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The Zelda Diaries: Part 3 – I Wonder What’s Over There
“I wonder what’s over there” has been an aspect of game design that creators of open world games have been grappling with for some time now. Ideally, when playing an open world game, the player should...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Uncle Henry’s Nuclear Waste Dump
It’s kind of strange to think that puzzle games — at least how we know them today — were a relatively late evolution compared to other genres. Today’s Atari 8-bit title is a type-in BASIC listing from...
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Super Mario Maker 2: In Praise of “Normal”
Now Super Mario Maker 2 has been out for a little while, we can consider certain aspects of it in greater detail — something of a necessity when contemplating an online-centric title like this! There’s...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Do You Know The Wei?
No, I’m not even a little bit sorry for that title. Because it’s finally time for the final campaign of Warriors Orochi! Yes, after successfully clearing the Samurai, Wu and Shu campaigns, it’s finally...
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Waifu Wednesday: Penelope
On previous occasions, you’ve had the opportunity to meet two of this site’s mascots: Midori and Yumi. Today, I finally managed to track down the most elusive of MoeGamer’s staff, one Penelope....
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Oids
It’s always pleasant to revisit something you once bounced off pretty hard, only for you to discover that the passage of time has made you much more receptive to what it has to offer. Such is the case...
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Delving Into Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse – #2
One thing that I’ve been gradually learning over the course of the early Castlevania games that I’ve played so far is that it doesn’t always pay to be greedy. Indeed, sometimes it’s in your best...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Those Blasted Pirates
After overcoming their initial challenge to defeat Garland and rescue Princess Sarah, the four Warriors of Light set out to begin their quest properly… and promptly get lost. A key part of the early...
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The Expression: Amrilato – Suddenly Voiceless
The prospect of learning a new language is a daunting one for many people — particularly English speakers, who tend to take their language’s position as “default” for granted. What this means, more...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Sprint 2
Back before makers of arcade games figured out how to do a vaguely convincing 3D effect, racing games tended to be strictly top-down affairs. Sprint 2, developed by Kee Games (actually Atari in...
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Around the Network
And so, another week draws to a close, as Death idly sharpens his scythe, sighs (quite an achievement without any lungs) and goes back to watching the sands of time trickle away, one grain at a time....
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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 25 – WTF Space Tarantulas
Bonan whatever it is in your area, and welcome along to another episode of The MoeGamer Podcast, featuring my good self and a highly caffeinated Mr Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels. The MoeGamer Podcast...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Vultures III
The concept of the “video game auteur” is regarded as something of a modern thing, with Japanese creators like Hideo Kojima, Hidetaka Suehiro, Goichi Suda and Taro Yoko typically being held up as some...
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The Zelda Diaries: Part 4 – Peace and Quiet
I’m not an especially active or outdoorsy type… but I’ve always enjoyed the atmosphere of being out in nature. You know, so long as it isn’t trying to bite, sting, cut, burn, poison crush or otherwise...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Overly Ambitious
There I was, thinking that things were going a bit too well and things felt a bit “easy” as I started the Wei campaign on Normal difficulty. “Why not try Hard?” I thought. This, it turns out, was a bit...
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Waifu Wednesday: Jessica de Alkirk
I thought I’d go classic for this week’s Waifu Wednesday. I’ll freely admit that it’s been a very long time — far too long, in fact — since I played Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete on PS1, but back...
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How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?: Moe-Tivational
My arms ache. And it’s all because of this stupid anime. I’ll be 100% honest with you here, dear reader: my initial interest in How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, the new anime from Doga Kobo (Yuru...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Purple Saturn Day
You know how these days Japanese games are often stereotyped as being “weird”? Well, in the early to mid ’90s, it was French developers who were saddled with this perception. To be fair, it was at...
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Sega Ages: OutRun – Chasing the Horizon
Trivia of the day: the shiny red car in the original OutRun is not, as many people assume (and as both the Internet and some incarnations of the game’s original manual widely claim), a Ferrari...
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NES Essentials: Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew is one of Nintendo mascot Mario’s more underappreciated adventures — and a fairly underappreciated entry in the NES’ overall library, in fact. First released for Famicom in June of 1985...
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