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When I started here at Helium back in late 2007, I considered myself a composer first and a writer second. Since then, I've learned that writing is more than just a hobby of mine, it's a passion.

I've spent about 25 years of my life playing video games and

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Gunbolt: 1 of 12
Stratobit's Gunbolt is one of those games that looks great, but plays terribly. It's a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of classic games like Contra and Gunstar Heroes in which you blow up anything that moves. Unfortunately, despite all the explosions, it's a dreadfully dull game that rapidly degenerates into a test of... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation by Mumbo Jumbo: 1 of 10
The biggest advantage of independent software developers is that they can take risks that bigger developers would balk at. Fantastic games like Audiosurf, Everyday Shooter, or Darwinia would've been deemed too risky or too unprofitable. These are games that often fly under the radar without the benefit of any form of advertis... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews The Price is Right's role in popular culture: 1 of 8
Who would've thought fifty years ago that one of television's most enduring icons would be a game show? "The Price is Right" debuted in 1972, and it has dominated the 11 AM EST time slot since 1979. Host Bob Barker was already a twelve-year veteran of "Truth or Consequences," another popular game show that had its own rich cu... More..
Education > Primary School (Other) Should the game of tag be banned on school grounds?: 1 of 8
The problem with the game of tag is not the children who play it. Tag has been played more or less the same way for generations, and it doesn't look like that's about to change. Instead, the problem with tag is the parents of children who play it. Because of their insistence that any consequences of tag from inappropriate tou... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Rock of Love: 3 of 20
If Flavor Flav jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? Probably not, unless your name happens to be Bret Michaels. Flavor of Love, a dating/competition show on VH1 infamous for featuring probably the last women and man most people would ever want to date, became famous for one reason and one reason only: Flavor Flav. His... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Eternal Eden, by Blossomsoft: 3 of 19
Blossomsoft's debut game, Eternal Eden, brings gamers back to a time when role-playing games dominated video game consoles. Games like Chrono Trigger and Phantasy Star IV were full of epic deeds that regularly played out, dragons that were regularly slain, and special effects that regularly elicited oohs and aahs from passers... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Flavor of Love: 3 of 18
Flavor of Love (originally on the VH1 network) took all the ludicrous conventions of dating shows like The Bachelor, tossed them out the window, and dumped a bottle of champagne on them. In its three-season run, it gave women the chance to find love with an over-the-hill, lecherous, heavy-drinking, garish rapper-turned-reali... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) What would real life be like if governed by the physics of video games: 1 of 6
Thursday, September 18, 20089:39 PM - I was supposed to be off work today, but after getting out of bed to see the sun rise, I got a call from my boss. He asked me if I could come in to take care of the NES reports, and told me it would really help Payment get the 35 experience points it needs to reach level 30 and gain the O... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Tropical Mania, by Ovo Games: 1 of 6
Tropical Mania is one of the latest offerings by Ovo Games, allowing you to take charge of a series of holiday resorts. Unfortunately, it's riddled with lazy and careless design flaws from start to finish. Worst of all, while games don't need to be difficult to be entertaining, Tropical Mania puts so little pressure on player... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Westward III: 3 of 17
Before California was full of rich actors, it was full of gold. Thanks to Westward III from Sandlot Games, those days of pioneers, cowboys, ranch-hands and prospectors are back. The third installment in the Westward franchise doesn't do anything radically new, with only the shift to Northern California as its one major change... More..