Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 4

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 4

Tweet With personal tastes aside, I couldn’t very well get away with talking about soundtracks from the Sega Dreamcast without looking at some of the best arranged scores from the platform. While true orchestration in video games wasn’t a new concept when the Sega Dreamcast made its appearance, it was...

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 3

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 3

Tweet Sports games always seem to get the short end of the stick as far as soundtracks go (with one of the major exceptions being the early Tony Hawk games); Publishers rely on popular Top-40 hits that are never able to feel fresh or exciting because by the time the game actually makes it to retail, the...

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 2

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 2

Tweet Last week put a focus on the soundtrack from Jet Grind Radio, which channeled the style and format of a mixed tape for inspiration, and at first glance this week’s game seems to take a page from the same book, but is actually fundamentally different in its execution with Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s...

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 1

Wall of Sound: The Dreamcast – Part 1

Tweet The Sega Dreamcast signaled an end, but it also birthed a new beginning for home consoles. Sega’s swan song as a hardware manufacturer provided some of the most diverse and genre defining experiences across the short period of its consumer relevance. Unfortunately, Sega lacked the necessary capital...

Review: Virtua Tennis 2009 (Xbox 360/PS3)

Review: Virtua Tennis 2009 (Xbox 360/PS3)

Tweet “Brace Yourself…” I have never been so frightened in my life.  Forget Resident Evil 5, forget PS3 update load times, HOME bubble dancers or broken Fallout updates…Virtua Tennis 2009 is hands down the most disturbing game experience of the last year. Picture, if you will, the...

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #40

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #40

Tweet Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES Tonight was one hell of an interesting show. Be sure to stick around for the bloopers, as...

The Retro Confessional: 9999

The Retro Confessional: 9999

Tweet Here are some things you may want in a console: Online connectivity (check), web browsing (check), top of the line graphics (check), games that are only available on the machine (check), free online play (check), and connectivity to a portable (check). This may seem like a description of the...

Top 10 Reasons Retro Games Are Evil

Top 10 Reasons Retro Games Are Evil

Tweet Welcome to our first in a series of Top 10 lists hitting your noggins every Friday. While the idea is far from original, we think the list itself is pure hilarity. And in the spirit of Retro, we pose this question: “If a game console is turned on, and a game is inside to be played, is the console...

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