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With Kotaku on its way out, I want to draw your attention to our community's website which... in a shocking twist... produces game reviews that are actually about the games themselves.
Looking for writers who want to talk games and study the craft of critique! DM me
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Honk if you unironically like turn-based combat in 2022
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Mega Man Legends doesn't get enough credit for being so expressive with its faces in an era of potato faces
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Square Enix would make a new Chrono and call it "Project Pentagon Time Walk"
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So what do we think of Final Fantasy XVI?
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First TotK getting an entire year of polish and now this: NO DEADLINE for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Nintendo is out here developing video games in completely different ways from the rest of the industry.
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I've played a lot of RPGs recently and this is among the best enemy sprites I've seen: that sublime smile, the dopey eyes, the probably-censored-from-a-cigarette pipe. Just a frog living his best life.
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Your daily reminder that Chrono Trigger
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Nobody:
Me, an intellectual:
"Here's the SNES RPG iceberg!"
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Hands up if you still love turn-based RPGs 💘
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RUMOR: Final Fantasy Tactics Remake due to be announced this summer alongside an official Ivalice HD Collection including Vagrant Story, FF Tactics Advance, and more
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Some folk are just now discovering the concept of the Zelda direct sequel.
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HONK if you'd buy Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without needing to look at a post from Kotaku 🚫
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"It's popular so I hate it" starter pack
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Chris Pratt has been cast as Metroid in an animated ‘METROID’ movie
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"Are you okay, Square Enix?"
sincerely,
the father of Final Fantasy
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RUMOR: Vagrant Story remake in the works as part of larger HD Ivalice Collection
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Just a trio of dudes enjoying their OJ, casually designing one of the most lauded JRPGs in history: Chrono Trigger
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Was in a used bookstore and had to explain to my nieces and nephews that growing up this is what I thought Bilbo and Gollum looked like irl
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It's impossible to describe just how cool this animated Mega Man intro is 🤖🍋🍋🍋
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Retweet for Tifa.
Like for the other one.
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Happy 37th birthday to the Metroid series 👑
Metroid never saw the sales success it truly deserves, but I hope that will change in the future. It's one of Nintendo's best, in my view. Thanks for the adventures! See you, space Samus . . .
*click pics for memories*
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I saw a problem & thought "what can I do?"
I believe artists should receive credit, so I created a petition you can sign NOW re:
@grantkirkhope
being credited for the DK Rap in the SMB movie. We hope
@illumination
@NintendoAmerica
will see this.
Sign:
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What was the GOAT game of 1993?
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I feel like, because it's not overly sexy or full of angsty characters, Final Fantasy IX is overlooked beside VII and VIII, yet it's the most competent of those three.
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The world lost some of its magic today.
If you have never finished Chrono Trigger before, it would be a great way to honor Akira Toriyama's legacy! His creative fingerprints are all over it.
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Not enough folk realize just how much Quintet accomplished on SNES in such a short time with such a small team. 6 great games in 5 years. Gone too soon!
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Happy birthday, ZSNES 👑
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@RetroGifMonster
How are people that stupid in an age when you can literally look up almost any information imaginable?
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Character artwork in Marvel vs Capcom 2 is still some of my favorite game art of all time.
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People who say retro game graphics haven't aged well haven't seen CRTs 😗
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Brandish is one of the hardest Super Nintendo RPGs but the art is pretty rad as heck
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Parasite Eve (1998) [PlayStation]
#dailyRPG
Happy 25th birthday to Square's body horror JRPG! The mutating rat cutscene lives on in my nightmares🖤
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Proud gamer dad moment: my son Kal just beat Super Mario RPG like a real OG. Original hardware lost his save at Nimbus Land so he played through the game again and aced the fight against Smithy!
Look at that face and tell me kids don't like turn-based or old graphics these days
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Name a bigger downgrade.
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Question for the RPG crowd:
In a turn-based RPG, what do you think is the optimal party size to see and why?
2? 3? 4? 5? More?
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Has the Super NES and its library aged well?
👍Yea or nay?👎
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With talks of a remake, the passing of Toriyama-san impresses upon me the need to preserve Chrono Trigger as is, not turn it into something it's not. I can't imagine a CT remake without Toriyama's art and I don't want to.
Port and remaster, but don't fundamentally re-make.
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Drop your TOP SNES game you think every retro gamer should play at least once!
Good luck... that library is STACKED🔥
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Video game villain but with a real person's quote.
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Remember when Samus was a girl and nobody got triggered about it?
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My wife let me buy a 70" TV and this is the first game I played
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Kids on Twitter telling me about piracy like they just invented it and I'm all "DO NOT SPEAK TO ME OF THE DARK MAGIC, WITCH"
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How much of an item hoarder are you on a scale of 1 to 99?
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Hoo boy let's hear it...
What are your Nintendo what if scenarios?
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"If you can manually save, always save twice."
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Some of the games turning 30 in 2023 with anniversaries in Japan, North America, and Europe! Quite a few big names in here...
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I think this is straight up magic
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My kids: "How come Samus can turn into a ball? That doesn't make sense."
Me: "The less video games have to do with realism and the more they have to do with fun the better. Now go to your room!!"
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Every time I post about picking up a retro game, these guys come knockin' HARD
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Has the Dreamcast and its library aged well?
👍Yea or Nay👎
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"It's a Final Fantasy if it has chocobos, moogles, cactuars, tonberries, Cid, Shiva, and a great emotional story!!"
Final Fantasy 1:
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Owning a retro game for years that's now stupid expensive
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Nearly 30 years ago, Nintendo proclaimed 1994 the "Year of the Cartridge"
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Can we stop pretending this is a bad film?
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Did the GameCube and its library age well?
👍 Yea or Nay 👎
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My boy smoked the Masamune fight! Beat him on the first try on his first playthrough of Chrono Trigger
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"Any fans of this game out there?"
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Sorry, I don't make the Final Fantasy rules, I just enforce them
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The Game of the Year is Chrono Trigger.
Sorry, I'm not taking any questions at this time.
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Which video game does this describe?
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"RPGs that are just as good if not better than Final Fantasy that you're missing out on if all you play is Final Fantasy" starter pack
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I know this is hard for a lot of people, so I made this simple schematic illustrating how Squaresoft labled Chrono Trigger a Final Fantasy.
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These are now all on Switch. What a time to be alive.
If you could add 4 more Squaresoft games to Switch, would would they be?
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"It's popular so I hate it" starter pack VOLUME 2
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Square released all these games and more in just 6 years...
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Name a game you love. But not just any game. Not a game that people consider great. Not a hidden gem from a celebrated developer. Not a game that gives you any clout at all to call a masterpiece. But when you play it, that's just what you feel. For me, that's Bubble Bobble.
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If you see this, share someone who undergoes great character development
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WHAT VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK CAN NEVER BE LOUD ENOUGH FOR YOU???
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A lot of people tell me "Kefka from Final Fantasy VI was the only villain who actually won and destroyed the world!"
Well...
*WALRUS HEDGEHOG LOVECRAFTIAN SCREAM*
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This has got to be one of the most iconic images in all of gaming, right?
This has got to be one of the most iconic images in all of gaming, right?
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Did the Game Boy Advance and its library age well?
👍 Yea or Nay 👎
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Honk if you like SNES RPGs other than Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger 💪😎
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Some thoughts walking out of the theater after seeing the
#SuperMarioBrosMovie
(no major spoilers)
I think one of the reasons why this movie is resonating with fans of Nintendo and general audiences is because it doesn't set a trap for these moviegoers. These moviegoers are…
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Me: I LOVE retrogaming on OG hardware!
Also me:
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Sorry for the bad news, collectors
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🔸🔶RARE APPRECIATE POST🔶🔸
With several critically acclaimed titles under their belt, Rare has been responsible for helping shape the history of gaming.
So what is your favorite game developed by Rare?
For me it's Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest! Co-op classic🍌🍌
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With the remake announced, I'm spending time with my son playing through Super Mario RPG this summer. It's an excellent beginner RPG for young kids with a familiar set of characters, a bright world, a simple story, readable and humorous dialogue, and great music!
But I found a…
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@ReviewStiles
There are very real financial reasons why Nintendo can do this. I’d never suggest it’s out of the goodness of their hearts but building a reputation for polished IPs across decades will earn that privilege
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Happy 30th birthday to Illusion of Gaia 🎂
Surprisingly simultaneously mystical and heartfelt, this globetrotting, coming-of-age, pseudohistorical adventure story is one of Quintet's most mysterious on the Super Nintendo
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It starts....
The X logo has officially been placed on the former Twitter building.
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Has the Game Boy and its library aged well?
👍Yea or Nay👎
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