Nintendo’s 64 bit answer to Playstation and Sega Saturn hit ‘96 louder than a sonic boom, rendering a generation of future leaders to gaming zombies at all hours. While its library didn’t hit you with tons of releases every month like the PS, the system still had its fair share of landmark titles and hidden gems alike all while leaving thousands of those weird three-pronged controllers in its wake. Read the rest of this entry »

Losing at video games isn’t the end of the world. Still, failure at the hands of some cheap character throws a batch of salt on the wound. Even victories gained via unbalanced competitors get the side eye. The gaming world would be a better place if the following clowns got toned down or flat out never existed. Read the rest of this entry »

MGM put the breaks on the next Bond film largely because the company is short on funds. That’s pretty discouraging considering how Daniel Craig was shaping up to be a good Bond since his no BS mentality brought new life into the character. Casino Royale is one of my favorite James Bond films and Quantum of Solace had its moments despite being worse in comparison. Still it’s a shame that MGM is holding up production on the next film since good action flicks, let alone good big budget flicks, are in short supply these days. Read the rest of this entry »

For all you next-gen gamers thinking you’re living it up with your Halo’s and Killzone’s, let me remind you where it really began at. Yeah, Doom may been the OG of first-person shooters to really gather a following, but Goldeneye 007 really took it there. Never was there just a single game that made an otherwise worthless gaming console worth purchasing (yeah I said it). Take yourself back to the rainy days of 1998 for a moment. Go to your homeboy’s living room. Undoubtedly there was a Playstation, as they were ubiquitous with every household at the time. But in that other corner, inside that pancaked piece of plastic, sat the silver cartidge bearing Pierce Bronson’s likeness while he posed with that PP7 with the silencer attached.

You had to have to it.

I was fortunate to be part of the perfect setup. My boy had the big screen, I had 4 controllers and we’d play the most murderous rap music we had to accent the occasion. Nore’s “Body In The Trunk” blasted from the Sony boombox while we endured Pistols in the Stack. It was lights out for all players if someone got a hold of that RCP-90 when it was Power Weapons in the Temple. Master P’s “Let My 9 Get Em” did the rest of the talking. And it was double the torture singing along with Pun, telling your opposistion “You Ain’t A Killa” while emptying your clip into their lifeless torso while the blood trickled down their portion of the screen. And we didn’t play that power meter shit. If you came to our neck our woods, prepare to submit your “License To Kill” because them one-hitter quitter shots were bout as real as it got. Read the rest of this entry »