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Waifu Wednesday: Amayo Sato
It’s not something I see people talk about a whole lot, but I get the impression the fantasy of having a sibling you don’t already have — particularly an older sister — is quite a popular one among...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: E-Motion
The “E” is for “Einstein”. So says The Assembly Line, anyway, in this curious physics-based puzzler for Atari ST featuring “ray-traced” graphics. E-Motion is the predecessor to Vaxine, which you may...
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My Time With Dee Dee: Learn Through, Uh, Doing
One of the nice things about being a non-commercial site that isn’t funded by big corporate advertising bullshit is that I’m not obliged to be in “competition” with any of my peers. That means that...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: The Fourth Fiend – Final Fantasy I #18
After a perilous ascent up the Mirage Tower, the Warriors of Light find themselves in the Flying Fortress, just a bit of exploration away from the last of the Four Fiends. Tiamat has a reputation as a...
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Splatterhouse: Elements of Horror
Yes, yes, yes, I know it was Halloween yesterday and thus I was supposed to cover a spooky game then, but I was busy then, so you’re getting it now instead. Splatterhouse is a classic 1988 horror game...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Atari Video Cube
The puzzle game genre as a whole arguably didn’t really hit its stride until the 16-bit home console era around. But there were numerous attempts prior to that “golden age” to provide mind-bending...
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Good morning! Apologies this is a day late, but I got distracted making a bunch of videos and then playing Freedom Planet until midnight last night. Freedom Planet is amazing if you’ve never...
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Freedom Planet: Platforming Perfection
Longstanding readers will know that here on MoeGamer, I dislike focusing on negativity; rather, I much prefer to make a specific effort to try and “find the good” in games, particularly those that have...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Leggit
Not every game can be a classic. But sometimes notorious stinkers can be worth looking at, too. A good example of this is Leggit by Imagine, originally released on ZX Spectrum as Jumping Jack then...
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Bullet Girls Phantasia: Enlisting for Duty
When I started this Cover Game feature, I figured that these two games by Shade would be fairly similar to one another. After all, they’re both third-person shooters featuring cute girls and a certain...
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Waifu Wednesday: Kasumi
Since she makes a guest appearance in today’s episode of Warriors Wednesday, I thought we’d take a closer look at my favourite Dead or Alive girl for today’s Waifu Wednesday. Kasumi is one of those...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Kasumi’s Arrival – Warriors All-Stars #3
Now we’re past those pesky introductory missions, it’s time to get down to the real Warriors All-Stars. This game doesn’t mess around either; it immediately provides you with a huge variety of things...
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Real Neat Blog Award
I have a busy evening ahead of me so I was hoping I’d find something suitably quick and straightforward to write today. And wouldn’t you know it? Just as I was thinking that, a community award...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Fast Lane
The “sim racer” has very much become its own distinct thing over the course of the last 20 years or so. Back in the 16-bit home computer era, the lines between arcade racers and more simulation-like...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: The Party Leader Has Registered You for Duty – Final...
At this point, we’re ready to go and beat Final Fantasy I! But we’re not going to do that just yet… not when there are endgame dungeons to challenge! Today we begin with a return to the Earthgift...
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Rolling Thunder 2: Leila Takes the Lead
Rolling Thunder is a classic Namco title with good reason. Its slower pace, methodical gameplay and learnable patterns make it an obvious precursor to the stealth games of today. Its 1990 sequel offers...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Backgammon
A big part of the early Atari 2600 library consisted of digital adaptations of tabletop games — including several that could be played solo against a computer opponent. One such example was Backgammon,...
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Hello everyone! It’s the end of another week, and time for a roundup of what’s been going on. I’m really enjoying Bullet Girls Phantasia, and as I’ve previously noted it looks like there’s a lot more...
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House of Golf: Tabletop Tee-Off
Video games don’t have to be complicated to be enjoyable. They don’t always need to be grand, sweeping great works of art, nor do they always need to have something to “say”; sometimes they can just be...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: MasterType
How’s your typing speed? How’d you like to improve it with the help of a lightning-spewing wizard IN SPACE?! Such is the concept of Lightning Software’s MasterType, a typing trainer for the Atari 8-bit...
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