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Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Today, I am celebrating one full year of Subspace Briefcase. Can you think of a better way to commemorate the occasion than a completely self-indulgent walk down memory lane? I hope not, because that’s exactly what you’re getting. A little over a year ago, when the gaming universe was […]
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Code Name: Viper Nintendo Entertainment System, 1990 Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Capcom Last time, we talked about the underrated gameplay of Capcom’s Code Name: Viper. Today, we’ll be talking about its inspirations, or perhaps more accurately, its source material. It would be diplomatic to say that Code Name: Viper was heavily inspired by Namco’s Rolling Thunder. […]
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Code Name: Viper Nintendo Entertainment System, 1990 Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Capcom As anyone who walked into an arcade between the years of 1989 and 2000 can tell you, winners don’t use drugs. This of, course, is why drug dealers make for fantastic video game adversaries. Today, franchises like Grand Theft Auto sell millions of copies […]
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Wizards & Warriors Nintendo Entertainment System, 1987 Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Shortly after my family welcomed a NES into our home in 1988, I was desperate to complete a game. There was only one problem: at six-years-old, I had yet to actually develop any video game playing skill. My options were limited. I had tried […]
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World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC The Evil Tennis King had to know that I was getting ready to exact my vengeance by now. I’d just picked off two of his top lieutenants and his favorite quota-based hire. And if he hadn’t heard about that, he sure as hell had seen my […]
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