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Peter Tieryas
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Peter Tieryas is the author of Mecha Samurai Empire & Cyber Shogun Revolution (Penguin RH). He's written for Kotaku, IGN, & Verge. He was an artist at Sony Pictures & Technical Writer for LucasArts.
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I hear these Phantasy Star IV tunes and I just have to drop everything I’m doing and listen. It instantly teleports me back 25+ years.

as some one who was part of the team that did the translation for Capcom’s Sweet Home.  Indeed, writing text for NES games was hard due to the space limits. How to get the idea across but fitting in confined limits.
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I might have said this before, but I would absolutely buy a collection of your Kotaku writing in book form, or would just love an essay collection of some sort. I really enjoy your non-fiction work.  Read more

Thanks for an informative and fun read! I liked the Duck Tales cartoons as a kid, and played the Gameboy version on my cousin’s machine, it was a good game allright.
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If you want to play a NES platformer, and a very easy one, this is a good pick. Good gfx and great music too. Read more

Oh yeah it’s a great game. The controls are tight, it has great music and it’s just fun. Read more

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Any excuse to post some of the best NES-era music ever made.

I have to mention the rebooted DuckTales that started in 2017. The first two seasons are on Disney+. It is excellent! I enjoyed it so much... fun, adventure, really kept the spirit of the original while being properly updated. It’s a joy.
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The Moon stage remains one of favorite levels in any 8-bit game.
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My brother and I spent countless hours throwing each other off the map in Chip n’ Dale. Read more

Dang, finally some quality posting and its snatched right away from me. You monster! Read more

I lost count of how many games I only heard of on Kotaku :p
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Enjoy the hell out of Mega Man Legends, my man. Grand Grenade beats everything if you don’t feel like paying for the Shining Laser. Read more