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Tag: ds

  • Big N/PC E3: The Return of a Classic

    It seems that one of my favorite PC games from way back when is about to make a return with The Humans: Meet the Ancestors. A Lemmings-style game in which you guide a tribe of cavemen to the goal, trying to have them not die, The Humans provided hours of fun for me back on […]

  • Embedded Reporter: New Announcements, New Details

    Deep from the trenches, it’s time for your Monday video feature: Embedded Reporter. Two videos for your viewing pleasure today. The first is the debut trailer for a port of one of my favorite games of all time, Chrono Trigger. Chrono Trigger DS is (kind of unfortunately, I want a sequel) a direct port with […]

  • Game Overview: Pre-Current Gen PC All-Star Runner-Up

    Yeah, I know I told you that this would be posted last weekend, but things got a little hectic with my travel plans, so I decided to hold off until the day before the big finale for this one. I know you’re all on the edge of your seats waiting for the announcement, so let’s […]

  • Game Overview: Editorial: Instruction Manuals and In-Game Tutorials

    “It used to be, if you found a key in a Zelda game and you didn’t know what a key did, you were either mentally handicapped or you reached for the instruction manual. I suppose, eventually, someone in Nintendo’s R&D did a big Powerpoint presentation, with the cooperation of a local psychiatrist, proving — quite […]

  • Game Overview: 16-Bit Runner-Ups Part 1

    Yesterday we examined the cream of the crop of the glory that was 16-bit gaming. Today we’re gonna look at another two great games, one of which was super close to being on that list yesterday. As stated before, these games do not automatically earn a place at the “Table of Honor,” but they do […]

  • Game Overview: 8-Bit Runner-Up

    Here’s the funny thing about this list of all-star games per era I’ve been constructing: there are more than three games that I feel are worth mentioning. What’s a guy like me to do? The answer is simpler than you think. I just write blog posts about the ones that didn’t quite make it. These […]