Tag Archives: Features
Real-Life Geography and Culture Bring Liveability to the World of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
The end of last month marked ten years since the European release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The first main entries in Game Freak‘s best-selling franchise to grace the Nintendo DS, Diamond and Pearl have maintained a lasting legacy over the past decade, introducing 107 … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Environment, Features, Game Freak, Japan, Nintendo DS, Places, Pokémon, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Retrospective
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Programmable Series – Endless Collection
The concept of having something to collect in video games has existed almost as long as video games themselves. Many arcade games and classic console games make collecting items an important aspect or even the main objective of the game. … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassin's Creed, Beyond Good & Evil, Braid, Features, Game Development, Indie, Indie Developer, Indie Games, Limbo, Mega Man, Super Mario 64, Voodoo Vince
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Bold Controllers, Forgotten Worlds and Taking out the Trash – Culture Collection #22
This amazing shot was taken by ethnographer and photographer Laura de Reynal. In her photographs, de Reynal has worked to capture the impact of projects run by companies that aim to introduce the internet and other technology into communities where it … Continue reading
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Tagged 3DS, Arcade, Culture Collection, Features, Game Boy, Games Culture, Mario, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Splatoon
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Masahiro Sakurai’s Exhaustive Smash Bros. Blog Gave Me a Year of Joy and Agony
Between New Super Mario Bros. turning ten last May and the recent discovery that the Smash Bros. DOJO!! – a website used by Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai to promote the then upcoming release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl – began updating ten … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Musings, Opinion Piece, Posts, Retrospective
Tagged Features, Masahiro Sakurai, Musings, Nintendo, Opinion Piece, Retrospective, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii, Writing
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Programmable Series – The Sounds Of Context
Audio in video games is an interesting beast to tackle. You’ve got background music to set the mood and enhance the environment. You’ve got sound effects for the actions players and characters perform within the game. You may even have voice … Continue reading
Programmable Series – Self Inflicted
You may have heard some variation of the phrase “from limitation comes creativity.” Usually, this phrase is used in reference to a physical limitation. One such example would be an artist who has lost the use of their hand, who then … Continue reading
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Tagged Features, Game Development, Indie, Indie Developer, Indie Games, Programmable Series
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Programmable Series – Turn the Page
A great advantage that games have over other types of media is the inherent interactivity that comes with them being games. You can simply push a button and the outcome of events will change. The player gets to control the actions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Features, Game Development, Indie, Indie Developer, Indie Games, Programmable Series
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Minus World Reading List – November 2016
Nintendo offered us some engaging conversation last month in an interview with long-time developer Yoshio Sakamoto, translated as part of a short interview series celebrating release of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System. This particular instalment, which focuses on Balloon Fight, features … Continue reading
The Minus World 2016 Christmas Gift Guide
Regardless of who you believe delivers your Christmas presents every year, it seems to be a universally accepted fact that they’re a pretty busy guy/gal. The likelihood is they’re not going to have it easy when it comes to accommodating … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Fashion, Features, Gift Guide, Merchandise, Music
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Programmable Series – This Is Just A Tribute
If you have even a passing knowledge of video games, there’s no doubt you are familiar with more than a few iconic characters, whether they be a speedy blue hedgehog or a pair of moustachioed plumbers. Maybe you’ve thought about producing … Continue reading
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Tagged Features, Game Development, Indie, Indie Developer, Indie Games, Programmable Series
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