• Trace Memory (DS)

    ...of Doubt in My Mind I’m going to refer to Trace Memory as Another Code, because that is what this game is known as everywhere else in the world. Another...

  • GORILLAS (DOS)

    ...extension for BASIC and QBasic source codes. Not only did IBM release a neat game for free, it was also open source—meaning you can go and examine the code and...

  • Off-Topic Podcast #2: Giant Squid Scenes

    You know how DVDs these days all have “bonus scenes”—that is, scenes that weren’t good enough for the actual movie, so they were cut out and used as “special features”...

  • Dynamite Headdy (SG)

    ...by collecting bonus heads from Headdy’s friend…Headcase. These bonus heads include such gems as “Spike Head,” which lets you climb walls, “Triple Head,” which allows Headdy to throw a three-way...

  • Q&AmeCola: Fighting Dream Team

    ...he could handle himself just fine, thank you very much. Bonus assist character: Daigoro (Cub) Pin*Bot Sure, he’s not much when he’s encased in a pinball machine, but that bastard...

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    The Vana’diel Diaries (September 2006)

    ...as they went down, which was awfully nice of her, but the party just wasn’t going anywhere. I did manage to push to within about 500 xp of 13th, but...

  • … of the Month: Sequels

    Footsteps Sequels Should Follow of the Month IMPROVEMENT I’ve recently been playing Untold Legends: The Warrior’s Code and Drakengard 2, and something has come to my attention: Making sequels better...

  • Oh, the Humanity! – Hardy Boys Casefiles 86: Virtual Villainy

    ...Joe reaches the final level of the platformer. When this happens, the screen starts displaying a bunch of programming code. So THAT’S how the culprit is smuggling games out of...

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (February 2007)

    ...+1 Pirate’s Gun (which will be my first gun upgrade in 12 levels), and at 28th I can switch to an Archer’s Knife (which will provide a big bonus to...

  • Versus Mode: China, Bob’s Game, Bullshots, and More

    ...fly outside of China. I mean, isn’t that the entire reason that we have the abominable “friend code” system on Nintendo consoles? To protect the children from large Italian plumbers?...