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Hello everyone! It’s nearly the end of November; hard to imagine that we’re nearly in to a new decade already, isn’t it? Still, keep tackling things one week at a time and we’ll get there eventually....
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Old School Musical: Tapping Through Time
We devoted an episode of The MoeGamer Podcast to the idea of “homage” — specifically, games that deliberately adopt both aesthetic and mechanical conventions of titles from the past in order to pay...
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Summer Daze at Hero-U: Corey Cole Talks Kickstarter, Characters as Puzzles...
While the idea of the “gaming auteur” is a relatively recent concept thanks to modern creators such as Hideo Kojima, Taro Yoko and Goichi Suda, those of you who have been gaming for as long as I have...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Orc Attack
Orcs used to be a popular, even clichéd, fantasy foe to encounter in both video and tabletop games, but I feel like their prevalence has declined somewhat over the years — perhaps in a concerted effort...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: The Mysterious Book
Rio’s back in the leading role today as we take on a series of new challenges, culminating in the recruitment of Plachta from Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book. Today’s missions...
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Waifu Wednesday: Sword and Shield’s Pokégirls
With Pokémon Sword and Shield next on the agenda for some in-depth exploration here on MoeGamer, I thought we might as well kick things off with a look at some of the delightful ladies you’ll run into...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: I, Ball
Telecomsoft, a division of British phone provider British Telecom, was a pretty prolific software publisher throughout the 8- and 16-bit home computer eras. The brand was split into several parts:...
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Plus-Sized Elf, Vol. 1: Fantasy, Fries and Fitness
There seems to be something of a trend for anime and manga with a certain degree of “aspiration” about it these days. Whether it’s the explicit gym instruction provided by How Heavy Are The Dumbbells...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Remember To Save Your Work – Final Fantasy I #22
While for most of this playthrough, I’ve been keeping honest and true to the original NES version’s restrictions on saving… when it comes to a 20-floor endgame dungeon, you’d better believe I’m going...
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Pokémon Sword and Shield: Introduction and History
Pokémon is the biggest media franchise in the world at the time of writing. It’s certainly a far cry from being either overlooked or underappreciated. So why explore it in depth here on MoeGamer?...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Black Jack
I’ve never been especially good at gambling. Largely because I don’t do it a lot. Experimenting with simulated gambling doesn’t fill me with a ton of confidence, you see, because games like this are an...
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Hello everyone, hope you’ve been having a good weekend. Mine has been fairly uneventful so far, which I guess is a good thing. It’s officially December now, so you’re all allowed to put your Christmas...
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The MoeGamer 2019 Awards: The Atari Anime Award
The MoeGamer Awards are a series of “alternative” awards I’ve devised in collaboration with the community to celebrate the sorts of things that never get celebrated in end-of-year roundups! Find out...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Pac-Man
We’re all pretty accustomed to arcade-perfect conversions these days, but what about back in the ’80s where programmers had to make home versions of arcade games from scratch without any handy...
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The MoeGamer 2019 Awards: The “Are You Lost?” Award
The MoeGamer Awards are a series of “alternative” awards I’ve devised in collaboration with the community to celebrate the sorts of things that never get celebrated in end-of-year roundups! Find out...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Princess of Traps – Warriors All-Stars #7
I’m clearly going to have to investigate the Deception series at some point. I mean, I was planning on doing so anyway, but this game is just reminding me of quite how behind I am! In today’s missions,...
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The MoeGamer 2019 Awards: The #25YearsOfPlay Award
The MoeGamer Awards are a series of “alternative” awards I’ve devised in collaboration with the community to celebrate the sorts of things that never get celebrated in end-of-year roundups! Find out...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Jinxter
Telecomsoft’s “Rainbird” label was known for putting out a variety of high-quality releases aimed at more “mature” gamers: things like adventure games, strategy games and simulations. A popular set of...
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The MoeGamer 2019 Awards: The Least “Retro” Retro Game
The MoeGamer Awards are a series of “alternative” awards I’ve devised in collaboration with the community to celebrate the sorts of things that never get celebrated in end-of-year roundups! Find out...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Onward to Whisperwind Cove – Final Fantasy I #23
The Warriors of Light are about to take on their longest, most significant challenge yet: the 40-floor Whisperwind Cove! Thankfully, the boss fights in here aren’t quite as brutal as the devastating...
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