Video Game Canon / John

NEW PATREON POST - The Etymology of Boomer Shooter Available seven days early for patrons, I tried to track down who decided that “Boomer Shooter” was a genre. It was harder than you’d think. patreon.com/posts/etymolog…

@AVGRankings Yup. The first 16 games are in the top 40. There’s nothing wrong with their list. I’m just shocked how unoriginal it is.

@VideoGameCanon Their first 16 games are in my (and probably also your) top 40. I can't say they're bad, but I wonder what this list really adds to the conversation. RS seems to just agree with what everyone else is saying.

A quick recap and a few thoughts about Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Best Video Games of All Time” videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/r…

ICYMI The editors of Shacknews have announced the Class of 2024 for the Shacknews Hall of Fame. Tony Hawk! Super Smash! Final Fantasy 8! And many, many more! videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/s…

NEW PATREON POST - I Need a Little More Time for the Next Update to the Video Game Canon (Version 8.0) patreon.com/posts/i-need-l…

Astro Bot is “Game of the Year” at the 2024 Game Awards videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/2…

The 2024 Game Awards are tonight! My money's on Balatro! Yes, that was a gambling pun, I don't regret it. But first, let's take a look back at the nominees and winners from the first Game Awards from 2014. videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/2…

ICYMI GOG.com has launched the GOG Preservation Program to help keep classic PC games available on modern systems videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/g…

Wrote a little bit about “The @Eurogamer 100”, which is a great collection of recent-ish games to play right now. videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/t…

@scriptz4sale There have to be a few more dentists who want to be film producers, right?

For the last few years I've been (very slowly) putting together a growing collection of articles about video game history at the Video Game Research Library. I thought other people might find these articles interesting, so here you go... videogameresearchlibrary.com

@dandock Congratulations! I know you’ve been hinting at this for a while, but it’s great that it’s finally official.

I AM VENGEANCE. I AM THE NIGHT. I AM (writing a) BATMAN (book!)

Reminder: Public libraries exist. (And most of them offer video games too!)

Nintendo removed Yoshi’s Island from the Mario timeline on their official website several years ago. This isn’t really a new revelation. mario.nintendo.com/history/

@Marc_Normandin Tiebreakers are for cowards (which is why Rob Manfred prefers them).

CONFIRMED: Microsoft doesn’t own a calendar. (For “Console War” purposes, consider this a joke about the Super NES as the real arbiter of where the X button goes and/or the Xbox’s 2024 release calendar)

Do not tell lies on the Internet.

@Andy_VGC Have you ever been to the Strong Museum of Play? All the pictures and videos I’ve seen of the Nintendo Museum (especially the interactive areas) are very reminiscent of The Strong.

Dare I say it, but this sounds a bit disappointing? Not sure what I was expecting (beyond a store I'm going to drop a grand in...)

@XF_lostepisodes @Darren_Mooney Which is insane because all the crime family stuff from Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Batman would have fit right in on The Animated Series.

Also, you know what? Because I’m grumpy, let’s heap another “grinds my gears” on top of this. It really pisses me off that so many of the idiots who complain about this “it’s not comics accurate!” nonsense have very transparently not actually read the comics.

If you’re a Jeopardy! fan you have to read this… slate.com/culture/2024/0…