When It’s Hard to Be a Geek

nintendowallet

So this week, the internet is abuzz with the latest round of Can a Geek Girl Be Hot? The issue has probably been rehashed to death, so this week you're not going to hear any tales of woe from me about growing up a geek girl.  The truth is, I didn't get all that much grief; maybe the boys just all had crushes on me (as has been insinuated) but I prefer to think that they were just glad they knew anyone else who was willing to discuss Star Wars or The X-Files.  Geek populations were small, … [Read more...]

Desperately Seeking Sonic: Looking For New Games to Love

adventureisland2

I've always loved video games, but growing up I was often behind the curve.  I had a Commodore64 and a ColecoVision when I was very young, but hit a lull in home entertainment until I had a GameGear at age 10.  In the middle, I was obsessed with my friends' Nintendos (one actually gave me hers years later, and I still have it) and Segas (received one as a present in 1997, and it was still amazing). However, by the time I had those consoles, most kids my age had moved on to Nintendo64 and … [Read more...]