Category: Columns

  • Retrograding Mailbag 07.28.03

    Okay: first things first. SF part 4 of 5 goes up this weekend. And if you missed it, the Minneapolis Star Tribune had an interview with me last week where I talk about 411Games and the VG industry in general. Sadly, it’s not on their online sit however. Once again, I’m taking steps towards being…

  • A Thumb To The Eye Number 1

    I’ll be honest here, I REALLY tried to think up some angry rant to go on, a bilious diatribe so filled with expletives and venom that it would be impossible to ignore me. I wanted Bebito to read this and say, “DAMN, that’s one angry dude.” So I sat and I wrote and I thought…

  • Retrograding Weekend News 07.26.03

    Man, only 3.5 months since part two huh? Well, I haven’t managed to get my notes from England that I had left by accident when I moved back. So I just finally said f*ck it and redid the whole damn thing from scratch. HAPPY FUN TIME SURPRISE SPECIAL DAY! Part 2 was the last thing…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.24.03

    THIS, my friends, is why we write. And this is why feedback is so important. Good review of Jet Grind Radio, man. I was never really a fan of the console JGR games. They just didn’t seem to click. However, after reading your review, I’ve decided I’ll go and give it JGR a shot on…

  • Otaku Hump Day News Report 07.23.03

    This week is going to be a little bit different for me. For one thing, I have to work a lot of overtime at work (have to being the operative word…if I don’t, it’ll hit my attendance and I’m already on the edge of the cliff for that). For another, my better half has been…

  • CHEAT! 7.23.03

    Greetings, one and all, to the third installment of Cheat!, which istwo weeks overdue. Just in case you’re wondering why there wasn’t a columnlast week, it was because of a family trip to Las Vegas. But now I’m back,a little older, a little wiser, and a little poorer. ($200 can disappearTHAT FAST in blackjack?!?) So…

  • The Lo-Down 07.22.03: 411’s Disturbing Feedback

    The Lo-Down 07.22.03: 411’s Disturbing Feedback Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and apparently the retarded and the insanely mentally ill are breeding at an alarming rate. The Down-Lo is taking a week off. Don’t worry; it’ll be back next week with all the rumors and replies to your feedback that your little hearts desire. Just needed…

  • Retrograding Weekend News 07.19.03

    First, let me say I have the most fanatical and best audience on 411. Less than 48 hours after part 1 showed up, I received 20 emails about my breakup with my ex. Sure some of them were downright psychotic and made me glad I’ve never given her last name out to any of you,…

  • Retrograding 07.17.03

    Hey gang. Bottom line is this. I broke up with the love of my life back in the UK Tuesday night, appear to be on my way to my third published book, and life is just totally up-f*cked right now. Thankfully all the columns this week are just glorified mailbag editions, eh? But very popular…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.17.03

    Tomb Raider Well, we all know Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness sucked. You even read Bebito’s piece on how the developers knew it sucked. Now, the heads are beginning to roll… some by their own hands. Jeremy Heath-Smith, founder and development director of Core Designs (property of Eidos), has stepped down. Most believe that the…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 07.16.03

    Welcome back to another week in my insanity. This week is somewhat special, because it marks my first foray into an anime PREVIEW, and I have a review to boot! Somebody hold me back, or I may get responsible and start throwing a whole buncha stuff in. I’ll raise you two anime reviews, a game…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 07.15.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 07.15.03 4 DAYS AGO *Alex Lucard, Lee Baxley, Bryan Berg and Bebito Jackson are all sitting round a table inside of 411 Games Head Editor, Chris Pankonin’s office. It’s uneasily quiet as for seemingly the first time since everyone’s known him, Chris has a hard time finding the words to express…

  • Retrograding Mailbag

    Before I begin, you’ve got ONE WEEK before the EWR contest ends. I’ll be sending in the results to be posted while I’m in California on business so hopefully we’ll get a few more in before the damn thing ends. But as always this is the column where you speak more than I do. Hey…

  • Retrograding Weekend News Report

    Hello once again my minions of darkness. This week we’ll be spreading the seeds of darkness amongst the herd that is humanity in a way that is so foul and depraved even the Prince of Darkness flinches at the thought. Using our control over Hollywood, the big show on NBC’s fall lineup will be a…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.10.03

    Hello again. You’ve reached the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report, found every Thursday morning here on 411mania.com. Thanks for checking in this week. Last week’s column sucked and I’m sorry to subject you to that. It was the first time in a long time I wasn’t proud of something I wrote. You people deserve…

  • Hump Day Otaku News Report 07.09.03

    Well, I hope everybody had a happy and healthy 4th of July. I know I did. I’m always happier and healthier when I’m not at work. It wouldn’t be so bad if the company were more organized. I may not be management, but I know what would help the company, but if they’re content to…

  • Cheat! 07.09.03

    Well, here we are in our second week! Once again, the name is Alex Williams, and once again, I’m here to give you access to cheats of recently reviewed games here at the 411. Plus I got a game that hasn’t been reviewed yet, but was recently released. Just to cover all the bases before…

  • 411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 07.08.03

    411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 07.08.03 411 Games Quote of The Week All Bebito did was format . . . er . . . FORWARD me the official 411 HTML guide for Clueless Columnists and tell me how much he liked my work. I will pimp him properly later. — Cory Lafin (Gamer’s Hangover News Report…

  • Retrograding Advance 07.05.03

    Okay. This week’s column came courtesy of the 411 Forum where I commented my favorite out of the current systems is of course the GBA. I got the comment like, “But all the games are ports!” or, “I can’t deal with the little screen.’ Oh! And my personal favorite, “The PS2 has quantity and quality,”…

  • Thank God It’s Thursday News Report 07.03.03

    Hey all. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report, which is evidently the 2nd longest tenured news report on 411 Games. How crazy is that? Not even five months ago, I was the new news guy, and now I’ve been around longer than almost everybody! I’m impressed… how about…