Category Archives: nds

Time for a little less FPS in my diet, also: pork.

I took a look back and realized that 5 of the last 6 games I’ve played have been first-person shooters, so it’s time for a change of genre. I’m giving Trace Memory a shot. It’s a point-and-click style adventure game … Continue reading

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Osu! And a quandry

You remember, back in 1992, back when you’d played the first Sonic absolutely to death and you were waiting desperately for Sonic 2 to come out, and when it did you burned through it in no time at all and … Continue reading

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Game harder, not smarter.

It’s a good week for finishing games. In addition to Deus Ex earlier this week, I finally got through Mario & Luigi : Partners in Time. This was a Christmas gift from my wife, and I was a bit dubious … Continue reading

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Osu! Tatakae! Obsession!

Yes, I know, Ouendan 2 is already out, and if I were a true fan I’d have it already, but for now, for now I am going back to the original game with a mission. You may have noticed, if … Continue reading

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Feelings of guilt, also: stuff.

So, a large part of this week has been critiquing papers written by my classmates. They’re doing the same thing, of course – in my Literature class everyone needs to post a draft of their final project and provide a … Continue reading

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Things that are good

1) Shadow of the Colossus is washing away those Buffy related frustrations. 2) Some of the stuff I’ve put up on eBay has sold, been paid for, and shipped off. Less stuff in the apartment! More money in the paypal … Continue reading

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Recent games…

After being all “oh, I don’t play games much” yesterday, I realized that wasn’t really true… I start an awful lot of games but I rarely get far before I put them down and forget to pick them up again. … Continue reading

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“It’s educational!” justification

I use my Nintendo DS a lot these days, but not to play games – I’ve gotten hooked on a dictionary, specifically the Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten (漢字そのまま楽引辞典). For about 50 bucks at a US video game importer, what you … Continue reading

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