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Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

Talon Marks

Street Fighter IV is the fourth installment of the series, and its true jump from 2d to 3D using the 2D gameplay of previous versions. The game continued to have expansions all the way to 2017 with new characters and gameplay mechanics. Photo credit: Antonio Fucito/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A Look Back with Oscar: ‘Street Fighter IV’ a bumpy return for fighting games

Oscar Torres, Arts and Entertainment Co-Editor
January 13, 2021
The transition from 2D to 3D may have had a few kinks but it help bring back fighting games back to popularity. This classic series deserved a 21st century update.
Directed by Gore Verbinski of Pirates of the Caribbean Rango fleshes out animation and story telling. With a bunch of voice actors, it was able to rise to the ranks as one of the most popular non-Disney animated films. Photo credit: "Paris Day 3" by MissChatter is licensed under CC BY 2.0

A Look Back with Oscar: “Rango” the most creative & amazing looking animated movie

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
November 13, 2020
How does the movie "Rango" compare or hold up to today's world where we have tons of amazing looking ones from both Disney and Pixar?
Resident Evil 2 released on January 21, 1998, worldwide and has seen many iterations on the PS1, N64, and Gamecube. in 2019 a remake of the game was released fleshing out the world of Racoon City and it's characters Photo credit: BagoGames  & Flickr

A Look Back with Oscar: Resident Evil 2 a good kind of scary

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 25, 2020
With the remake setting out much more than the original, are wondering if RE2 holds up still.
Street Fighter III: Third Strike released for arcades in 1999. We see ryu facing off against one of the new additions to the game Remy who is made to replace guile. Photo credit: Oscar Torres

A Look Back with Oscar: ‘Street Fighter III’ successfully parrying since 1999

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 21, 2020
With newer fighting games hitting the market, one game is still remembered to this day: "Street Fighter III".
Ghost Rider is a 2007 film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It wouldn't be until Marvel's Agents of Sheild where we get a new live-action version of the Rider Photo credit: Tim Wong

A Look Back with Oscar: ‘Ghost Rider’ a film that loves to crash and burn

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 16, 2020
Before the MCU and before Iron Man, there were many properties trying to succeed the way Sam Raimi's "Spider Man" did. Did Ghost Rider lead to a success like that? (Spoiler Warning: it didn't.)
"Super Mario Sunshine" is a 2002 Gamecube game and a sequel to Mario 64. The name of the game is to clean up the island, collect the shine sprites, and clear Mario's name Photo credit: Vector Cliparts

A Look Back with Oscar: ‘Super Mario Sunshine’ is the most stressful vacation experience ever

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 8, 2020
"Super Mario Sunshine" is what many people would say is the least popular 3D Mario game but what makes it that and should we still consider it bad now?
Stands, murder and mystery make up an adventure spanning multiple generations. Jojo has been renewed for an animated adaptation of part six as of sept. 24, 2020 Photo credit: me pixels

A Look Back With Oscar: ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ A weird but fun experience

Oscar Torres and Edgar Mendoza
September 25, 2020
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is one of Shonen Jump's greatest anime/manga franchises that has become a cult phenomenon in both Japan and the US. But how great is it for people who have been wanting to go back and see what was so good about it?
Sonic CD is one of the most obscure Sonic titles, which later would go one as one of the cult classics of the classic 2D games. An updated version made by Christian Whitehead became available in 2011. Photo credit: Courtesy of Sega

A Look Back with Oscar: ‘Sonic CD’ from obscure to whimsical

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
September 18, 2020
One of the most obscure Sonic titles is considered a hidden gem of the classic era. But how great is it and is it good to go back to or leave it in the past?
Super Mario World is the fourth mainline 2D plat former for the Mario Series. Its also one of the launch titles for the acclaimed Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

A Look Back With Oscar: Super Mario World 16bits of pure enjoyment.

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
September 10, 2020
"Super Mario World" is one of the all-time greatest Mario games, with many levels to explore and easy to learn but hard to master gameplay. How good is it today, after 30 years?
The Transformers is one of the most pop culture icons of the '80s. With its colorful cast of characters and deep lore its no secret that its still around to this day and referencing the first cartoon most of the time.

A Look Back With Oscar: ‘Transformers Generation One’, more than meets the eye

Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor
September 10, 2020
The Transformers, a pop culture phenomenon that spans many years of history through toys games, movies, and shows. Is the first cartoon still good as it is today?
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