Writer’s Plight

Mephisto Mori/ January 30, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I have a problem. Several actually, but the one I’m talking about here is my inability to focus on more than one thing at the same time. Somewhere out there, there’s a person that can perform a “day job,” paint a picture, maintain a blog, and run a Twitch channel. I am incapable of that. If I focus on working

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AMKE Update

Mephisto Mori/ January 29, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Anime Milwaukee 2015 is just over two weeks away. I’m both more panicked and more excited right now than I was this time last year. There’s more on my plate this time around which may be a factor. First things first: It’s happening. AMKE’s first ever League of Legends Tournament. We’ve got shout casters lined up and everything. I even

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Mystery Solved: A Mario Timeline

Mephisto Mori/ January 26, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

YouTube user Scropigator Films put together a timeline for Mario. It’s pretty well done and must’ve taken a lot of work. Clearly Nintendo doesn’t care about the continuity or storytelling of their flagship series. There isn’t really anything wrong with that. The focus is mindless fun and making money through branding. It’s nice to know that there are fans out

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Anime Milwaukee’s First League of Legends Tournament

Mephisto Mori/ January 15, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I’ve avoided the subject of League of Legends on this blog quite deliberately. But shameless self-promotion comes before morality. My friends from World9Gaming (of AGDQ2015 fame) host a mean video game room. (Seriously, if you’re on a convention board, or thinking of starting one they’re the finest in the Midwest). In addition to dozens to a hundred plus consoles classic to

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AGDQ 2015 Smashes 1 Million Dollar Target

Mephisto Mori/ January 12, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

The annual speedrunning marathon for charity, Awesome Games Done Quick concluded over the weekend. Including bonus runs, they hosted over 160 speedruns and raised more than 1.5 Million dollars for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Counting merchandise and their Humble Bundle package, the marathon tallied 38,998 donations from 29,639 donors for a total of $1,556,127.41. AGDQ 2015 marked the 5th event baring the name

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Shocking Discovery

Mephisto Mori/ January 10, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

So I’m a bit inebriated, I’ve been playing a game on its hardest difficulty, and I’ve come to a discovery. The Last of Us (remastered) is the best game of the PS4 era so far… still. And it’s a PS3 game.  I think that says something about the developmental progress of current generations games. I give XBONE and Pssssfrrrrr a

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New Twitch Channel

Mephisto Mori/ January 9, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Because… reasons, I have set up a new Twitch channel, twitch.tv/mr_mephisto Feel free to check it out and follow me at your leisure. It’s been a real work in progress getting this new channel up. Programming a bot, doing some art (by art I mean bad photoshops). I even created a custom (and completely empty at the moment) Youtube channel. I’m looking

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Jackafur Sets New Record at AGDQ 2015

Mephisto Mori/ January 7, 2015/ Video Games/ 1 comments

Jackafur is a fixture of the Speedrunning community. He’s run a number of games from the notorious Doom to the quirky lesser known N64 platformer, Mischief Makers. His skill, colorful personality, and emotion make him a pleasure to watch. After a grueling year of grinding, he set the world records in two categories for Mischief Makers. Late September, 2014 he

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What has the Internet done?!

Mephisto Mori/ January 7, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Something awesome, that’s what. The non-profit Internet Archive added 2400 files to their Classic PC Games section yesterday. The addition brings the collection to over 6000 items. The bulk of the expansion was comprised of 1990s DOS games. Wolfenstein 3D, Classic SimCity, Commander Keen, and even Number Munchers all grace the Archive. Many games can be played directly from your browser

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