Archive for Tag: Jeff Day
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Gamera Obscura: Rhyme Rider Kerorican
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Over 8 million people purchased Halo 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas sold a whopping 12 million. And Nintendo can't defecate out Pokémon and "Wii Insert Random Thing To Do Here" games fast enough to
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Gamera Obscura: Go! Go! Beckham: Adventure on Soccer Island
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Have you heard of that fancy sporting event known as "football"?
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Versus Mode: Maturity Filters, 3D Glasses, Privates, and More
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Former GC staff writer Matthew Fraser and current staff member Jeff Day discuss whether games should have "maturity filters," wearing 3D glasses, the sex-ed side-scroller Privates, and more.
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Gamera Obscura: Kat’s Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken (Super Famicom)
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This month's game is Kat's Run: Zen Nihon K Car Senshuken for the Super Famicom. Shuffled out quietly in 1995, it never came out in North America or Europe. Purely a racing title, Kat's Run plays quite similarly to games such as Super Mario Kart and Top Gear.
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Gamera Obscura: Tetsuwan Atom (Famicom)
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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: Pac-Boy & Mouse
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You can barely find any knowledgeable source of information on this game, it's so lost in the bowels of time. But from what I gathered from the awful introduction is that a mouse has been beating up your girlfriend and now you, in your fit of rage, are solely devoted to avenging her by squashing all mice.
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Gamera Obscura: Yume Penguin Monogatari
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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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Gamera Obscura: Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu
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This month, I present to you Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu for the Super Famicom. Yes, it's Japanese, and thank fucking goodness it stayed over there.