Category Archives: Video games

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – I will destroy you at it

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Sporting 56 playable characters and a strange jazz music soundtrack, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was hands down the greatest fighting game of its time. And now, a decade later, the sequel has hit the PS3 and the XBOX 360. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic books, Video games | 2 Comments

Games you’ve never heard of – Nightshade

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Point and click adventures have always been rare gems in the video game world, but a point and click adventure on the NES is nearly unheard of. The original Nintendo built its reputation on iconic platformers like Super Mario Bros., … Continue reading →

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Let’s go internet shopping!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

I love geek chic. I love that brilliant and creative people can take nerdy things make them into beautiful artwork or T-shirts or other products. So (because I like chill Friday posts) I would like to send out a couple … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Favorite Things Inspired by Western Movies

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Trends in pop culture come in waves. The vampire wave seems to be finally receding while the zombie wave feels as if it will always persist. Before that, there was a trend in the mid to late 90’s for every … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic books, Movies, TV, Video games | 5 Comments

Ehrgeiz – weird to pronounce and weird to play

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Popgun Chaos

Back before Squaresoft believed in quality control for their games, they had a series of strange releases, but none of the games released during this time were as bizarre as Ehrgeiz.  At first glance, it may seem like a bland … Continue reading →

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This one goes out to the retail warriors

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Popgun Chaos

With the holiday season winding down, retailers can breathe a sigh of relief as holiday customers crawl back to their homes to hibernate until next season when they will return as demanding and rude as the season before. At times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Short story, Video games | 1 Comment

Legitimizing video games

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Popgun Chaos

It’s been two weeks since the National Writing Project conference in Orlando, so this might not be timely, but this is a subject that has taken me some time to work my way through (and even now, I’m not so … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Video games | 3 Comments

Why THQ hates you

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Popgun Chaos

I’m so furious that I don’t really know how to begin this article. I keep typing one or two sentences, deleting them, and then typing a few more, and then redeleting. In lieu of a clever introduction, allow me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Video games | 14 Comments

The WORST Arcade Game Ever: Justice League United

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Popgun Chaos

The All-Star Sports Resort at Disney was best described by a fellow Ozarks Writing Project member as being “the Motel 6 of Disney.” Faded pictures of sports stars “decorate” the lobby. The decor is ghetto 70’s and the colors don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic books, Video games | 8 Comments

The Ghost of Pop Culture Future

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Popgun Chaos

I was recently visited by the Ghost of Pop Culture Future. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised because I was in Florida at the time and the message that he was giving me was something that Floridians, and (what … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philosophical, Short story, Video games | 5 Comments