Gamertell

It was hard to be a child of the ‘80s and not encounter “Captain” Lou Albano in some form. He was one of the most charismatic managers in World Wrestling Federation history, appeared in numerous videos with pop star Cyndi Lauper and to a generation of gamers he was Mario… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 is all over now and the games have all been announced. It’s time to look at the best of the best, specifically for the Wii. There were a ton of games announced at E3 that all look very good, so I limited it to the best ten, which… Continue Reading »

Apparently, Max Payne’s cinematic efforts caused more damage than he expected. Along with a poor reception by critics, the Max Payne film also drew the ire of Scott Miller, the CEO of 3D Realms. His problems with the film consisted of it failing to capture the essence of the source… Continue Reading »

J-List (and J-Box for gamers 18 and under), Peter Payne’s site that specializes in all thing Japanese, has posted a few new videogame related items. For today’s installment, a pair of cute, cuddly and huggable Mario Bros. characters: Donkey Kong Plush Doll and Yoshi Plush Doll. For $26, you can… Continue Reading »

Peter Payne’s site specializing in all thing Japanese, J-List (and J-Box for the under-18 crowd) has another groovy videogame related items. For today’s installment, a PC USB retro style controller by Elecom called the Red Retro USB Game Pad (JC-U2208TRD ). Selling on the site for $18, this PC game… Continue Reading »

Peter Payne’s site specializing in all thing Japanese, J-List (and J-Box for the under-18 crowd), has posted a few new videogame related items. For today’s installment, one of the silliest licensed products I’ve seen - the Chocobo Seat Cushion. I’d get this just to psych out opponents at game tourneys.… Continue Reading »

One of my long-time favorite sites for wacky Japanese products has been J-List (or J-Box for kids under 18). Created and operated by Peter Payne (and yes, that is his real name, I’ve asked), this displaced American shares his love for Japanese culture through a personal blog and by providing… Continue Reading »