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Piggybacking
It goes back to the days of my brother and I playing Metal Gear for the NES. Passwords. A slow climb to victory. 25 characters, written on scraps of paper, backs of how-to-win-at-Nintendo™ books, and punched in with c… -
My Life in the "Family Business"
For millions of people, one of their most compelling games is on their PC. Or their Mac. Or their iPhone. Or however they get to Facebook.Mafia Wars. Perhaps the 'killer app' of Facebook these days. Do jobs (from… -
SMB3 on Wii: My Skillz Are Gone!
At my brother's place. Got on the Wii. Went old-school. Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Wii.Playing with two of my brothers (PrattBro#4 and PrattBro#5). For the record, I'm PrattBro#1. At first, I offered to be the spec… -
Myst and a Trip to Cyan HQ
Myst. A game where you wander around, finding clues as to why nobody's there. Groundbreaking at the time, there's no blood, no gore, just a lot of machines that need figuring out.(And then there were sequels, books,… -
2P Games: A Classification System
Two player games. I love two player games. Brings back memories of my brother and I playing on the old NES, with Diet Pepsi and Red Baron Pizza. I've noticed that two player games (or even, multiplayer games) can be… -
Final Boss Isn't That Hard... Or Is He?
Metal Gear (for the NES)Sirens blazing. Fortress self-destruct countdown in progress. After trudging through jungles, sneaking through buildings, avoiding pit traps, scorpions, bosses with flamethrowers, poison gas, d… -
Did Someone Else Ever Finish A Game Before You Had The Chance To Beat?
For most of our childhood, the Nintendo was a few miles away, at our grandparents' house. The 90's brought the end of the NES era and the dawning of new consoles. Which brought in many old NES cartridges into our ha… -
Super Pratt Bros.™ 2
Two days ago we brought you the first installment of the adventures of the Super Pratt Brothers. Here's the second: After the raw pwnage I'd wreaked on my brother in the skateboard game, my brother figured, "Well, i… -
Super Pratt Bros.™
So, it was my birthday, and after watching a horrible football game, we went over to my brother's for some Nintendo.Four players. Me. My brother. Two other guys.He blew the dust off of an old game (Skate or Die f… -
Do You Have A Compatible Video Game Partner?
I had two Nintendo-playing brothers growing up. One was as good as me. We could make a 'Nintendo Championship', and it would be anyone's guess who would win. The other, being a few years younger, hadn't yet lear…





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