Category: Features

Amish Otaku, Bargain Reviews, Features, Video Games

Bargain Review: Mario and Luigi, Partners in Time

If you read my review of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo, you might have guessed that I would enjoy the other games in the series as well. I honestly could not tell you. I was so turned off by the series’ sudden change in direction with the Paper Mario games that I didn’t bother to purchase them. It was only recently that I stumbled across a used copy of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga at the local GameStop for a cheaper than usual price. Lured by nearly unanimous good reviews and the promise of a non-Paper Mario adventure, I picked up the game and plugged it into the Silver Taco (my nickname for my old-style Gameboy Advance). Could this game revive my interest in the series and, dare I say it, give me the same warm and fuzzy feelings that the original did? Continue reading “Bargain Review: Mario and Luigi, Partners in Time”

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Amish Otaku, Convention Coverage, Features

Convention Coverage: MAGFest 5

Where do I begin with MAGFest? Quite simply, it is the hardest of the hardcore video game conventions. Sure you’ve got your PAX and your (now neutered) E3, but those are kind of like the pop music of game conventions. MAGFest is for the truly dedicated. That isn’t to say that it’s an exclusive or elitist event, it’s just underground.

2007 marked the fifth and largest year for the convention, drawing nearly 1,000 attendees to the Washington, D.C. area for four days of video game awesomeness. That’s over seventy two straight hours of games and eleven bands of music. Continue reading “Convention Coverage: MAGFest 5”

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Amish Otaku, Anime, Features, Villain's Exposition

Villian’s Exposition: Yamato and Nadesico

Ahh, the space opera: an epic tale of conflict and human emotions told in the timeless backdrop of the space between the stars; the modern-day successor to the classical romances of the middle ages, featuring such names as King Arthur and Sir Lancelot.

Although the quintessential space opera, Star Wars, is American, it is a genre that works especially well when animated, and as such it is a common setting for anime. While there are many that stand out, for the purposes of brevity – and to better adhere to the material I’ve already bothered preparing for this article – I’ve decided to focus your attention on two this month: Space Battleship Yamato and Martian Successor Nadesico. Continue reading “Villian’s Exposition: Yamato and Nadesico”

Andrew Yager
Amish Otaku, Features, Kosher Kuts, Manga, Viz

Kosher Kuts: Eyeshield 21

Japanese manga and American football: can two different tastes taste great together? Both forms of entertainment have their rabid devotees and people who indulge in fantasy scenarios with their favorites, but the similarities basically end there. Well, Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murate apparently felt the gap should be bridged between the two mutually-exclusive fanbases and created Eyeshield 21. It began publication in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2002 and has since come stateside courtesy of Viz Media. There is also an anime version of the running that is sponsored by NFL Japan. There is no information yet about the anime coming to the United States.

The focus of Eyeshield 21 is Sena, a freshman at Deimon High School who tends to get bullied into running errands for people. Apparently, this constant harassment since childhood has provided Sena a pair of “Golden Legs”. Sena’s speed gets the attention of the school’s only two regulars of the high school’s football team, who recruit him on the spot as a running back. In order to mask Sena’s identity from rival teams and his over-protective friend, it is suggested that he wear an eyeshield with his helmet to completely cover his face. Sena is given a uniform with the number 21 on it and the saga of the Deimon Devil Bats football team begins.

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Joshua Goldberg
Amish Otaku, Bargain Reviews, Features, Video Games, Xbox, Xbox 360

Bargain Review: Burger King’s Bargain Games

Get it your way with Burger King’s new value-priced games.

Sneak King

I’m sure this was the game they came up with first, before they made the other two. This is the game where you get to play the King and do the things he does on TV.

Just like in the commercials, it’s your job to sneak up on hungry and unsuspecting members of the populace and give them a hot and tasty Burger King sandwich or coffee. Pretty straight-forward stuff. Continue reading “Bargain Review: Burger King’s Bargain Games”

Daniel Allen