Generations of Gaming

Mephisto Mori/ January 2, 2014/ Video Games/ 0 comments

On Gaming Generations and Their Nomenclature: While constructing tonight’s post I found myself lengthening an already pushing-it 500 words by delving into the names and themes of past generations of video games. Rather than chop it down, I thought I’d move the tangent here. I was trying to summarize the last era of gaming.  Many dub it the Console War

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Last one… Promise

Mephisto Mori/ December 22, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

  Oh, 90s era Interplay you really knew how to make fucking games.  It wasn’t this Clayfighter piece of crap.  But I thank you for Earthworm Jim and letting me play him in a beat ’em up.  Oh and thanks for Black Isle studio. Speaking of Interplay if you look into their evolution as a company your brain will hurt…

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Winsomnia Wishing You Happy Holidays

Mephisto Mori/ December 22, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Here’s Ronnie James Dio featuring Tony Iommi to bring you a Christmas… that rocks. I’m not even a big Holiday guy (at least I wasn’t until a recent event in my life made them important).  But this Dio song just tickles me and it is my gift to you.  If you need a “Christmas Themed” video game you could always

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Anime Milwaukee

Mephisto Mori/ December 20, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

It gives me great pleasure to inform everyone that Winsomnia.com will be live at Anime Milwaukee. Okay that’s awkward phrasing. Myself and Juliana will be hosting two panels at Anime Milwaukee this year.  The panels “Your Video Game Sucks (18+)” and “Evolution of RPGs” will be on Friday night and Saturday afternoon respectively.  Times are tentative to stay tuned for

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The Truth

Mephisto Mori/ December 15, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

A little too much of it the last couple days… Couple trips to the ER, bills, empty fridge and gas tank.  Maybe that’s not what this ancient meme is referring to but the sentiment holds.  Reality is the worst game ever.  More than anything I just want a pause button tonight.    

Confessions Friday… on a Saturday

Mephisto Mori/ December 8, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

There were three words I really hated to hear when I was younger.  I can recall the exact game I was playing at the time when they first invaded my ears: “Go play outside.” My mom uttered them inside our ghetto off-base apartment near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.  Allow me to wordsmith you a scene. North Carolina is an odd

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Bad News for the Mushroom Kingdom

Mephisto Mori/ December 3, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

With all the talk of Paul Walker’s death saturating social media I was getting quite livid.  Then I saw a post that a real celebrity worth mourning had died.   The Montreal Gazette reported earlier today that Jack Westleman died last Thursday, November 28th.  Westleman, known to Americans as Danny Wells, played Luigi in the 1980s TV series, The Super

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