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Tag Archives: Video Games

Mario and Zelda: Worlds Collide

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Hey there, got a few minutes? Great, then let me spin a little yarn for you. You’d better have a drink for this one, good thing I prepared this rum and coke ahead of time. What? Hmmm, tastes fine to me. Anyway, a profound revelation was imparted to me today, as I crafted a flute [...]

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The Ethics of SimCity and the Assumption of Central Planning: A Left-libertarian Perspective

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Since I was a wee tot with Jurassic Park velcro shoes and a bowl haircut I’ve played SimCity in one incarnation or another.  I don’t mean that I’ve played it consistently for that long, but the concept of SimCity is burned into my motor memory right between potty training and coloring inside the lines (which [...]

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Harvest Moon: An Unintentional Portrait of Patriarchy and Existential Horror

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Plant, water, sleep, water, sleep, harvest, water, sleep, get married, procreate, die

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