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Tag Archives: video games

A Bomb in the Lasagna: The Original Castlevania is The Perfect Halloween Game

The Halloween season brings with it many rituals and traditions, but there is one above all others that I steadfastly keep. At least once during this spookiest of months, I sit down either by myself or with a friend and try my best to beat the original Castlevania video game in one sitting. Originally released in Japan in…

October 17, 2019 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.

A Bomb in the Lasagna: 20 Years Later, “Super Mario 64” is Still Essential

Though it wasn’t the first 3D platform game, Super Mario 64 tends to get talked about as though it was, and with good reason. While other platform games preceded Mario’s foray into the third dimension (90s Kid icon and forsaken Sony mascot Crash Bandicoot beat Mario to release in America by two weeks), none are as fondly remembered, are as…

September 22, 2016 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Game Review.

A Bomb in the Lasagna: With Sincere Apologies to “Injustice: Gods Among Us”

It appears some apologies are in order. My relationship to DC Comics in the last few years has been a bit fraught. There have been some shows I like a lot, some I like a lot less, and a certain movie I’d rather like to not mention for a while. The editorial decisions in the…

August 17, 2016 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Game Review.

A Bomb in the Lasagna: Geek Legends Are Uncovered in “Atari: Game Over”

The climax of Atari: Game Over finds a couple hundred nerds, archeologists both professional and amateur, a digging crew, and a disgraced game designer anxiously standing by in a land fill; it’s windy and looks uncomfortably warm, and the expressions of the gathered mass adorned in sweat-lined video game t-shirts reflects this. An author waits by…

April 15, 2015 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.

A Bomb in the Lasagna: “Video Games: the Movie (2014)” Struggles to Live Up to Its Title

Fresh off the heels (or hooves, as the case may be) of my review of the excellent A Brony Tale, I was invigorated to look at other recent documentaries that examined and championed other elements of nerd culture; in particular, I was excited to watch Video Games: The Movie (2014). Released last month and directed…

August 4, 2014 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.

Review: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ is Junk Food for Kids and Trendy Nerds

Well, I promised you two reviews today, and I am totally delivering. Check it, single ladies and potential employers: I’m reliable. Wreck-It Ralph (2012): The Plot: Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) is the Bad Guy in an arcade video game. His job is to wreck a fancy apartment building so that endlessly-chipper Fix-It Felix (Jack…

November 28, 2012 in Movie Review.

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