Tag Archives: Musings

Masahiro Sakurai’s Exhaustive Smash Bros. Blog Gave Me a Year of Joy and Agony

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Oliver Jameson

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 | 2 Comments

Nagi, a Surreal Auditory Experience Rooted in Video Games and Reconstruction

Posted on Feb 14, 2017 by Oliver Jameson

The concept of ‘gamification’, the application of game-playing elements to other activities, is a curious one. Whilst not strictly emerging conceptually from video games – rather, based primarily on the concept of a ‘game’ itself – it becomes easy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Games Culture, Music, Musings, People, Posts | Tagged Games Culture, Music, Musings, Nagi, People, Takayuki Nakamura | Leave a comment

Nintendo’s Never-Ending Barbecue – ‘Grill-Off with Ultra Hand!’ and What It Can Teach Us

Posted on Dec 16, 2016 by Oliver Jameson

As many of you may know, this month marked 10 years since the launch of Nintendo’s revolutionary Wii console. Regardless of how old it made many of us feel, it was great to see the discussion sparked from this anniversary … Continue reading →