Revisiting GameCube: Four Swords Adventures
The stars aligned last week! I had a house full of friends, a GameCube, 4 GBA SPs, 4 gamelink cables and a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. I bought this game when it origi... more
The stars aligned last week! I had a house full of friends, a GameCube, 4 GBA SPs, 4 gamelink cables and a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures. I bought this game when it origi... more
So, I finally finished Skyward Sword. To be honest, I cannot recall any other game leading me to such disparate feelings. In fact, Skyward Sword is both the best and worst game in The Legend of... more
So, I'm late to the party on Skyward Sword. I traded my Wii in shortly after the release of Warioland: Shake it! due to the lack of interest I had in any upcoming games. I recently purchased a ... more
This is a Public Service Announcement: there’s an amazing game on Xbox Live that nobody seems to be aware of. It’s an old-school beat-‘em-up that combines the stunning pixel art of Scott Pilgrim ... more
One week ago Sony announced the PS4. I've given myself a week to digest and contemplate all of the information. Here are my thoughts broken down by topics. First off, RIP XMB. I really love the ... more
There's a lot of talk about the handheld video gaming market. Nintendo and Sony seem to be struggling in the U.S. and the Vita is dying in both Japan and the U.S. Luckily for Sony, the PSP still ... more
Controversy. If there's one thing video games, especially Zelda games, create, it's controversy. Whether I like or dislike a specific title, there are tons of people on the internet ready to pu... more
With my recent decision to revisit the last generation of consoles, I started to read about the mythical GameCube component cables. These cables are expensive, fairly hard to find and only work... more
I’m not yet 30, but I’m already a grumpy, old douchebag. This feeling crept up on me out of nowhere, but there’s no denying it now: I kinda hate everything about the modern video game industry... more
As usual, I looked at the upcoming games list at Gamefaqs and found a total of 3 upcoming games I'm interested in - Fire Emblem: Awakening, Etrian IV and Naruto Powerful Shippuden. In the past, s... more
I've had the Neo Geo X for just under a month. After a lot of experimentation and comparison, I returned the console tonight. Basically, the handheld system is nice but the emulation is a bit slo... more
I often find myself thinking about the games that were such a great entry in its genre, that it effectively killed the genre for me. This series will examine these games as well as how and why th... more
2012 was an odd year in gaming for me. None of the big releases appealed to me and the one that did, Need for Speed, was a major letdown. On the other hand, I did pick up a ton of older games, bo... more
So, Tommo and SNKPlaymore have delivered a great device. The Neo Geo X is a wonderful piece of kit. The handheld is a nice size, the screen is impressive and the stick and buttons feel great. The... more
So, this just happened... The Neo Geo X has landed. I'm far from the first to get the system but no has really shared any info. I had a lot of questions so I'll post my findings here. The... more
I'm a sucker for the Neo Geo. I was never able to own one due to its price but I've spent countless hours in arcades playing games on the system and tons of hours playing ports on other systems... more
Wow dang, long time no see Dtoid C-Blogs. Not much has been up with me if you have been following me on Twitter. I joined Arizona State University this summer and so far I have been busy, but ... more
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is the best strategy RPG released in years, and one of the very few to get a full retail release across multiple platforms. I want to scream from the rooftop how much fun ... more
Sup guys, much love to all the old schoolers who remember me and happy new years! Don't go on thinking I haven't forgotten about you guys. I still come here and read the latest just so busy with ... more
idk... just seemed very weird that closing video at the end. . . more
and now she has the power!!!!!!! Nuuuuuuu! Haha just wanted to say Hi to the Dtoid Community and everyone who's still old school and might remember my old-ass :) Been working on a iPad g... more
Spoiler Free Admittedly I was never the biggest supporter of Arkham Asylum. Sure it had proved to be the best batman game ever created undoubtedly. Yet it was one of those games which seemed r... more
If you have never experienced the increase of a difficulty curve in a videogame before, and want to; look no further. Dark Souls is the perfect example of fun, immersion, depth and mind numbing... more
2011 has had some key moments, and none where so dramatic as the ‘Rockstar Pass’ for L.A. Noire in May. It was soon cloned by Netherrealms if nothing more but proof and belief in the method of ... more
It has been a long time since we’ve seen a Deus Ex game, so long in fact human revolution almost seems to promote itself as a new franchise, while feeding off its rich history. Which is right, ... more
Would you be insane to drop 1200msp on this game, or would you be insane not to? What Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (ITSP) is, is a spaceship metroidvania title, which is reminiscent of the ... more
It’s been a while since I’ve had any interest in a God sim’ of any sort since Peter Molyneux’s Black & White. Though From the moment it was unveiled From Dust (FD) showed some potential, rather... more
Nowhere is the evidence of companies chasing the golden carrot more prominent in today’s videogame industry than the MMO genre, and it’s Emperor; World of Warcraft. Ever since it released years... more
WoooooooooW!!!!! After from what I saw I CANT WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT!!! I got the DS3D and im (currently) BORED with SF3D being the only fun game on it.... btw what was that Atlus game in the end... more