The Triumph of Terra

Terra Branford, a powerful and iconic leading lady in the Final Fantasy series. Up until the 6th instalment of the series, the lead characters had all, of course, been male. FF6 made strides to include one of the most diverse cast of characters thus far in its history and even gave us Terra as a co-lead, with the story line mainly focused on her and her experiences and challenges. Even though she had the "damsel in distress" troupe laid upon her for most of the game, she rose to be one of the most powerful characters! So for my birthday month, I give you one of my favorite characters from one of my favorite games in one of my favorite gaming franchises, Terra Branford!

PixSAL2023 March

Bananas for Dixie

 DK has been a part of video game history since almost the very beginning. Kidnapping damsels in distress, climbing up towers, and throwing object at the hero trying to save the poor poor poor woman... we've heard it a million times! DK took a different direction in the SNES era and played simply on DK going out to save his own stash of bananas, they even introduced a female "Kong," only she was the typical, tall, blonde, sexy, love interest, of Mr. DK himself and of course, NON PLAYABLE. DKC2, however, introduced Dixie, as a playable counterpart to Diddy, to help save the main monkey, Donkey, and eventually in DKC3 was the main character, turning the tables as the female protagonist to save not one, but two males. Go get 'em girl!

PixSAL2023 February

Just Peachy

 We begin our PixSAL2023 journey paying tribute to one of video games' earliest female characters, Princess Peach! Although she has been in the majority of SMB video games, it is usually in the capacity of the "damsel in distress." However, she has been shown in several games, and one of the earliest female selectable character with SMB2(USA), as a strong, able bodied, intelligent, and powerful individual! So all hail the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and one of the first, and probably most well recognized, video game heroines, Princess Peach!

PixSAL2023 January 

Women are POWERFUL!

For the longest time in video game history, the focus always seemed to be on male heroes having to save the poor, helpless, defenseless, weak, females… what a crock of &$^#!

WOMEN ARE STRONG! WOMEN ARE BRAVE! WOMAN ARE POWERFUL! WOMEN ARE HEROES!

Times have changed (a little bit anyway) and we are starting to see more and more strong female lead characters taking charge and being the stars of video games. For PixSAL2023 we are going to visit and celebrate some popular, and some over looked, female characters in early video game “her”story, and some of the obstacles they had to overcome.

Here is what you will need to join me on this journey to celebrate this amazing women characters

PixSAL2023 Informational

Dede Delish

While out shopping for the Holidays don't forget to treat yourself with something super Dedelishious! Grab some cakes, cookies, candies and more. Perfect for gifts or just to fill up your holiday belly :D.

PixSAL2022 December Color

PixSAL2022 December B&W

Crystal Staffing

Need to pick up a new job, or just an extra one to help pay for all the holiday gifts and travel? At Crystal Staffing Solutions we have all the Jobs you might want to equip to make everything possible! Need an extra 'spark' of magic for the holidays? Need to summon an assistant from the depths of the great beyond? We've got it all!

PixSAL2022 November Color

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Starbawks Drinks

All the Fall potions and flavors and now available at Starbawks! Come grab you some Holy Water to keeps those demons away this spooky holiday season, or pick up an elixir that's sure to send you through the stars and back!

PixSAL2022 October Color

PixSAL2022 October B&W