Base Wars on the NES is interesting, to say the least... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr8i...

Capcom's MVP Football received no press coverage and no advertising. And yet it's actually a solid Super NES footbal game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELbQ...

Today I'm taking aim (again) at the traditional scholarship behind Dream of the Red Chamber. youtu.be/QajPlh6E4Rs?...

This game is simply horrible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gb...

Football Manager 26 is an absolute dumpster fire. I'm done with it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKka...

Dennis Eckersley's 1992 MVP selection was one of the most controversial in baseball history. youtu.be/Nxc3UZJTmxE

It looks nice - but is Madden for the 3DO worth playing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOaq...

Here's my advice on how to approach learning Chinese. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO1y...

The coolest part about this project is that it gives me an excuse to share my geeky love of Chinese grammar with the world. www.redchamber.blog/p/the-ever-s...

Did you know that the National League voted to go to a 168 game schedule before the 1910 season - and then mysteriously abandoned the plan? baseballreplayjournal.substack.com/p/the-long-s...

NBA Hangtime on the Genesis is surprisingly good. youtu.be/PeStJu2AgHU

As bad as it is, the user interface is actually not the worst part about FM26... youtu.be/wUtBURr2HxQ?...

Modern penalty shootouts are boring. Here's what I wish they would do instead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br-3...

This is an awful baseball video game. But is it THE worst baseball video game? youtu.be/fQLC9Dum9Gs

Sandy Koufax was probably the greatest of the famous "Bonus Babies" of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. We tend to forget that it was pretty big news when the Dodgers signed him in late 1954. open.substack.com/pub/baseball...

I don't normally promote members only content like this, but I'll make an exception since this is such a current topic. This rant is how I feel about the college football playoff. youtu.be/t9NnCIBUeUE

I’ve been doing a deep dive into the 1955 World Series. There’s a ton of stuff to get into - for example, Mickey Mantle’s injury late in the 1955 season. If Mantle stays healthy, the Series is a completely different story. open.substack.com/pub/baseball...

Some football games are good, and some suck. Here's why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LimY...

Here's my advice on how to use Anki to study multiple languages. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVRN...

Sure, this game is bad. But is it bad enough? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwB-...

I'd rather play Sensible World of Soccer than FM26 any day of the week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma9T...

Sometimes it actually does make sense to bunt, despite what the stat heads say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CDi...

Bo Jackson really is unstoppable in Tecmo Super Bowl. He can score a touchdown even if the defense guesses right.

We all know that Tecmo Super Bowl is a great classic. But don't ignore Tecmo Bowl, which is still a great game after all these years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=umap...

I believe this is the first passage I’ve come across in Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) where a Marxist interpretation might actually fit. www.redchamber.blog/p/hua-xirens...

Here's a look at the literary culture surrounding Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢), including a lot of the textual controversies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6k...

Here's a look at why NBA Showtime was the last of the Midway basketball arcade games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXX...

The Montreal Manic were extremely popular at first - but then an attempt to turn them into Team Canada ruined it. Here's a deep dive into their history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=27T5...

Bo Jackson Baseball is a great example of how not to make a baseball video game. Come see why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZ-...

Here's a deep dive into the culture behind the BYU-Utah football rivalry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qX...

Here are a few tips on learning a foreign language that I've gathered over the years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWK6...

Come check out some of my thoughts on Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢): www.redchamber.blog/p/the-sexual...

This game is simply awful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVXZ...

Megaman Soccer is a pretty awful soccer game. It's also a bad Megaman game. But it's still a ton of fun to play. Why? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJym...

The 1980 NLCS was the greatest series on the history of baseball's postseason. Don't believe me? Come find out why. youtu.be/IAnwu6jsWzU

Nintendo's old Play Action Football series is just bad. I mean - it's awful. Come check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJn...

Here's a deep dive into Lin Daiyu (林黛玉) and what role her character plays in Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢). www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGz...

I like to think that there's a special place in hell prepared for assholes who criticize YouTubers for pronouncing a random name slightly incorrectly.

Pat Riley Basketball on the Genesis was a better game than you might think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9AJ...

Is the MLS schedule change a disaster? Or is it much ado about nothing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PrL...

The first time I played this game, I thought it sucked. But was I wrong about Baseball Stars II on the NES? Is it better than I thought? youtu.be/gHYm1e-x-6w

I keep seeing people complain that their favorite college football team gets no respect. This is my response. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kan2...

Maybe we should completely rethink how we interpret Dream of the Red Chamber. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyHD...

My latest is a comparison of the home ports of NBA Jam Tournament Edition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZmr...

Stumbled across this earlier today. From The Sporting News, November 19, 1984, page 47

Here's a quick guide to the Football Manager 26 meta. youtu.be/J3PVrowqqu4

Here's a little rant on how much I dislike FOX's baseball broadcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqn9...

After three months of FM17 and over 30,000 words of content, Everton are on the brink of the Champions League group stages. There's just the small matter of CSKA Moscow in the play-offs... trackrecordmedia.org/2025/11/07/f...

Remember the time Ty Cobb set a record for total bases in a single game - as a 38 year old? open.substack.com/pub/baseball...

Did you know that Tecmo Bowl was originally a side scrolling arcade game? It wasn't very good, either... youtu.be/PLJ1GMSYHKA