Video Games

25
Feb
Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario Bros. Movie, in a plumbing truck.

What was the plot of the Super Mario Bros. movie? No, really, what happened?

We're the Mario Brothers, and our plumbing goes far. We had our own movie and... uh... there was a star...
7 min read
23
Feb
A screenshot from Final Fantasy VIII, in which the main character Squall tries to play cards with a wounded man.

Why doesn't my fiancée understand how the Plus rule works in Triple Triad?

The rules of the card game are very simple, please just look at this elaborate napkin diagram I made.
5 min read
20
Feb
A muscle car driving down a San Francisco street in the game Driver San Francisco.

Is Driver San Francisco actually hardcore anti-copaganda?

Tanner is an abusive, power-hungry, dangerous man with the backing of the US state. What a hero.
6 min read
16
Feb
Cover image for the game DreamWeb, which depicts an eye trapped in a red vortex.

Can I track down the author of a walkthrough for the 1994 MS-DOS and Amiga game DreamWeb?

The most important thing about this violently strange adventure game is obviously that someone wrote a guide about it.
8 min read
09
Feb
Could you afford a robot body if you lived in Night City?

Could you afford a robot body if you lived in Night City?

Despite implants being everywhere in Cyberpunk 2077, the economy has some holes.
9 min read
06
Feb
A city in Civilization 6, surrounded by mountain ranges.

Is it wrong to cause extinction level events in a video game?

Genocide is really interesting, but please don't quote me on that.
5 min read