12 Video Game Themes in One Minute by Chad Neidt
Everyone knows that quality is better than quantity, but why not try both? Chad Neidt mashes up 12 iconic tunes from popular video games across history and mashes them in up into a one minute piece....
View Article“Portals”– A Parody of “Royals” by LadyGameLyric
I’m not really saavy on a lot of modern music, but I first heard “Royals” when trying out the Itunes radio and I fell in love with it. Now LadyGameLyric has combined one of my favorite games with one...
View ArticleReally Freakin’ Clever – Portal
Eh……I don’t know if I would really call this “clever”. Don’t get me wrong, I like Portal. I think Portal is a really good game but I think it’s a good game because it has a clever mechanic derived from...
View ArticleVsauce: Portals – From Wormholes to Magic Circles to the Internet
Portals can mean a lot of things and I love how Jake from Vsauce gives a brief introduction to just about every kind of “portal”. It’s a little strange, now that I think about it, but I’ve kind of...
View ArticleSuper Smash Bros. Source – A Clever Recreation of Melee’s Opening, But With...
A very cool recreation of the Super Smash Bros. Melee opening with Valve characters by crazyhalo. You know, there was a time where I wanted more people to do Super Smash style cross-overs with all...
View ArticleDesign Club: Portal and Tutorials Mechanics
I feel like there are some people out there who truly believe that tutorials are bad things. Like, the player should just wade through the near infinite combinations of buttons and mechanics to figure...
View ArticlePBS Game/Show: Who Are the Greatest Female Characters Ever?
A look at female characters might turn into a theme for this week between Danielle article yesterday and last week’s PBS Game/Show we could easily turn it into one. Overall, I agree with Jamin’s...
View ArticlePortal Stories: Mel Keeps the Portal Story Going on Steam Greenlight
Can’t wait until Portal 3? Well, then perhaps what this group of modders have put together might interest you immensely. They call this project Portal Stories: Mel and according to them: Portal...
View ArticlePortal’s “Still Alive” Rock Cover perf. Nate Smith
I love faster paced version of this song. It helps that “Still Alive” is already really cool. Anyways, Nate Smith really hits it out of the Test Chambers with this one. Great job.
View ArticleGenerations – Ocarina of Time’s “Forest Temple” Vocal Arrangement by Jillian...
This is pretty amazing. I love the kind of Celtic chant vibe the lyrics were going for and it was perfect for retaining the subtle eeriness that the Forest Temple has. The video is a little weird but...
View ArticleGame Inspired Pinafores and Kimono by Amanda Marin
I consider myself a man among men. Okay, not really but it but even I had to “aw” at these cute pinafores and kimono inspired by various video game characters. They’re all done by DeviantArt user...
View ArticleDueling With Portal Guns Looks Very Cool but Also, Very Dangerous
I still say some competitive Portal death matches is a thing Valve needs to get on. Or maybe there’s a mod for that. I’m not sure. Regardless, I’m pretty sure this is why even if we could make Portal...
View ArticleOutside Xbox Recognizes Songs In Games About the Games They Are In
The Monkey Island song seems like an excellent premise for a true musical game. It only keeps going if you feed them the right lines. This list though is not complete by Outside Xbox is not...
View ArticlePortal’s “Still Alive” perf. by LadyGameLyric and Diwa De Leon
Super classy version of the gaming classic “Still Alive”. Seriously, great vocals by LadyGameLyric and great instrumentation by Diwa De Leon. Hey, you can even buy it on Loudr!
View ArticlePortal’s “Still Alive” Banjo Instrumental perf. by Banjo Guy Ollie
You’ve heard Still Alive done very classy, not let’s bring it home for a Still Alive instrumental on banjos by Banjo Guy Ollie.
View ArticleGame Phobias – A Wiki That Helps You Check If One Game Is Right For You
Now here’s a clever resourced, a wiki dedicated to cataloging all sorts of possibly triggering scenarios in a wide variety of games. It’s called Game Phobias and it’s mission is to allow people to...
View ArticlePortal 2’s “Want You Gone” perf. by Sabrina Valenzuela feat. David Nyman
I honestly like this song more than Portal’s “Still Alive”. It has a bit more to it but I can understand why it isn’t quite as iconic. Luckily, there are a few like Sabrina Valenzuela and David Nyman...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Not Complete Games
That’s not something you hear often, is it? We groan about the amount of entertainment out there waiting to be consumed, but the number of hours in the day are not enough time to see let alone finish...
View ArticleFemhype: “Vilifying Mental Illness: Horror Games & The Insanity Trope” by...
Yesterday I showed an article discussing the importance of representation of people with physical disabilities and how games have the ability to be empowering. Now there’s an article by Lindsay of...
View ArticleLego Films Shows Us Lego-fied Versions of Popular First-Person Games
If they made Lego sets for video games ,does that mean video game sets could end up in the next Lego movie? Could they make video game adaptations of things that are already games? Would they look...
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