Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we gotta go fast through the classic 8-bit and 16-bit era of Sonic the Hedgehog. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #85: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-1996)
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite or least favorite licensed game? Cast a wide net: games licensed from movies, books, and more are … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Licensed to Ill
Season 1 Episode 4 of the Franchise Festival podcast is now online at the Franchise Festival website and all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more). The newest installment covers the development history, gameplay, and design … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 4
Let’s talk about our favorite five games from each video game platform. List your favorite five titles from the SEGA Master System/Game Gear and tell us about them! Note that these may seem like an odd combination, but they run … Continue reading Five Finger Discount: Your 5 Favorite Games from the SEGA Master System/Game Gear (Discussion)
Hello friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite video game pet or animal companion? Please be sure to join us tomorrow for a Franchise Festival column … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has a Pet
Let’s talk about our favorite five games from each video game platform. List your favorite five titles from the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom and tell us about them! Continue reading Five Finger Discount: Your 5 Favorite Video Games from the NES (Discussion)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the shadowy conspiracies of Deus Ex. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is … Continue reading Franchise Festival #83: Deus Ex
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what do you think about virtual reality? Please be sure to join us to read and discuss the history of the … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is IN the Game
Let’s talk about our favorite five games from each video game platform. Due to the age demographics of the site and general interest, I’ve lumped all pre-NES platforms into a single category. This includes Atari, Apple II, and arcades up … Continue reading Five Finger Discount: Your 5 Favorite Video Games from Pre-1985 Platforms (Discussion)
Let’s watch and discuss Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase. Here is the video: Continue reading Indie World Showcase: March 17, 2020 (Live)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the high-flying chicanery of Strider. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #82: Strider
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite book or book series about games? Please be sure to join us tomorrow for Franchise Festival #82: … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is a Classic of Literature
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be taking our time with the turn-based strategy of Fire Emblem. Cover art, unless … Continue reading Franchise Festival #81: Fire Emblem
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt inspired by the PlayStation 2’s 20th Anniversary, what are your Top 3 PlayStation 2 games and why? Don’t forget to join … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Remembers the PS2
Season 1 Episode 3 of the Franchise Festival podcast has been published online at the Franchise Festival website and should be available on all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more) by the end of the … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 3
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, spread the word about your favorite black game developers or game-related online content creators. The image above is drawn from Decoy … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Celebrating Black History Month
Happy Thursday , y’all. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite video game genre? This is also as good a place as any to make the announcement: … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Genre-Savvy
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is an aspect of a game that you would like to see turned into a theme park attraction? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Charging Admission
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite experiences cooking or baking in games. Please be sure to visit Zeussical’s Occasional Game Design Thread … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Cooking
Season 1 Episode 2 of the Franchise Festival podcast has been published online at the Franchise Festival website and should be available on all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more) by the end of the … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 2
Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite instance of news or reporting in a game. Please be sure to check out the new … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Uncovers the True Story
