Category Archives: Games Culture
Musings on Life and Culture from the Contemplative Mind Behind Doshin the Giant
Toco Toco‘s latest Japanese cultural showcase focuses on Kazutoshi Iida, the creative mind behind Aquanaut’s Holiday, Tail of the Sun and Doshin the Giant – minimalistic, pensive experiences that blend the traditional hallmarks of game design with distinctly human elements aimed at encouraging thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquanaut's Holiday, Art Games, Artdink, Doshin the Giant, Japan, Kazutoshi Iida, Nintendo, People, PlayStation, PS1, Tail of the Sun, Toco Toco, Video
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Highlights from the 2017 My Famicase Exhibition
We introduced this year’s My Famicase Exhibition, an art show consisting entirely of creative designs for make-believe Famicom games, at the end of last month. Hosts METEOR have now uploaded their full online gallery of every cartridge on display. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Cartridge, Famicase, Famicom, Games Culture, Japan, Meteor, My Famicase Exhibition, NES, Nintendo
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The Playful, Sinister Graphic Design of a Surrealist Art Game Luminary
It would be a stretch to say that the work of Osamu Sato has made a significant mark on the video games industry. A digital artist, photographer, composer and champion of what can only be described as psychedelia, Sato’s wide … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Games, Design, Games Culture, Graphic Design, LSD, Osamu Sato, People, PlayStation
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2017’s My Famicase Exhibition Is Open for Business
Nakano design store METEOR is once again playing host to the My Famicase Exhibition, an art show of make-believe Famicom games featuring original label artwork from over 160 contributors around the world. The show runs until the end of May … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Famicase, Famicom, Games Culture, Japan, Meteor, My Famicase Exhibition, Nintendo
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The Story and Inspirations Behind EDITMODE’s Nostalgic Nintendo-Themed Apparel
We’ve drawn attention to Kyoto-based apparel brand EDITMODE a number of times in the past, most recently when we showcased the 2017 Spring collection for their ‘THE KING OF GAMES’ line of quality Nintendo-licensed apparel. The latest episode of creative-focused … Continue reading
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Tagged EDITMODE, Fashion, Games Culture, Japan, Nintendo, People, THE KING OF GAMES, Toco Toco, Video
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Solar Power, Quirky Cabs and The Great Outdoors – Culture Collection #20
Spring has well and truly sprung and it’s the time of year where many partake in ‘hanami‘, the viewing of spring cherry blossoms during the brief window in which they adorn fruit trees across Japan. Miki7722‘s blossom-viewing trip was apparently lacking … Continue reading
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Risk & Reward – Revisiting How CiNG Brought Kyle Hyde’s World to Life
A little over seven years have passed since CiNG, the Fukuoka-based developers behind critically acclaimed titles such as Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and the Another Code (Trace Memory) series, filed for bankruptcy. Fans of CiNG’s atmospheric mystery titles in particular – games … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, CiNG, DS, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Kyle Hyde, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West, Nintendo, Taisuke Kanasaki, Touch! Generations
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A Super Mario World Re-Telling, Released on VHS and Controlled with a Fake Telephone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6RlHBMCApc Obscure game preservationist and Satellaview aficionado Kiddo Cabbusses has shared footage of a unique Mario adventure that you’ve likely never experienced. Mario to Yoshi no Bouken Land (Mario & Yoshi’s Adventure Land) is an animated re-telling of the events of SNES … Continue reading
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Tagged Games Culture, Mario, Nintendo, Retro Games, Super Mario World, Terebikko, VHS
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Slick Setups, Lazy Stores and Even More Diskun Love – Culture Collection #19
With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild making waves this month, it seems only fitting to start off by showing some love to Nintendo’s fantasy powerhouse – namely with this brilliant vintage Zelda keshi, shared by sculptor and small toy afficionado … Continue reading
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Romantic Treats, Artist’s Impressions and Famicom High Fashion – Culture Collection #18
It’s been far too long since our last games culture showcase, so let’s start by going right back to the end of January, where a sighting of a Godzilla-like monster attacking Kyoto Tower became the hot topic for Japanese Nintendo … Continue reading
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Minus World 