Category Archives: Street Fighter

We’re on a Road to Numenor

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Nathan

The Desolations of Devil’s Acre, by Ransom Riggs – The sixth and final (at least for now) book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series takes place when the resurrected Caul, Miss Peregrine’s evil brother, is using his power to … Continue reading →

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Dragon vs. Dragon

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Nathan

Since I enjoyed my playthrough of Breath of Fire 2, I decided to go back (figuratively, that is), and give the first one a try. I finished it yesterday, and it wasn’t really that difficult. I did use a walkthrough … Continue reading →

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Euro Mario Land

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve occasionally come across panels from comics in the German Club Nintendo magazine, basically their equivalent of Nintendo Power, and they were sehr wahnsinnig. Not all of them were; some were fairly straightforward adaptations of games with a few jokes … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Donkey Kong, Humor, Kirby, Language, Mario, Mega Man, Street Fighter, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Expanding Game Worlds

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve long had somewhat of an affinity for media based on video games, even though most of them aren’t really that good. I grew up on the Super Mario Bros. cartoons and Choose Your Own Adventure style books, and read … Continue reading →

Posted in Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Comics, Mario, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Taking It to the Streets

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Nathan

While I’ve written quite a bit about video games from my youth, I haven’t said all that much about one of the biggest hits of the early nineties, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. A one-on-one fighting game that inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Comics, Mega Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, J.R.R. Tolkien, Authors, Street Fighter, Breath of Fire, Punch-Out | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nathan

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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Whether Balrogs Have Wings

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Nathan

I thought the Balrogs from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien might be an interesting subject for a post, and I actually found out something kind of amusing when looking up the topic. People who have read or seen the movies … Continue reading →

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