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Your First Video Game Christmas Gift

You've probably heard me reminisce about my time playing Super Nintendo far too much over the course of my days with HardestLevel, but dang it, I'm feeling nostalgic lately. In the weeks leading up to Christmas of '9…
Naming Pets After Video Game Characters

This is my dog, and when we got her three years ago I somehow managed to convince my family to name her after a certain princess from a certain well known video game series. Her name is Zelda. Fellow Zelda lovers al…
Games That Need a Comeback

Canicus submitted a post about games that never caught on but that he would have loved to see sequels of. And with the return of Rocket Knight Adventures, a Boy and his Blob, and Castlevania Adventure, I myself couldn't…
Lara Croft Way?

John Flamsteed Way, Griffon Way, Merlin Way, Lara Croft Way, Sorocold Way, Steve Bloomer Way, Eagle Way and Mercian Way. What do all these have in common? They're all on the shortlist to become the name of a new street i…
I Have a Bear Named Guilt

His name was really Thaddius. I just feel the need to be melodramatic. A few months ago I decided to cancel my WoW subscription. I just wasn't playing anymore and paying without playing is one of the seven cardinal sins…
My Favorite Turbo Grafx Games List!

Editor's note: Minor edits done for formatting and grammar. This little console was the most misunderstood game system of its day. Its competitors bashed it as being 8-bit. The controversy over that technical point, I…
Lifelong Video Game Crushes

See here for a related post. I have had a crush on Link since I was 9 years old, and now, at the age of 20 I still think he's hot. I remember how it all began. I received Majora's Mask as a Christmas present, and t…
We're Gamers Spoiled By Innovation

After I found my old Gameboy Color lying around, I decided to give Super Mario Bros. DX a spin for nostalgia's sake. I noticed though that I had trouble getting down Mario's momentum and I kept mistiming jumps. Many tim…
When Did You Get Hooked on Games?

Whether you game seriously or are a casual player just happening by HardestLevel, there has to be an early moment or so in your life when you really started enjoying video games.I came with my mom to her friend's apartme…
Can Bringing Back a Classic Game Make It Meaningless?

I wonder if the games I enjoyed when I was younger only seemed solid or entertaining because of nostalgia. Some of them were truly incredible, but recent re-treads have made me realize that some of these games were class…