Month: April 2022

games, reviews

Analogue Pocket Review: I Love the Fancy Game Boy

Well, it’s here. It’s real. The Analogue Pocket exists. And it’s a really nice way to play Game Boy games. The Pocket is the latest in a line of high-quality video game hardware releases from Analogue, a company that specializes in hyper-accurate hardware emulation via FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays). I don’t know what that means either, but it sounds clever, and I’m told it matters … Continue reading Analogue Pocket Review: I Love the Fancy Game Boy

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For Your Consideration: Raticate With No Teeth

The other night, I was playing Pokémon Crystal in bed, when I came upon a Raticate. Looking upon his angry, buck-toothed visage, I began to wonder what this creature might look like absent its most defining feature. Thereupon, I took to Adobe Photoshop and created the grim vision you see before you now. Bereft of its enamel weapons, it yawps endlessly into the void. Its … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Raticate With No Teeth

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Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

When you first boot up Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the game has you choose your starting character from a small pool of generic presets. This has been true of almost all mainline Pokémon games going back to the first choice between “Boy” and “Girl” in Pokémon Crystal. Even the more recent releases have chosen not to implement a more robust, custom character creator that one might … Continue reading Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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What Else is On? April 3rd, 2022

What Else is On? is a collection of things from elsewhere on the web that I’ve been enjoying. PUT THIS ON First off, here’s a track to throw on and vibe out to while you catch up on the below. This month, it’s…Midnight Rendezvous by Casiopea READ THIS 📚 USPS Decides Electric Trucks Are Good, Actually [Motherboard]Enjoy some good news from Aaron Gordon about the … Continue reading What Else is On? April 3rd, 2022

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