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Posted on 05.10.07 by A 47 Danger @ 9:31 am

Maxim: whats your fav game of the year?
A 47 Danger: Gears of War.
Maxim: there.. we just wrote an article


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Classic Tuesday - The Flu
Posted on 12.20.05 by Maxim @ 1:15 pm

There is no Classic Tuesday proper this week, as I’ve spent the last week or so on the couch with the flu. I know what you’re thinking:

“On the couch sick? That’s the perfect time to be playing video games!”

I would have thought so too, but it just wasn’t the case. Head hurt. Eyes hurt. Skin hurt. I was in no shape to properly play a video game and enjoy it, so I didn’t. This week, however, I will be reviewing a different classic that we’ve all played: The Flu.

TF is a shitty ass game. Nuff said.

Stay tuned for next week, though. Classic Tuesdays returns with an all new classic!

… all new classic? Oxymoron.


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Classic Tuesday - Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Posted on 12.13.05 by Maxim @ 7:00 am

ClackyJ, A 47 Danger, and myself played through the arcade game Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom this weekend. Arcade game? I know.

It’s your standard side scrolling hack n’ slash fare, except all dungeoneny and dragony! Wait… don’t remember a dungeon of any kind. I’ve been scammed! I guess the giant dragon makes up for the loss.

Anyway, D&D is like any of the thousands of Final Fight clones out there with one notable difference: Inventory! Yes, much like the pen and paper D&D, there is loot to be had. Loot will appear when vanquishing a foe, finding a chest, or simply stumbling across it while walking from left to right. This feature of the game makes it feel like a game of Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. In what way, you ask? Well in LoZ:FS, the importance of tasks looks a little like this:

1. Acquire loot.
2. Make sure no one else acquires loot.
3. Make fellow players lose loot.
4. Acquire fellow players’ recently lost loot.
5. Try to get fellow players killed.
6. Work together to move the game forward.

The gameplay in D&D is surprisingly similar.

There’s lots of fun stuff to do like set fellow players on fire, make fellow players open trapped chests, and cast “sticks to snakes” as much as possible. There’s a certain satisfaction derived from casting sticks to snakes over and over while fighting a giant red dragon. (FYI, sticks to snakes is exactly what it sounds like, and is worthless).

To sum up: D&D:ToD is fun for reasons the creators of the game probably didn’t intend. Those reasons are: to screw your friends.


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A Casual Conversation Between A 47 Danger and Maxim
Posted on 12.09.05 by A 47 Danger @ 10:05 am

47: Hey there, Maxim. Let’s have a casual conversation about video games.
MX: well all right then A 47 Danger. lets
47: I find video games to be fun and entertaining. What are your feelings?
MX: i disagree! i find them to be morally reprehensible and decadent!
47: Let us try and resolve this conflict. Give me an example of something that you find agreeable.
MX: i find reading books and respecting my elders to be agreeable
47: Then perhaps you would find a game like Call of Cthulhu, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft right up your ally.
MX: the works of h.p. lovecraft are violent and suggest to children that its ok to look into the mouth of madness and worship elder gods
47: Maybe a game like Bionic Granny would be more to your liking.
MX: bionic granny would suggest to children that implanting metal and gears into their grandmother is ok and should be condoned
MX: despicable
MX: video games only serve to subvert children
47: Then how do you explain the video game habits of Old Grandma Hardcore, a 69 year old grandmother who is currently playing God of War on God Mode?
MX: easy. she is bad. a bad influence on younger generations.
47: Would it be out of line to say that you are bitter because your tastes and values are not held by these different generations?
MX: bitter is not the right word. use the word “correct” instead
MX: this generations ethics are wrong
47: Ethics do not come into it. Crime is constantly going down. Video games may actually be helping with this drop in criminal activity.
MX: but that doesn’t excuse the fact that we are raising a generation on violence and… gasp… sexual content!
MX: whether they act on those impulses or not, they are being trained to like them
MX: like them!!!
47: Sexual content is a taboo brought upon by the church to control the masses. It’s censorship that should have died on the cross with Christ.
MX: sexual taboo is a healthy way to keep children from being promiscuous
47: Then parents can do their job and keep their children away from items they feel are distasteful.
MX: which is what video games teach kids
MX: todays parents cant control everything a child sees. especially when they are too busy complaining about violent video games
MX:
MX: oops
47: Ah HA!
47: Gotcha, you crotchety bastard. Get back into your coffin of old ideals and sleep forever.
MX: bleh! you have not won yet mortal!


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The Best PC Game Ever
Posted on 12.06.05 by Maxim @ 12:14 pm

What is it? Is it Half-Life? SimCity? Diablo? StarCraft? Omar Sharif Bridge 2?

I’m partial to Planescape: Torment. Please, discuss below in the comments section. We want to know what you think the best PC game ever is!


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