Discussions pertaining to video games of any variety
Welcome to Thursday, folks! Today’s header image is inspired by The Game Awards, which is a humorously sincere attempt at an awards show along the lines of the Emmys or Oscars, but for games. As with most attempts to bring … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Kicking Back
Since its inception the Super Mario Bros. series has allowed its hero to pick up powerups that grant him new abilities. They’ve varied across the games over the 30 years since the first entry. The criteria for this list is … Continue reading All of the Super Mario Powerups, Ranked
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Share your favorite memories of games that required you to move your body. This could be Wii remotes, Kinect games, VR games, that skateboard peripheral … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread wants you to move your body
Q: What do you get when a Canadian, an American, a Pole, and an Australian walk into a chatroom? A: A four-hour marathon year-end gaming podcast! Believe it or not, we have even grander plans this year (though we might … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? Bonus prompt: what is your favorite sidequest in a game? Discuss 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Buying The Farm
Hey folks! This is the 29th episode of our community’s gaming podcast, where The Kappa, SewerRatPumpkinPie, Wolfman Jew, and I discussed the depiction of video games in other media, movie adaptations of video games, and cartoons based on gaming … Continue reading Episode #29: A Polite Carjacking
This post includes SPOILERS for Chrono Cross. In 1999, Squaresoft released Chrono Cross, the sequel to the beloved SNES JRPG Chrono Trigger, on the Sony PlayStation. People…kind of hated it. Despite a respectable critical reception, fans have long found it … Continue reading Where Angels Lose Their Way: Chrono Cross and Player Disorientation
Hey folks! We’re going to record the thirtieth episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and this one’s all about Halo and Destiny! If you’re a fan of Bungie’s games, and would like to join me, The Kappa, and The … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #30: The Bungiecast
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: What’s your most anticipated games for 2018? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is Still Stuffed
Happy Thanksgiving (Fellow Americans) and Happy Thursday to everyone else! It may seem odd to create a thread today, since I imagine many of us will be busy with festivities, but I thought it might be nice to have a … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Immersed
Nintendo’s latest mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is out. Use this thread to talk about your experiences, share friend codes, and compliment Rosie. Continue reading Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Thread
I was talking with my friends the other day about how the PS2 probably has the best lineup of classic games ever (Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Psychonauts, Jak and Dexter, OG Ratchet and Clank, Destroy All Humans, etc.). And how those … Continue reading Has the Internet Hurt/Ruined Video Games?
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: Share the games in your backlog, particularly ones you keep planning to get around to. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is Saving So Much Money on Black Friday
Happy Thursday, Friends! This is my first Weekly Games Thread #2 post here at the new site (@Blargg gamely handled it last week), so apologies if anything goes awry. Assuming it doesn’t, I’d like to hear about what games you’re … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Newly Remastered
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Over the weekend it was revealed that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were coming to Injustice 2 and that Noctis from Final Fantasy XV will … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread has another insane cross over
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Share your most memorable/infuriating countdowns in a video game Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is running out of time!
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: What is your favorite and most hated original songs w/ vocals in a video game? Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread Just Wants to Sinnnnnnggggg
Hey folks! Welcome to the first AVoCADo GamesCast-ing call of the new site! We’re going to record the next episode of the GamesCast next weekend, on the 11th or 12th of November, and we’d love for you to participate. For … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #29
Hey folks! Episode 28 of the AVoCADo GamesCast is now out. In this episode, Wolfman Jew, The Kappa, Science is Bad, and I discussed Electronic Arts’ development troubles, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and outsider art in video games, among … Continue reading Episode #28: HallowEAn
In Video games, of course. Particularly, PC. Why Cheat? I’ve been somewhat of an evangelist for cheating in video games. As I’ve gotten older and game playtimes have grown, I’ve found myself growing less and less accepting of “the grind.” … Continue reading How to Cheat
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