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And I thank you for it!

So you're going to pretend you didn't change your stance from "she actually has done outsized harm far beyond any average person" (a grandiose statement packed with hyperbole that would be practically impossible to prove) to "anita has outsized influence compared to normal person" (which is a...

Can you quote Sarkeesian pushing post-modernism? Again, your claim that this is the case is not self-evident.

Forgot this one. So then you think that Trump is a sexist, racist, xenophobic, ignorant, lying con man? After all, that's what "everyone" says about him constantly. If "It's been said many times" is your litmus test to verify truth, there are a LOT of unfortunate things you're going to be...

"Anita is booble gooble goo!" "OK, why is that bad?" "It's bad because booble gooble goo!" "What does that mean?" "It means booble gooble goo! Idiot! You're a real retard! Stupid! Mongoloid! Ummm... Moron!" You think the talking points you're spouting are self-evident. They're not. You have...

These are not difficult questions, but then again you weren't really asking, were you?

"Influence" DOES NOT EQUAL "harm". Watch your goal posts, Fana, they're all over the place.

Relax. No, seriously. We're just having a discussion here. There is zero reason to start frothing at the mouth and pounding at your keyboard like a rabid monkey. Deep breaths, Fana. Here are some things you apparently don't understand: - Censorship isn't in and of itself a bad thing. It...

So we should be judged by who we know, not what we do? How does knowing someone who does something you disapprove of equate to "she actually has done outsized harm far beyond any average person, as a representative of an ideology the ideology itself is harm, that's what it wants to accomplish...

So, she knows somebody who knows somebody who helped manage an optional biased block list on Twitter? The monster! Looks like someone's suffering from a case of ADS.

How are you measuring that harm, and how are you linking it to her? You'll excuse me for not taking you at your word, but I had been assured that Sarkeesian was going to ruin video games by complaining about boobies and that turned out to be some mighty powerful hand-wringing busybodyism...

Really? More paranoid than you thinking an internet pop critic is going to be responsible for throwing innocent men in jail? I'm not sure you understand what "paranoia" means. Also, don't worry about her "sad world". She's doing just fine, thanks in no small part to people like you. So...

Oh, what a simple, bitter and cynical world you live in.

I'm still waiting on at least ONE example of when I've "apologized for vileness", @fanaskin. If it's "always what is happening" as you so eloquently put, then finding an example should be a piece of cake. Or do you just prefer to make baseless personal attacks and never actually have to back...

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt here. I understand the point you're trying to make: That ideologies can become harmful when they become dogma; that foolish extremists, even if they believe they are doing good, can compromise the rights and values of society as a whole. I don't...

...And?

I started up my PS3 and saw that my digital copy of SOTN was linked to my long-since-expired PlayStation Plus account, so I dug out my original PS1 disc and started over yet again. I'm not sure what I did differently this time, but the beginning of the game was a lot easier. Enemies that took...

I started SOTN over on Friday on an emulator. Well, I actually started it over several times due to emulator issues and wanting to beat the Drac without dying. I put a couple of hours into it and was having a grand time when the game crashed on me and forced me to restore my game. That soured...

Wanna bet?

I only ever played it through once, but I loved Earthbound. There were a few moments that stuck with me well after I was done with it. I loved the robots, loved the meditation scene, loved the weird shit like the sesame seed on the beach and the walking dungeon guy, and I loved the finale. As...

While I'm waiting for my replacement copy of Dracula X Chronicles I decided to take out my PSP for a little spin. It's been years since I used it and I was surprised to discover the battery cover had popped off and the battery itself is swollen to the point where I can't fit it into the system...

Do you have Castlevania: the Dracula X Chronicles for PSP?

I backed this and decided to just put it out of my mind until it comes out but HOLY JEEZ are they taking their sweet time. Game better be incredible.

So much for self control. I can play the original disc on my backwards-compatible PS3 (in fact, I think I may even have a digital copy on the PS3 itself; I haven't turned it on in years), but since I'm at Mire's house I decided to do a fresh start of SOTN on an emulator. Even though I already...

We're tackling a hugely popular classic this month, one of my all-time favorite games, the game that put the "vania" in "Metroidvania": Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Wikipedia blurb: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[a][2] is a platform-adventure action role-playing game...

Over here.

I'm going to open the voting despite not having 10 nominations yet since we need at least a couple of days to determine a winner. I counted each of Ruhl's suggestions as a separate nomination to help fill out the roster, and I'll add Bucky O'Hare for the NES because it's a treasure and everyone...

Here are March's options for Retro Game of the Month. Get voting!

Because, Wiz, a pedophile isn't someone who fucks kids, it's someone who's attracted to kids. That attraction is what they're wired for, not the act itself. By contrast, a killer is someone who has killed and a rapist is someone who has committed rape. There are certainly people who are born...

Lithose: Citation needed on literally all of that.

Current theory supposes that pedophilia is the result of both nature and nurture, but there is evidence to suggest biological factors:

They're not born being attracted to children, obviously, but they're born with that programming, the same way gay people are born gay and trans people are born with Gender Dysphoria.

zombiewizardhawk: Yes, no, and no.

Wanting to play Sword of Mana the other day gave me a reason to pull out one of my favorite treasures: I love the GameBoy Micro's sleek, shiny design. The screen is really small, but it's so bright and sharp that it manages to look great. It makes me happy just to hold this gorgeous bit...

Oh the Saturn would prove plenty tricky for me, too. I know the battery is dead (my brother put a good half day's effort into Panzer Dragoon Saga, only to lose all his progress the moment the console shut down, and that was ages ago) and I'd have to go wire fishing to find the right setup...

Although I'm not sure if they hold up well, I quite enjoyed Clockwork Knight 1 & 2. Played them a lot at a friend's house back in the day. I'm disappointed that I've never gotten my hands on a copy of Sonic Jam, although I can't complain too much since I do have Panzer Dragoon Saga (which...

My thoughts exactly. I did continue a previous save file yesterday for an hour (had to use a guide to figure out where I was and what I had to do next), and the weird thing is despite the pretty big flaws I still find myself charmed by SOM. It's clunky and awkward and confusing but it still...