When the third generation Pokemon games were released, I had found myself moving away from the series. I was getting a little older and, like many teenagers, I didn’t want to associate with things from childhood. I feel like a lot of fans in my age group did a lot of the same, since we …
(Pokespective Part 1 can be found here) For the longest time, I considered the second generation games my favorite. While this opinion has shifted considerably over the about 15 years since Pokemon Gold and Silver’s 2000 release, it still shows a marked improvement from the first generation games. The followup to Pokemon Red and Blue …
In 1998, I was first introduced to Pokemon. I don’t remember exactly how I had first heard of it, but I do remember a few highlights. I remember a classmate bringing his Game Boy to school and showing the game off, letting other kids catch and name a Pokemon or two to show them how …
A new way to imprison and force gladiatorial combat upon your favorite adorable monsters is coming to Android and IOS devices in 2016. Pokémon Go, an app collaboration between former Google startup Niantic (best known for their location-based AR game Ingress) and The Pokémon Company, uses GPS technology to aid players in tracking down the titular beasts with a map on …
If you haven’t had a chance to read the news, or you happen to live under a rock, then you may not know that The Power Rangers have recently made a comeback… sort of.
Nintendo celebrated its 125th Anniversary last year, with the company founded on 23rd September 1889 in Kyoto, where its headquarters remain. The company has had an extraordinary history, originally producing handmade handful playing cards and several small niche businesses (including a cab service and luxury hotels), but since 1977, Nintendo has grown into one of …
In the 1990’s, there were a multitude of fads that created a brief flash in the pan, and then petered away into nothingness. One unexpectedly long-running phenomena from that era is Pokemon, and the new additions to the series, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire keep the dream alive of catching collectible creatures centered in a universe of creativity and combat.
2014 marked the end of many traditions that pop culture fans hold dear. One of the most surprising announcements was the official heralding of the death of Saturday morning cartoons. In September, the CW network’s parent company, Warner Bros., officially ended their run of morning long schedules of animated series, and reverted to cheaper educational …
Masahiro Sakurai, best known as the creator of Super Smash Bros, took to Miiverse today to announce the reveal of the next new fighter in the Smash Bros roster. Scheduled for Monday, July 14, at 7 AM, the unveiling will be live-streamed on the game’s official website rather than in a Nintendo Direct video or by any other means. Who could this approaching challenger be? According to Sakurai, the development team is “nearing the bottom of the stash of new challenger videos that we’ve made…” so who else do we have to look forward to? In proper fanboy fashion, here are some of my best guesses, desired improbable possibilities, and wild wishes for the next Smash challenger.
My wife handed me a heavy, neatly wrapped box and said something to the effect of, “You’ll never guess in a million years what I got you.” She was absolutely right. I had no idea what was in it, and gaped in awe as I opened the rectangular package. Inside, eloquently displayed, were three old game cartridges below three Game Boys of matching color. This year for my birthday, my wife got me a glass case exhibiting Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow with matching Game Boy Pockets. It perfectly represented me and my evolution (intentional word choice) as a gamer, cascading me with that sensation known as nostalgia.
This month’s Nintendo Direct is one a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting; a Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U information overload! Super Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai talks extensively about the features of the upcoming installment for 39 mesmerizing minutes.
Think Dark Souls is a challenge? Had it up to here with Flappy Bird? Try playing the same Pokemon file with 70,000+ people at the same time!
Everyone is familiar with the World of Pokemon. Each generation of games introduces a new continent that expands the geography for players to explore, and the number of discovered Pokemon is always on the rise; there are over 650 as of writing this and the entire Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Pokédex hasn’t been announced …
10- Amnesia What’s scarier than waking up and not knowing where you are? How about not knowing where you are, who you are, and what’s trying to kill you? Welcome to Amnesia, in which you find yourself trapped in a dark castle without your memories while creatures slink about in the dark.Unlike most games, which …