Is Casual Mutually Exclusive with Hardcore?

By GBGames, on September 24th, 2008%

Years ago, Nintendo Power’s 100th issue listed the best 100 games of all time. Besides Mario and Zelda games, Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior, there was the game listed at #3: Tetris.

I remember that a lot of people complained that there is no way that Tetris could be ranked so highly in such a . . . → Read More: Is Casual Mutually Exclusive with Hardcore?

Hollywood Video Games Suck

By GBGames, on September 23rd, 2008%

The brave and noble bloggers of the Round Table this month have written some great posts about film-to-game adaptations. I was originally going to write that games are usually just another brand-associated piece of merchandise, like the candy bar, the Happy Meal toy, and the coloring book, but some people covered it. I was going . . . → Read More: Hollywood Video Games Suck

Thousander Club Update: September 22nd

By GBGames, on September 22nd, 2008%

For this week’s Thousander Club update:

Game Hours: 409.25(previous two years) + 120.5 (current year) = 529.75 / 1000 Game Ideas: 710 (previous two years) + 63 (current year) = 773 / 1000

I’ll be in crunch at the day job for at least one more week.

For this past week, I made sure . . . → Read More: Thousander Club Update: September 22nd

Avast, Ye!

By GBGames, on September 19th, 2008%

It be Talk Like a Pirate Day again! When you be fraggin’ your buckos, be true t’ the day and yell out a good “YARRR!”

What game is a pirate’s favorite game to play? Arrrrrrmadillo Run!

What other games do pirates like to play? Darrrrrwinia was a close second. Arrrrrrrkanoid clones, too.

What’s . . . → Read More: Avast, Ye!

The Complexity of a Casual Game

By GBGames, on September 15th, 2008%

Since so many people seem to be surprised that Spore, a game that mixes all sorts of game genres into one game, didn’t create the ultimate experience for each of those sub-games, and Will Wright’s recent interview with MTV in which he claims that Spore was meant to be a casual game:

“I’d say . . . → Read More: The Complexity of a Casual Game