Last year, I played Final Fantasy VII for the first time, and it quickly became one of my favorite games of the year, and probably one of my favorites of all time. These things happen slowly, and as a result of many small moments added together, but one moment in particular stands out in my personal FF7 journey from “interest” to “love.” I was just … Continue reading The Moment I Fell in Love With Final Fantasy VII
Happy May Day, and welcome to What Else is On?, a collection of things from elsewhere on the web that I’ve been enjoying in the past month. Solidarity forever! Enjoy! 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…the entirety of Takako Mamiya‘s album, Love Trip. READ THIS 📚 … Continue reading What Else Is On? May 1st, 2022
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
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
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
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
In a move that has sadly been inevitable for some time, Nintendo announced late on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, that they would begin the process of shutting down the eShops for both the 3DS and WiiU systems starting this year, and culminating in March of 2023, abandoning another console’s history to the eBay aftermarket. They also set up a cutesy little Spotify Wrapped-esque website for … Continue reading Nintendo Shutting Down 3DS & WiiU eShops
Last year, I posted a list of “Games I have played in quarantine (so far),” which is cute, looking back and imagining a time when I thought the pandemic might someday end. I thought it might be fun to post one of these lists again, but this time in the context of a concrete time frame that makes any sense at all: a calendar year. This … Continue reading Every Video Game I Played in 2021
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