“Turnabout For Tomorrow” picks up right where “The Cosmic Turnabout” left off – Athena is accused of Clay Terran’s murder, a mysterious Phantom is still running amok, and Apollo is still donning bandages and an eyepatch. One thing’s for sure – we’ve got an Ace Attorney finale on our hands! I’ll be deconstructing the caseContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout For Tomorrow” (Dual Destinies – Case 5)”
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2001: The Year In Music
2001 – Wikipedia is launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal. Two passenger planes hijacked by terrorists crash into New York’s World Trade Centre, causing the deaths of 2606 people. The US invasion of Afghanistan begins. In lighter news, I was bornContinue reading “2001: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Cosmic Turnabout” (Dual Destinies – Case 4)
Dual Destinies began with an explosion, so it’s only fitting that the finale kicks off with a bang. Though this isn’t the final case, “The Cosmic Turnabout” is the first part of a fantastic climax. I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and giving a score out of ten for each. This willContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Cosmic Turnabout” (Dual Destinies – Case 4)”
2000: The Year In Music
2000 – India’s population officially reaches one billion. The US election between Bush and Gore is inconclusive, eventually resolved by the supreme court. Metallica files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster … and Lil Pump was born, ushering in a new golden age for music in the new millennium! I’ll be looking at theContinue reading “2000: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Monstrous Turnabout” (Dual Destinies – Case 2)
Case 2 of Dual Destinies – “The Monstrous Turnabout” – takes us back in time chronologically to when Apollo first met Athena. Their meeting, however, comes in the middle of a small town locked room murder mystery investigation … because of course it does. I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and givingContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Monstrous Turnabout” (Dual Destinies – Case 2)”
1999: The Year In Music
1999 – US President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial. The Columbine High School massacre kills 13 and injures 24 people. The six billionth living human in the world is born. The Sopranos debuts on HBO. Lance Armstrong wins his first of seven consecutive Tour de France titles. I gotContinue reading “1999: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Countdown” (Dual Destinies – Case 1)
We’ve entered a new era of Ace Attorney – Shu Takumi is no longer the creative force behind the games, and for better or for worse that led to a fresh take on the Ace Attorney canon with “Dual Destinies”. The first case, “Turnabout Countdown”, certainly kicks things off with a bang. I’ll be deconstructingContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Countdown” (Dual Destinies – Case 1)”
1998: The Year In Music
1998 – Iran and Iraq begin a ceasefire in their eight-year-old war. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union. Benazir Bhutto is named Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first female leader of a Muslim country. A mixed bag of news … so let’sContinue reading “1998: The Year In Music”
1997: The Year In Music
1997 – Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos. Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO. Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris. The UK returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People’s Republic of China.Continue reading “1997: The Year In Music”
1995: The Year In Music
1995 – More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. “Toy Story”, the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery, is released. A mixed bagContinue reading “1995: The Year In Music”