Brian Morin

The 7 Most Underrated NES Games

by Brian Morin April 16, 2013

Anyone who grew up with a Nintendo Entertainment System in their house knows about games like The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Contra, Metroid, Super Tecmo Bowl, Super Mario Bros, and Ninja Gaiden. While those are the classics- the games that we all grew up playing, today I’d like to recognize some of the lesser [...]

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10 of the Lamest Video Game Titles Ever

by Brian Morin April 7, 2013

Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Doom, Tomb Raider, Tecmo Super Bowl… any child of the 80s knows the titles of some of the most classic and widely played video games of all time. But how many potentially great games were ruined by their title before they were even inserted into the console? I’ve done some digging [...]

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Top 5 Celebrities Who Would Guest Star on a Love Boat Reboot

by Brian Morin March 8, 2013

I recently watched an episode of The Travel Channel’s Toy Hunter (a great show if you’re into retro toys) and was surprised to see some Love Boat action figures. I’m not sure what kid would want to play with them, but it inspired me and got me thinking about what would happen if they remade [...]

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NEW Weekly Walking Dead Podcast

by Brian Morin October 28, 2012

Zombies seem to be all the rage lately. Moves like 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, and Dawn of the Dead have renewed America’s love of zombies that really started with George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968. Zombie video games like Dead Rising, Resident Evil, Dead Island, and Left [...]

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The 100 Greatest Villains of All Time

by Brian Morin August 12, 2012

| 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 100. Gordon Gekko (Wall Street) “We make the rules, pal… Now you’re not naive enough to think we’re living in a democracy, are you buddy? It’s the free market. And you’re a [...]

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UnderScoopFire’s “Hail Mary” guests on the eclectik discussion Podcast

by Brian Morin July 5, 2012

I was honored to appear as a guest on the eclectik discussion Podcast, hosted by friend of UnderScoopFire, eclectik. If you’ve never listened to his podcast or checked out his site- eclectikrelaxation.com you are really missing out on some of the most relevant and random thoughts on the internet and one of the best produced podcasts around. [...]

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The 11 Best Songs of Summer

by Brian Morin June 13, 2012

Richard Marx “Endless Summer Nights” 1988 Marx wrote this song about a summer romance that he hoped would last beyond Labor Day. He got his wish- when he wrote this song he was married to that girl, reminiscing about that summer fling. LFO “Summer Girls” 1999 Yes, the song is cheesy as hell, [...]

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The Karate Kid Episode IV: A New Outlook – Comparing the Star Wars & Karate Kid Trilogies

by Brian Morin June 2, 2012

Way back in the dark ages of 1996 before Wi-Fi and even cable in college dorm rooms, my college roommates and I suffered through a near complete disconnect from the real world. It seems like a lifetime ago, considering how today we are all connected to everything 24/7. One of the results of this disconnect [...]

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7 More Forgotten 80s Toys

by Brian Morin April 30, 2012

The 1980s were truly the decade of the action figure. From G.I. Joe to M.A.S.K., Transformers to Masters of the Universe, on to Thundercats, Silverhawks and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; just about every great line of action figures began in or reached their peak in the 80s. In March, we examined ten (non-action figure) 80s toys you may have forgotten. [...]

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10 More 80s Toys You May Have Forgotten

by Brian Morin March 9, 2012

The 1980s were truly the decade of the action figure. From G.I. Joe to M.A.S.K., Transformers to Masters of the Universe, on to Thundercats, Silverhawks and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; just about every great line of action figures began in or reached their peak in the 80s. There are countless collectors’ clubs, conventions, and websites [...]

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The 25 Greatest 90s TV Theme Songs

by Brian Morin March 8, 2012

When I first sat down to start creating the second part of my list of greatest theme songs I thought I would have a lot of difficulty coming up with a list of great themes from the 90s. In fact I thought I would originally have to lower it to just the 20 greatest themes. [...]

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The 25 Greatest 80s TV Theme Songs

by Brian Morin March 5, 2012

Modern TV shows just don’t put the energy or time into really great theme songs anymore. To me, theme songs are as much a part of a show as the characters and the setting. In fact, when I think about a show from the past, one of the first things that come to my mind [...]

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