Everyone Forgot this Game, But it Deserves to be Remembered

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Everyone Forgot this Game, But it Deserves to be Remembered

February 01, 2023 /
Remember Me, I owe you an apology. Terrifying as it is, we've now reached the point where I can cover the 10th anniversary of games I reviewed at launch on this very site. Sometimes, as with the case of Tomb Raider: Underworld, a decade of personal growth can give fresh perspective on narrative decisions that challenged my comprehension at the time. But when reconsidering 2013's Remember Me, perhaps it's not so much me that's changed as it is the world in which I experienced it. Time & Place To be ...

Everyone Forgot this Game, But it Deserves to be Remembered

Replaying Tomb Raider: Underworld Completely Changed My Opinion of the Series

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Replaying Tomb Raider: Underworld Completely Changed My Opinion of the Series

October 04, 2021 /
October 25, 2021 is the 25th anniversary of Tomb Raider. While that's a few too many years for me to have been at a suitable age at the time, I was very much aware of the series since its 1996 debut and even dabbled in some early demos. Still, it wasn't until 2009 that I discovered the series for myself, beginning with Tomb Raider: Legend from three years prior. Legend immediately drew me in in a way only a few games ever have: each moment resonated pitch-perfect and went places I'd never seen before in a ...

Replaying Tomb Raider: Underworld Completely Changed My Opinion of the Series

Unboxing a NEW Treo 700p smartphone… from 2006? (And it's not half bad!)

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Unboxing a NEW Treo 700p smartphone… from 2006? (And it's not half bad!)

April 20, 2020 /
Want to join the Palm enthusiast community? Check out PalmDB, our effort to collect and preserve Palm OS apps and history! If you asked someone in 2020 what was the first smartphone, iPhone would probably be your answer. But in fact, smartphones have been with us much longer than you might think. And while they may no longer be serviceable on modern networks, you might be surprised just how many tasks they had in common with the device in your pocket--or perhaps, in your hand--as you read this article. ...

Unboxing a NEW Treo 700p smartphone… from 2006? (And it's not half bad!)

10 years later, Final Fantasy XIII hits a little too close to home

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10 years later, Final Fantasy XIII hits a little too close to home

November 16, 2019 /
Videogames have played a strangely significant role in my life. By now I'm at the age where it's a little embarrassing to admit, but I firmly believe there's no shame in saying so. Something about the kind of stories videogames are apt to tell has resonated with me on more than one occasion in such a way that shapes my personal journey. Some provide a microcosm for learning new life lessons and skills, while others somehow encapsulate a particular era or phase of personal development, assisting in some ...

10 years later, Final Fantasy XIII hits a little too close to home

My First... NOT Phone? A look back on (and inside!) the Palm Vx

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My First... NOT Phone? A look back on (and inside!) the Palm Vx

January 29, 2019 /
It's the year 2019. Let that sink in. You could be younger than the iPod and be a legal adult by now. In less than 365 days, we'll be closing out the second decade of the current century. And the tech revolution? Yeah, that's old-hat. Microsoft's goal of "putting a computer on every desk" has gone one giant leap further and put one in every pocket, on every wrist, in every car, and just about anywhere else you can imagine. To put things in perspective, Microsoft as a company officially revised that mantra ...

My First... NOT Phone? A look back on (and inside!) the Palm Vx