A few weeks ago I told you that Game Freak –the makers of Drill Dozer— were primarily known for their Pokemon games. After enjoying Drill Dozer so much, I thought I’d check out what other games they’d made. Turns out, even though they’re exclusively contracted with Nintendo these days, they actually made two games for the Mega Drive in Japan. The first one is called Magical Tarurūto-kun and is based on an anime you’ve never heard of. It’s a kids game, but is pretty fun and looks beautiful. The second is a game I didn’t know about but apparently has a pretty strong following. READ MORE
If you follow me on Twitter (and if not, why don’t you? I’m hilarious), then you’ve probably seen some back-and-forth between game publisher XSEED and me. XSEED Games is without a doubt my favorite publisher working today. Every title they localize seems like a risk that no other company would take. From obscure RPGs like The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky to Prope’s Ivy the Kiwi?, XSEED is one of the few companies putting out unique material that would otherwise never see the light of day in the States. This week, I’ll be talking a bit about one series they’ve been localizing over the past year that would be totally dead in the US without them: the Ys series. READ MORE
I’m gonna tell you about a mental illness I have. It’s called Nintendamnesia. This particular illness tends to flair up every single time Nintendo releases a new console. No matter how bad the lineup looks, what people tell me or how much it costs, I can’t wait for the thing to come out. I’ll preorder it at GameStop, wait in line and walk home with it happily. If I’m lucky I’ll have one or two launch games, but more realistically my bag will only contain the system itself. Once I get home, I’ll be fascinated by the console’s built-in features and mess around with the menus. Then it will sit on a shelf for months without being touched. This happens every damn time Nintendo releases a console. What does Nintendamnesia have to do with Drill Dozer on the GBA? Hit the jump to find out. READ MORE
Normally I like to finish a game before I write about it. Not obliterate it to 100% completion or anything, but I at least like to get through the story. Sometimes a game comes along that almost seems to not want me to finish it. Sometimes the difficulty will spike dramatically out of nowhere and require hours of grinding or the sandbox world will open up with no indication of where to go next. I just don’t have time for that. Then there’s a game like Boktai: the Sun is in Your Hand that has a very distinct method of slowing its story to a crawl. READ MORE
Everyone’s got that friend. You know the one. Whenever you go to his house you peruse his entertainment center and repeatedly ask yourself, “What the hell is this?” Movies from faraway lands, books that were printed once before the publishing company burned down and games that were released for a console you’ve never even heard of. If you didn’t have that friend before, you certainly do now. My name is Matthew Jay, and I favor the obscure. Please like me?
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