Category: Columns

Ok, just so you know, this is going to be a quickie week. I’m not gonna slack off and speed it all up like last time, but I am going to have to slack off on content. No reviews or bonuses this time. Sorry. I had to review a game and that took a lot…

“Q: What do you call Britney Spears and Madonna when they’re making fun of people on the Internet? A: Flaming Lesbians” — Courtney Williams Good morning! Or afternoon! Or evening! Or whenever you’re reading this! Its time to take all your gaming skills, all your talent, all those hours spent trying to master your favorite…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 09.09.03 LOGIN NAME: BEBITO411 PASSWORD: SMACK IT. FLIP IT. RUB IT DOWN. ACCESSING… (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and I don’t have time for this garbage. Not to sound like a whiny little punk, but crap happens and I’m having to deal with it. My home was…

Well, after seven weeks of doing this, I have accumulated a pile of virtual letters. Since it’s only polite, and I’m out of juice this week, I am going to share with you my mailbag. So, grab some orange soda, some dill potato chips, and get comfy, because it’s Mail Bag Time! A Thumb To…

As I sit here and type this column on this mildly hot Sunday evening, I can’t help but somewhat reminisce about earlier times in my short yet sweet gaming life. Perhaps not any specific time, or even an interval of time, but simply an earlier time when the very practice of gaming was innocent and…

That’s right, this week Alex is advocating literacy. Most of you probably already have developed the hand-eye co-ordination to pull off a reenactment of the JFK assassination anyways, so why not develop your mind for a change! And what better way to do so then with a book? Now, we all hear it. Video games…

Welcome to TGIT! Why waste time with a tedious, boring intro? Let’s dive right in!!! Grand Theft Auto The marketing geniuses at Rockstar Games have come up with a promotion that will knock your socks off! They’ll be packaging GTA 3 and Vice City in a two-pack that will be available on October 22. The…

Hey yo. Before we get to anything else, I just wanted to apologize for last week’s column. I reached an obvious point where I just wanted it done, and rushed through the whole thing and what started out as a really good column ended up really, really shitty near the end. In addition, since I…

Well, I’m back in the saddle this week with what hopes to be a quality column! (Meaning I didn’t phone in a performance and just pick games from one facet of gaming.) I’ve officially moved into my dorm, and currently getting my shit together for classes and stuff. For the record, if this column dips…

411 Games Rumor Down-Lo 09.02.03 LOGIN NAME: BEBITO411 PASSWORD: NEO GEO POCKET COLOR ACCESSING… (411 DOWN-LO ONLINE: BEGIN TRANSMISSION…) Hi, I’m Bebito Jackson, and welcome to the “Express Edition” of the Down-Lo. It’s “Express” because I’m streamlining today. Even though it’s being broadcast to you on your normal Tuesday, I’m writing this bad boy on…

“Is the “Hardcore” gamer gone? No, but now the “Hardcore” gamer seems to be looking to the past, not the future…” -Jeff WatsonIt’s like a fucked up haiku, isn’t it? If I wasn’t so upset that someone decided to take it upon themselves to make such a widely inaccurate blanket statement about a group of…

1991. AD. You might be asking yourself why I started off this column so obnoxiously by alluding to only a solitary year. That’s OK. Damned OK, actually. Let this year simmer in your head a bit. If you were like me during that year, you spent much of your time in local arcades or like-stocked…

To be honest, I’ve got a crapload of writer’s block this week. As the other 411staff members can tell you I’ve been working my ass off to the point of burnout. Not only have I been getting a Fish! Convention ready for Sept 9th in Saint Cloud, but I’ve been doing a lot of heavy…

If you’re looking for video game news, look no further! Welcome to the Thank God It’s Thursday News Report. I’m Bryan Berg, and I have nothing original to write in this opening paragraph. So I’ll just start the video game news portion of this column and shut up! Of course, there’s nothing really to report,…

Hey yo. I’m Lee. I write about games and stuff. Anyway, this week may be a quickie because I decided to slack off this weekend and I’m writing this early Tuesday morning. I’ve got a Persona review for you, as well as a super quick Castlevania: Symphony of the Night review and some tips. No…

Alex phones it in with a theme column. All Castlevania, all the time! brrrrriiiinnng”¦ brrrrriiiinnng”¦ brrrrriiiinnng”¦ brrrrriiii*click* Hello, this is Chris Pankonin, and you’ve reached the offices of 411 Games, a division of the 411 Mania! If you wish to leave one of our news reporters, such as Bebito Jackson or Bryan Berg, a message,…

Well, there comes a time in every man’s life when he takes stock in his past and looks eagerly to his future. Since my past was all video games and rocking out, it was a pretty kick ass life to review. Unfortunately, this look into the mists of time has awakened ancient hungers inside of…

You know, one could tell you otherwise, but I’ve come to the conclusion that the summer is a great time for discoveries. Discoveries of any sort. Take for instance the following: young undergrad at a UC school decides to take a summer school class that is 8 weeks long, meets from 9AM to 1PM Monday…

It’s been an interesting ride for me in terms of Dreamcast news. Of course the big thing to me is SNK Playmore letting fans know that they will bring SNK vs Capcom Chaos to the Sega Dreamcast if enough fans clamor for it. And there’s a good chance this will happen. Why? Because SNK fans…

Okay. Due to the big news about Nokia and Sega in the Aug 21st edition of the Wall Street Journal, the normal RG is going to be a bit late so I can formally put my thoughts into words. All I can say right now is, “Fuck you both for making Vampire Chronicles and TR4…