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

Mike EganApril 22, 2022Leave a comment

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TUNIC: GOOD

My birthday was last week (March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, I do accept PayPal), but it wasn’t the only occasion worth celebrating, as it very nearly coincided with the release of TUNIC, which finally came to PC and Xbox on March 16th. I’ve been following this game since the start of its development 7 years ago. I remember when it was called Secret Legend, and … Continue reading TUNIC: GOOD

Mike EganMarch 25, 2022March 25, 20221 Comment

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Mike’s 2021 Games of the Year

Oh dang, dudes, they done did it again. Video games. They just keep on makin’ more, huh? And until I figure out how to break that witch’s curse, I’ll keep on playing ’em. I played a total of 87 games this year. Not finished, mind you, just played in some capacity, but that’s still a pretty good number, I think. It took a while to … Continue reading Mike’s 2021 Games of the Year

Mike EganDecember 31, 2021March 24, 20221 Comment

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REVIEW: My girlfriend saying "my beefsteaks" anytime Zagreus says "my keepsakes" in Hades

My girlfriend started playing Hades earlier this year and it’s great. I largely have NoClip’s excellent documentary series to thank for this. She’s gotten really good at it, gotten extremely into the story and characters, and completed dozens of runs at this point. She’s played through the game so many times now, in fact, that a good deal of the dialogue (outside of character conversations) … Continue reading REVIEW: My girlfriend saying "my beefsteaks" anytime Zagreus says "my keepsakes" in Hades

Mike EganMay 14, 2021October 19, 2021Leave a comment

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The Swindle got me through a stressful moving process

As I’ve mentioned on this blog a few times now, the month of February has been a month of moving. My sister moved out of the apartment we shared for almost four years, and my girlfriend moved in. If you have ever moved yourself or someone close to you, you know what an all-consuming beast it is. Moving is big and hard and stressful. No … Continue reading The Swindle got me through a stressful moving process

Mike EganFebruary 23, 2021December 10, 2021Leave a comment

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Moonlighter Review

The Nintendo Switch library has been growing like gangbusters lately. It seems like every week there’s a new game (or an old game made new) just waiting to be played in bed or on the subway. This month was no different, and after some pining, and the announcement of a Signature Edition, I decided to pick up Moonlighter, a new game from Digital Sun and … Continue reading Moonlighter Review

Mike EganSeptember 7, 2017January 23, 20221 Comment

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