Christine Adviento

Having been out of commission for the last couple days with some family issues to take care, I can come out and say I'm feeling a bit better enough to post at least one article.  So

Remember the days of spending your nights and weekends and maybe even your days at the arcade?

All the gamers know where they're located.  All of you  know them as well as the maps we use on Final Fantasy or Zelda.

Okay, supposedly there's this time in your Life where the gaming just stops; or so I heard.  Or maybe it came out from some guy's mouth.  Don't remember, don't care because it's not true.

It's another installment of the Gamer Girl files.

So a bunch of friends and I decided to hop into one car and take a visit to Japantown in San Francisco, CA to go shopping.

We are a rare breed, us Gamer Girls.  You can't really pick us out of a crowd even though you boys think you can.  It's pretty difficult to do so.

What was it about this game that everyone went so crazy about?  It was pretty much everything.  It's many combo-hits to the rather cool looking characters (not to mention the guys mega-drooling over Orchid, the

Did it ever come to mind that being a gamer is difficult enough?  But being a girl gamer in a male-dominated industry?  Even more difficult.

No this isn't some random review of DDR or it's latest song list (although I dig some of the music on there).

Yes, we all know the drill. Look up! Look around! Yes there are girl gamers, they're just hard to find. We are out there! We are a special breed. But there's just one thing about me; I'm

STREET FIGHTER II : The Intro:  A new friend and a new game

It is one thing to play to Street Fighter II. But it is definitely something to be female AND play Street Fighter II. This