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Happy weekend to you all! I hope you’re doing well. I’m having real trouble shaking off the illness I came down with in my week off; if anything it’s got worse. Still, at least I’m not so incapacitated...
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Just Ignore Them: Ah, Real Monsters
Those who keep an eye on the indie sphere (or indeed those of you who have been reading MoeGamer recently) may well already be familiar with one-man development team Stranga Games. Just Ignore Them is...
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Coffee Talk: It’s A Brewtiful Day
One of the great things about modern gaming is the sheer diversity of experiences you can have from one moment to the next. If you’re in the mood for hacking and slashing through hordes of enemies as...
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Waifu Wednesday: Honoka
It’s another Dead or Alive girl this week — and, like her friend Marie Rose, she’s a relatively recent addition to the overall cast, having first shown up in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. And also like...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Wicked Lil’ Servant – Warriors All-Stars #15
Drama and intrigue in today’s episode of Warriors All-Stars as Kasumi and Arnice attempt to save Setsuna from the trap he’s fallen into. We also run into Marie Rose, subject of last week’s Waifu...
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Sisters Royale: Five Sisters’ Story
Oh no! Seytan (spelled differently, presumably for copyright reasons) is threatening the land with his massive, throbbing evilness. Whatever will we do? Fret not, my friend, for there is a prophecy....
View ArticleFinal Fantasy Marathon: Leila, Warp! – Final Fantasy II #5
The early Final Fantasies are interesting to return to, as they show the origins of various things that have become series mainstays over the years. Today in Final Fantasy II, we see the first mention...
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LAMUNATION!: Keeping It In The Family
This article is one chapter of a multi-part Cover Game feature! << First | < Previous Well, it’s been quite a journey so far, hasn’t it? Between Lamune’s dramatic reversal of fortunes and Iris...
View ArticleAtari A to Z Flashback: Circus Atari
Today’s Atari Flashback Classic is Circus Atari, an interesting and challenging twist on the Breakout formula. The origin story of this one is quite interesting, too; it began life as a third-party...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Xmas House
It’s Christmas! Well, okay, no it isn’t. It’s quite a while after Christmas, but whatever. I needed a game for “X”. And so here we are with a type-in listing from ZONG Magazine. Not just any old...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Rod Land
Ah, Rod Land! I frigging love Rod Land, as I believe we’ve previously discussed elsewhere. Turns out the Atari ST version is a very, very good port indeed — and a game that I absolutely coveted back in...
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Happy Sunday evening everyone! One of the worst parts of the week, when you know Monday is just around the corner, thereby meaning that you can’t really justify staying up all night playing video games...
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198X: Retro Games as Art
“Art games” have a somewhat polarising reputation among the broader gaming community. Some love how far creators are willing to stretch the definition of “game” in order to tell a story or explore a...
View ArticleCheck Out My Prison Princess Review!
Full article coming later today, but this is super-important to acknowledge: the commercial, mainstream outlet Nintendo Life was kind enough to give me the opportunity to write about qureate’s new...
View ArticleAtari A to Z: Yogi Bear & Friends in The Greed Monster
Licensed games were a real mixed bag in the 8- and 16-bit eras, because mechanical genres were still being defined and refined — and it was sometimes tricky to relate an established style of game to a...
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Interspecies Reviewers, Vol. 2: Falling Well Within Our Standards
With the third volume of the Interspecies Reviewers (aka Ishuzoku Reviewers) manga just around the corner, I figured it was high time I cracked open the shrink wrap on Volume 2 and checked it out. Can...
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Waifu Wednesday: Alis Landale
We tend to think of the world of video game protagonists being a boys’ club until Lara Croft came along in 1996… but female protagonists have been around for quite a while longer than that. 1987, for...
View ArticleWarriors Wednesday: Beautiful Flowers – Warriors All-Stars #16
Today in the world of Warriors All-Stars, it’s a day of gradually conquering the map and inching towards a new Dramatic Battle. For the uninitiated, a core mechanic in Warriors All-Stars is your area...
View ArticleAtari ST A to Z: Slaygon
There was a time when we couldn’t take first-person adventures for granted; a dark time when you could only turn by 90 degrees and move by 5 feet at a time. Okay, we still have games like that, but at...
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Fantasy Zone: Intergalactic Monetary Fund
An unstable economy might not sound like it would make the setup for a compelling video game, but Fantasy Zone is here to prove you wrong! To be fair, the premise is little more than a justification...
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