Erik G

Author's details

Name: Erik Gallegos
Date registered: October 3, 2011
URL: http://videogameologists.com

Biography

A lover of video games and aspiring game designer. My goal is to elevate video games into a higher realm of art and thinking through critical analysis, critique, and a stronger focus in the art that is game design.

Latest posts

  1. Your Favorite Video Games Demade for Atari, Gameboy, and NES — May 19, 2013
  2. Linda Le as the Justin Bailey Samus Aran — May 19, 2013
  3. Link Wanted for Cucco Assault and More T-shirt Designs by Tchukart — May 19, 2013
  4. Really Freakin’ Clever: Diddy Kong Racing – Dueling Item Systems — May 19, 2013
  5. Accordion Zelda on IPad — May 18, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Freedom Planet: Ethically Challenged But Still Fun — 4 comments
  2. Question: The Issue of the Gay Planet — 4 comments
  3. Generation Gap: When Nostalgia Ruins Games Forever — 3 comments
  4. We’re so…so…sorry — 2 comments
  5. SoulCalibur V Gets a Shiny New Cinematic Trailer — 2 comments

Author's posts listings

May 19

Your Favorite Video Games Demade for Atari, Gameboy, and NES

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Vsauce3 recently released a video that featured 4 video game demakes that I think might interest everyone. These games include demakes of Halo, Super Smash Bros., Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead. They’re kind of cool, though I think for most of these, the benefits of modern video game technology and design. For example, …

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May 19

Linda Le as the Justin Bailey Samus Aran

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  What I like about this cosplay is that it’s really simple, yet is unusual. It’s Samus Aran, but not the normal Zero Suit one, but the version from the original Metroid when you use the Justin Bailey cheat. This cosplayer, Linda Le, really pulls off a stunning job, with some great details that brings …

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May 19

Link Wanted for Cucco Assault and More T-shirt Designs by Tchukart

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Deviantartist Tchukart, aka Sam Kullen, has created some video game shirt designs which feel like they would also make good posters. These range from iconic, to humorous, to just plain cool and while there are only a few, the rest of Sam’s gallery is worth checking out.  

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May 19

Really Freakin’ Clever: Diddy Kong Racing – Dueling Item Systems

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I actually kind of disagree with Josh in this video. I don’t think Mario Kart’s random items makes Mario Kart feel unfair (three blue shells in a row is kind of unheard of). All they do is put a greater risk at being in the lead and keeps the race pretty even through out. While …

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May 18

Accordion Zelda on IPad

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You know what we don’t see enough of? Accordion music. You know what else we don’t see enough of? Accordion music performed on an Ipad? Let’s start solving this travesty with this video. I love my Ipad because of apps that do a great job of simulating instruments. Even though I’m not a very good …

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May 18

Gamasutra: All Your LP’s Belong to Nintendo?

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Yesterday I posted my thoughts on this whole Nintendo vs. Let’s Play thing. Well, since you can find reasons against this on just about every other website, I figured I’d share this article with you by Greg Lastowka, co-director of the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law. He offers some more insight into other …

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May 18

Nintendo Direct: Nintendo and Sega, Together at Last?

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Wow, what a Nintendo Direct. New Sonic game along with a new Mario and Sonic game (with one more on the way), some more info on Super Luigi U, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Pikmin 3. I can’t wait to see what they unveil at E3, especially since participating Best Buys will be demoing …

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May 18

ScrewAttack’s Video Game Vault: Axelay – Mode 7!!!!!!

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ScrewAttack’s Video Game Vault It’s a shame that we don’t see too many more shmups being made making. Just like how the Wii reinvigorated the sports game and rail shooter genre, I’m sure that between the game pad, Wii motion plus, Kinect, Move, tablets, etc. that we can’t see some cool stuff done with the …

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May 17

A Pokemon Partner For Life

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A great blog post that talks about the sentimental attachment of one man and his Omastar. It’s amazing to think that his Omastar has been around for a decade. In fact, I know how he feels because I’ve had the same Froslass since the end of high school all the way to graduation college. I …

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May 17

UNACCEPTABLE: Examining the Nintendo vs. Let’s Play Conflict

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I want to start this by saying that I am not a lawyer, law expert, or anyone worthy of citation when it comes to legal matters. These are simply my thoughts on a subject using info that was readily available online.   Instead of a Speculation Friday article, I decided that I had to speak …

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May 17

Stay Cool in the Summer With Video Game Themed Paper Fans – SarurunKamui

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When teachers told Deviantartst SarurunKamui to stop wasting time and making fans out of old homework assignments, her response was of course to make really awesome video game themed paper fans. Okay, I don’t really know how the story goes, but it ends with Deviantartist SarurunKamui creating really awesome video game themed paper fans. They …

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May 17

Triforce Tribute by Piasa Available For Free

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Arranged to be background music for a Zelda multi-medium art show of the same name, Triforce Tribute. Some pretty awesome tracks using some of the series’ more iconic tracks such as Lost Woods and The Dark World, both of which I’ll add below. If you like what you hear, check it out here. While the …

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May 16

The Masked Marth Cosplay From Fire Emblem Awakening

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Deviantartist Gwiffen has a perfect Fire Emblem Awakening “Marth” cosplay.     A lot of this is perfect and not just clothes. The hair is perfect, the mask is a nice touch, and I especially like the details on the Falcion. To me the hallmark of a great cosplay is when a outfit that is …

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May 16

Pac-Man Returns – Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Trailer

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So they are finally bringing back Pac-Man? Cool. This seems like a weird direction to keep Pac-Man. I thought they retired this version a long time ago when the 3D games weren’t cutting it. Since then it’s mostly been re-releases of the original game. I don’t quite see what the problem is with trying to …

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May 16

Study on BitTorrent Gaming Piracy: A Misconception?

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A study was released yesterday that shows that video game piracy is not as high as the game industry might have led us to believe. While many, such as myself, believe piracy to just as immoral as it is illegal, there are just as many who believe that some of the measures to prevent piracy …

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