(ThyBlackMan.com) While researching Alex Kidd and writing up a case on why Sega should’ve continued the series, I offered Alex becoming a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. This got me thinking of retro games with deceptive storylines. Now, I don’t mean subliminal messaging or anything insidious like that. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is now the month of April but last month, March, was Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month is dedicated to women from all walks of life whose accomplishments have empowered generations of society as a whole to achieve and excel as there is literally no society without women. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Unless you have been under a rock, you may have heard of major league baseball moving the all-star game from Atlanta, Georgia due to alleged racism to Coors Field in Denver. The reason was supposedly because the new Georgia Voter codification and integrity law was reminiscent of Jim Crow ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two deeply troubling warning signs in the trial of former Minneapolis cop, Derek Chauvin in the slaying of George Floyd. The first came when a Black student at Duke University found Floyd’s toxicology report slipped on a Black History Month bulletin board at the University on March ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is 11:17 PM and I have just finished reading SB 202, Georgia’s new 98-page voting law that passed last week. I must admit it is a clean bill and quick read, unlike my struggle encountered when reading HR 1. I imagine I am one of the few who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gaming is a medium that gives way to specific series fandoms expressing their love of a series in different creative ways. One of these ways is the fan game. What Is A Fan Game? A fan game is basically a modification—or mod—of a game often using available game assets. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Capcom’s Final Fight and Sega’s Streets of Rage are two beat ‘em ups that really breathed life into the genre during the 90s. Prior to that we had Double Dragon and River City Ransom in the 80s but as the games went on Double Dragon began to lose its ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sonic the Hedgehog was first released back in June 1991. Yes, the 30th anniversary of Sega’s second company mascot is just a couple of months away. Let’s take a quick jaunt through five of the best Sonic spinoffs. These are games that aren’t part of the main numbered series ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s always odd when a developer makes a few games that are similar to each other under the same publisher. The same general genre, some of the same developers on the team—hell, even the same art style. Let’s look at a Yakuza and Shenmue and see how they could’ve ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An injustice against our military and veterans’ communities is being prepared in the halls of Congress at the same time the men and women of the National Guard stand post outside the Capitol building to protect lawmakers from an unexplained threat. Senator Chuck Schumer is demanding the President forgive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One thing is certain now since the consoles have entered the next generation: Sony has fantastic content. While Microsoft is already keen to emphasize how many Xbox games have become available, Sony has been less keen on highlighting this point – despite the fact that so many of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Though Lady Dimitrescu has received a lot of coverage on gaming platforms and blogs, Resident Evil Village or RE 8 is about more than just this bewitching antagonist. There’s already a lot of suspense surrounding the environment and storyline of this new iteration in the Resident Evil franchise. Hardcore ...