Civilization Revolution … with Children
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Posted on July 30th, 2008 by
Civ? Me and Civ? Yeah, we go a long way back. I still recall the day, just prior to my career in gaming actually, when I stood in the store torn. Should I buy Quake? Or Sid Meier’s Civilization II. The one with the monsters and visceral thrills? Or the one with the pedigree, the elephant on the cover, and the one that looked fiercely, defiantly, and wonderfully beautiful and complex. I came home with both, I’m proud to say.
Retrospective: Unreal (1998 PC FPS)
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by
Given that my first love of gaming is first-person shooters (FPS) based on my love of the original Castle Wolfenstein back on my Apple ][+, it is somewhat surprising that I was ‘late to the party’ on Unreal by nearly a year. But hey, gimme a break – I had a three-month old colicky baby when it was released in late May of 1998. Yes, that is right: Unreal just celebrated its’ tenth birthday! You know what that means? Retrospective time! I am going to take a look at the original game and also touch on the other entries in the series as it has moved to being one of the premier online shooters. more…
Divine Divinity Retrospective at RPGWatch
Posted on July 29th, 2008 by
From an article of mine just posted at Import Implosion!
Posted on July 27th, 2008 by
I just got three new import games from Japan, so today I thought I’d give a brief review on each one. But first a warning: I may start rambling and talking about ‘hardcore’ fanboy gaming stuff here, so, well, now you’re warned. Anyway, the three games I got were Bokura no TV Games Kentei (DS), Slide Adventure: Mag Kid (DS), and Bit Generations: Coloris (GBA).
Convention Survival Kit for Parents
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by
It’s convention season again. Things are in high swing for the months of August and September. Here’s a few handy tips for parents who are just getting into this sort of thing from someone who’s been to way too many of these and lived to tell the tale.
Whether it’s a small-town game convention with just a couple thousand to the over 125,000 people who mobbed the San Diego Comic Con in 2007, there are a few things that always seem to come up in common. What do I do? How do I find out what’s going on? Don’t these people ever take a shower?
E3 – The Gaming With Children Perspective
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by
E3 – formerly the Electronic Entertainment Expo, now the stiff E3 Media and Business Summit – has drawn to a close, and I thought it would be interesting to take a look at what the big gaming companies showed the world. While the industry-only trade show is a lot smaller than it used to be, it’s still one of main events when it comes to divining what (and how) we’ll be playing in the coming year.
Continue reading to see what the industry is doing for us as gaming parents.
iPhone = DS/PSP Killer
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by
The iPhone debuted at $600, I got one for about $400 (two, if you count GamerMoms), and now the newer, sleeker, faster, cooler version is roughly $200. The iPod Touch uses the same software and Apple just posted numbers suggesting that its music store is outselling Wal*Mart. And on top of all this – now iPhone’s got game. So much game in fact, Sony and even mighty Nintendo should be scared….
Cary’s ‘Best Video Games of the Year SO FAR’ Awards!
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by
Can you believe it’s the middle of July and the year’s half over already? The last half of the year is usually when all the big name games come out, and a good majority of those were announced and shown off at this past week’s E3 trade show. So a lot of the games in the first part of the year tend to be forgotten. So in honor of those games released in the first part of the year, I present my “Best Video Games of the Year SO FAR” Awards!
Ask GamerDad 7/18/08
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by
This week we tackle the BIG questions like: What does my teen want with a console webcam? What PlayStation 2 games are good for toddlers? Is a Game Boy Advance SP worth it? And a 10 year-old asks… is it fair? As always, GamerDad has the answers.
Help a Reader: Asperger’s, Anger & Games
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by
Attention readers! I got this question and I want to use it for Ask GamerDad (and I want to help this family). If you know anything about this subject and have anything to recommend, please respond here. Thanks. Click inside for the letter:
