tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.comments2009-02-26T21:56:08.484-08:00The Gaj ForumJason Gaj.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-80351744890004863322009-02-26T21:56:00.000-08:002009-02-26T21:56:00.000-08:00It is! Bryan's jokes and references are all over ...It is! Bryan's jokes and references are all over the place, too. Sometimes--and the Ninja Gaiden reference was definitely this way--I can't believe what he'll throw in--in a good way, of course!Jason Gaj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-3305445076224365892009-02-24T17:54:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:54:00.000-08:00I actually just read this, and had to of course go...I actually just read this, and had to of course google "ninja gaiden" and "scott pilgrim" to see if I was crazy - considering the Subspace and Sonic 2 references I never should have doubted myself. What a hilarious book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-38061673322556677382009-01-29T08:40:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:40:00.000-08:00I recommend gajderogames.comI recommend gajderogames.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-60519589662002020552009-01-29T07:52:00.000-08:002009-01-29T07:52:00.000-08:00How about Gaj Whatsits?How about Gaj Whatsits?C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-32900163699030369262009-01-26T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:40:00.000-08:00You know what? That may be the case. I think it'...You know what? That may be the case. I think it's most likely a sort of unconscious combination of all of these influences, or else, alas, it's just that whole flattening of European cultures that I talked about in the post. Who knows?Jason Gaj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-57629262466261540852009-01-26T06:43:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:43:00.000-08:00Well, this calls for a complex answer that I'm onl...Well, this calls for a complex answer that I'm only halfway convinced I can give. As video games (and I do think here the medium is what justifies the label, as you guessed) have gotten older, they've offered more and more methods of interactivity, and there have been more and more ways that they've rewarded the player's efforts. One of the categories you're talking about, which includes thingsJason Gaj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-74612450332026213522009-01-25T08:04:00.000-08:002009-01-25T08:04:00.000-08:00So I don't know much about this, except that I pla...So I don't know much about this, except that I played Wii golf w/o breaking anything once, but if L4D is best against other people, (like Warcraft), doesn't that put it in a different category than something like the Final Fantasies? I mean - the former focus more and more on realistic environments (making them also like 2nd Life, Sims...), the latter on you (person) interfacing with not only a in:hidinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206470693808530758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-72639752363094471822009-01-14T12:02:00.000-08:002009-01-14T12:02:00.000-08:00Off the top of my head, I'd say that the German co...Off the top of my head, I'd say that the German comes from film--just not Hollywood films. They're probably calling on the German tradition of, say, F. W. Murnau's <I>Nosferatu</I> which looms so large in vampire culture.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-63375559847368522392009-01-07T04:53:00.000-08:002009-01-07T04:53:00.000-08:00I only read this in hopes that the Harold Bloom jo...I only read this in hopes that the Harold Bloom joke had him as the butt of it (can I say "butt" without bringing in scatological referents? I bet not). Finding this not the case and not being a gamer, AND being informed of the basic Alan Moore bait-n-switch, I still found much to amuse. You might want to check out <A HREF="http://www.mechademia.org/" REL="nofollow">Mechademia</A> for cutting C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-39350148676394116532008-12-12T18:22:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:22:00.000-08:00Thanks! Maybe I should do a freelance thing somet...Thanks! Maybe I should do a freelance thing sometime; this really is fun! Anyway, Wonder Cross was the reason I started this thing up, so if it turned out well, I really am happy! Thanks again, Brock!Jason Gaj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-84560395869572509502008-12-12T07:40:00.000-08:002008-12-12T07:40:00.000-08:00Oh, and I forgot to say, I really think you should...Oh, and I forgot to say, I really think you should submit this to Game Informer, EGM, et al. I bet they'd pick this up as a guest writer feature.Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902062258668678051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-60221477427561550562008-12-11T20:26:00.000-08:002008-12-11T20:26:00.000-08:00If anyone else had told me they planned to pull of...If anyone else had told me they planned to pull off a three-part treatise on the D-pad, I probably would've given them little more than a raised eyebrow and a hearty chuckle. This, however, delivered far beyond my expectations-- a stirring social commentary revolving around a humble, overlooked building block of technological scaffolding.<BR/><BR/>What more can I say but, bravo.Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902062258668678051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-72215174378373812352008-12-03T07:00:00.000-08:002008-12-03T07:00:00.000-08:00The blog looks great. The screen shots of the old...The blog looks great. The screen shots of the old games is perfect for the blog.<BR/><BR/>I love old video games. It may just be that they remind me of being a kid, but they just seem to have something that the newer games are missing. I had my brother load a bunch of old NES and N64 games onto my Xbox. So, when I find time to play, instead of playing newer games, I find myself playing N64 Henry Wiedrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793278851741244712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-90647394025662037222008-12-03T05:40:00.000-08:002008-12-03T05:40:00.000-08:00Thanks Brock! Just the words "RF adapter&quo...Thanks Brock! Just the words "RF adapter" and "Zenith TV" take me back. The best thing about writing this stuff is sort of existing on the threshold between past and present, sometimes teetering and falling all the way back into my childhood. Or teenhood, in this case.<BR/><BR/>I actually considered putting up a link to the opening sequence, but I decided the post had Jason Gaj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04308614631964520520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894980160513246655.post-83766101273309000022008-12-02T09:27:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:27:00.000-08:00This is my favorite article yet. I haven't played...This is my favorite article yet. I haven't played OOT in probably 7 or 8 years, but I felt like I was sitting in front of my old 80's Zenith TV again (one with wood casing!) and hooking up the 64 through my RF adapter and listening to that opening sequence all over again...Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902062258668678051noreply@blogger.com