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Top 5 Backup Vocalists

Written by Zeromage 37 Comments
Last Updated:: January 5, 2009

Backing vocalists are a valuable asset to every successful musical act that wants to incorporate harmony and texture in their songs. Some might say their efforts go unnoticed within memorable musical performances. From pop, rock, Motown, and to folk; backing vocals carry an essential element that can create an aura of breeziness, seduction, supernatural phenomena and can make a song’s feel and message extenuated.

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Top 10 Final Fantasy Characters

Written by Zeromage 62 Comments
Last Updated:: January 5, 2009

As most readers of Old-Wizard know, the Final Fantasy franchise is one of our favorite video game series of all time. Its with that in mind that decided to make a list of our top ten Final Fantasy Characters. Many readers will notice that most of these characters are from our favorite game in the series, Final Fantasy 3. Final Fantasy 3, yes 3, is one of the greatest RPGs ever made. We here at OW refuse to adopt the Japanese numbering order. If anything Japan should have to re-write their numbering to fit the order of release here. You see OW bleeds red white and blue. And as every true American knows we are the greatest country ever. If you don’t think so we’ll invade you and force our culture on you. Japan should truly decide whether the numbering they use is worth it or not. We’ve invaded bigger countries for less. Anyway I digress. Final Fantasy 3 is awesome, it’s one of the first games where the bad guy actually wins (sort of) and it also has an incredibly interesting plot, which is why the majority of the next ten characters come from that game.

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Mail Bag: January 4th, 2009

Written by Zeromage 9 Comments
Last Updated:: January 4, 2009

This week we answer an email from Dave, who was writing in response to our Top 10 Most Powerful Superheroes of all time list.

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Ask Old-Wizard: Conspiracy Theory Edition

Written by Sage 6 Comments
Last Updated:: January 1, 2009

This week we answer some questions sent to us by our local conspiracy theory nut, Mel. Remember to send any questions for OW to oldwizard.com@gmail.com.

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Happy Holidays

Written by Zeromage 6 Comments
Last Updated:: December 23, 2008

Happy holidays to all the readers of Old-Wizard. We’re off until the new year so you’re left with all our past articles and our Forums for your holiday reading and entertainment. We wanted to take this time to thank all the readers and visitors as you’re the ones that have kept us going through both the ups and downs. We have a lot planned for the future so stay tuned as the new year kicks in. As of right now, we’re relaxing from a busy year that has us burned out. There’s been a lot of arguments and controversy during Old-Wizard’s history. We think this is a good thing as it has made people think more and clarify their own positions on things as diverse as their favorite video game systems to their favorite songs of all time. Only by stirring the pot a little can readers be engaged in a way that they wouldn’t normally be in everyday life. We hope we’re making a connection to our readers with the style of our thought and writing. For now though, it’s time to relax and enjoy the holidays by taking some time off. We look forward to the new year and our readers continued passion for dialogue, agreement, and disagreement.
2008 Brew Review

Written by destructomaximo 18 Comments
Last Updated:: December 22, 2008

So this is a slight deviation from the previous two posts. As an avid beer drinker and sporadic (and largely unsuccessful) brewer, I wanted to share some of my favorite new (*or new to me) brews from this past year. Last year the wife and I took a month off and drove from merry New England to California and back again on a spiritual quest for local beer around this great country. We had no GPS, no computer, and no pre-planned maps of where we might end up, except our final destination: the Snowmass Chili and Brew fest in CO. If yo have any local favorites near you, or recommendations for a fellow beer geek, please post them in the comments.

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Top 10 Games on the Wii

Written by Zeromage 94 Comments
Last Updated:: December 21, 2008

Its no secret that our favorite seventh gen console here at Old-Wizard.com is the Wii. As a matter of fact, you’d have to go back to 1995 when the PS1 was first released to find the last time that my favorite console wasn’t made by Nintendo. Of course its often claimed by people who don’t agree with us about the Wii that while it is innovative, it has no good games. This is a dumb claim. And its this claim that we’re out to disprove with this list. This was not a difficult task for us. We play these next ten games almost as much as the best games for the older Nintendo systems, and we’re certain that in time these games will prove to be timeless classics and will make it difficult for anyone to say that the Wii “has no games”.

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Top 10 Songs of all Time

Written by Zeromage 186 Comments
Last Updated:: December 19, 2008

The 10 greatest songs of all time. This was definitely one of our most difficult lists to make. With a subject that is considered as subjective as music, it’s hard to make any top 10 list about anything musical. We’re going for the gold though and listing what we think are the top 10 greatest songs of all time. We had a list of 50 songs and from those songs, and then narrowed it down to these top 10. What was left off this list was more than difficult to omit. Sometime in the future, we will have to expand this list to a top 50 and maybe even a top 100 to do justice to all the great songs that have passed over our ears in our lifetimes. We tried to be both objective and subjective when making this list. We couldn’t fill this list with a bunch of Rolling Stones and Oasis songs, nor could we simply put “Let it Be” as one of the greatest songs of all time. This list is both partial and impartial, if that is even possible. We will let the reader decide.

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Top 5 Hardest Levels From Mario 3

Written by Zeromage 21 Comments
Last Updated:: December 17, 2008

Remember the time when game designers cared more about making impossibly hard jumps and difficult enemies to get past in video game levels instead of putting all of their effort into making pretty-looking 3D worlds where you wander around aimlessly in? This golden age of video games hit its peak with Super Mario 3. Mario 3 is arguably the best video game ever made. But not many people remember that it also had some of the toughest levels in any video game on the NES. It won’t be surprising to anyone who’s ever played this epic game that World 8 dominates our list of “Top 5 Hardest Levels From Mario 3″. From the insane speed and of the tiny mini-airships, to the confusing maze inside the Mini-Fortress, if you play through World 8 you’re sure to break a few controllers in frustration. Most people would resort to using a P-wing or a Cloud to beat these levels. Those who didn’t are sure to agree that these five levels as the hardest levels from SMB3.

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Mail Bag: December 15th, 2008

Written by destructomaximo 17 Comments
Last Updated:: December 15, 2008

This week DestructoMaximo answers a lengthy email from one of our long time readers, Vintage Junkie:

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