Finding God in Video Games

With the addition of the dual analog sticks to the PlayStation controller, gamers finally had more than one way to control their character in the game… either the classic directional pad or the new “thumbstick”. But that freedom of choice didn’t last long… shortly after this innovation arrived, games like Ape Escape launched that REQUIRED players to not only possess a new con...

Metal Gear Solid on PS1 is considered iconic for many reasons, and one of them is the way it would “break the fourth wall” during the game… from the Colonel telling us that the correct frequency was on the back of our game case (140.15 in case you still needed it) to the epic Psycho Mantis battle where he not only read what else was on our memory card, but also predicted our ...

The original DualShock controller changed the way we experienced games forever… by fully integrating the “rumble” function directly into the controller itself, Sony made “feeling” our games a standard part of playing them. But our ability to feel the controller shake when an explosion went off nearby or rattle when we were tackled by an opponent didn’t necessarily make us any...

While the PlayStation was home to several great 3D platformers like the Ape Escape, Ratchet and Clank, and Spyro series of games, there were also numerous failed attempts at launching a new franchise that should’ve succeeded but didn’t… I’m looking at YOU Bubsy, Gex, and Croc. While these characters and their games were most likely created with good intentions, their shallow ...

As someone who wasn’t into racing simulation games, I never tried a Gran Turismo title until I found a secondhand copy of Gran Turismo 2 on sale at a local game store. Because it was used, it didn’t come with the instruction book… but as an experienced gamer I was confident I could figure it out on my own. It seemed simple, but because I didn’t know the button layout and lack...