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V is for Video Games When we graduated from swimming class, our parents told us that we accomplished something great. I was extremely proud of myself, but later found out that this school was just a practice school. Our parents were very vigilant whenever we went swimming, but now, they have nothing to fear now. We were advanced swimmers and we didn’t need help anymore, like we used to when we were young. For a prize for our hard work, our parents decided to buy each of us a gaming console. Our…

You’re at your friend’s house to play his brand new awesome Kinect system. Of course you are really enjoying it and it’s probably the best thing ever. But you can’t help to be curious about such a complex thing, you may not wander on it but there is that little spot in your brain that just makes you wonder about these ingenious inventions. Almost everyone here today is probably familiar with the most famous and exquisite game consoles. Today’s technology has enabled us to create some of the most…

There have been tons of Zelda games released by Nintendo over the past soon to be 30 years and just about each of them takes place in several various parts of a timeline. But here is a very interesting fact. Did you know that the first Zelda game ever released took place near the very end of the timeline? The end of the timeline belongs to its sequel Zelda II: The Adventures of Link. Every game after that kept journeying back in time starting with Zelda 3: Link to the Past and it went on from…

cycle) Introduction stage Nintendo Ds was originally called “playing cards” when it was founded in the 1890’s. It was one of the pioneer video consoles in the early 1980’s. Nintendo became extremely popular once it introduced the ultimate famous game, Mario Boys. Nintendo had came out with “ The Gameboy ”( which was a huge success) before the Nintendo DS. Therefore, starting out, Nintendo already had a market of consumers who wanted to get the upgrade from their original Gameboy thus, using…

college Miyamoto decided to join Nintendo in hopes of designing toys. However at that time Nintendo was exploring the market of coin operated video games. The president of Nintendo assigned Miyamoto to create the promotional and cabinet art for their new video games "Sherriff" and "Radar Scope". After the release of the two games, which did significantly well in Japan, they realized that Namco was making a lot of profit off of the American market and as a result Nintendo decided to release…

So why are men using an inoffensive term to offend each other? The reason is that the word gay has only gained a new negative meaning and is not losing its original meaning. The same men who claim that gay is not insulting anybody are using it to insult each other. Nothing is being fixed, the issue is just being ignored. Think about it this way. Let’s say your name…

remained positive. Now, the popularity of anime in western culture has grown to the point where websites like Funimation and Crunchyroll make a business of preparing Japanese anime for American consumption by releasing translations within hours of new episodes being released in Japan. Compared to the hesitation of corporations to bring anime over experienced only around twenty years back, the success of these websites shows a huge difference between the attitudes or those two…

To Build Or To Not To Build; Keystone XL Pipeline Essay Against all odds, Mario the character from Super Mario Bros can transport to great distances (and even worlds) instantly through pipelines without any negative impacts. Now looking back at reality, imagine a pipeline transporting oil from Canada to the United States but with many negative impacts. Coincidentally, there is a proposed 1,179 mile and 36-inch diameter pipeline which will bring crude oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast, known as…

When you take the greatest video game franchises of all-time into consideration, Hitman is a brand that is typically overlooked – and perhaps it should be. Still, Hitman punches out a new adventure every two to three years, yet it doesn’t carry the weight of excitement that currently surrounds franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear, or Call of Duty. It’s understandable when a resoundingly popular game series, like Assassins Creed or Uncharted, enters into film production – but for the…

explore new and exciting worlds and live out childhood fantasies of heroism and adventure. However, many of us don’t know anything about the development of these experiences and the amazing people behind these amazing games. When one looks at video game development in japan, one thing that always stands out is the quirky director who is generally the public face of the project. Individuals such as Hideo Kojima (the creator of the Metal Gear), Masahiro Sakurai (the creator of Super Smash Bros.),…