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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…