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Bringing Old Game Consoles Back into Service

Josh Zyber — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:00:52 +0000

Lately, I feel like my home theater is moving backwards. Despite upgrading to a high-end 4k projector, I’ve also felt compelled to pull some very old equipment back into usage. First was a Laserdisc player, and now a bunch of my old video game consoles. I’ve mentioned in this blog plenty of times before that...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Sci-Fi Comedies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:00:05 +0000

The combination of science fiction and comedy can often be an uneasy blend. The Men in Black franchise had some success with it initially and has struggled through three sequels now to replicate the results. This week’s Roundtable looks at some other movies, TV shows, and even a video game that got the formula right....

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Impulse Purchase of the Week: The NES Classic Edition

Josh Zyber — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:00:46 +0000

I was in a Best Buy the other day shopping for something else when I spotted fresh stock of Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition gaming console on a shelf, marked at an attractive price. I’d passed this over during its initial release a couple years ago and regretted it. I hadn’t thought about it since, but...

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Weekend Roundtable: Mecha Robot Mayhem

Josh Zyber — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:00:12 +0000

We’ve done Roundtables in the past about robots and A.I., so our focus this week narrows specifically to the mecha genre, in which human pilots operate robotic suits or vehicles. What are your favorites from movies, TV, comics, video games, or any other media? Note: Robots that are sentient or can make decisions independently do...

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‘Tomb Raider’ Review: Some Things Shouldn’t Be Dug Up

Luke Hickman — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:00:03 +0000

It’s puzzling to me that studios have recently invested so much into reboots of existing properties that weren’t all that great to begin with. (See: ‘Death Wish’). The execs can’t be so far removed that they’re blindly ignorant to the fact that the there’s absolutely no demand for them, right? Even if they produce a...

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Weekend Roundtable: Ninjas Ninjas Ninjas!

Josh Zyber — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:00:18 +0000

In the words of eminent philosopher Robert Matthew Van Winkle: “The power of the ninja is strong\ Fightin’ all crooks until they’re all out cold\ Go Ninja Go Ninja Go!\ Go Ninja Go Ninja Go!” Indeed, good sir. Well said. This week’s Roundtable is about our favorite fictional ninjas, whether they be from movies, TV,...

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Poll: Did You Get a Nintendo NES Classic Edition?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:00:22 +0000

The NES Classic Edition gaming console has been such a huge hit that Nintendo has struggled to produce enough units to meet demand. Naturally, Nintendo being Nintendo, rather than build on this success, the company decided to discontinue the product entirely right at the height of its popularity. Were you able to get one? Do...

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Poll: Have You Bought a Nintendo Switch?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:00:03 +0000

After failing to generate much excitement for the Wii U, Nintendo has higher hopes for its new Switch console, which was released amid much hype at the beginning of this month. Did you buy one? If so, how do you like it and are the games worthwhile? The gimmick with the Switch is that it...

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‘Slayaway Camp’ Giveaway Results

Tom Landy — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 17:01:34 +0000

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, we here at HDD hope you’re having a very happy Christmas Day. It’s about to get even better for two of our readers who entered the ‘Slayaway Camp’ giveaway last week. On to the results! The contest was simple — just make a comment on this post...

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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Review: A Masterfully Murky Mess

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:00:20 +0000

They say that if at first you don’t succeed, you should try, try again. That seems to be Hollywood’s motto for videogame movies. There’s yet to be a great one, or even a particularly good one. Now we have ‘Assassin’s Creed’. An annual gaming franchise that most players have gotten sick of has finally come...

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‘Slayaway Camp: Santa’s Slay’ Mini Review + Giveaway!

Tom Landy — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:00:40 +0000

It’s beginning to look a lot like… DEATH! The holiday-themed expansion for Blue Wizard Digital’s ‘Slayaway Camp’ has arrived from the North Pole and is now ready for download on Steam. If you’d like to win a copy of the game, here’s your chance! Ho! Ho! Ho! From the product description: “The teenagers of Slayaway...

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Let the Bloodbath Begin: ‘Slayaway Camp’ Game Review

Tom Landy — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:00:56 +0000

Lovingly hailed as the most violent Sokoban-style sliding block puzzle game ever, Blue Wizard Digital’s “brutally cute” throwback to cult horror films is now available on Steam! From the product description: “A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psychotic slasher bent on slaughtering teenage counselors at the title campground. Slide this adorable voxel...

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