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Gaming, thoughts, shameless self-promotion, and whatever else is on my mind at any given moment.

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The Contra series: A [not-so] Brief Overview.

I wrote this up a few months ago for eStarland.com, but despite using my blog's draft function as a means to work on it while I was at, well, work--I decided to finally go back to it and publish it. The final version can be seen on eStarland.com's blog (link at the bottom of their main site), with some additions. Like always, I prefer the original writing. In 1987, Konami released an arcade game that would help spawn one of the longest-running franchises in videogame history. It would fur

Austin

October 30, 2010

Castlevania videos from October!

On my YouTube channel I try to take it easy and put out maybe one or two videos a week. During October though, I made it a point to try and get out as many Castlevania videos as I could. I wasn't able to do as many as I would have liked, but I still managed to finish quite a few. Here is a list (with links) for anyone that is curious about any of these games, in the order that I uploaded them: Gameplay: Castlevania - Lords of Shadow (XBOX 360) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV0tsPj1rcA

Austin

November 1, 2010

Tapwave Zodiac System Overview Video

**I just realized that I never published this blog, albeit I created it back in March 2010. Anyways, here we go.. Published for real, in August 2010 (Finally)! __________________________________________ I just received my Tapwave Zodiac handheld in the mail yesterday. I spent the majority of last night trying to get software and emulators installed onto it. There's aren't too many videos out there about this unit, so I took some time today to put together a YouTube system overview vid

Austin

March 2, 2010

Used book stores that carry videogames can be awesome (and sometimes not so much).

There is a local used book store that carries all sorts of things. Books (no way!), used music CDs, vinyl records, DVDs and VHS tapes. Hell, I'd bet Beta tapes are there somewhere. A few months back they began taking trades on all generations of video games. Surprisingly, they get quite a selection thanks to the oldies constantly cleaning out their attics.. Unfortunately, word has gotten out about the place and it's usually picked-over by the time I get there. Well, the good stuff is picked over

Austin

August 29, 2010

Nintendo Virtual Boy System Overview

Want a look at the Nintendo Virtual Boy system? Want my general opinion on it? Don't answer that, because of course you do! Look no further than my system overview of the infamous VB.. Click the YouTube link below to watch! http://youtu.be/tJUM4u1L--A As I move into more "scripted" overviews and reviews, any and all feedback is highly appreciated!

Austin

May 16, 2011