Posts Tagged ‘Soul Calibur’
My Love Affair With Fighting Games
In talking with a lot of gamers, I’ve discovered that there’s actually somewhat of a distaste towards fighting games. Many people feel that they amount to simply smashing buttons, and if there is a strategy to it, it’s simply “Use X move at Y moment.”
Either that, or they view them as so impenetrable it isn’t even worth the effort, that studying frame data and practicing moves for hours in Training mode is devoid of fun. So I thought I’d write about my journey with the fighting game, my transformation from hater to lover, and hopefully get people to give them a second thought.
The Sad Demise of the Dreamcast
The Sega Dreamcast was the greatest system that never really had a chance. When most systems die after a year and a half, it is because they are terrible systems with horrendous game libraries (see 32x, Atari Jaguar). The Dreamcast had arguably the greatest first 18 months of any console in history. The unfortunate thing is those 18 months were all we got.
Why did the Dreamcast die?
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Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll! #81 - "King's Quest: Blood on the Sand" August 31, 2010On a very special eighty-first episode of "Barrel Roll! A Video Game Podcast", Jesse has been lost in the wilderness. A sketchy VHS tape may be the only clue as to his whereabouts. That is, if the mysterious creatures lurking in the forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't already got to him. In his absence, Jonah has been joined by WingDamage […]
- Barrel Roll! #81 - "King's Quest: Blood on the Sand" August 31, 2010
2009: A Space Year in Review
The WingDamage Staff Picks Their Favorite Games of 2009
Anticipated Games of Q1 2010
