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Monday, May 23 2011

Yar’s Revenge

Good for the designers, who headed off the disaster of turning the once-worshiped Yars' Revenge name into a joke of a cynical update.


Wednesday, October 1 2008

Adventure: Adventure

Carpark continues to document Wham City's enchantment with juvenalia, this time taking on some chiptune teenage victory songs.


Monday, April 28 2008

Downstream Panic!

Ever wonder what would happen If LocoRoco and Lemmings had a baby?


Wednesday, March 26 2008

My Horse & Me

You'd think something with a title like My Horse & Me would be a pet sim. Think again.


Wednesday, March 5 2008

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is the Yngwie Malmsteen of fighters. Its excess knows no limits.


Monday, February 18 2008

Atari Classics Evolved

The 'Evolved' option is quite possibly the most pointless update since Transformers' Soundwave became "New Soundwave".


Friday, February 1 2008

Jenga World Tour

Jenga World Tour: The worst game of 2007.


Wednesday, January 2 2008

Hot Pixel

The concept of the core gameplay is meant to center on quick, fun, frantic minigames. The problem is, none of the games are quick, fun, or frantic.


Friday, July 27 2007

“Technology for the Masses”: An Interview with Nolan Bushnell

"The games got too complex and violent. The complexity lost the casual gamer, and the violence lost the women."


Monday, July 23 2007

Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu

Dragon Ball Z is known and loved for its over the top, action packed, fast paced, soap opera-esque drama. Why relegate all the drama to the random draw of cards?


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