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Alexandra Hall
alexandrahall
Senior Editor, Kotaku. I like old games, VR, music, workers, women, and low-res displays. Tips: ahall@kotaku.com

Amongst myself and my fellow queer folks, we use it as a sort of jokey term. The Gays (TM) is our go-to.
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I think some of the themes you mentioned about sacrifice and devotion are explored soooo well in Mother 3. I highly recommend the trouble it takes to make it playable.  Read more

Alva is not framed as a child. There are multiple (uncomfortable) scenes predicated on her massive boobs. That room was hers as a kid, and she hasn’t it since her grandfather passed. Isabel is explicitly her girlfriend. Read more

I hooked up the 3 button genesis controller to an Atari 2600. 6 button version never worked for me. So there’s that, at least, lol. It’s about the only time I ever felt like it was totally worth having that 3 button controller.
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he wont be able to leave the island until he eats the wind fish
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I’m sorry that’s ridiculous. NSO is hardly worth the monthly fee right now as someone who doesn’t do a lot of online gaming. The NES/SNES stuff was cool but its pretty much the only thing you get besides online gaming with NSO. Now they are finally introducing new content (new meaning games that came out 25+ years Read more

Strangely enough, Japan will be getting a 6-button Mega Drive pad on their end while the West is once again stuck with 3-buttons. (The first time being the MD/Genesis Mini).
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Look. Alright, I get it. Winback wasn’t the most popular title of the 64 era, but I don’t give a damn. I loved that game.
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I hope as you discover more about the world you learn that Kirby himself is the apocalyptic event that caused the disappearance of nearly all life. Read more

Those crazy bastards. Open world post-apocalyptic Kirby was definitely not on anyone's bingo card. Read more

Holy shit, the crazy bastards actually did it. Read more

Imagine if Sam tripped on his foot during this transfer and damaged the cargo only to later found out that the PS5 save to be corrupted or lost some actual progression. Read more

Seems like a huge disservice to anyone that had/has to trade in or independently sell their PS4 to help finance the purchase of their PS5. Not just for this game, but for all save transfers from the sound of things. You should be able to simply put all your files on a thumb drive and be good to go. Glad I hold onto Read more

A friend of mine recently started playing and asked me what the “end-game” of Destiny 2 was. I told him the Destiny 2 end-game is FASHION and he laughed. I told him I wasn’t joking and he laughed again. WHO’S LAUGHING NOW
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A lot of comments have been pretty supportive, but nevertheless, it never ceases to amuse me when a minority (race, gender or sexuality) points out how a stereotypical caricature is harmful, someone who isn’t the one being ridiculed will come along and tell them “no it’s not.”
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I’m curious which server you were on for RenFaire. I’ve definitely found it makes a huge difference. We tend to play either on the NY or the PA one, both of which provide an excellent experience. Read more