June 2010
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Strange E3
Honestly as E3s go, there weren’t many strange occurrences, although there was a four-fanzine convergence one night when me, Mathew Kumar (.exp), Frank Cifaldi (Lost Levels) and Raina Lee (1up zine) were all at the same bar, so that was cool — maybe 80% of the entire world population of people still making videogame fanzines in one place! (The new .exp is unspeakably great, by the way,...
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The '80s Are Over
Let’s be honest. How many more homages to 8-bit Super Mario do you really need to see in your life? It’s seminal, it’s fundamental, it’s part of our cultural DNA. Awesome. I love Mario. He’s a great Mascot for Nintendo.
But the next time I see a Mario made of Post-its or cupcakes stinking up the web, I think I might puke. The ’80s nostalgia thing is awesome,...