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Jun 24, 2022

hatwearinggamer: Original VS Remake - Metroid and Zero Mission - NES VS GBA -

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Original VS Remake - Metroid and Zero Mission - NES VS GBA

A comparison between these two games lead to factoring sort of a third one...

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Mar 4, 2022

hatwearinggamer: Banjo-Kazooie Rertrospective Follow up -

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Banjo-Kazooie Rertrospective Follow up

A short follow up to the Banjo-Kazooie Retrospective video from 2020 after the release of Banjo-Kazooie on NSO.

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Dec 18, 2021

Liam Triforce: The Powerful Responsibility of Twilight Princess -

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The Powerful Responsibility of Twilight Princess

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess teaches us about the responsibility of wielding power, and what power can do to those that do not know courage.

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Oct 29, 2021

Liam Triforce: GameCube Retrospective -

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GameCube Retrospective

A casual and nostalgic reflection on the Nintendo GameCube, what it meant to me, and where it stands in the history of its medium.

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Oct 24, 2021

Liam Triforce: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Review - Return to Monke -

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Review - Return to Monke

Super Monkey Ball is back (hopefully for good). While Banana Mania doesn't feel as tight as the originals, its new engine has purpose, and it serves as an excellent tribute to a timeless pack of...

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Oct 22, 2021

LambHoot: 🍂🐍💀 What makes a Bad VR Game? | LambHoot -

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What makes a Bad VR Game? | LambHoot

How to make a Bad VR Game - Sniper Elite VR

Sniper Elite VR just needed to do 2 things to be decent: be a good Sniper Elite game, and be a good VR game. Unfortunately it did neither. It...

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Oct 18, 2021

BobbyBroccoli: BOG.PILL -

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BOG.PILL

For the longest time, the Bogdanoff brothers were most well known for getting nonsense Ph.Ds. But recently, they've become well know for something entirely different...and much more sinister...

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Sep 12, 2021

Liam Triforce: The Courageous Heart Of The Wind Waker -

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The Courageous Heart Of The Wind Waker

This is a retrospective on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - my favorite game of all time.

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Jul 31, 2021

hatwearinggamer: Paper Mario for N64 Analysis | A Series Talk Part 1 -

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Paper Mario for N64 Analysis | A Series Talk Part 1

Taking a deep dive into the world of Paper Mario! This is part 1 of my analysis series on the Paper Mario games.

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Jun 24, 2021

Liam Triforce: The Frightening New Era of Resident Evil -

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The Frightening New Era of Resident Evil

We need to be careful, Jill. Every resident in this house is evil. This is an analysis of Resident Evil 7 and Village, from the perspective of a concerned parent. Much like Ethan Winters.

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Jun 17, 2021

Liam Triforce: Doom Retrospective -

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Doom Retrospective

Doom gave players the tools to weaponize its namesake. Here's how they managed to do it for almost 30 years.

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May 24, 2021

Veegie: Donkey Kong 64 Review & Analysis -

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Donkey Kong 64 Review & Analysis

An in-depth analysis of Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. It's finally here. Performing for you. If you know the words, I guess you can watch something else, because you already know what I'm going...

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May 12, 2021

BobbyBroccoli: The Bogdanoffs: The Trolls who shook Physics -

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The Bogdanoffs: The Trolls who shook Physics

It began as a forum post, but it quickly snowballed into a national new story. This is BOG.TXT.

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Apr 16, 2021

Liam Triforce: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Retrospective -

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Retrospective

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater did a lot for skateboarding and game design, and the franchise was once highly regarded. This video analyzes the series' impact, fall from grace, and everything in between.

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Mar 14, 2021

Liam Triforce: Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages - A Leap of Faith -

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Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages - A Leap of Faith

In the past, I've discussed how trading quests and seeking out information can shape areas in a Zelda game. For Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Hidemaro Fujibayashi and his team chose to...

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Mar 5, 2021

LambHoot: 🏎️🧱🥽 Learning Skills in VR 🥽🧱🏎️ -

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Learning Skills in VR

Virtual Reality, an immersive technology most often associated with gaming, is also finding use in the training and learning industries. If simulated with enough realism, people’s skills can be...

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Feb 11, 2021

Liam Triforce: Understanding the Music of Donkey Kong Country -

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Understanding the Music of Donkey Kong Country

Discussing the impact the music of Donkey Kong Country has had on the series, and ourselves.

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Jan 25, 2021

KingK: Learning to Love Pikmin -

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Learning to Love Pikmin

Talking about how I learned to love Pikmin!

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Dec 21, 2020

MML's Commentaries: Spongebob Squarepants and the Target Audience -

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Spongebob Squarepants and the Target Audience

A commentary on Spongebob Squarepants, one of the most highly-acclaimed children's cartoons of all time; and what it even means to be a "children's" cartoon in the first place. Was Spongebob succes...

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Dec 13, 2020

Liam Triforce: Understanding the Music of Half-Life -

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Understanding the Music of Half-Life

Discussing the music of Half-Life, and what the silence in-between songs did for the series, and us.

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Dec 11, 2020

LambHoot: Top 10 Games of 2020 🎉🔥✨ -

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Top 10 Games of 2020

In a year we'd all certainly like to forget, these games haven't let me. Join me as we list off and reminisce about the Top 10 Games of 2020 and how each one fit within the context of the year.

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Nov 29, 2020

Liam Triforce: The Bittersweet Comfort of Majora's Mask -

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The Bittersweet Comfort of Majora's Mask

After busting through the inaccessibility of a first playthrough, Majora's Mask is an endlessly rewarding video game that made me comfortable with finality.

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Oct 30, 2020

BobbyBroccoli: How to lose a Ph.D in 127 pages -

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How to lose a Ph.D in 127 pages

It's May 2002, and Bell Labs is being asked why one of their researchers was caught duplicating graphs. It's the end of the road, but there are a few twists left in store.

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Oct 19, 2020

Liam Triforce: Luigi's Mansion Retrospective -

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Luigi's Mansion Retrospective

The original Luigi's Mansion is a timeless classic that defines the term "replayable". But its initial impression on critics wasn't great, and it had to develop a cult following later on. Next Level...

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Oct 6, 2020

Liam Triforce: Yet Another Ocarina of Time Retrospective -

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Yet Another Ocarina of Time Retrospective

On a platform full of videos about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I attempt to say something new. This is yet another Ocarina of Time retrospective, delving into its design, narrative, and...

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Sep 10, 2020

BobbyBroccoli: Suspicions are swirling and Bell Labs is burning -

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Suspicions are swirling and Bell Labs is burning

In the midst of the worst period in his company's history, a lone physicist shines as a beacon of hope thanks to his ingenuity and hard work. But soon, Bell Labs will be making headlines for all the...

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Sep 4, 2020

LambHoot: 🍍🦀🧽 Why BFBB Rehydrated didn't need to be made 🧽🦀🍍 -

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SpongeBob Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated & The Last of Us Part 2

What does an analysis of TLOU2's context and standing as a sequel have to do with one about BFBB Rehydrated? Turns out, everything!

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Aug 30, 2020

Liam Triforce: How I Fell in Love with Persona -

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How I Fell in Love with Persona

This summer, I played through three Persona games for the first time. Here are my unfiltered, very casual reactions to the games that single-handedly conditioned me to RPGs, and changed my life...

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Aug 6, 2020

BobbyBroccoli: The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize -

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The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize

In the year 2000 an unknown German postdoc set the world of physics on fire. This is the story of how he got caught.

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Aug 4, 2020

Liam Triforce: Understanding the Music of Doom -

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Understanding the Music of Doom

In 1993, Doom became one of the world's first immersive video games, and we can attribute a lot of that to Bobby Prince's score. Today, Mick Gordon has adapted the diversity of Doom's soundtrack in a...

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Jul 8, 2020

LambHoot: Violence in VR Video Games in 2019 (Essay) -

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Violence in VR Video Games in 2019 (Essay)

Virtual Reality is changing what we think of as games. What are some of the ways VR effects us psychologically, physiologically and what larger social impacts may it have?

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Jul 1, 2020

hatwearinggamer: Banjo-Kazooie - A Series Talk Retrospective -

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Banjo-Kazooie - A Series Talk Retrospective

About time I went through this series and say everything I need to say.

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Jun 21, 2020

LambHoot: 🐊🦜🎲 Tension and Stress in Game Design 🎲🦜🐊 -

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Tension and Stress in Game Design

An exploration and demonstration of how games create Tension and Stress and how players are effected. Featuring the games Crocodile Dentist, Pop-up Pirate and Perfection, fun stuff!

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Jun 20, 2020

Corvus: Outer Wilds Game Design Commentary -

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Outer Wilds Game Design Commentary

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May 28, 2020

Announcing our very first community event: The Last Life Super Mario Maker 2 Level Contest! Make a level fitting the contest theme, and the community will vote for the winners! Details here:

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Last Life Super Mario Maker 2 Level Contest

Hi all, and welcome to the first Last Life community event (hopefully the first of many)! What is this? Exactly what it says on the tin! Put your creative powers to work, and make a level in Super...