While we're on the topic of fighting games: you know what Evo is missing? DINO REX.

Easier than shooting womp rats back home!

Oh, no, I definitely disagree with the idea that the games only get good at the highest level. (I only mentioned it as an example of what other people might think.) It's the same reason I often prefer watching college sports over professional sports; it can be more fun and interesting to watch imperfect players try…

One of the big things that puts me off of fighting games is the over-reliance on what I've seen referred to as "techy" strategy. That is, once everyone gets well-versed in all the various combos and optimal strategies, the game boils down to a matter of knowing which frame to punch on, what specific button to press…

Having started Guacamelee for the first time, I wanted to wholeheartedly agree with this statement. Fewer winks and nods, please.

Even though the Screw Attack is the defacto icon for Metroid, I think the Ice Beam does a better job representing the series. It's a weapon and a tool, and it changes both the combat and the exploration dynamics. That's sort of the cornerstone of Metroidvania gameplay: a disguised "key" to the game's "locks."

The fact that Noby Noby Boy is not more widely available is a sin. I want to try it so badly, but I don't have a PS3 or iOS device.

Thanks for the recommendation! As I said, I can barely recall the story elements, and characterization was certainly one of the first things I forgot (Vivi was my favorite, so my entire perspective of the game was basically Final Fantasy IX: Vivi's Adventure). JRPG playthroughs are just such epic-length things that I…

I'm really curious about that too. I hear a lot of after-the-fact discussion about how it holds up the best of any Final Fantasy games from that era. Even though I enjoyed it, I remember it being my least favorite of the trilogy. It might just be that I'm more of a sucker for science fiction settings than conventional…

Oh crap what am I playing?

I once put on the Deku Tree/grotto ambiance as background noise at work and almost fell asleep. That music is goddamn somnolent.

Link's hat: an iconic character trait that, nearly 30 years later, still causes people to call him Peter Pan.

I was once told to do that, then "Hold it in a toilet while it flushes." Putting a CD in the toilet seems like the worst possible idea.

Much like how some movies that can only be watched while drunk, Shatterhand is only remotely playable when the graphics are messed up like that.

Speedruns like this are great, but I'll always have a place in my heart for the weird nonsense people can do with emulators and tools. Someone recently beat Super Metroid in seven minutes. SEVEN. http://www.youtube.com/watc…

You wouldn't be saying that if you've ever listened to № ⁂☞§

That's The Lincolnshire Poacher, apparently a British folk song.

Also: Charlie's obsession with bird law on It's Always Sunny is a terrifically underplayed gag. Maybe once a season he'll get a chance to mention what legally can and cannot be done with birds, and it's consistently hilarious.

Tracy Jordan's movie career always makes for a great throwaway joke. Even though it doesn't have a snappy title, the Western that he shot without getting out of his car is my favorite.

I think my perspective is a bit warped because I spent many years in the past among that vocal minority that comments on message boards, etc., and that tends to be the audience that consumes and discusses E3 and the industry the most. And they're unavoidable on any gaming sites. When I think about "gamers," I'm really…