Alex Langley can control gravity, swim at over eight-hundred miles per second, and has a dangerous, borderline nuclear passion for writing. He also writes news, interviews, and comics for the website rocketllama.com, has over 20,000 followers on twitter, and edits content for geek girl/web celebrity @actionchick Katrina Hill at actionflickchick.com. Thousands follow his work online, and he has been a speaker on panels at conventions, including Wonder-Con, and San Diego Comic-Con International. His published works also include academic papers.
Alex Langley
11 Greatest Horror Games You’ve Never Played
We slipped under the floorboards to catch these forgotten scares - the 11 Greatest Horror Games You've Never Played.
Marvel vs. DC: Which Comic Company Has the Best Games?
Marvel games. DC games. Pitting the two comic companies against each other is such a natural progression that we're kicking ourselves for not having done it already. We've seen these characters face off in the comic world, so let's check out what happens when we pit their games against each other. It's the ultimate comic company video game fight to the finish!
Metroid vs. Castlevania: Which Franchise is the Best?
Castlevania vs. Metroid. The battle between these two highly successful franchises is finally going to be decided. Which one will come out on top?
Peach vs. Zelda: Which Princess is the Best?
Save the princess! It's one of the oldest objectives in video games. There've been a lot of kidnapped princesses over the years, but none are as synonymous with the trope as Princess Peach and Princess Zelda. But, despite both of their penchant towards getting nabbed by the badguys, there's a lot more to these two ladies than simply being hostages. They run, they laugh, and, occasionally, they kic
Final Fight Versus Streets of Rage: Which Brawler Beats the Most Criminal Scum?
In the '90s you couldn't walk five feet without tripping over a beat 'em up game. Often when a video game genre becomes oversaturated, you end up with mostly stinkers. Not so with the beat 'em up, no sir! It seemed that, the more their popularity grew, the more inventive they became. Soon you had six player X-Men games, babies piloting robot suits along side ninjas, mummies, and commandos, and the
Ryu vs. Ken: Who is the Greatest World Warrior?
Snake versus mongoose. Chocolate versus peanut butter. Ryu versus Ken. Such rivalries have existed since the dawn of time, and while the first two are outside of our area of expertise, the friendly competition between fierce-eyed Ryu Hoshi and blonde-haired Ken Masters is one we can safely pick a winner for. These two train as brothers, occasionally putting their skills to the test with a bit of s
10 Modern Games Reimagined as NES Classics
Modern game developers have the luxury of having nearly infinite computing power at their fingertips. If they want to include something in a game, the technology exists to do it. Early game-makers, however, had to work under mind-boggling constraints
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10 Forgotten Retro Heroes
Mario. Link. Samus. Snake. Video game heroes whose legend continues throughout the years. Heroes who appear in game after game after game, appeasing a public eternally hungry for their adventures. But for every renowned hero, there are scores of forgotten champions of video games past whose exploits have faded away into the digital annals
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10 Unsatisfying Retro Endings
One of the things that sets most video games apart from other types of media is that they can be "beaten" -- they have an end, and it's up to you to reach it. Many games will go all out with their endings, showering the player with praise, giving them a manly nod of approval, and maybe even giving them a sensual oil massage...
10 Weirdest NES Games
The original NES was a miraculous piece of hardware— for many gamers, it became the portal to the first virtual adventures they'd ever have. They jumped with Mario, plumbed the depths with Samus, and found the treasure with Link. But not every NES adventure was as straightforward as these, oh no
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