A few days ago, Ryan Gratzer of the “local pinball gang” the Crazy Flipper Fingers was kind enough to point me in the direction of the Portland Pinball Map—an interactive resource for finding out where every pinball machine is in Portland. An updated version of an old Google Maps page that local pinball players used […]
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Mario Kart Meets Emo (Surprisingly, I Don’t Feel Like Suicide)
Youtube user blinktwice4y crafted the above acoustic ballad detailing the gameplay in Mario Kart as, I must assume, a clever protest against all the albums Conor Oberst has released that had absolutely nothing to do with throwing red turtle shells at the girl who broke your heart in middle school. Normally this sort of music […]
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Chompin’ Waffles, Chompin’ Fruit
Tonight, FLAVOURspot kicks off what they hope will be an annual video game tournament with a Ms. Pac Man throw down! Registration is free, but you need to get through the qualifying round if you want a shot at the $350 cash prize for first place. The tournament prelims begin at dark (based on when […]
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I Wish I Had A Girlfriend Like Chun-Li
My girlfriend’s only secret power is that whole menstruation thing. I don’t know if you’ve tried, but it’s almost impossible to chain menses into a super combo. Enough about me. I realize this series of webshorts from College Humor is a bit dated, but since I’m totally addicted to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD […]
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Mini-Reviews: Persona 4, NCAA Football 2009
Since I have to play a fuckton of games on a daily basis and the Mercury has a limited amount of review space, a lot of games fall through the cracks. Consider this my (hopefully weekly) attempt at covering as many of these titles as possible. I’ll mostly be choosing stuff that I’ve been enjoying […]
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Mini-Reviews: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Star Ocean: First Departure, Animal Crossing: City Folk
(Since I have to play a fuckton of games on a daily basis and the Mercury has a limited amount of review space, a lot of games fall through the cracks. Consider this my (hopefully weekly) attempt at covering as many of these titles as possible. I’ll mostly be choosing stuff that I’ve been enjoying […]
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Viral Video Classics Presents: The Spirit of… Recieving?
The day after tomorrow is Black Friday, but there’s really no telling how black retailers books will get. With spending down and an abysmal economy, it will be interesting to see just how crammed those parking lots will be at 6am. Let’s travel back in time with YouTube, to a more optimistic America, when the […]
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Je T’aime
Last week I brought you the first two trailers for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. This clip is the third and final. Why final? After more than a year of teasing us with the gaming press equivalent of a terrible handjob (read: pretty screenshots) the game is finally available for download from the […]
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Zombies Can’t Run … ZOMBIES CAN’T RUN!!!
I’m working on a full scale review of Left 4 Dead for The Mercury as you read these words, but something has been sticking in my craw since I started playing the game almost a week back. I don’t know that I can express my feelings on the subject with the necessary eloquence — such […]
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Mini-Reviews: Metal Slug 7, Need for Speed Undercover, Skate It
Since I have to play a fuckton of games on a daily basis and the Mercury has a limited amount of review space, a lot of games fall through the cracks. Consider this my (hopefully weekly) attempt at covering as many of these titles as possible. I’ll mostly be choosing stuff that I’ve been enjoying […]
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Mini-Reviews: Quantum of Solace and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
(Since the Mercury has a limited amount of space for game reviews, Nex started doing some mini-reviews here on Blogtown, and I’m totally going to steal his format for this post. It’s probably best to think of these two reviews as being more like hands-on impressions–I haven’t finished either of these games quite yet, but […]
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‘NXE’ Is My New Favorite Acronym
My god they did it. The bastards really did it. “It,” in this case, being the just-released New Xbox Experience. “The bastards” being Microsoft.” And the thing they did? Well, dear reader, the thing they did is … it’s magnificent. There’s not enough room topside for me to explain why I’m waxing cryptically philosophic about […]