justice for player two: balancing couch co-op in video games
The LEGO video games are some of my favourite couch co-op experiences. As a franchise, they have a strong awareness of what they are: pure, wholesome, family fun, and they don’t try to be anything else. In particular, I enjoy…
switching up the controls, from atari to nintendo switch
I sat down with a self-professed “retro gamer” one rainy evening, and we played Pac-Man and Frogger on an Atari connected to an old TV. The difference was that this Atari was set up a little differently, connected to aluminum…
blue-sky thinking for in-flight entertainment
Back in November, I took a 17-hour flight from San Francisco to Singapore, and with the convenience of a non-stop flight, I had a lot of time to ponder what was right in front of me, Singapore Airlines’ in-flight entertainment…
how arcades have become archaic
Yesterday, a group of us went to Dave and Busters to celebrate Julian and Laura’s birthdays. For me, arcades such as Dave and Busters have this dated, nostalgic feeling to them – I remember the outings I had as a…
