Category Archives: Rants and Raves

Mario Kart 7 is the latest in the series of Mario Kart, and provides crisp 3D graphics on the Nintendo 3DS system. Mario Kart seems to come in threes. Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart Advance, and Mario Kart 64, all ran along the same lines. I’m not sure where to fit Mario Kart: Double Dash, Read more...

I’ve been a huge fan of Mario ever since I was little. Growing up on the guy, he holds a special place in my heart. I’m not claiming to be the most ardent collector of Mario, but I do my fair share of collecting to let everyone know that I’m a collector. Messenger bags, hanafuda Read more...

I’ve been a fan of Sonic since my childhood. The promises of a Sonic game that finally mixed old with the new in a successful way enthralled me. The story is of the nonsensical variety in which some evil creature is stealing all the color from the worlds. Somehow in all of this, new and Read more...

I’ve read and seen various articles and interviews covering new bullet hell games comparing them to the likes R-Type and Space Invaders. If you liked classic arcade games like Space invaders, you’ll loooove (bullet hell game x) Is not this: So there is a ship shooting a laser. That’s about the only similarity. There’s confusing Read more...

I have a confession to make! As much as I’ve talked about enjoying the No More Heroes series, I had never finished the original No More Heroes on the Wii. I stopped playing after managing rank 4. I bought the game the day it came out, but I never finished it. I kept the game Read more...

Those who know me, know I was a The King of Fighters XII apologist. Remember that one? It was completely terrible! It had so few characters, no story, awful online multiplayer, awkward character zooming, and a hefty price tag for a bare-bones game. I argued that it was still a good fighter, but overpriced for Read more...

The other day, I picked up some shooting games called Deathsmiles and Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor.

I was under the impression that these were arcade shooters. I was prepared for it to not be like Modern Warfare 2, but I figured it would be like Ikaruga or something. The same people made that awesome arcade puzzle-shooter, so the chances should have been high right?

Nothing could prepare me for how wrong I was.

Traditionally, when one thinks of Japanese rock music, they think of a bunch of dudes singing as low as they can a la Gackt or Luna Sea. In this entry, we’ll explore four different albums from artists with female singers.

It’s getting warmer, and there’s nothing you want to do more than geek out inside with some amazing rock music that will get you in the mood for school to be over. This week, we have new (in the states) releases from Inugami Circus-dan, wistaria, Taia, and 101a. Each artist’s album has a diverse offering of sound and texture. As long as you’re into rock music and don’t mind it being in a language you can’t understand, I’m sure you’ll find something you can enjoy!

This year, the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention had their first overseas band in the form of Quaff.

The story of why I do what I do. Amvs, noise, etc.