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Donald Duck no Mahō no Bōshi
I adore Donald Duck. He’s silly, surly, and decked out in a sailor suit without pants – what’s not to love? Despite my Donald fandom, I’d never before heard of Donald Duck no Mahō no Bōshi before this year. Thanks to Retro Handhelds’ “Game of the Week” challenge, I 1. learned of it and 2.…
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Silent Hill: The Short Message (2024)
The Silent Hill franchise hasn’t been treated well by Konami for many years now. That’s what made it so shocking when they announced multiple Silent Hill projects on a random day in 2023 (for our impressions on that, check out episode 100 of Pixel x Pixel). So far, things haven’t been looking good. Their “interactive…
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Marble Cooking
When it comes to the PC-98 library, English speakers tend to cite the same few specific games such as Snatcher as being iconic, must-play releases on the platform. Of course, many PC-98 titles are visual novels, which don’t easily lend themselves to being played by those without the ability to read Japanese. That might be…
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Primal Image Vol. 1
What happens when you mix sophisticated CGI technology with the Japanese PS2 market? Well, you could get all kinds of things, but in this case, you’ll end up with Primal Image Vol. 1 (there is no Vol. 2). The game released exclusively for PS2 in 2000. In it, players dress up, pose, and photograph a…