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Front Paged:
E for Effort: Mass Effect 1+2
E3 2010 Recap
Changes: Fatherhood
Technical Difficulties: What A Difference Time Makes
A True Opponent Stands Before Me
P2 Press Start: Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers
10 Games Captain America Would Play
Looking Out for the Little Guy

Front Paged on Flixist:
The Dichotomy of a Dark Knight
Not Understanding Your Audience
A True Classic: Superman Returns



Articles I wrote that I liked:
That One Mook: Gafgarion
My first playthrough of Resident Evil 2
Love/Hate: Operation Darkness
EVO 2010
Recettear Preview
Teh Bias: Nippon Ichi Software, Dood!
More Than Just Noise: Haunted by Final Fantasy
2010: Year in review and some other musings
Obligatory Destructoid Community Rocks Post
Groundhog Day: Stuck in a Book
A story from the Wasteland
PowerUp 2011
E3 2011: MS, Sony, Ninty, and AWARDS
Freedom: Jetpacks
Handhelds: East vs West
Labor Day: Player 2
Online Passes: Nickles and Dimes
2011: Year in Review and Top 10 XBL Indies



Comics in Games: Games in Comics
Comics in Games: The Original Batman
Comics in Games: Fantastic Four
Comics in Games: Fantastic Four Deleted Scenes
Comics in Games: Superman
Comics in Games: The Best of Marvel 1994

Comics in Crossover Games
- Spider-man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!
- Spider-man the Video Game
- Spider-man and the X-men in Arcade's Revenge
- Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems
- Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal
- Marvel Brothel
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold



Games Created:
Dariaia

Indie Reviews:
Give me an indie game, and I will review it in absolute fairness.

Review: Sequence
Review: Figment
Review: PerlMania


I was on a podcast! Listen to me!
NJ EP 01: Neo Geo Pocket Color
NJ EP 04: Mega Man Legends


Episode 92: E3 09
Episode 73: Intro
Episode 71: Intro
Episode 70: Intro
Episode 68: Sonic the Hedgehog
Episode 67: Intro
Episode 66: Intro
Episode 65: Reader Questions
Episode 64: Intro
Episode 63: Neo Geo
Episode 62: Intro
Episode 61: Beat 'em Ups
Episode 60: Rhythm Games
Episode 36: Couples
Episode 34: TurboGrafx 16
Episode 32: SHMUPS
Episode 27: SNES



I was Interviewed: Read about it

My Greatest Failure

I have a Theme Song: Listen!

Last Game I Finished: Imaginary Range

"We constantly have to revisit 'Why would Donkey Kong do this?' or 'Why would this environment be like this?' And then we start thinking: 'We're making a game about a gorilla wearing a tie.'"
-Michael Kelbaugh of Retro Studios on Donkey Kong Country Returns



"I have to say it's kinda scary how much you know about this game."
-Nicolau Chaud creator of Marvel Brothel
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Digital Distribution: Looking out for the little guy

[AwesomeExMachina referred to this blog in his promoted post yesterday, and today it's moving to the front page. For his Digital Distribution blog, manasteel88 looks at one of the positives of moving away from retail -- the a...   more

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10 video games Captain America would play

[manasteel88 wishes us a happy 4th of July with a look at the videogames Captain America might enjoy the most. Want to see your own writing on the front page? Write something awesome and put it in the C Blogs. -- Kauza] Capta...   more

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P2 Press Start: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

[manasteel88 brings us this 2P Press Start post about a game many of us grew up with: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. Check out our current call for Blogs, and start writing! -- JRo] Friendship is something we all take for grant...   more

P2 Press Start: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers photo

Technical Difficulties: A true opponent stands before me

[For his Monthly Musing, manasteel88 talks about the optional enemies and challenges that show up in games. Sometimes, these challenges are even more difficult than the final bosses. This month is almost over, so be on the lo...   more

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Technical Difficulties: What a difference time makes

[You guys have had about a week to think about March's Monthly Musing. Blogs are starting to come in now, so I'm kicking off the beginning of this month's promotions with manasteel88. He writes about his difficulties in adjus...   more

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Changes: Fatherhood

[For his Monthly Musing, manasteel88 tells us how being a father not only changed his day to day life, but also how he responds and engages with games, particularly games that have children and familial relationships. Want to...   more

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Something About E3: Getting back to daily life

[For our final E3 musing, manasteel88 shares his overall thoughts regarding all the major players at E3 -- a good way to wrap this up. Thanks to everyone who wrote a blog on this topic this week, and don't forget you still ha...   more

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E for Effort: The Mass Effect series so far

[Editor's Note: We're not just a (rad) news site -- we also publish opinions/editorials from our community & employees like this one, though be aware that it may not jive with the opinions of Destructoid as a ...   more

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