Jamie Nelson and Jim Loomis

NEPA GAMING CHALLENGE: ‘Mortal Kombat X’ and Super Mario panty shopping

NEPA Scene is proud to present the NEPA Gaming Challenge, brought to you by a new pair of contributors who want to share their passion for video gaming and craft beer with the masses twice a week! Jamie Nelson, proprietor of 1Up Games in Forty Fort and lifelong video game collector, and Jim Loomis, founder […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Maniac Mansion’ is the cult classic you should have grown up with

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Maniac Mansion’ is the cult classic you should have grown up with

Christmas time is obviously here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and as I am wont to do, I often think back to the holiday seasons of the past, those great mornings when you’d wake up and hopefully find those video games and consoles you were pining for all year underneath the tree. Well, this month, during “A […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Turtles in Time’ is as radical now as it was in TMNT’s heyday

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Turtles in Time’ is as radical now as it was in TMNT’s heyday

It was quite the daunting task to come up with a game for this, the Thanksgiving edition of Turn to Channel 3, when contemplating just what game I am the most thankful for when choosing the four games to review this month, but the more I discussed it among friends and family, the more I […]

 Rich Cicci

WILDLY FRUSTRATED: The Battle(front) over pricey multiplayer, DLC, and other Forced costs

WILDLY FRUSTRATED: The Battle(front) over pricey multiplayer, DLC, and other Forced costs

“Star Wars: Battlefront,” developed by EA and DICE, has been one of the most anticipated games since its first teaser trailer was shown at E3 in 2013. It is a massive, squad-based first-person shooter set in a galaxy far, far away, and it’s understandable why so many gamers were absolutely frothing at the mouth for […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Mega Man X’ was the 16-bit upgrade the franchise needed

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Mega Man X’ was the 16-bit upgrade the franchise needed

Here at Turn to Channel 3, the opinions presented here are just that – opinions – and should never be taken too seriously or as “the law” as far as retro video games go. More often than not, as with anything we are passionate about, we find ourselves involved in debates within the varying opinions […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Final Fight 2’ is blow by blow a better Super Nintendo game

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, […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Donkey Kong Country 2’ is a sequel that doesn’t monkey around

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 […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts’ is ghoulishly hard, but super well-made

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 […]

 Nick DeMarco

TURN TO CHANNEL 3: ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ NES game more lucid than expected

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 […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Centralia, the Pennsylvania town that inspired ‘Silent Hill,’ getting NBC TV show pilot

Centralia, the Pennsylvania town that inspired ‘Silent Hill,’ getting NBC TV show pilot

The creepy Pennsylvania town that inspired the psychological horror movie “Silent Hill” may be getting its own television show. After competing with multiple bidders, NBC has ordered a pilot for a new drama based in the nearly empty ghost town, where a mine fire has been burning underground since 1962 and only a handful of […]

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