Archive for Tag: Famicom
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Retro Gaming in Japan
Blog Posts by Alex Jedraszczak on
Japan is like a whole other country when it comes to buying classic videogames.
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Speak American: Episode 4
Videos by Christian Porter on
A fancy, extra long, and surprisingly eventful episode of Speak American.
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Gamera Obscura: Time Zone
Columns by Jeff Day on
Aren't you supposed to complain about how horrible it is to work at the GameCola Sweatshop and how all my obscure games are terrible?
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Gamera Obscura: Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph
Columns by Jeff Day on
MAN, IT SURE IS HOT OUT.
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Gamera Obscura: Jajamaru no Daibouken
Columns by Jeff Day on
AH, HELLO AGAIN.
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[NSFW] Speak American: Episode 2
Videos by Christian Porter on
Episode 2 of Speak American is here with four new foreign games that we probably can't even play.
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Gamera Obscura: Tetsuwan Atom (Famicom)
Columns by Jeff Day on
That's right! It's time for another edition of "Gamera Obscura," where we uncover strange and somewhat obscure games. And this month, I have something fun to show you.
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Gamera Obscura: Yume Penguin Monogatari
Columns by Jeff Day on
There's this game called "Yume Penguin Monogatari" for the ol' Famicom. Prepared by the almighty Konami, it never made it overseas, and it didn't star any whip-wielding characters. Instead, it stars some of their lesser-known mascots: a penguin named Penta. Perhaps you've seen this guy in Antarctic Adventure or the beloved Parodius series. He's never been much of a major player in the videogame circuit, considering he has no discernible personality. But don't let that fool you: he's all man.
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Speak American: Episode 1
Videos by Christian Porter on
An English-only speaker's guide to games that have the audacity to speak a different language.