I know, I’m a little late getting at this one (as I am with virtually everything) but I couldn’t let this one happen without sharing my thoughts on it. When the list was first brought to my attention the main focus many had was how there were no Sega games, for example, on it, and […]
And here we are, Halloween day, and part four of “Castlevaniathon!” What a perfect day to finish this series on! Things pick up right where they left off — with James blowing his character up in Castlevania 64, disappointed with what the game was. As James would put it, he was looking in the wrong […]
In the third part of the “Castlevaniathon,” James reviews Super Castlevania IV on SNES and Castlevania on the Nintendo 64. He loves the former for its control and graphics but criticizes the latter’s awkward gameplay and camera issues.
Better slightly late, than never, I guess — it’s October 30th, and Microsoft finally released the video for the November 2019 Games with Gold lineup! Let’s dive in! Starting off on the Xbox One we have Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter and The Final Station. Okay, this looks kind of interesting at least. Sure, it’s […]
The Nerd revisits Castlevania II, noting its flaws and achievements, and tackles Castlevania III’s challenges, ending the Castlevania NES series.
Time for another Spam Showcase, this time a short one. Apparently, according to an email titled “Re: Congratulations” I’ve won what I can only guess is a large sum of money! Hooray, I no longer have to do the “used game store” rat race! Well, that’s what I would think if this wasn’t obviously a […]
It’s the week of Halloween, my favorite time of the year, and what better way to do the week here on Xadara than by covering not one, not two, not three, but a whole 4 AVGN Halloween episodes in a 4 day marathon! This is partially by coincidence, but just as much by plan — […]
Sometimes, with some projects, you bite off a bit more than you can chew. Over the past month I’ve found this to be true with my my attempt to cover every episode of the animated series King of the Hill. It’s one of those things I wanted to do because the idea sounded fun, and […]
Wayne’s World is an absolutely classic early 90’s film. While one of many films based on Saturday Night Live skits, it maintains a cult following to this day. Much like seemingly any movie, it was natural, if an odd choice, that video games based on the film would be made and in this episode The […]
Earlier today I published an article on a social media mishap which happened last week. The article went through quite a few permutations during creation, including a few name changes. I didn’t like the original title I had given the article and, after a few tweaks, had found something that fit what I was going […]
Columbus Day was October 14th this year. It’s a holiday that has quite the controversy surrounding it. While it’s modern form here in the states partially originates as an Italian-American heritage day, the timing and spirit of the day is still based on the historic event of Christopher Columbus “discovering” the “new world” for Europe. […]
After the insanity that was the Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle episode, it’s only fitting we go back to a more traditional Nerd episode, and for this one we take a look at Super Pitfall for the NES! The episode begins with an incredibly brief overview on the character Pitfall Harry — the guy you’re playing […]
Spam email can be quite hilarious at times. Especially hilarious are spam emails which threaten you with some kind of horrible outcome if you don’t comply with the demands listed. Yep, extortion email! These, sadly, actually work in some cases, hence why they keep going. You can find a previous example of this in an […]
Much like the previous “behind the scenes” for the Magnavox Odyssey episode, I’ve got a few “behind the scenes” clips for the Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle AVGN episode to share. First off we have one of those “the making of” segments which many people enjoy. This shows the process of creating the episode, as it […]
Last month marked 20 years since the release of the Sega Dreamcast console in the United States. The Dreamcast was the final game console released by Sega and while it started off with strong sales and a very solid game library, by March of 2001, just two and a half years after the consoles Japanese […]