Kero Blaster: Amphibious Assault
Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya is an extremely talented developer with a keen eye for what made older games truly enduring. His most well-known work Cave Story is quite rightly held up as a shining example of...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Who’s That Girl – Warriors All-Stars #4
You know sometimes how you see someone and you know that you know them, but you just can’t remember their name? Yeah, that. How could I forget dear old Honoka, though? She’s become quite a high-profile...
View ArticleWaifu Wednesday: Pokégirls, Vol. 2
Pokémon Sword and Shield are out this coming Friday, and you can look forward to some in-depth coverage here on MoeGamer once we’re done with Bullet Girls Phantasia. I’ve not been huge on Pokémon over...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Go-Moku/Renju
Computers make good opponents for classic tabletop games, and have done since the earliest days of the 2600. They get on with their turns rather than checking their phones or talking about the football...
View ArticleBullet Girls Phantasia: The Art of Erotica
There’s a distinct lack of nuance in a lot of modern video game analysis when it comes to anything even the slightest bit erotic, and, as we’ve previously discussed, this is something we could all...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: The Fires of Hell – Final Fantasy I #20
We’re well into the endgame of the PSP incarnation of Final Fantasy now; today we delve into the second of four “Soul of Chaos” dungeons. Hellfire Chasm features 10 floors arranged in a random order,...
View ArticleI Want Your Help With the MoeGamer 2019 Awards!
For the last couple of years, I’ve devoted December to a series of “alternative awards” based on things I’ve experienced and written about over the course of the last year. The MoeGamer Awards provides...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Basic Math
You know how much people judge a new gaming system by its launch lineup these days? Well, the Atari 2600 had a game called Basic Math among its initial titles. It is exactly what it sounds like. Be...
View ArticleAround the Network
Good evening! Another week draws to a close, we’re a week closer to Christmas and Pokémon is out! Truly, the festive season begins here. Probably. We’ve got one more week to run on our current feature...
View ArticleThe MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 31 – Everything Old is New Again
Howdy, howdy, howdy and a warm welcome once again to The MoeGamer Podcast, featuring me and my good friend Chris Caskie of MrGilderPixels. The MoeGamer Podcast is available in several places. You can...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Neptune’s Daughters
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath, and then suddenly I was beset with crabs. Crabs, crabs everywhere. In Neptune’s Daughters from English Software, you take on the role of Aquaman as he strives to...
View ArticleThe Demon Crystal: House Party
It’s always interesting to look back at anything that claims to be a “pioneer” of something — especially when the title in question isn’t as well-known as some of its peers. That’s why I was intrigued...
View Article#ThankYouPatrons – A Message of Gratitude
I posted this quite late last night, so although it’s technically a day late I’d like to share something important. Yesterday was #ThankYouPatrons day on Patreon, and creators from all over the world...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Her Name is Rio – Warriors All-Stars #5
Arnice takes a back seat this time around as Rio decides to lead the party into battle. We do our best to fulfil some of Kasumi’s unreasonable demands before moving on to face Laegrinna, star of...
View ArticleWaifu Wednesday: Rio Rollins Tachibana
With Rio stepping into the spotlight for today’s episode of Warriors Wednesday, it’s only fitting that we take a look at where she came from and why she’s included in the Warriors All-Stars cast. She’s...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Hard Drivin’
We’ve got it pretty good these days. Even if we haven’t quite mastered true photorealism as yet, we’re getting pretty close, and a lot of game developers have really figured out what is and isn’t fun...
View ArticleBullet Girls Phantasia: A Tale of Three Worlds
One of the things I find endlessly fascinating about Japanese popular media is how it blends disparate, seemingly incompatible things together to produce something altogether unique. That’s certainly...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: This Might Take a While – Final Fantasy I #21
Two more Soul of Chaos dungeons to go, plus the Labyrinth of Time… and then we’re done! With the first game. Out of lots. Yes, the Final Fantasy Marathon is going to take quite a while to get through...
View ArticleInterspecies Reviewers, Vol. 1: Don’t Pretend You’ve Never Thought About It
Manga is an incredibly broad, rich and diverse medium with a lot of benefits for the modern busy weeb. It’s affordable, it’s portable, it’s easily consumed in short, digestible chunks and, perhaps best...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Basketball
Sports games have always been a staple of video gaming. In fact, in the earliest days of the medium, they were a good source of basic rules and mechanics for designers to rely on. Basketball for Atari...
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