Welcome to my new blog. I've been involved in the blogsphere for several years now over at Poker Nation, but I've decided to add some additional blogs to my account in other fields in which I enjoy writing. I do this both because I enjoy discussing these subjects and also with an eye toward more revenue such as freelance writing work. (I'm only an email away at jkampis@hotmail.com!)
Here at Press Start the focus is going to be different than what I imagine most video game blogs tend to center on. At Press Start I plan to focus on retro gaming, in that most posts will be about the newest adaptation of the games those of us now in our late 20s or early 30s enjoyed as children -- the Marios, Zeldas, Bionic Commandos, Sonics, et. al.
While I certainly enjoy the souped up graphics and sounds of modern game development, I also think that today's developers often get too concerned with making their newest games a cinematic experience and worry less about the actual gameplay. (Hence, I am very jazzed about this new Mega Man game from Capcom with the retro look. More on Mega Man 9 soon.) That's why I think there are some true hidden gems among the new games coming out on WiiWare, XBox Live and the PlayStation network with their smaller file sizes, making developers focus more on the gameplay. This blog will also focus on these smaller games and, of course, the older games being re-released on the Wii Virtual Console.
Certainly I also love the newer games (big Guitar Hero fan) so I'll post on these as well, but the main focus will be on the simpler games we loved as kids and still love today. Thanks for reading and come back.
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