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Sometimes the issue with an extremely codified genre like the humble explormer is that developers get a little too focused in ticking boxes rather than trying to expand its boundaries to an extent that their game becomes not only a distinct entity but one that finds its own reason for being. It's both nerve-wracking and difficult to avoid the simpler path of creating some by-the-numbers affair,...
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An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Criticom, Discworld, Destruction Derby, and Doom can be found here . This week, we'll look at Zoop , Agile Warrior F-111X , Lemmings 3D , and WipEout . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoop Release Date: 11/20/1995 Developer: Hookst...
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Thank you, Giant Bomb and especially Rorie! Finally got my replacement shir- Note: I did this as a joke, but it turns out that some people actually like the mish-mash of all the new designs together. Now to convince Rorie to convince the artists that butchering their artwork for shirt #8 is the right thing to do!
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While watching Hyrule Hustle , Dan came up with a title for Jess's pro strat of not moving while holding a bomb over her head. Jeff Grubb also supposedly cheated and ended up downing an apple. You had to be there.
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Leaked concept art for Jeff Bakalar's Eternal Darkness series.
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Kyo Kusanagi, of King of Fighters fame, joins Terry and Joe as the 3rd SNK representative in my Video Game Hall of Fame. Up next is a Playstation favorite, making his debut in 1998.
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With some indie throwbacks, it's obvious the developers had one specific franchise - maybe even one specific game within that franchise - in mind when crafting their homage. With others, it feels like the finished product is a Frankenstein of bits and pieces from a dozen different playthroughs from the developers' past, and their goal isn't so much to resurrect a single game than a whole era fo...
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I'm doing a new thing trying to address my backlog. Here's my plan: Filter existing enormous backlog into list of games I'm currently interested in trying one day (done) Try 1-3 new games daily to see which ones I feel like coming back to Try each game for at least 30 minutes Keep a list of those I want to try more and those I'm done with Report here on super early impressions I'm not using a t...
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An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Tekken, NFL Gameday, Warhawk, and Primal Rage can be found here . This week, we'll look at Criticom , Discworld , Destruction Derby , and Doom . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticom™ Release Date: 11/15/1995 Developer: Kronos D...
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This week's addition to the Video Game Hall of Fame is none other than Liu Kang, who joins Scorpion and Sub-Zero from the Mortal Kombat series. Next week's addition will be a fighting game favorite from SNK.
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Note: The following article contains major spoilers for Telling Lies and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and minor spoilers for Her Story. This article briefly references suicide. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, contact a suicide prevention organisation near you. For those in the US, you can reach the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or find them online at suicideprev...
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Tinykin is Pikmin … isn’t it? I mean, what else could it be? You’re a little guy in a big world building an army of even littler guys to perform tasks for you. It seems very cut and dry. That’s what the trailers may have led you to believe, but Tinykin’s similarities with Pikmin are only skin-deep. In Tinykin, there is no time limit, combat, resource management, or tactics of any kind. It has n...
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The PC platform has had many advantages over its console brethren in times past, but none more so than providing the choice between standard controllers or a keyboard and mouse combination. Beyond that one expensive peripheral for Dreamcast or that expensive and ridiculous one for GameCube there's no real keyboard equivalent on consoles, which puts them behind the pack when it comes to the few...
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Why Would I Play Zelda II: The Adventure of Link In 2022? It's kind of a shame this is all this game is remembered for in the minds of most people. Don't ask why, but I had a hankering to play Zelda II: The Adventure of Link this year. With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom a ways away, I felt like getting my Zelda "fix" through less than orthodox means. Likewise, Zelda II was the talki...
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Spoiler warning: I'm nowhere near the end, but I reveal one or two big story beats in this. Do not read this if you don't want to know. As much as I hate repeating myself, I bought a Nintendo Switch . I'm, also, still mostly playing Fortnite , since it's the lowest possible effort right now. I have, however, prestiged my battle pass by now, which is 200 levels. So, now I don't need to look at m...
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An explanation of what I'm doing here can be found in my introduction post . Last week's look at Jumping Flash!, Novastorm, and Twisted Metal can be found here . This week, we'll look at Tekken , NFL GameDay , Warhawk , and Primal Rage . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tekken Release Date: 11/8/1995 Developer: Namco Publisher:...
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Following Mario's enemy Bowser, Ganon (enemy of Zelda and Link) becomes the second Nintendo villain to join my Video Game Hall of Fame. More enemies will be joining soon. However, the next inductee will be a fighting game favorite.
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You know, when I started this series, I never imagined I would make it this far. Not only for common sense reasons (listening to and writing about all these albums has to be bad for my health), but I was fairly convinced Albummer would end well before its 50th episode. I'm absolutely delighted to be wrong on the second point, because it's one of my favorite features on the internet. I hope the...
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During the Nintendo Direct talk over , Nintendo showed the term "grub" while showcasing Splatoon 3 . This is when Jan said, "I just need someone to Photoshop Jeff Grubb as the center option." This is what I came up with.
