound chip was amazing.

Rantoid - An editorial column that updates on Sunday
The Zen of Yaris
Conditions of a Review
Longevity - seven years, to be exact
Stop talking about HD-DVD
What is wrong with Japanese developers?
Are achievements beneficial?
PConsoles
Random topic for New Year's
Gaming changed my Christmas
Dreamcast 2 would fail
Buy more special editions
Game Length and You
Reexamining Twilight Princess
Thank you, Mr. Thompson, for being our nemesis
Do games need to be respectable?
Startgame Syndrome's dark secrets
Pre-hype is a big let-down
Why can't games have bad endings?
Why would you want a Resident Evil film to begin with?

Illustrated Review - A picture-focused analysis of gaming stuff, to save you the trouble of trying it
Fallout 3 Survival Edition (and Collector's Edition)
Fable II Limited Collector's Edition
Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition
SoulCalibur IV Premium Edition
Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition
Devil May Cry 4: Collector's Edition
Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect: Limited Editions
Check Mii Out Channel

Systems Owned: DS, DS Lite, GCN, GBA, GBA SP, GB Micro, GBC, N64, PS2, PSP, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360

Favorite types of games: retro/retro-influenced games, Metroidvanias, action, and puzzle

Favorite singleplayer game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Favorite multiplayer game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Will kick your ass at: Puzzle League

Favorite first-party developer: Nintendo

Favorite third-party developer: Konami

Dislikes: Sports, sports games, bad music, fanboys, Mac haters, broccoli, and snow





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Pollen Sonata is washed away Bob Muir | 12:50 PM on 09.24.2007 4 comments

Remember that kinda cool indie Wii game Pollen Sonata? The one that looked like it was hand-drawn flight sim about flowers? Of course you didn't, no one remembers these games, as cool as they look. Anyways, now that I've brought it up again, you can kiss it goodbye, as Lead Programmer Jimmy has decided to leave the project. There's the possibility the team could pick it up again in the future, but that's highly unlikely. It's pretty common for cool ideas like this to quickly become vaporware. It's a shame, though, as the game at least had a cool art-style. I'd like to see Nintendo working with indie developers like this to nurture some downloadable games for their Wii Ware program. Here's the teaser trailer again, so you know what you'll be missing: