The new “retro” craze found itself in full swing with the Kickstarter for Shovel Knight, a new action game looking to hearken to its myriad of inspirations. Yacht Club Games, the people asking for your money and support, look like...
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Tagged: Mega Man
Why Do You Play Video Games? That’s what Theology Gaming wishes to meditate upon this week. Do you know? Well, let’s at least talk about it. Why Do You Play Video Games? by Zachery Oliver (Tuesday, March 19th) Why I...
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I like me some Darkstalkers, enough to type this sentence wrongly (and even that adverb at the end was incorrect, so you know I’m serious). I’m not sure what appealed to my younger sensibilities. After all, I’d call myself a...
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Zach, Josh, Joe, Patrick Gann, and Alex (Zach’s brother) talk much of Mega Man 2, game mechanics, the concept of “cheap”, difficulty and challenge, and the theological import of it all -namely, the idea that maybe life is constructed with...
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I begin with just a few lines to one of my favorite video games, Final Fantasy IX: A voice from the past, joining yours and mine. Adding up the layers of harmony. And so it goes, on and on. Melodies...
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I love Mega Man. Objectively. As I have said before, Mega Man contains that black and white morality within all of us, something even a child can understand. Whenever something new comes out involving the Blue Bomber, I must buy...
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Or, alternately, Rockman X6, but I’m writing to English speakers so I get a pass. Out of all the games in the Mega Man X series, both X6 and X7 are equally reviled as horrible cash-ins on a great franchise....
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He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. -Proverbs 13:24 Watching the Men’s Gymnastics during the Olympics is always a heartbreaking proposition. One moment you’ve bought into the hype that, yes, we can win a...
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I think I’ll take a break from all Mana, all the time for today. Sorry about the bouncing around of scheduling and the like, but I will finish this Mana series if it kills me and get that List entry...
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Hey, if you can’t pick between them, why not choose both? Rockman, or Mega Man as it’s known in the West, captures the Japanese video game zeitgeist of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It integrates fascinating and memorable character...
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