Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 3, Defensive Players

“Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.” Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach You may have the best offense in the league; the fastest receivers of any team, the most powerful running back to ever step on the field, and an offensive line that would give Hercules a run for his money, but none […]

Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful Franchise (Coaching/GM Simulation), Part 2, Offensive Players

You’ve picked your team, zeroed in on your team’s identity, and decided on the schemes you’re going to use on offense and defense. Now it’s time to start assembling the pieces that are going to define your success (or failure) as a GM or coach. The key to building your team are the players and […]

Madden NFL 27: Running a Successful (Coaching/GM Simulation) Franchise, Part 1

Madden NFL 99 revolutionized video games based on the National Football League (NFL) when they debuted “Franchise Mode” in 1998. Franchise Mode allowed players to take over their favorite franchise and control every aspect of building an NFL powerhouse including contract extensions, drafting rookies, and signing high profile free agents in the pursuit of the […]

Happy Times are Here Again!

When I was in high school I borrowed the NES version of Tecmo Bowl from friend, and for the next eight or nine months it was the only game I played. I was completely absorbed. I took every team in the game to the Tecmo Bowl, their version of the Super Bowl, and enjoyed every, […]

“Maybe You Can Hire…The A-Team!

Fighting off Pandorans in Phoenix Point, the Locust in Gears Tactics, or staying in the fight for Huffman Island in Front Mission 1st: The Remake, Tactical RPGs gobble up more than their fair share of my gaming time. I’ve loved strategy games my whole life; Kriegspiel by Avalon Hill, Fortress America or Axis & Allies […]

Why I Love Open World Games

Growing up I always wanted to be the hero, the one to save the day, the one who risked everything to make things better for everyone. The first time I remember longing for that feeling was watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the Spider-Man cartoon from the 70s. That desire to be […]

All Hail the Polymega

I first learned of the Polymega console about two years ago. I was streaming regularly and I was looking for a way to stream retro games from consoles that I never owned such as the Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx 16, and the 32x. One retro system to play them all… The Polymega console appeared to be […]

Change of Approach

Good Morning, I hope this Wednesday finds all of you well – happy, healthy, and enjoying the arrival of the spring weather. I wanted to address some of the recent events in the news – both from the national scene and from my neck of the woods up here in West Central Wisconsin. This past […]

Rifts: An Awe-Inspiring RPG

1. What is Rifts? 2. Where does Rifts take place? 3. When does Rifts take place? 4. Why do I love Rifts?5. Conclusion What is Rifts? Rifts is a tabletop RPG created by Kevin Seimbieda and published by Palladium Books. Players take on the roles of characters that run the gamut from Men of Arms […]

My DMZ Pitch

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is here along with a robust selection of modes for players to enjoy, chief among those is the brand new mode DMZ. New game modes however, usher in a host of potential bugs and gameplay issues that need to be resolved and DMZ is no different. From overpowered AI […]