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GOTY 2024

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PlayStation Pastime 002: Baroque, Incredible Crisis, King's Field (US), King's Field II (US), Wipeout 2097

Oct 23, 2024

Previous Entries 001: Gamera 2000, Gungage, iS: internal section, Panzer Bandit, Rising Zan My quest to discover PS1 games I missed out on continues! In this edition of PlayStation Pastime I check out a Japan-only dungeon crawler, an iconic PlayStation racer, the origin story of FromSoftware, and more! Baroque Year: 1999 (JPN only) Developer: Sting Entertainment Publisher: Entertainment Softwar...

Every UFO 50 Game Reviewed! - Barbuta

Oct 8, 2024

Hi folks! I've been playing a ton of UFO 50 lately. 73 hours as of this writing to be precise, and there are still about 15-20 games I haven't even touched. I suppose it helps that I've been on a big retro gaming kick this year. And though UFO 50 presents games from a fictional console from the 80s, it's quite forward-thinking in its design despite the purposeful technical constraints and retro...

PlayStation Pastime 001: Gamera 2000, Gungage, iS: internal section, Panzer Bandit, Rising Zan

May 5, 2024

My brother and I had a PlayStation growing up in the 90’s, though it served as a JRPG machine more so than anything else. All the Final Fantasy games, Legend of Dragoon, Breath of Fire III and IV; heck, I even played Chrono Trigger for the first time on the console as part of Final Fantasy Chronicles with its ridiculously bad load times. As a result, I didn’t really expand my horizons beyond my...

Rediscovering the Playdate

Apr 4, 2024

I have a problem: I haven’t been able to put my Playdate down for the last few weeks. It’s a good problem to have. The Playdate isn’t a new purchase; I pre-ordered one and received it back in 2022. I can’t resist the latest gadgets and I’m a sucker for new methods of control in games. A charming small portable in an eye-catching yellow with a crank: yes please! It looked neat and that’s exactly...

Favorite Games of 2014... So Far

Jun 21, 2014

We're just about at the halfway point of 2014, and the end of June is when I like to think back on my favorite releases of the year up to this point. But instead of writing a list, I decided to create a video! I've never done any video editing before. Ever . The video makes that obvious, but it was a fun project and a nice change of pace from the usual list. For those of you not interested in w...

Amateur Endurance Run: Dragon Quest VIII

Jan 23, 2014

Update 3/5 : The Amateur Endurance Run has concluded! I had a lot of fun playing through Dragon Quest VIII, it has personality and charm in spades. And there were plenty of memorable moments: Jessica in a bunny costume, Yangus riding a sabrecat, and of course, who can forget the puff-puff club. Thanks to every who watched/will watch, and a big shoutout to Twitch chat for the continued support....