Terrence J. Smith-Journalist

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April, 2022
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About Terrence J. Smith

Terrence Smith has been writing since his early childhood, when he wrote his first fanfiction: Taz in the  Temple of Cyber Power. He has grown up on Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft consoles in the household. His writing has been featured in both print and digital publications, including speculative fiction web site MetaStellar and VR news site HyperGrid Business. His hobbies include playing video games and reading comic books, as well as creative writing.

Favorite Anime

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. As Vin Diesel would say, it's all about family. This ragtag band of child soldiers stick together and are always looking out for each other.

Favorite Games

Portal 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good and Evil, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game

Favorite Console

The Wii U. It was such an oddball of a console that had a lot of potential. What the games library lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality. The gamepad helped create some unique experiences as well.

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Top-Left: Mirage Studios Logo. Top-Right: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Bottom: Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael fighting a foot soldier.
7 Things You Did Not Know About The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Creators

From inauspicious beginnings to public feuds, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the creators of TMNT, have had many interesting moments in their careers.

Dead Rising, Beyond Good and Evil, The Headliners
7 Best Games About Journalism, Ranked

Journalism is a hot-button topic in the world today, and these games do justice to the profession and make a point about its effects on its readers.

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7 Games Where East Meets West, Ranked

Eastern and Western cultures combine beautifully in these iconic video games.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 7 Best Raphael Quotes

Raphael is the most hotheaded of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but even if that's the case, he still shares some wisdom from time to time.

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Top-Left: Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, and Michaelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003). Top-right: Leonardo from TMNT (2007). Bottom: Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael peeking from under a sewer grate in the poster for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo's 7 Best Quotes

Leonardo acts as the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and his quotes are full of wisdom that show exactly why he's deserving of that role.

Left: An armored Fallout survivor (left) standing in front of the Washington Monument (right). Right: The President in Saints Row 4 sitting in a red recliner giving a salute.
7 Best Games Set In Washington D.C.

From Fallout 3 to The Division 2, there are many unique games set in the iconic city of Washington D.C.

Top: The Diver from Abzu. Bottom-Left: A green biome in a hilly valley in Terra Ni. Bottom-right: A deer beneath a tree in Eco.
7 Best Solarpunk Games

Solarpunk games take an optimistic look at humanity's future, imagining a world where sustainability and society coexist in harmony.

Cthulhu Saves Christmas, All She Wants For Christmas Is You, Dead Rising 4
9 Horror Games Set Around Christmas

There's nothing quite like a spooky game during the Christmas season.

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9 Games About Hope In Difficult Times

These great games featured dark and intense stories that also highlight the need for hope in difficult times.

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7 Games To Play In Spanish

For gamers who are trying to learn Spanish or practice what they already know, these games are still a great time when they're played in Spanish.

Top-Right: A detective's ghost looking down at a police crime scene in Murdered: Soul Suspect. Top-Right: A boy floating in water, surrounded by buoyant bodies anchored by apparatuses attached to their heads in Inside. Bottom-left:Corvo perched on a window ledge in Dishonored. Bottom-right: Raimi's ghost separating from a body in Geist.
9 Horror Games With Possession Mechanics

Possession is a great scare tactic for horror villains, but it can also make for spooky gameplay when the player character can possess other NPCs.

Left: A parking lot bordered by forests in Silent Hill 2 (2024). Top-Right: The Raincoat killer, with a red raincoat, glowing red eyes, and an axe from Deadly Premonition. Bottom-right: Alan Wake shining a flashlight in a dark forest in Alan Wake.
8 Horror Games Set In Forest Towns

There's something inherently creepy about a small forest town, especially once night falls. These horror games play off that vibe to great effect.

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Top-Left: Airachnid and Jack. Bottom-left: Airachnid's eye displaying a helicopter wireframe. Top-right: Airachnid's face superimposed over an Insecticon's. Bottom-right: Airachnid on the ground.
Transformers: Things To Know About Airachnid

Transformers One features Airachnid, a deadly villain that spells trouble for both Autobots and Decepticons. Here's what fans need to know about her.

Top-Left: A Minecraft Village. Bottom-Left: Piglins raiding a village. Right: Jason Moma. Image Source: Warner Bros. Studios
A Minecraft Movie Trailer: 6 Things You May Have Missed

The first trailer for A Minecraft Movie has dropped, and as with any video game adaptation trailer, there are lots of secrets hidden in the background

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Top-Left: Shadow on his motorcycle. Top-Right: Knuckles at Big Ben. Bottom: Chaos on stage.
6 Details From The Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Trailer You Might Have Missed

With the premiere of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer, here are some details and references that only eagle-eyed viewers will have caught.

Left: Mulder and Scully in a corn field. Top-Right: Scully and Mulder reading a newspaper. Bottom-right: Scully pulling out an alien tissue sample from a cryo chamber.
The X-Files: Best Scully Quotes

Dana Scully has delivered quite a few memorable lines throughout The X-Files' tenure. These are some of the best.

Top-Left, La Borinqueña. Bottom-left, White Tiger. Right, Miles Morales as Spider-Man.
6 Puerto Rican Super Heroes You Should Know

Some of these Puerto Rican heroes aren't widely know, but it's time for that to change.

Left: Pepsi Man. Center: The Red Power Ranger, Ranger Slauer, and Lord Zedd. Right: Viewtiful Joe
5 Games With Japanese Super Heroes

Superheroes are traditionally considered as Western character types. However, Japan has taken superhero stories and adapted them in their own way.

Marvel cartoons The Super Hero Squad Show, Spider-Man: The Animated Series
6 Cartoons Marvel Should Revive After X-Men '97

The success of X-Men '97 proves that there is potential for plenty of other famed Marvel cartoons that are in desperate need of a revival.

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Left: A diver in a coral reef. Top-right: A small beach island with palm trees, a hut, and a canopy. Bottom-Right: A diver swimming with a manta ray.
Features That Should Come To Endless Ocean Luminous

Fans can only hope that the following features make it into the upcoming the upcoming Endless Ocean Luminous.

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