The Gameological Society looks at games as art and pop culture. It’s fun, try it! —— gameological.comTumblr (3.0; @gameological)http://gameological.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/199c54b2e009913e9c25bd8ebde6c283/tumblr_mmjx9gBCP91soqxpho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51242531147http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51242531147Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:48 -0400gamingboard gamescluecluedo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2aeec6c6535a71107f4be6acf8d1c192/tumblr_mmk64gDTtN1r2y9doo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rakarene.tumblr.com/post/50054771578/how-often-do-you-see-the-nestle-quick-bunny">rakarene</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>How often do you see the #Nestle Quick #Bunny #playing #Pinball? (at Old Oakland)</p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51233768467http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51233768467Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:35 -0400gamingpinball<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/239295a36dcdfbada90235c163460469/tumblr_mmw36mrHdf1s99uvdo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae447e0265acb7ce10f820b6def9600f/tumblr_mmw36mrHdf1s99uvdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae88b2767dd451e70d3640b464dca0f0/tumblr_mmw36mrHdf1s99uvdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/506c3c1185af7a653db953a89b96a7bd/tumblr_mmw36mrHdf1s99uvdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://namcomuseum.tumblr.com/post/50571180346/in-1982-americas-pac-man-fever-was-at-a">namcomuseum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>In 1982, America’s Pac-Man Fever was at a fever-pitch with no cure in sight. The pandemic was spread by Ohio-borne songwriters Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia when they wrote the aptly named <strong>Pac-Man Fever,</strong> which went on to sell over one million album to earn its RIAA Gold Record certification!</p> <p>In March 1982, this peaked at #9 Billboard Hot 100, beating out such hits as <em>“867-5309/jenny by Tommy Tutone”</em> and <em>Freeze-frame by The J. Geils Band!</em></p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51225846161http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51225846161Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:43 -0400gamingmusicpac manretroarcade80svinyl<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88a59145479cd48911b18707a9b35115/tumblr_mmdls0991y1qjoleso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nintendocafe.com/post/50082057327/animal-crossing-new-leaf-dj-k-k-slider">nintendocafe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Animal Crossing: New Leaf</strong> DJ K.K. Slider | <strong>Nintendo 3DS</strong></p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51165499535http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51165499535Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:45 -0400gamingkk slideranimal crossingnintendodj<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0b4cd73034011cee12dd1feae264a18/tumblr_mmop6nbN3d1rkrwaco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/15f4935f7b6744c3bfc1cfc8e8cd3e78/tumblr_mmop6nbN3d1rkrwaco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d246dd40f1d9ea3f9c353dc6a4229f8b/tumblr_mmop6nbN3d1rkrwaco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb33139a7ef876d856b244f8eef3504b/tumblr_mmop6nbN3d1rkrwaco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oldgamemags.tumblr.com/post/50432777826/video-games-magazine-issue-11-june-1983-q-bert">oldgamemags</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Video Games Magazine Issue 11, June 1983 - Q*Bert makes the jump to Pinball. Bizarre looking table too.</p> <p>Now the fascinating thing about this article is it’s writer “Zelmo”. Apparently a contributor involved in the coin op industry. Who was Zelmo? Was this written by the guy who actually made the machine (a paid article?) or just a guy who loved the heck out of pinball machines and wanted to start writing some stuff up?</p> <p>WHO ARE YOU ZELMO?! We may never know.</p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51156719074http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51156719074Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:25 -0400gamingpinballretroqbertarcademagazines<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eba3e3a58c26787901ebddf2ace945f8/tumblr_mn8lgoFoF71rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/gameological-q-and-a-unfair-games/" target="_blank">Gameological Q&A: Games that make you shout, “That’s not fair!”</a></p> <p>Difficulty is one thing. Injustice is another. Which games take it too far?</p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51149115329http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51149115329Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:42 -0400gamingnintendoninja gaidenretro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb4c9e7fd824d53f66e86bea0c7540a3/tumblr_mml4f4xomV1s3nvoko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inkdrocketgames.tumblr.com/post/50087723472/journey-the-drop-by-spoonfishlee">inkdrocketgames</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://spoonfishlee.deviantart.com/art/Journey-the-drop-369730001">Journey - the drop</a> by ~<a href="http://spoonfishlee.deviantart.com/">SpoonfishLee</a></p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51087292537http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51087292537Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:34 -0400gamingartjourneyindieindie games<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b43e600656ba9862f8d7d3156903ee05/tumblr_mn7el5m7om1rrrb8jo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/126480c20ff1f966ceb765ce74fe85a2/tumblr_mn7el5m7om1rrrb8jo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/966ba3a396cf4dc11c3d08e621c84c68/tumblr_mn7el5m7om1rrrb8jo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eaa969588730a327fb7a0b22e045919b/tumblr_mn7el5m7om1rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>“Order and sense are the primary predator of doodles, in fiction as in life. <em>Ballpoint</em> doesn’t harp on detail in its storytelling, thankfully. It gives you a tiny bit of setup before letting the world speak for itself, and the beautiful chaos carries the player along from there. This is a place where army boots chew cigars and fight laser-shooting eyeballs—which are, for their part, piloting pears.”</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/review-ballpoint-universe/" target="_blank">—Anthony John Agnello reviews the beautiful, hand-drawn madness of <em>Ballpoint Universe</em>.</a></p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51078412196http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51078412196Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:20 -0400gaminggameologicalballpoint universereviewpc gaming<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6cc0e0eb2586607b4e72d4a62eecde11/tumblr_mn7e38fsvp1rrrb8jo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfe6a3b6fb0a316f3e2ec6f7bda7d06b/tumblr_mn7e38fsvp1rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0436aaf1e82683b82564710def245e72/tumblr_mn7e38fsvp1rrrb8jo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/games-of-april-2012-dont-starve/" target="_blank">Is the rise of survival games like <em>Don’t Starve</em> a sign of our cash-strapped times? Two critics talk it out in The Digest.</a></p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51070738935http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51070738935Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:30 -0400gamingpc gamingroguelikedon't starvereviewgameological<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88b4b0ce5d610b68a4f9adfcbc2fbe27/tumblr_mmmw6gBE791rl3pizo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51007143133http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/51007143133Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:45 -0400gamingadssegaretro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/501a62de3ab4b6de7e406bb46968dc97/tumblr_mml6k04ceE1s6qxbso3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d663bb8fd82f82dbe2b16d6876797da/tumblr_mml6k04ceE1s6qxbso1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84a0479613f1ee6eccb636d1f7983186/tumblr_mml6k04ceE1s6qxbso2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://finalstagepodcast.tumblr.com/post/50089698090/samus-vs-ridley-i-posted-a-couple-gifs-yesterday">finalstagepodcast</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Samus Vs. Ridley</strong></p> <p>I posted a couple gifs yesterday <a href="http://finalstagepodcast.tumblr.com/post/50045867451/samus-vs-ridley">here</a>. Above is the full set I made. </p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50998072789http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50998072789Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:33 -0400gaminggifsnintendometroidsamus<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bdc12253ef923123954d89a173801985/tumblr_mn5qcw1f4V1rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re liveblogging the reveal of the new Xbox.</p> <p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/liveblog-microsoft-unveils-the-xbox-7000/" target="_blank">Come join us as we marvel at the marvels and poke fun at the fun.</a></p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50996964802http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50996964802Tue, 21 May 2013 12:41:54 -0400gaminggameologicalxboxreveal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96c194c83bc5bad56f34669a36817991/tumblr_mn4tr3Nge81rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our look at the games of April 2013 continues with <em>Guacamelee! </em><span>Does a reliance on internet humor sully the otherwise clever take on <em>Metroid</em>? </span></p> <p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/games-of-april-2013-guacamelee/" target="_blank">John Teti and Anthony John Agnello talk it out on The Digest.</a></p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50990300868http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50990300868Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:37 -0400gamingreviewguacameleemetroidcastlevaniasonyps3<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d8f609fb069ab34ce6598533e783e0c/tumblr_mn2dc2zDTh1qbw2q1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4e15d3767d9f3603b1e670064334bad/tumblr_mn2dc2zDTh1qbw2q1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.it8bit.com/post/50850930295/feeding-the-pixels-tee-design-up-for-voting">it8bit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Feeding the Pixels</strong></p> <p>Tee design up for voting at <a href="http://www.qwertee.com/product/feeding-the-pixels/">Qwertee</a>!</p> <p>Created by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pacalinberg">pacalin</a></p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50925784351http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50925784351Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:32 -0400gamingartspace invaders<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9cfb0e86f20fd51b7bd66564bd0040b6/tumblr_mn3wcbcY2C1rrrb8jo6_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ca6fd102a86b5fa52cf4945cb21a693/tumblr_mn3wcbcY2C1rrrb8jo4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b5b60c18fdf785149ce9827e7eff802/tumblr_mn3wcbcY2C1rrrb8jo1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7178b82919b44230e07afd1affeab497/tumblr_mn3wcbcY2C1rrrb8jo5_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2cd476cd2e55351351dbd6ee8ad9b71/tumblr_mn3wcbcY2C1rrrb8jo3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/games-of-april-2013-far-cry-3-blood-dragon/" target="_blank">Join John Teti and Drew Toal as they discuss the one-liners, neon dinosaurs and ludicrous ’80s action of <em>Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon</em>.  </a></p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50916351796http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50916351796Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:15 -0400gaminggifsgameologicalfar cry 3blood dragonpc gaming<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/85e734c77c7f64dfd0f9741f96d00ebd/tumblr_mn3plowdbG1rrrb8jo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c34b4fcc1ed9f0550b6700c5326bfcf9/tumblr_mn3plowdbG1rrrb8jo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c5ad341e1edb4489f8f1f939ed68d71/tumblr_mn3plowdbG1rrrb8jo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>“Most successful franchises, you have a big success like, say, <em>SimCity</em>, and if it’s successful, you make <em>SimCity 2</em> and <em>3</em> and all kinds of Sims. After <em>The 11th Hour</em>, we didn’t do that. None of that happened with <em>The 7th Guest</em>. So it went missing, AWOL for a decade, and I thought that was ridiculous.”</p> <p><a href="http://gameological.com/2013/05/interview-rob-landeros-7th-guest/" target="_blank">The co-creator of <em>The 7th Guest</em> on his classic game and hopes to bring players back to the mansion.</a> </p>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50908239262http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50908239262Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:13 -0400gaminggameologicalinterviewpc gamingthe 7th guest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c04475057fe84e625e5eca0a590cb5c/tumblr_mmidfeuDTC1s2cjouo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50842964384http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50842964384Sun, 19 May 2013 15:30:49 -0400gamingarcadeblack and whitephotographystreet fighter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7fbd581154e0596f75253fe4f5c729c6/tumblr_mmidpdtGy41rmu6i5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50831309277http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50831309277Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:19 -0400gaminggifsshy guynintendo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b01dda1a47a122b918cfa1d5224210b3/tumblr_mmeqisPpAy1qgflnho1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://henrytheworst.tumblr.com/post/49827138981/no-more-heroes-one-of-my-favorite-games">henrytheworst</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>NO MORE HEROES.</p> <p>One of my favorite games.</p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50820997479http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50820997479Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:31 -0400gaminggifsno more heroes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/428f3e9679f049a128a1afe3adef2684/tumblr_mmdxk768uz1rl4wqxo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.gamesnext.com/post/49780883005/go-nintendo-go-nintendo-by-john-schlemmer">gamesnextcom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Go Nintendo Go!</p> <p><span>Nintendo by </span><span></span><a href="http://dribbble.com/johnschlemmer">John Schlemmer</a></p> </blockquote>http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50750361841http://gameological.tumblr.com/post/50750361841Sat, 18 May 2013 15:30:38 -0400gaminggifsnintendo