1989 – Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom. This leads to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, as Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters. Elsewhere, Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H.W. Bush declare the Cold War over. A prettyContinue reading “1989: The Year In Music”
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Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Beginnings” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 4)
“Turnabout Beginnings”, much like the first case of the game, is a flashback case that puts Mia Fey at the helm once more. Over the course of a harrowing trial, we start to understand the horrible events that set the narrative of the present day into motion. I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinctContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Beginnings” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 4)”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Recipe For Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 3)
“Recipe For Turnabout” was supposed to be a case from “Justice For All” but it ended up getting cut and repurposed for “Trials & Tribulations”. It fits neatly into the third case slot … but does it continue the trend of unfortunate Phoenix Wright third cases? I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categoriesContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Recipe For Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 3)”
1986: The Year In Music
1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, killing all 7 crew members. The Chernobyl nuclear power station explosion sees 31 die and radioactive contamination across Western Europe. The World Health Organization announces first global effort to combat AIDS. Yikes … hopefully the music can raise our spirits! I’ll beContinue reading “1986: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Stolen Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 2)
“The Stolen Turnabout” is a filler case, no doubt about it, but it remains one of the fanbase’s favourite filler cases in the series. That being said, I have my personal gripes … I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and giving a score out of ten for each. This will give aContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Stolen Turnabout” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 2)”
1985: The Year In Music
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader. An 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless. The charity single “We Are the World” releases. Yikes … It’s a good thing Live Aid was also in this year, otherwise it would’ve sucked! I’ll be looking at the popularContinue reading “1985: The Year In Music”
1984: The Year In Music
1984 – Iconic films such as James Cameron’s “The Terminator” and Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” premier. Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl TV ad directed by Ridley Scott. Britain’s Torvill and Dean dominate the ice dancing at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Not much happening inContinue reading “1984: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Memories” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 1)
Ace Attorney had amassed quite a cult following by 2004, so Shu Takumi and his team needed to pull out all the stops to make the final game in their trilogy a memorable one. The end result, “Trials & Tribulations”, exceeded expectations and then some – and the first case “Turnabout Memories” got it offContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Memories” (Trials & Tribulations – Case 1)”
1983: The Year In Music
1983 – A record 125 million people watch the final TV episode of “M*A*S*H”. The videogame “Mario Bros.” is released as a Nintendo arcade game in Japan. The first mobile phones are introduced to the public by the Motorola Company. 26 million pounds worth of gold, diamonds and cash are stolen from Brink’s-Mat warehouse atContinue reading “1983: The Year In Music”
1981: The Year In Music
1981 – Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America. IBM introduces its first Personal Computer. The first Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies) take place. The music video cable channel MTV debuts with the Buggles song “Video Killed The Radio Star”. All in all, a more positive year in historyContinue reading “1981: The Year In Music”
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