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This is the round of 16 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 16
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus question: What’s your favorite depiction of military personnel in games? This can include knights and space marines as well. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Remembers the Soldiers
This is the round of 32 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 32
This is the round of 64 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 64
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be climbing the ladder of knowledge on Donkey Kong, the series … Continue reading Franchise Festival #37: Donkey Kong (Classic)
This is part two of the round of 128 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 128, Part Two
Welcome to Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite indie title? Don’t forget to visit Franchise Festival tomorrow, where we’ll explore the history of the classic Donkey … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is In-De-Pen-Dant
This is part one of the round of 128 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 128, Part One
*Breathes heavily into brown paper bag, anxiously awaiting the results of Tuesday’s nationwide election* “How can I even write this?” Andy thinks as he sits in front of his computer, knowing full well that if the Democrats don’t take at … Continue reading New Game Releases 11/06/18 – 11/12/18
This is part two of the elimination round for the 26-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1990-94 including the SNES and Sega Genesis. In this round, games have been arranged into groups of seven. You can vote for as … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Eliminations, Round Two
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: In many games your character has a home or base of operations. What are your favorite versions of this? Do you spend much time customizing … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is at Home, Sweet, Home
This is part one of the elimination round for the 26-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1990-94 including the SNES and Sega Genesis. In this round, games have been arranged into groups of seven. You can vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Eliminations, Round One
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. Today we’ll be coordinating our tactical approach to X-COM. Yes, I put a dash in … Continue reading Franchise Festival #36: X-COM
This is the third in a series of video game tournaments to determine the best video game of all time (according to the Avocado)! Because this is such a broad category, and because of the difficulty in comparing, say, arcade … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Nominations
Here’s a post to discuss the Smash Direct and subsequent Nintendo Treehouse Live segments. Please discuss it here instead of the normal weekly games thread. Thanks! The presentation starts at Thursday, November 1 7am PT/10am ET/2pm BST. Youtube stream Twitch stream (usually … Continue reading Smash Direct Discussion 11/1
Welcome to Thursday, everybody. What games are you playing and what do you think of them. As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite implementation of 2.5D visual design? Be sure to join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM EST in Franchise … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is a Half-Dimension Short
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This article comes with a content warning for disturbing imagery and discussion … Continue reading Franchise Festival #35: Silent Hill
Well, it’s been four days since Red Dead Redemption 2 came out. Has it lived up to the hype? In this writers mind, HELL YES! However, time marches forward and stops for no one, not even the video game industry, … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/30/18 – 11/05/18
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What’s are the creepiest/scariest moments you’ve had in non-horror games? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Suddenly Creeped Out
The Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. test has finally arrived and is set to be accessible only during certain scheduled times. The currently scheduled times are: Saturday, October 27: 5:00–7:00 p.m. EST Sunday, October 28: 12:00–2:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, October 30: 7:00–11:00 … Continue reading Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. Test
Howdy! I thought it would be nice to have a place to talk about arguably the biggest game of the year without clogging up the day thread. This is a thread for general discussion about gameplay, horses, and whatever else … Continue reading Red Dead Redemption 2 Spoiler-free Discussion
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