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E02 – Old School Game Collecting (feat Dan O’Day from Rebel Gaming Club) | Hagen’s Alley Books Podcast
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Tagged Bloodstained, collecting, Genesis, Hagen's Alley, Hagen's Alley Books, homebrew, Mario Tennis Aces, NES, nes homebrew, Owlboy, podcast, Rebel Gaming Club, Retro Game, RGC, sega, SNES, switch, Tower Defense 1990, video games
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The Bits of Yesterday (Documentary Review)
I haven’t been reviewing a ton of movies on this site, which is ironic as I carved my original pathway with Hagen’s Horror Haven (some 20 years ago!) doing just that. The documentary that I’m covering today however is a … Continue reading
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Tagged 8-bit, Bluray, collecting, Documentary, DVD, Film, Movie, retro gaming, The Bits of Yesterday, video games
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Midwest Gaming Classic 2018!
Hagen’s Alley Books & VGBS at MGC! Continue reading
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Tagged @gamingvgbs, Convention, gaming podcast, hidden Gaming Gems, MGC, Midwest Gaming Classic, podcast, retro gaming, VGBS, video games
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Gamer’s Guide: Persona 5’s Take on Rebellion
There is a HUGE difference between rebellion and being a jerk. Which one are you? Persona 5 does an excellent job of exploring this subject.
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Tagged Analysis, Atlus, games, Overthinking, Persona, Persona 5, Philosophy, Playstation 4, PS4, video games
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VGBS 83 – Interview with Jason Lepine from Enthusiast Gaming & Destructoid
Our special guest today is Jason Lepine: Currently and heavily involved with Enthusiast Gaming (Nintendo, PlayStation, PC Gaming Enthusiast) and Destructoid.
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Tagged @gamingvgbs, Art, Bullshit, Destructoid, enthusiast, gaming, interview, Jason Lepine, nintendo, vgbs podcast, video games
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Gamer’s Guide: Horizon Zero Dawn Might Threaten Your Masculinity
This video was originally posted to celebrate Women’s History Month! For today’s episode I am talking about the amazing game, Horizon Zero Dawn, and exploring how this game breaks down all expectations in regards to women’s roles in a patriarchal … Continue reading
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Tagged Analysis, Conspiracy, Feminism, Game analysis, Game Theory, Gender, Horizon Zero Dawn, Masculinity, Playstation, PS4, video games
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Gamer’s Guide: Satan is AWESOME…According to Dishonored
Satanism is awesome! At least, that’s what Dishonored teaches us. It turns out religion seeks to take everything from humanity while the “evils” are not as evil as we would think. Continue reading
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Tagged Bethesda, Definitive Edition, Dishonored, Gamer's Guide, games, Playstation, Playstation 4, Religion, The Outsider, video games, Whales
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Gamer’s Guide: Resident Evil Makes You a COMMUNIST
You thought the Cold War was over? You’re WRONG! Resident Evil is all about the dangers of Capitalism. In fact capitalism is so dangerous you might as well become a communist and forget about it! Continue reading
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Tagged Analysis, Biohazard, Capitalism, Communism, Evil, games, Resident, review, video games
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Gamer’s Guide: How the Nintendo Switch can SAVE The Gaming Community
Salutations everyone! Here is my comprehensive/initial reaction of the Nintendo Switch after the press conference. What can the Switch do? What does this imply and entail for the future of gaming as we know it? Breath of the Wild hype, … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath of the Wild, Community, Comprehensive breakdown, gaming, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Reaction, review, Splatoon 2, video games
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Gamer’s Guide: Are the Members of Organization XIII Real People?
WHY is Pluto a DOG and Goofy a talking, walking dog in a world where all the animals talk and walk? Who is Roxas? He’s Sora, and Ventus. And also Xion! And kind of Kairi. It’s pretty wild.
Gamer’s Guide: Chrono Trigger + Time Travel = Free Will is a Lie
Chrono Trigger is chalk full of more time travel than Marty McFly and Doc Brown, the Flash, and MAYBE the Doctor from Doctor Who can handle. And because of that it leads us to the question: Does Free Will exist? … Continue reading
VGBS 53 – AVGR Expo 2016 Memories (Part 1)
AVGR Expo in Chicago was one of the few gaming conventions this year that both Jeff and Kyle were able to attend together. In this first part, we talk about our favorite stories from the weekend. This is VGBS!
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Tagged AVGR, Chicago, Convention, Expo, Memories, podcast, retro gaming, VGBS, video games
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VGBS Special Event – The New 8-Bit Heroes Film Screening & Post-Analysis @ The Green Door in Fort Walton Beach Florida
In this special event, Jeff was able to attend the 2nd screening of The New 8-Bit Heroes film out in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from filmmaker Joe Granato. How does this small punk rock facility do with this epic movie screening? … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, homebrew, joe granato, NES, nintendo, podcast, The New 8-Bit Heroes, VGBS, video games
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VGBS 37 – Homebrew Competition Carts & MS DOS vs DOSBox – Voicemail and Text Hotline: (262) 264-VGBS
Episode 37 has us talking about some of the gaming items that we recently picked up. Jeff received a bunch of NES homebrew competition carts and goes over the ins and outs of each. Kyle picked up a cheap Windows … Continue reading
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Tagged DOSBox, gaming podcast, homebrew, MS DOS, NES, nintendo, Nintendo World Championships, NWC, PC Gaming, VGBS, video games, Windows 95
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Gamer’s Guide: Ni No Kuni Teaches Us How to Grieve Over Death
Before we dive into Ni No Kuni II: The Revenant Kingdom, let’s take a look back at Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. This excellent game by Level-5 Studio tackles depression and the grieving process in a way … Continue reading →