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UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII‘s Excellent Pizza Joke Did Not Translate To English
I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy VII in Japanese, and I’m having a good time pointing out little nuances that I didn’t notice when I originally played the game in English 20 years ago. Last time, we accompanied Aeris as she dressed Cloud up like a girl so they could trick a guy. This time,…
By Tim Rogers - Uncategorized
SNES Classics Cost Less On Ebay Than NES Classics Did At Launch
The bad news is the chances of snagging a Super Nintendo Classic at retailsare pretty slim right now, and auction site eBay is probably your best bet if you want it ‘right now.’ The good news? The average price of a SNES Classic on eBay is only $164, $80 less than the NES Classic in…
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The Week In Games: Fast Cars And Magic Monopoly
Sometimes you gotta drive fast, on wet roads, cause that’s the only way to show off just how amazing the physics engine is. I’m not a steadfast Forza fanatic but those puddles, who could resist? For some it’s about hugging the turn and beating your previous best time by tenths of a second, but for…
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UncategorizedNo, The Steelers JuJu Smith-Schuster Did Not Do A Hadouken
That is Goku’s kamehameha, clear as day. This is what a hadouken looks like. Street Fighter’s Ryu thrusts his arms forward in one fluid motion, then pulls them back in. What Smith-Schuster did was much more drawn out. Look at him hold that pose. Just like Goku. Here’s a demonstration. Look familiar? But however confused…
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CultureIt’s A Good Time To Revisit These SNES Speedruns
The SNES Classic is finally out. Whether you got one, already had a Raspberry Pi, or decided to give into the hype and go secure an original SNES through Craigslist instead, you should probably take a moment to bask in the awesomeness of the console’s best speedruns. In keeping with the SNES Classic theme (have…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
This Is How You Manage A Retreat In StarCraft II
These are Banelings, creepy, crawly little Zergling suicide bombers, and you probably want to be careful when chasing them, especially in a pro level StarCraft match. Earlier today, the (get ready for a mouthful) 2017 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2 drew to a close in South Korea. Taking place at the end of the country’s…
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UncategorizedKeyboardist Makes Up Music For Random Video Game Stuff
Meet Seth Everman. He’s internet famous and posts a lot of stuff online, including weird musical experiments like this one. There are a tone of re-occurring motifs in gaming that don’t really make any sense. Racing mini games, start menu themes, that water level you keep dying on for no good reason—if you described what…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
For Some Players Installing Cuphead Was The Most Challenging Part
It’s hard to beat a game that you can’t even start. In a season of limited Microsoft exclusives, the indie platformer Cuphead comes at just the right time to offer Xbox One and Windows 10 players something to get excited about. And after seven long years in development, the game has delivered. At least for…
By Ethan Gach
