Art, Culture & Entertainment
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Retro Review “Pokémon Snap”
By Lakyn Gardner lagardner@lc.edu “Pokémon Snap” is a first-person rail shooter game developed by HAL Laboratory and released for the Nintendo 64 in March of 1999. Pokémon Snap follows a young man by the name…
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Retro Review “Galaga”
By Lakyn Gardner lagardner@lc.edu Hello, welcome back to retro view. Today I’m going to be reviewing Galaga. Galaga is an arcade shooter made in 1981 and published by Namco. I know this is an old…
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Sia’s Film “Music” is a Minstrel Show for Autism
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu I think we can all agree that most Hollywood films do not depict mental illness well, most of the time. This is a problem that happens either with people who don’t…
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Krystie’s Kuriosities: Monster Under the Bridge
Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu Trolls, ogres and monsters….oh my! We’ve all heard the fairy tales of the monsters that live under the bridge or in the forest, looking for valuables from the poor souls that…
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The Game Table (Review 3) – BioShock
By Nickolas Brooks nibrooks@lc.edu (SPOILER WARNING! Do not read this review if you are interested in playing this game for yourself!) BioShock is a retro-futuristic first-person shooter developed by 2K Games, a company based in…
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Cartoon Callback: Dave The Barbarian
By Megan Lanham mrlanham@lc.edu Have you ever had that cartoon you remember watching as a kid, but could never recall it as an adult aside from some vague memories of it? Lately I’ve been having…
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Retro Review “Spyro The Dragon”
By Lakyn Gardner lagardner@lc.edu “Spyro The Dragon” is a 3D platforming game made for the PlayStation and developed by Insomniac Games. Spyro released on Sept. 9, 1998, starting a trilogy of games. Spyro was the…
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Why Having Houseplants is Healthy
Graphic and story by Ryan Pierce rmpierce@lc.edu Houseplants are not only great room decor, they also have many health benefits. Everyone knows plants produce oxygen, but they also rid the air of toxins.…