Hyrule Warriors: The Real Game Starts Here
You know how dedicated MMO players say that the game is “just beginning” when you reach the level cap? Hyrule Warriors is a bit like that in some respects; completing the main story mode is far from...
View ArticleThe MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 6 – Bring These Games Back!
It’s time once again for The MoeGamer Podcast, featuring my mellifluous tones alongside my regular podcasting buddy (and just plain ol’ buddy) Chris Caskie. I’ve had a few people asking if there is an...
View ArticleDelving Into Dragon Quest: Hand of the Heavenly Bride – #1
For one reason or another, fatherhood has always been a popular subject to explore through video games. Interestingly, when fatherhood is presented in a positive light (as opposed to stories of, for...
View ArticleWaifu Wednesday: Another Hundred Honeys Update
It’s actually been a little while since I had a play around with the excellent Honey Select Unlimited, so I thought tonight I’d settle down and make some more Honeys. In case you haven’t stumbled...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog: Introduction
“Sonic hasn’t been good for a long time.” “Sonic has never been good.” How many times have we seen articles about Sega’s incredibly popular mascot start this way? The fact is, despite enduring a...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog: Finding His Feet
So let’s start from the beginning. The year was 1990. Nintendo was enjoying a protracted period of dominance in the video game market thanks to a combination of high quality games and a highly...
View ArticleSunday Driving: Blur – Powered-Up Racing
Following some discussion on the podcast recently, I decided to revisit some old favourite arcade racers, including Bizarre Creations’ swansong Blur. For the uninitiated, this “powered up racer”...
View ArticleBrotherhood of the World Bloggers Award
There’s gaming stuff coming a little later today, but for now it’s time for another Community post! The charming and attractive Arthifis was good enough to nominate me for the “Brotherhood of the World...
View ArticleDelving into Dragon Quest: Hand of the Heavenly Bride – #2
I’m about ten hours deep into Hand of the Heavenly Bride at the time of writing… and it’s been a highly enjoyable adventure so far. Last time, we talked a bit about how the prologue chapter of the game...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog: Little Brothers
It’s fair to say that, for many people, Sonic’s “golden age” was the 16-bit era that encompassed his first four(ish) games. What doesn’t tend to get talked about quite so much is the fact that, around...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: I’m Nobunaga, Bitch
Last month’s feature on Hyrule Warriors got me thoroughly re-enamoured with the Warriors series as a whole, so I figured why not spend some time playing through some installments I’ve never tried...
View ArticleWaifu Wednesday: Amy Rose
It’s Sonic month here on MoeGamer, so, well, we gotta do what we gotta do. The Sonic series as a whole actually has a decent number of fun, cute and sexy female characters, with probably the most...
View ArticleThe Importance of Preservation
In case you missed the news, one of the biggest and most long-running sources for emulators and ROM files on the Internet, EmuParadise, has announced that it is undergoing some changes. Specifically,...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog: Spinning Off
So we’ve already talked about Sonic’s main 16-bit games on the Mega Drive, as well as his 8-bit adventures on the Game Gear and Master System. But we have a few more games to explore from this early...
View ArticleSunday Driving: Blur – Shunting Shannon
My revisiting of old arcade racers continues with another blast on Bizarre Creations’ wonderful Blur. This week, we progress a little further in the game’s substantial single-player campaign, including...
View ArticleDelving Into Dragon Quest: Hand of the Heavenly Bride – #3
Exciting things have been happening in the world of Dragon Quest V, and I am thoroughly enraptured with this game. I can’t remember the last RPG that managed to make one’s adventure feel so...
View ArticleNES Essentials: Arkista’s Ring
The game I’d like to talk about is a prime example of why emulation and game preservation is important. I’d never heard of it prior to my first encounter with it yesterday, when I was attracted by the...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Know Your Place
The battles continue in Warriors Orochi as Nobunaga and friends attempt to rescue some peasants from a fate worse than death. Or just, you know, death. I’ve been having a real blast with Warriors...
View ArticleWaifu Wednesday: Rouge the Bat
The first response I got to last week’s article on Amy was “why Amy when you can have BIG FAT BAT TATS?” Well, why not indeed? Rouge is, it seems, one of the Sonic series’ more popular female...
View ArticlePS2 Essentials: TimeSplitters
It’s funny how the advancing years can affect how you perceive a particular game. TimeSplitters is a great example. Developed by a team of ex-Rare staffers who had previously worked on N64 classics...
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