When you talk to someone about topics that are of little interest there is only but the fewest things to say. However, when you talk about something you truly have a passion for...there is no shortage of words. Gaming consoles and video games are topics that have the Dark Watcher ranting with a passion. We have been around since the first generation of video game consoles. Yes...that means we are old, but it also means we got a lot to say. So gather round ya young wipper snappers, have a piece of virtual butterscotch candy and follow along with our O.G gaming gangsta BLOGS.

Enjoy our rants, our unbiased perspective and brutal honesty. Most of all enjoy the Dark Watcher's truly bizarre personality...or is it personalities? BLOGGGGGGGGG!

And so the new year arrives, and it already brings about change. It also is the time for new resolutions. 2009 marks changes for the Dark Watcher. Ole DW will be trying their hand at marriage, but preparations for this event will be taxing. Regardless, we made a new years resolution to complete the many [...]

It’s been a few weeks now since Marriott_Guy lured us out of our cave using Reese’s peanut butter cups, and promises of console history glory. So now that we are settled in we wanted to take the opportunity to do a formal introduction… Ahem… Greetings! We are Dark Watcher. Some know us as “He who [...]

It had been 3 years since the Dark Watcher attended the Classic Gaming Expo.  The people behind the event went on a hiatus, but made a return in Las Vegas.  We jumped into a rental and made the long drive to "Sin City".   They say that what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas. For [...]

Why would Nintendo choose a cartridge format for their Nintendo 64 system while other consoles were using the high storage capability of CD?  To better understand we must first go back to the days of the Nintendo NES. One of the causes of the Great Videogame Crash Of 1983 was the markets over saturation of [...]

DW has been quite lucky over the years with new consoles, next gen hype, and the like. Although we enjoy the hype of up and coming systems, we have always made the right decisions when it comes to buying. At times we look back and try to determine what drives our gaming purchases. Decisions usually [...]