In my journeys through the various retro video game expos, tournaments and events I host, I meet a lot of interesting people who worked on the games we grew up loving. From folks that imagined the games, coded it line-by-line, actors in the games who did the motions scene-by-scene (sometimes in broom closets because the […]
This past weekend I visited Green Bay for the very first time. Not to check out Lambeau Field or try famous Wisconsin cheese, nay! This was a work trip. I was thrilled to be a part of the latest major video game tournament in America: King of ’94 WI. You’d think that Green Bay, although […]
Editor’s Note: This post by Arda Ocal was originally published on Nov. 27, 2017 Thirty-two years ago today Rocky IV hit theaters. In honor of that, I decided to revisit one of the biggest mysteries in Rocky history … nay, movie history …. nay, world history … is the result of the secret third fight […]
It’s always fun to listen to the musical selections at a sporting event. If you’ve gone to enough games, you can almost predict the “obvious choices.” “Jump” by Van Halen, “Sandstorm” by Darude, “Get Ready for This” by 2 Unlimited, “Song 2” by Blur. You get the idea. To me, the deep cuts are always […]
Thursday night, after the New Jersey Devils played the Edmonton Oilers at Prudential Center, Ken Daneyko got a text message from an unknown number. “I pick up my phone, I look at my texts right after the game, and some guy goes ‘hey tell that #13 I love watching him play, he’s so enjoyable’” said Daneyko. […]
Last year I gave you a step-by-step outline on how to get into Mensa. Now, I will do the same with how to become an official, undisputed video game world record holder. First, why am I qualified to give you this intel? Because I, Arda Ocal, very proudly, am in fact an undisputed video game […]
In an airport hangar, a group of men in suits and trench coats surrounds Senator Ruth Martin. As they await their guest, Senator Martin slowly walks forward. From the opposite end of the hangar, a group of police officers approaches. Two of them are wheeling forward a large upright gurney. On the gurney, at an […]
Gilles Gratton is an interesting human being. He played 47 games in the NHL as a goaltender, 41 of those with the Rangers in the 1976-77 season. He is most well known for his colorful “Tiger Mask” he wore, which has become an iconic photo in Rangers history. But it’s life off the ice that […]
Each week, I’ll bring you random numbers from the New Jersey Devils and around the NHL. 2 The number of times the New Jersey Devils have scored six or more goals in a game this season. In fact, it happened on back-to-back wins on the road, their first two road games (and wins) of the season. Last […]
The Vegas Golden Knights are doing a lot of things right, on and off the ice. The team is 3-0, the first time ever that an expansion team has won three straight to start their first season. James Neal has like 470% of VGK’s goals. Marc-Andre Fleury is solid in net. The team is setting […]