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As we dwell once again with the grim reality that the site's blogging and other user creation tools are about to disappear (albeit perhaps only temporarily) I find myself once again struggling to summon any motivation for my continued writing here. Good thing I gave myself a total softball this week to assuage any stress I might otherwise be feeling (recovering from some dental surgery earlier...
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Note that this is a shorter, chronological version covering one year at a time (1985-1991). See my website for the complete essay spanning 60+ pages and covering each sound chip in detail. 1989 saw game music and sound pivoting a bit further towards being either fully or partially sample-based, and various 4-op FM synth works inching closer to reaching the technology's full potential. Older pla...
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Kiềm Saphia là công ty nghiên cứu và sản xuất thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khoẻ và các hợp chất thiên nhiên từ Kiềm Sinh Học Hoạt Hóa 100 Thảo Dược Địa chỉ: Số 20 Thụy Khuê - Tây Hồ - Hà Nội Hotline: 033 343 2968 Website: https://kiemsaphia.com/ Google map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RWFWxrDinM2KzFyU9 facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiemsaphiapharma linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ki%E1%BB%8...
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An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last time, we looked back at the misfortunes of the 3DO and Atari Jaguar in 1994 . When we were last with the Saturn, we closed out June 1996 looking at Shockwave Assault, Shining Wisdom, Golden Axe: The Duel, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Worms . We now pick up the baton from our past selves as we continue into July '...
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I like making things. I make all kinds of things all the time. So after the success of my 15 Inch Pipo I was looking for something to make based on the latest season of Blight Club but nothing about the game Rascal was particularly inspiring. Eventually I realized there is only one item from the game I would want to make. So I present my lore accurate Rascal hat. It was constructed using the pa...
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We end June 2025 with Yashiro Nanakase of King of Fighters fame. The SNK delegation now includes Terry, Joe, Kyo, Benimaru, Andy, Shingo, Daimon, Iori, Geese, Billy, Yamazaki, Raiden, Haohmaru, Mature, Vice, Rugal, and Yashiro. Next week's character will be a Sega character.
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First Trip to the Dojo Part 2 Part 1: Summer 2018: When getting final advice before leaving the first camp, one thing truly stuck with me. Scorpio Sky told me to keep working on my body and the only thing I could think was “Yeah… I should probably try to look as good as this dude does”. I formulated a plan to bulk up from 155 lbs (70Kg) to 185 (84), then cut back to 175 (79). Initially it start...
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Introduction Few video game creators have attained the auteur status that Hideo Kojima commands. Best known for the Metal Gear series, Kojima has long blurred the boundaries between film, literature, philosophy, and interactive design. His work is characterised by expansive narratives, cinematic ambition, and thematic provocation, covering topics such as nuclear deterrence, surveillance, identi...
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Note that this is a shorter, chronological version covering one year at a time (1985-1991). See my website for the complete essay spanning 60+ pages and covering each sound chip in detail. By 1988, game music had entered a phase of intense stylistic diversification, aided by increasingly flexible and diverse hardware. While some platforms were being pushed to their limits - like the NES through...
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So, last time I wrote about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 , I covered the first hour-ish of the story, a whole lot of mechanics, the art, the music, and of course Lune's feet. Don't worry, I don't have anything more to say about that, haha. Other than I am a bit disappointed by how blurry the mid-combat screenshots ended up being. I later had the realization that in lieu of a photo mode, I could...
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Here we are, at the end of all things, or at least Summer Game Fest. We're concluding with a two-parter. An example of what games showcases shouldn't be and then one suggestion of what they should be. Interlude I screw the cap back on the Mountain Dew and jam one of my crumb-encrusted fingers onto the TV handset. I'm ready for my seventh Attack of the Show this evening, but something's wrong. T...
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It’s a nice family friendly event that I found to be cozy but not too hectic in Norman Oklahoma.
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Full disclosure, I was going to look at the viscerally perturbing Mouthwashing this week but, seeing as I'm about to undergo some unpleasant and invasive dental surgery of my own after the weekend and that title suggests it might hit a bit close to home, I've decided to assuage my anxious heart (i.e. chicken out) with a nice, chill game about solving little diorama puzzles. Tiny Room Stories: T...
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Microsoft Announcing They Are Indeed Making New Hardware On Social Media Rather Than During Their Summer Conference Is Quintessentially Them Let's throw things back a bit before we get to the bottom of recent news of Xbox's "partnership" with AMD. About a week ago, The Verge's Tom Warren reported that following the Xbox Summer Showcase and the reveal of Microsoft's collaboration with ASUS, Micr...
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One thing which caught me by surprise during the SGF was the announcement of sequel to Code Vein, one of my favorite games. Anyway, what is Code Vein ? Well, it was a sort take on the Dark Souls genre, set in a post apocalyptic world, which was devastated by an event called “The Great Collapse”. Where Revenants, basically, humans with vampiric powers bought back to life thanks to the Bor Parasi...
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 March 30: Waking up was bittersweet, knowing the possible opportunity today presented, but also knowing that it was the last day not just at dojo but with the group as well. Once we got to the dojo, all of the trainees agreed to sing happy birthday to Sky when the coaches arrived. His birthday wasn’t until that next Monday, but this was our last day with him so we serena...
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 March 29, 2018: Day 4 was the first time I had slept in an actual bed all week. I woke up sore as hell again, to the point where walking up and down the stairs was an adventure in its own right. Ric and I went to Walmart and Subway for food that day, then headed to training. Training was mostly more workouts, and continuing to build on what we did the previous days. Rolls, bum...
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Day 1 Day 2 March 28: Day 3 didn’t start as interestingly as day 2. The most interesting thing that happened was driving to a nearby Walmart for the day’s food. Training itself went mostly well. Sky lead stretching again and this was followed by another intense workout, where a few more people passed out. I even found myself feeling rather light headed at times, but everyone kept pushing throug...
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Day 1 March 27, 2018: Day 2 started early as I woke up at 1 in the morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. I decided to drive to a nearby gas station for some snacks. On my way to the gas station, nature was calling but I thought nothing of it. I was heading to a gas station after all, and what kind of gas station doesn’t have restrooms. Well in this part of L.A, it turns out that most of them...
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Hi there! Over the past few months I've been getting that itch to begin writing again. Back in 2018, I wrote a travelogue documenting my experiences at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Los Angeles Dojo. These were originally uploaded to Rocky Mountain Pro's website, but that company has updated their website many times since then. I had thought I lost these stories, but luckily past me was smart for...
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It's weird that since E3 died, the number of video games revealed every summer has increased rather than decreased. Once, not that long ago, the only conferences were hosted by Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft. One person with a few disposable hours could see every announcement, on-stage demo, and awkward crowd interaction for that expo. Now, we have shows from Microsoft, Sony , Bethe...
