I knew it. (joking)

“...it really is the REAL Batman shooting you and then dancing on your corpse afterwards. It’s okay because he was taken to this world against his will and has amnesia!”

Not sure about Gamestation, but GameStop now has cartridges for the aforementioned systems labeled as “classics” and “retro” at ridiculously high prices.

“...the Ready Player One-ification of the game...”

Yeah, me too. The weird thing is all of the counterfeit cartridges out there. You have to check and get it certified that a game you’re buying for the Genesis is original & legit. I’m just glad I got most of my cartridges circa 2000-2002.

Why is Brian made to feel old?!? What about some of us readers? Just in the history of Kotaku, I began reading just prior to 2007. (I have an email record of my contest entry sent to KotakuContest@___.com sent in ‘07) This was back when Brian Crecente was around and Bashcraft, I think you recently had or just prior to…

That etymologist-bit almost made me spit out my coffee.

Born and raised in MI here. Growing up, my family always called it something that translates to “glass door.” I never heard the term “door wall” until I met my wife’s family, also in Michigan. I try to use “sliding door” when I can, but tend to use whichever term the house owner uses to keep communication smooth.

Yeah... that 5 year mark sounds about right. My experience was slightly different.

Don’t beat yourself up over it. You had a job to do and that was to cover the new game. If you had walked out when they brought you into that room, you would not be able to have any opinion on the graphics, gameplay, sights, sounds, and wouldn’t have anything to write about. Without completing your task, who knows…

I’m just imagining super soakers filled with ice cold Baja Fresh and used in neighborhood water gun fights. The juxtaposition that you want it in your mouth, but at the same time don’t want it all over you. Would have been fun as a kid.

There’s no way Blue Box can ever live up to the hype when it reveals something other than Silent Hill.

I suppose the attitude would fit. From Nintendo’s site:

Not gonna lie. I’d play an alt. universe game where Mario is a Fixer.

Start rant: My first vehicle was a Kia Soul, great hatchback. But the buying experience wasn’t the greatest. Sales guy was okay. However, as I was sitting and waiting to get the sign off from the manager on the negotiated price of vehicle and trade-in, he was saying to another co-worker on how the mileage of the…

Salesman probably thought, “Ha, I knew it I was right to ask for a credit check!”

Ah... 2004. I was working at EB Games before Gamestop bought them out.

During the Halo 2 release, I remember the staff got Halo 2 lanyards to use with our name tags and recall that were also a bunch of Halo 2 lenticulars on display either as a reminder or for people who preordered it. The launch was crazy, but fun. I…

Built like a tank? That’s good they’ve improved.

Wanted to take an opportunity to notify fellow reader’s of Luke’s other post about Japanese arcades, the English subbed “Collector’s Quest Saison 3" by Petits Secrets de Playhistoire.

I’m sure there’s a market for that.