TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Final Fight 2’ is blow by blow a better Super Nintendo game
Sometimes, whether you’re a collector or just a small business owner, you have to travel outside of your comfort zone or deal with other business owners like yourself in order to find games you have been searching for an extended period of time. In the case of today’s topic here on Turn to Channel 3, […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Postmodern Jukebox thrills nearly sold-out crowd with old school flair at Lackawanna College in Scranton
What happens when you combine about a dozen superbly talented musicians, some of the biggest pop hits from the last three decades rearranged as jazz and doo-wop standards, and one of the dopest hype men to pick up a tambourine in years? If you ask the nearly 900 people that saw them perform at Lackawanna […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Grand Hoppa by Stegmaier Brewing Company
Beer: Grand Hoppa Brewery: Stegmaier Brewing Company (The Lion Brewery) Style: Double IPA Age: 2015 ABV: 8.90% IBU: 110 We’re dropping a little local fare for you on today’s Massive Beer Review! This time, we take a look at an NEPA staple brewery’s foray into something more inspiring – Stegmaier’s Grand Hoppa, an 8.9 percent, […]
TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Donkey Kong Country 2’ is a sequel that doesn’t monkey around
It’s November now, and even though it doesn’t feel like a typical November as I write this (it was 73 degrees today – not that I’m complaining), I’m here to talk about the games, not the weather, that I am most thankful for as we approach Thanksgiving. I will fully admit that unless I make […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Vermilion Barleywine by Perennial Artisan Ales
Beer: Vermilion Barleywine Brewery: Perennial Artisan Ales Style: English Barleywine Age: 2013 ABV: 10.50% We’re bucking another personal faux pas of personal douchebaggery with today’s Massive Beer Review! I’m a weird dude, and while I don’t have the time or the patience to list all my weirdness, one of my calling card personal issues is […]
TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts’ is ghoulishly hard, but super well-made
Can you imagine that it’s been a year that I’ve been writing for you fine folks here on Turn to Channel 3? It’s true! I brought this column to NEPA Scene with a vision of sharing these common memories and bonds we have as gamers, and I’m proud to say I’ve really enjoyed the feedback […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Beach Boys and Brian Wilson touring separately, so which band delivers the most ‘Fun, Fun, Fun?’
As any diehard Beach Boys fan could imagine, I was more than elated to hear a fair share of live classic Beach Boys this weekend. My first stop was to see Brian Wilson and Friends at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, Oct. 24. The venue was the smallest one on […]
TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ NES game more lucid than expected
The retro gaming community, like any other community of like-minded people, has a lot of running jokes, a lot of common thoughts and memories that unite us, and one of the most well-known is how so many of us were tricked by that beautiful LJN rainbow logo on the box. We were tricked into believing […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Year-old vs. fresh Heady Topper by The Alchemist
Beer: Heady Topper Brewery: The Alchemist Style: Double IPA Age: 2014 vs. 2015 ABV: 8.0% Inspired by yesterday’s date, we’re doing a little “Back to the Future” madness on today’s Massive Beer Review! Heady Topper is one of the OG, super sought-after DIPAs. This beer’s labeling states two things emphatically – “drink from the can” […]
MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty by Kane Brewing Company
Beer: One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Brewery: Kane Brewing Company Style: Solera Belgian Quad Age: 2015 ABV: 12.00% When a good friend dropped a couple bombs of one of our favorite anniversary beers, we wasted no time cracking, enjoying, and reviewing said bombs, baby! Today, we take to task this year’s version of what was […]
