LVLS has been going on for 8 years now (in its two variants), and I’ve collected a bunch of artwork and screenshots that I’ve posted over that time that I’ve absolutely failed at properly crediting. While P4 has been very rigid about sourcing, I guess I never felt like I should do that here, but…
Movies/TV – Neil deGrasse Tyson Elegantly Highlights the Importance of Science
This is essential viewing. Neil deGrasse Tyson beautifully explains the vitality of science and fact — something that honestly should not need to be explained in the 21st CENTURY. As a social scientist, I firmly stand with Tyson and everything he states here.
Opinions: Power Up! – Metal Mario
Hey, let’s talk about power ups for a bit, in particular the Metal Cap in Super Mario 64. It was a great bit of empowerment for multiple reasons. First off, it made a valiant effort to highlight the power of the N64 with its fancy reflective texture. It still looks pretty cool, I have to…
Music: Bôa’s Duvet
Bôa is one of those underrated bands that deserved a lot more success than they ended up with. Jasmine Rodgers has an amazing voice and her backing band is pretty spectacular, and their masterwork “Duvet” taken from Twilight is smashing all the way around. If you’ve seen Serial Experiments Lain, this song will be very…
Opinion: Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 and Capcom’s Dismissal of the Switch
Good news for Mega Man fans — Capcom today announced another Legacy Collection, gathering up the remaining four mainline classic titles 7 – 10 into one package. However, it seems a little silly at this point how much Capcom is going out of their way to spite Nintendo fans with their retro collections these days,…
Opinions: Retro Comps – Capcom Classics Collection V. 1 and 2 (as well as other Capcom arcade comps)
Capcom Classics Collection V. 1 (PS2/Xbox) High Points – Street Fighter II Turbo, Final Fight, Ghouls n’ Ghosts Low Points – Vulgus, Trojan, 1943 Quirky Surprise – Pirate Ship Higemaru Capcom’s initial PS2/Xbox compilation is one packed with 22 relatively safe picks that bundle a bunch of games within the same series together, leaving most…
Music: Feeling good about life, so here’s a happy Pillows song
The Pillows are one of my favorite bands. Since I discovered them through FLCL, I have been an ardent fan of their music in the anime and out, and this is my top pick of all of their music, “Like a lovesong (Back to Back)”, taken from Little Busters. This isn’t an official video; it’s…
Site News: Life Update
Hello good readers! I have a new job! Yay! I was well and truly done with unemployment. The position I’m entering is demanding overtime, early hours (starting at 5 AM!) and some weekend hours, however, so I’m not fully sure how that is going to impact my work here and on my other sites. I…
Opinion: So…let’s discuss the possible roster of Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite…
So…the fighting game fanbase has been pretty active regarding this supposed leak of the initial Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite roster, and I think it wouldn’t hurt to talk about it a little. I am looking forward to the game, after all. Before digging in, here’s the leak. Italicized names are characters we did not know of…
Art: Alisia Dragoon
Alisia needs some leg armor (and some pants), but at least she’s doing better here on clothes than the American/PAL box. XD
Opinion: Mario Kart 8 VS Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U)
Normally I’m not huge on racing games — astute readers will notice I didn’t rank a single one on my Top 111. However, there are a few I do quite like, and we’re going to discuss two of them today! Mario and Sonic’s rivalry comes pretty damn close on the Wii U kart racing scene,…
