Warriors Wednesday: Stoking the Fires of Rebellion
Today’s scuffle in the lands of Warriors Orochi sees Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan entering the picture, as Cao Pi does his best to gather the forces required for an effective rebellion. The two proud...
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Waifu Wednesday: Ikaruga
Since we’re about to kick off a veritable estival (sic) of Senran Kagura funtimes here on MoeGamer, I thought we may as well start with a relevant Waifu Wednesday. At this point, even if you just take...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Tournament Golf
Who’s up for the ruination of a perfectly good walk? Well, you’re in luck, because here comes Elite with their ST conversion of Sega’s Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf. Tournament Golf, as it was...
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LOVE³ -Love Cube-: Can’t Escape From Crossing Fates
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if, for once, everything went your way? I know I have. Doubtless many of you reading this have, at some point in your lives, wondered “what’s the point?”...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Vampire Hunter F(F)
Last time, the Warriors of Light decided to take a well-earned holiday in the town of Melmond, only to discover it was a right shithole. It (apparently) wasn’t the fault of the people of Melmond,...
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Senran Kagura: Introduction
Senran Kagura. Now there’s a series we’re no strangers to here on MoeGamer, but it’s been a long time since it graced the Cover Game feature. With the recent release of Peach Ball at the time of...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Warlords
Pong and Breakout were winning formulae for Atari, so it makes perfect sense they would want to try and do everything possible with this style of game over the years. Warlords was one of the more...
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Around the Network
It’s been a great week for the site this week! If you’re a new reader, thank you for your support and a hearty welcome; if you’ve been around, hello again! It’s late and I’ve been podcast editing all...
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The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 27 – Death to the JRPG!
Ohayou gozaimasu, listener-san, and welcome once again to The MoeGamer Podcast, featuring both my fruity, succulent baritone and my good friend Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels. The MoeGamer Podcast is...
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Happy Birthdays: Someone Still Makes ‘Em Like They Used To
Do you remember the “god game” genre? Distinct from the few management sims we still have today, which tend to focus on financial and ministerial affairs, the god game, popular throughout the late ’90s...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: It’s A Trap… Again
You can count on several things in a Warriors game: firstly, that pursuing Lu Bu is usually a bad idea; secondly, that the commander is struggling and that you should assist at once; and thirdly, that...
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We Need To Get Better At Talking About Sex
Sex is great and all, but have you tried talking about it? This is something that the games industry in general appears to struggle greatly with, since adult gaming is still in a weird niche where it’s...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: A-Rogue
Roguelikes are big business today, but they’ve been around for a long time. Much like many early games, they originated as mainframe affairs that didn’t get home ports until much later, when ambitious...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Uninvited
Horror games really took off with the advent of the “survival horror” subgenre that Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil introduced in the late ’90s. That’s not to say that there were no horror games...
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Senran Kagura: An Almost-Comprehensive Look at Gessen’s Use of Classical Music
The Gessen girls, introduced in Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus on PlayStation Vita and pretty much a fixture ever since, are certainly a distinctive lot. Taking a rather different approach to being...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Wrath of the Lich King
In today’s episode, the Warriors of Light score their first major victory over the Four Fiends and cleanse the Cavern of Earth once and for all. The fact that this part of the game makes you seek out...
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Taito Essentials: The New Zealand Story
New Zealand, as beautiful a country as it is, is not a place that gets a lot of attention. I mean, it’s tucked away down there right in the corner of the map where everyone forgets about it. However,...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe
One of my favourite things about working on this series is how I come across interesting bits of trivia during my research. Did you know, for example, that today’s game, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, was the work of...
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Around the Network
Goodness me, the last couple of weeks have been some of MoeGamer’s best for a long time in terms of visitors. So a hearty “welcome” if you’re new around here! I’m delighted that so many new people have...
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Senran Kagura Bon Appétit: The Fastest Route to the Heart
When the Senran Kagura series first launched, I’m not sure anyone could have quite predicted the trajectory it would take. While some fans lament the fact that the series has deviated somewhat from its...
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