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You’ve Probably Never Played… Sonic Cafe mobile games
Sonic Cafe series Developer(s): Sonic Team Publisher: Sega Platform(s): Mobile Release Date: 2001-2007 It would be no stretch to say that Sonic has been around. Featured in games of all genres and on almost every platform under the sun since Sega’s exit … Continue reading
Gorgeous minimalist prints celebrate 20 years of iconic Pokémon design
Designer Dan Clarke has produced some stunning work for Arkotype, a passion project of his creation that stylishly combines gaming and graphic design, which we have featured on numerous occasions. His latest project is a minimalist design for a print featuring all … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Design, Fan Works, Merchandise, Pokémon
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More cart-based chiptune goodness with “8BIT MUSIC POWER NEXT”
Following on from the success of 8BIT MUSIC POWER, the unique chiptune album which released earlier this year in authentic Famicom cartridge format, homebrew developer and artist Riki Iwasaki has announced at the 2016 BitSummit indie developers conference that a sequel is in … Continue reading
Japanese indie game scene documentary Branching Paths releasing later this month
Japan’s indie game scene has a tendency to receive a lot less attention than its western counterpart, despite a keen community of hobbyist and professional developers alike spread across the country. Events such as BitSummit have begun to gain traction as … Continue reading
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Tagged Branching Paths, Film, Indie Developer, Indie Games, Japan
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Watch the President of Sony uppercut PaRappa the Rapper in this SNES-CD homebrew game
When the prototype of the ill-fated SNES-CD add-on (also known as the Super Disc, or even the Nintendo PlayStation) leaks out into the hands of the public, what are you, the president of Sony, going to do? Get revenge by causing … Continue reading
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Tagged Fan Game, Fan Works, Features, Homebrew, Nintendo, PlayStation, Satellaview, SNES, Sony, Super Famicom
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Experience an overlooked adventure with English-dubbed Satellaview Zelda
The Satellaview has become something of a curio amongst Nintendo fans, both due to a diverse library of interesting titles and content, as well as a somewhat peculiar distribution method that has resulted in a fair amount of said content … Continue reading
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Tagged Fan Works, Games Culture, Nintendo, Satellaview, SNES, Super Famicom, The Legend of Zelda
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Minus World Reading List – June 2016
Whilst the Mario Kart series has witnessed a spectacular evolution in both presentation and content since its debut on the SNES in 1992, the core design ethos and direction has remained relatively unchanged since the early days of its conception. Thanks … Continue reading
Get fighting fit with Street Fighter V Strength Training Gear
It goes without saying that characters of the Street Fighter V are pretty buff – on occasions, arguably too buff. To undertake such superhuman feats as conjuring balls of energy from thin air, performing hundreds of kicks per second and pulling off physics-defying haircuts clearly requires … Continue reading
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Tagged Capcom, Fitness, Games Culture, Import, Japan, Merchandise, Street Fighter
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A Little Look At… Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection
Box art is one of the most important – and perhaps most under-appreciated – aspects of video game presentation. Traditionally, box art has always served a number of irreplaceable functions to both consumers and publishers; it creates the crucial first impression … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Box Art, Features, Nintendo, SNES, Super Famicom, Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection
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Splatoon x Tower Records – Apparel, Glassware and More
Music and fashion are a big part of what makes up the particularly fresh stylings of Nintendo’s Splatoon, so a collaboration with Tower Records (the former US music retail powerhouse who are still going strong in Japan) seems rather fitting. Teased … Continue reading
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Tagged Fashion, Japan, Merchandise, Music, Nintendo, Splatoon, Tower Records
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