Going Deeper

For those of you who know me, you know that I enjoy a good retro gaming experience. I love breaking out some of the old systems, or at least the ones I still have, and playing through some pixelated magic. If the truth were to be told, however, I would say that those experiences only…Read more Going Deeper

Playing Off Another Man’s Coin

Some of my earliest memories of video games occurred in arcades. Just in case you are one of those gamers who started playing on this side of the 21st century, an arcade is a place that is so much more than where people go to play retro video games and blow their hard-earned milk money.…Read more Playing Off Another Man’s Coin

Traveling Down that Road

I recently had the epiphany that, though most of us play video games, I would imagine very few of us know how they work. Putting a cartridge into my Nintendo Switch, I notice just how small those little pieces of plastic and micro-filament are. How is it possible that something so small could generate such…Read more Traveling Down that Road

Look for the Marker

Man, have games gotten big. The closest thing we got to open-world games back in early days of gaming were the old Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs) and Legend of the Zelda titles because they allowed for players to “explore” the environment around them. Unfortunately, exploring looked more like wandering into a conveniently placed cave and…Read more Look for the Marker

Streaming What Matters Most

Ever since I started writing this devotional I have been challenged to not only look back into gaming’s past but also it's future as well. As I am writing this, the 2019 E3 Expo is only a few days away, and with it comes the promise of new games and hardware, many of which will…Read more Streaming What Matters Most

Angry…but Under Control Birds

I don’t think that anyone will be too hard pressed to see that there is an anger issue in the world. Whether you are hanging out online or driving to work, the searing heat of an agitated individual is easy to spot from a mile away. As I was coming into the office today, I…Read more Angry…but Under Control Birds

Diving into a New Reality

As a kid growing up in the 80s and the 90s, nothing intrigued me more than virtual reality. The early stages of VR were laughable at best, but that didn’t keep me from wanting to dive into another world. Nintendo seemed to think that VR was the wave of the future as well, so they…Read more Diving into a New Reality

Escaping the “Rogue-like” Life

Mindlessly grinding through the same content over and over again gets pretty monotonous for most gamers. Many of them want to play something fresh without buying a new game every week or so. In order to correct this problem with content, some developers decided to switch things up and allow for the games to recreate…Read more Escaping the “Rogue-like” Life

Nothing New Under the Sun…Especially with Games

After taking a little time to do more exploring through the clustered mess that is Steam, I discovered more about their catalog. Last week I posted a devotional called “Accept No Substitutes” which explored the problem with counterfeits to the Christian faith. I also touched on games that were a blatant rip-off of their source…Read more Nothing New Under the Sun…Especially with Games

In Search of the Perfect MOTHER

It is that time of the year again. That’s right, Mother’s Day is here and we are all reminded to pay homage to the one woman that we should have been thanking all year anyway. You can say that this holiday was created by card companies and florists, but no one will deny that Mother’s…Read more In Search of the Perfect MOTHER