Drew Toal

Drew Toal

Contributor

Drew Toal is a writer and semi-retired photo booth operator. Drew resides in Brooklyn with his loving and very indulgent girlfriend, Stacey. He has never forgiven Mitch Williams for his catastrophic role in the 1993 World Series.

By Drew Toal

  • 130523_qanda_featured

    That’s Not Fair!

    Difficulty is one thing. Injustice is another.

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

    Banana Republic

    Donkey Kong fights back against rapacious tiki capitalists, leading a rash of cynical sequels promulgated this week by rapacious human capitalists.

  • Adam Wilson

    Adam Wilson, writer

    Author Adam Wilson falls victim to video game nostalgia peddlers.

  • Metro: Last Light

    Notes From Underground

    Metro: Last Light is a hit-or-miss vision of a subterranean future.

  • The Secret Of Monkey Island

    Caught you red-handed: 9 games with creative copy protection

    If you’re going to use DRM, you might as well have a sense of humor about it.

  • Unrealistic Sports Games

    The Decline And Fall Of Unrealistic Sports

    Like Gibbon, but with more tackling.

  • Metro

    Apocalypse Later

    The future is bleak in this week’s new releases, unless you happen to be a radioactive mutant, a marble, or Mecha Godzilla.

  • Ace Patrol

    Top Gun

    Video game legend Sid Meier makes his entrance into mobile gaming with a World War I strategy game.

  • Mega Man 2

    Mega Man 2: Wood Man

    An appreciation of Dr. Wily’s clumsy, oaken black sheep.

  • Mega Man 2: Metal Man

    Men Of Steel

    Each Robot Master has his own charm. We make our personal picks.

  • Ace Patrol

    Sid Meier’s Out This Week

    Sid Meier takes to the skies in this week’s new Sid Meier releases.

  • Ethan Rutherford

    Ethan Rutherford, author

    Some guys have poker night. The writer of The Peripatetic Coffin has ”Nofriendo Friday.“

  • Martian Middle School Dance

    Friday Night Fever

    A visitor from Mars makes first contact in Martian Middle School Dance.