2024-04-29 14:30
I've already gone over the purpose of Vacant Care as an album. Some stuff was on my mind, and I went ahead and scrapped the original plans in favor of venting. That part is easy enough to un… Read More
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The Happenings of my life.
This blog is where nostalgia powers art.
If you love retro video games, You've got a friend in me!
When celebrating creativity and desire, there's never a dull moment.
2024-04-24 15:02
Damage Control(I should have called it DMG CTRL) was the first game I released publicly to itch.io. It was a part of a game jam a few years ago. The gimmick was to use 5 colors or less, and… Read More
2024-04-19 16:00
So, I was flipping through this deck of Magic cards that I thought I threw away years ago. Kinda glad I kept it, because some of this stuff looks pretty cool! None of it is worth anything, b… Read More
2024-04-15 13:53
I thought it was a NO-SPIN Zone...I sit here staring at the final Rico messages, examining my notes for this article, fingers hovering over the delete button. Her observations are neat and a… Read More
2024-04-12 18:10
Two very different inspirations here: Memories of channel surfing on a Saturday afternoon, and uncomfortable Sundays in a stupid suit listening to some guy yell passages that don't solve the… Read More
2024-04-10 20:34
I named my dragon DuGoo Da Crumb Snatcha. Ugh, social media these days. All political flame wars and people yelling at each other in live streams like it's some kind of digital gladiato… Read More
2024-04-09 23:23
Really Useful Swirl-Tastic Stuff Ahead.There are four important parts to being a Dreamcast owner. You first need the freetime to enjoy one of SEGA's best hardware offerings. There's no point… Read More
2024-04-09 23:22
Nintendo > computersThe NES mouse is like a one hit wonder in the music industry. It's really good, but people only know it because of one thing. In this case, that one thing is Mar… Read More
2024-04-09 22:49
Space Sharks, Ahoy! If you ever go back and play Phantasy Star Online, understand that you don't actually need to be online to get the inside track on how it works. Having a Community i… Read More
2024-04-09 02:01
Of Rappys and Men.Red Ring Rico is the unseen best protag of the Phantasy Star Online canon. You're mission is to visit the planet of Ragol, and locate, or at least solve the mystery of what… Read More
2024-04-08 13:32
We Got Computers Putin'. Welcome back to the Rico Files!In this installment, our inquisitive guide through the planet of Ragol has found herself in an odder situation than fighting a fl… Read More
2024-04-04 16:30
Where will it stop... Well, folks, buckle up! It seems my little(unnamed due to a lack of wanting strangers on the internet to find me...even if the cool strangers enjoy my music and ar… Read More
2024-04-02 16:22
I recently overheard what I can only assume was a popular female rap song, blaring from some cheap speakers at an undisclosed parking lot. It's one of those moments where you aren't sure if… Read More
2024-03-28 18:55
Obviously, their pet tiger is the coolest, but who's the second best Ronin?Ronin Warriors is a forgotten classic. This anime was grouped with Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z in a lot of televi… Read More
2024-03-28 14:00
Perhaps the biggest reason The Dreamcast was such a huge deal for me comes from the presence of Sonic Adventure. It's one of the launch games for this system, which is to be expected. It's a… Read More
2024-03-27 13:17
Sponsored by general curiosityWhile I could list a bunch of defunct game series that I think should be brought back, it's something that's been done to death. You have a bunch of creatively… Read More
2024-03-26 19:30
It's hilarious that this game has two Wolverines.Know what's cool about Capcom sequals? Even if you don't know what's different, you can be sure it's bigger. The gimmick about Marvel Vs. Cap… Read More
2024-03-26 14:30
Remix!If not for a dispute over licensing terms, the world may have seen some version of a Nintendo Playstation in the 90s. It seems that Nintendo's fears over Sony trying to muscle their wa… Read More
2024-03-25 18:30
Off-road games are really cool.Released all the way back in 2000, This rally based racing game had some pretty interesting hype surrounding it. It's one of the handful of cross platform onli… Read More
2024-03-25 13:30
Back when I was maintaining my personal online domicile as a Google Site, I got the idea to create a gallery of all the Dreamcast memory units. Sounded like an easy task There couldn't have… Read More
2024-03-24 19:22
That time Apple teamed with Bandai.Nobody wanted Apple to be a console maker in the 90s. This is something that was never a popular 'what if' type of scenario. Apple's never had the reputati… Read More
2024-03-24 15:37
Funny Super Nintendo News report from 1991The following is my assessment on the long standing illness that was the general public's odd disdain for video games in the early 90s. I don't real… Read More
2024-03-23 23:31
Some Forget this series was born in the 'Cades.Ninja Gaiden is one of those games that had a better reputation as a reworked home conversion, than it's initial arcade showing. The NES versio… Read More
2024-03-23 15:17
Gaming at the moviesThe 1998 action thriller staring Will Smith is notable within gaming circles for it's odd yet interesting choice of a prop that ties into the films plot. The NEC Tur… Read More
2024-03-22 13:31
Judging by the rarely sensationalized and always accurate Youtube Algorhythm, there appears to be a moderately sized fuss over the loss of physical game discs being sold in stores.Youtube th… Read More
2024-03-21 19:55
Uh oh...back in the lab again... (Can't remember if I actually liked Dexter's Laboratory, but that song had a good bounce to it.) I'm working on some new music! Right now, I'm deep in t… Read More
2024-03-19 13:53
Fighting games are great. There's home arcade companies that make their money by partnering with Capcom and other game devs to compile some of the coolest games ever created and sell to thos… Read More
2024-03-18 20:30
Because Censorship in Gaming is A Weird Subject That Needs to be Mocked as Much as Humanly PossibleBack in 1993, two herbs in the United States Senate(one actually named Herb, while the othe… Read More
2024-03-08 00:08
Ah, the playground. A haven for scraped knees, epic kickball battles, and of course, a breeding ground for the wildest video game rumors. Back in the days of bulky consoles and pixelated gra… Read More
2024-02-28 17:30
We've all heard that art comes from the soul, right? I don't know what part of the soul would say to paint a square onto a piece of canvas and call it a finished piece, but Kazimir Malevich… Read More
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