Brad Barrett

Recipe

Homemade Irish Red Ale Recipe

Stop spending money at the bar and start brewing your own beer at home.
Brad Barrett
3.16.18
VICE vs Video games

Everything I Learned from a Lifetime of Super Mario

Looking back at 30 years of lessons imparted by a high-jumping plumber and his dinosaur friends.
Brad Barrett
9.9.15
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Taught Me to Be the Best, and More Lessons from the Mushroom Kingdom

Looking back at 30 years of lessons imparted by a high-jumping plumber and his dinosaur friends.
Brad Barrett
9.9.15
The Games That Made me

‘Metroid Prime’ Is the Game That Made Me Want to See the World

The enveloping environments of Tallon IV nurtured a wanderlust in me that's remained ever since.
Brad Barrett
4.15.15
VICE vs Video games

‘Metroid Prime’ Is the Game That Made Me Want to See the World

The enveloping environments of Tallon IV nurtured a wanderlust in me that's remained ever since.
Brad Barrett
4.15.15
Into the Darkness

Gaming’s Bleakest Should Remind Us of What Matters in Our Real Lives

Majora's Mask, Half-Life 2, Papers Please—through the darkness of these interactive experiences, we can appreciate the light in our own existences.
Brad Barrett
2.24.15
VICE vs Video games

Bleak Video Games Should Remind Us of What Matters in Our Real Lives

Bleak dystopias can be oddly uplifting.
Brad Barrett
2.24.15
VICE vs Video games

The Greatest Video Game Ever Might Never Come Out

The last installment of the Half-Life series dropped in 2007. That's seven years of waiting for the promised, almost mythical, game from the developers at Valve.
Brad Barrett
Brad Barrett, Illustrations: Billy Mather
9.26.14