Category Archives: video games

Bioshock Infinite

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Reverend

Mikhail Gershovich turned me onto the trailer for BioShock Infinite the other day, and I haven’t gotten this excited about the narrative implications of a game since the first BioShock, or even Half-Life 2 (which I talked about here). Where … Continue reading →

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The Death of Sasquatch

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Reverend

I love posts about videogames more generally, but ds106 internaut Ed Martinez’s recent discussion of the Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare expansion pack was particularly good. Seems like since Rock Star’s release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas fans having … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Reverend

A Perfect Game on Yie Ar Kung-FuI’ve been in the emulator zone as of late after playing around with Dragon’s Lair, so it’s not too surprising the 80s arcade love abounds. And after playing a host of games on MAME … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: Dragon’s Lair

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Reverend

I don’t know why the Summer of Love has taken me deep into 1980s video games, but over time I’ve learned to embrace, rather than fight, nostalgia. A few days ago, right after my last post, I started thinking about … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: Blades of Steel

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Reverend

https://bavatuesdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/blades_of_steel_theme.mp3 Blades of Steel Theme Song I love Blades of Steel, it still stands as one of the greatest console games of the 1980s, and I’ve been waiting for a DJ to discover and remix all the sound effects into … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: Dragonfire

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Reverend

Here’s an Atari 2600 game I forgot in my toy post on cartridges, and thinking back on Dragonfire, it was probably one of the better early 2600 games. What’s more, the graphics are an interesting mashup of the Pitfall! character … Continue reading →

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Days 87-30: Atari 2600 Cartridges

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Reverend

Just when you thought it was safe to read the bava, I got fifty-seven more entries as an attempt to catch up on my 110 Toys to Xmas series, this post should serve three functions: 1) Catch me up, so … Continue reading →

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L4D on the NES

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Reverend

I have enjoyed playing Left 4 Dead, and when Joe McMahon sent me the following video, it was amazing to see how fans have re-engineered the game for the classic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It’s pretty brilliant, particularly if you … Continue reading →

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Spider-man 1967, Episode 4

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Reverend

Yet another Spider-man, and this episode is a 2-for-1 with two shorter episodes featuring the Vulture and Spencer Smythe. The real joy of these episodes are the villians, in fact it is through their names that my son remembers each … Continue reading →

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ADA Lovelace Day: Ms. Pacman

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Reverend

Well, as soon as Jeff McClurken told me about Ada Lovelace Day I knew I was in, I also knew who I wanted to blog about. It was really a no-brainer for me. Ms. Pacman….I love you! And if you … Continue reading →

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