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I've been a gaming enthusiast since the wee age of 5. I was a big fan of the platformers, but I also enjoyed educational games like "Mario Teaches Typing" because they would help solidify my defense of the notion that video games can be effective learning tools. Admittedly, the only reason I cared to make such an argument was to weaken the tyranny of my parents' rule and ensure more time with video games. Since then my tastes have expanded, and I've become a fan of sundry genres of gaming. My favorites are: action-rpgs, survival horror, platformers [still], action-adventure, and niche titles such as Loco Roco and Me and My Katamari. My favorite system of all time is the Dreamcast thanks to the fond nostalgia I have of it, and gem titles like Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Power Stone 1 and 2, Typing of the Dead, Jet Grind Radio, and secretly Sonic Shuffle.

I have several systems: NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Game Gear, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii, PSP, and the Playstation 3. I want a 360 but I'm saving that for when I'm not poor and I don't have so much clutter.

My favorite games of all time are the Kingdom Hearts series, and that can be blamed on my love of all things old-school Disney. New Disney somewhat, but nowhere near as much. They've lost the magic.

I'm currently playing:
-Warhawk (PS3)
-Devil May Cry 4 (PS3)
-Super Mario RPG (Wii Virtual Console)

I've also got a laundry list of games I really need to finish.

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Growing up in Silent Hill dantelope | 6:06 PM on 11.12.2008 1 comments

This is the time of year that I cleverly dub "Silent Hill time" in my quaint little town. For one, it's obscenely foggy. It's as if someone lit and tossed an eternal smoke bomb that swallowed our town whole. I'm trying my hardest to not let that idea sidetrack me, because all I can think about is how much potential it has for a campy horror film. Secondly, this is a town that thrives on tourism and is more-or-less empty in the off-season. Right now it is at the deadest of dead, which I find to be pretty quaint in an eerie way. The air screamers have trouble finding enough food, so they generally migrate elsewhere for the months of winter. This is also the best time of year for me to indulge in survival-horror games. I beat Siren not too long ago, and now I'll be moving on to the Silent Hill series and potentially the Resident Evil series as well. It really seems like such an under-serviced style with so many potential fans. The new Resident Evils are great, don't get me wrong, but I wish this trend of straying away from the original horror formula would stop in its tracks.