http://homestylegaming.com A blog for indie and classic games. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ah, Nintendo. Remember Nintendo? Home of the hardcore. Lair of the strong. Hell, they made a whole movie about a kid who was just blowing everyone else away - it was a man's company and a man's system. Suck at games? Then back off, little ... http://homestylegaming.com/uncategorized/whats-old-is-new-again-revisited-a-rant/ James Cameron outdid himself when he put together a small Indie film that some of you may have heard of called “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” He took what was basically a basic horror movie setup (unstoppable killer chasing young woman) and turned it into a sci-fi epic, spawning one of ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/homestyle-flashback-t2-judgment-day-the-game-the-review-colon/ This is just kind of a rant that's been brewing in my head for a while. With E3 coming around and being over, a whole slew of gun toting, explosion filled games are going to be hitting the market, which means a whole new group of frat boys that ... http://homestylegaming.com/uncategorized/the-funny-thing-about-games/ Ok, I caught some flack the last time I posted one of these (seriously, I still feel they were overlooked...sue me), but given that this is one song from a game that was only on a system that performed poorly and was taken from us before its time, I think ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/tragically-overlooked-game-music-4/ A lot of people think Super Punch-Out is the sequel to Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. A lot of people also think that crocs are cool footwear. Lesson? A lot of people don't know what they're talking about. Which brings me to something I stumbled across online, which converted ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/tysoninspaaaaacceee/ Tim Schafer is a gaming legend. With such classic hits under his belt as the Monkey Island series, Day of the Tentacle, and even recent hits as Psychonauts, there's no denying the man is a comic genius, fusing simple gameplay with memorable characters and witty jokes. So, in light ... http://homestylegaming.com/flash/old-school-done-right/ Even if you've never heard of Tommy Tallarico, you've probably heard his music. In the mid to late 90s, his stuff was everywhere, particularly coming out of games by the phenomenal Shiny Entertainment, creators of some of the weirdest and most memorable games of all time. His music ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/tragically-overlooked-game-music-3/ Occassionally, games, like the internet, allow people to make choices to customize their experience, and occassionally, in games, like on the internet, people abuse that privilege. Here are some examples of what happens when someone abuses the system, courtesy of the NES and Adventures in the Magic Kingdom. [caption id="attachment_420" ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/why-game-characters-should-already-have-names/ You know, there are a lot of characters in the gaming world that struggle for top spot but hardly ever get the kind of recognition they deserve. Pit from Kid Icarus certainly has that dubious honor, but we don't even have to go that far back to find an unsung ... http://homestylegaming.com/classics/yeahwe-gon-have-some-fun-indeed/ Here's another mashup, courtesy of my long wait at the Charlotte, North Carolina airport. I find that when you're stuck doing nothing for long periods of time, you're at your most creative, but I could be way off based on the following concoction we've mixed together: [caption id="attachment_407" align="aligncenter" width="531" ... http://homestylegaming.com/spoofs/not-quite-monday-mashup/