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Words of Affirmation

Nothing like waiting nine months in-between blog posts. But hey, this year's been busy. And this post isn't so much a post as it is a redirection to a different post, which is Craig's, which is here:...

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Church, On the Internet

So Christmas is coming up in just a few days. Planning to head to a church service to ring it in? I'd venture to guess that most people would say no anymore, as the holiday season gets so busy with...

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The Robotic Operating Buddy

He's back - and he's coming for you.

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Robot Ninja Haggle Man

This guy is my new favorite gaming hero. If you aren't playing Retro Game Challenge yet, you should be -- it's a blast. I like it enough that I actually decided to make a blog post about it here, where...

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Chiptune - International Karate

http://www.ntrautanen.fi/computers/commodore/music/international_karate.mp3 Download and enjoy. International Karate got a "Decent" rating overall, but I'd probably pay the 500 Wii Points just for...

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The Long Overdo Relaunch

Gaze upon it in awe, for the blog is back. I've been dissatisfied with my underutilization of this space for a while now, so I finally decided to rebrand and relaunch this blog space. It's got a new...

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The Next Frog You Meet: Sir Slippy

Among the many common enemies of Nintendo's Kirby franchise, Sir Slippy is perhaps the commonest. He's a simple, two-legged toad who can be found frogging around on land or underwater, and can be...

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My E3 2009 Wishlist

Thus far, my plans for relaunching this blog space have been going precisely according to plan -- I've been able to maintain just as infrequent an update schedule as I predicted I would. Any plan that...

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I'm a Soothsaying Genius

Once again, I've managed to go for over half a year without posting anything new to the blog -- score! I'm truly the most unmotivated blogger at IGN. And, too, I'm not planning on talking about my...

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In Which Lucas Attempts to be The Voice of Reason

I'm breaking my strict rules about infrequency of blog posting to copy this here, but I just wrote this over on the boards in response to some of the recent podcast criticism and figured I'd give it...

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Eight Bit Era: Volume One – The Launch

I think I stumbled into zines. I had an idea around four and a half years ago. I wanted to write a book. A series of books, actually. A "progressive retrospective" that would celebrate the history of...

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The Launch: How a Young, Bold Nintendo Dared to Never Give Up

Minoru sat alone. Ignored. Passed by. He had games there to play, and products to sell – no one cared. It was January of 1985. Video games were dead. Minoru Arakawa sat alone, at the Consumer...

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Control Deck: The Nintendo Entertainment System

You can see its design down in the corner there. Light grey on top, dark on bottom. A black stripe on the right that contained the controller ports, next to the front flap that opened to insert and...

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Controller: Press Start to Play

It's a simple, small device. A plastic rectangle, a length of cord. Unassuming. It offers simple, small buttons. Two red, two black. A directional pad, arrows embossed. That's all, on the surface. But...

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Game Paks: Testing Your Lung Capacity

Do not return your defective Game Pak to the retailer. Notify the Nintendo Consumer Service Department of the problem requiring warranty service by calling: 1-800-422-2602. Our Consumer Service...

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R.O.B.: The Robotic Operating Buddy

Everyone loves a robot. Robots are the future. Robots are convenience. Robots go ballistic and blow stuff up and it's really super cool. Robots can also invade the minds of innocent children and the...

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The Zapper: Don't Sit So Close to the Screen

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side. The Zapper was a good blaster. Nintendo's most profilic peripheral, the Zapper light gun was the go-to controller for...

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Team Rocket: Never Blasting Off Again

Pokemon Black and White has given Team Rocket black uniforms and whitewashed personalities. This is in the cartoon series – not the game. The DS games don't have Team Rocket in them at all, as only the...

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The Excellence of Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

The box that you should buy. More people should be buying and playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars. It was the one 3DS launch title that I took home with me alongside my new system back on...

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The Lucas M. Thomas Super Fun and Celebratory 30 Days of Giveaways™!

Why hello there! Welcome to my IGN blog. This little space on the Internet very rarely gets an update from me, as I never have seemed to quite get into the rhythm of regular blogging. But let's see if...

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