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Digital Culture Writer @newstatesman. I write about people and the internet. It’s muh-NAH-viss (like m’lady). http://instagram.com/sarahmanavis 

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    1. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 7 Jan 2019

      First up is @Anoosh_C on Prince of Persia – her most exotic childhood experience:https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/why-pixelated-land-prince-persia-was-my-most-exotic-childhood-experience …

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    2. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 7 Jan 2019

      "For every rewarding puzzle there are 3 completely illogical bits of guesswork and pixel-hunting, and far too much not-actually-as-funny-as-it-thinks-it-is dialogue to sit through." NEXT UP: @edjeff on the rise and fall of point-and-click adventure gameshttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/rise-and-fall-point-and-click-adventure-game …

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    3. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 8 Jan 2019

      Today we have one of my fave pieces of this series: @ameliargh on "just alright" GameCube gameshttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/series-unfortunate-events-ode-unmemorable-just-alright-gamecube-games …

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    4. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 8 Jan 2019

      Another goodie: @stephenkb on Final Fantasy, and how rigid rules can actually lead to a better gamehttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/why-having-rigid-rules-final-fantasy-made-better-game …

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    5. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 9 Jan 2019

      MY ULTIMATE VINTAGE VIDEO GAME FAVE: @IndraWarnes on how The Sims turned us all into teenage, murderous sadistshttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/we-need-talk-about-sims-diary-teenage-psychopath …

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    6. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 9 Jan 2019

      Another excellent piece from @JuliaRampenMM on Theme Hospital and how it got a generation of girls into gaming:https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/theme-hospital-how-game-inspired-nhs-managers-turned-epidemic-success …

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    7. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 9 Jan 2019

      AND LAST ONE FOR TODAY: @LevelTwoRogue on how arcade game Out Run became his hidden childhood sanctuaryhttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/nestled-deep-arcade-out-run-was-my-childhood-sanctuary …

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    8. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 10 Jan 2019

      This was a lovely read: @LouisStaples on gaming while growing up gay https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/how-female-game-characters-helped-me-when-i-was-growing-gay …

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    9. Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 10 Jan 2019

      "With the loss of text, we lose an understated emotional impact that just can’t be delivered through voice acting." This was a really smart and surprising read: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/games/2019/01/bring-back-text-boxes-why-video-games-were-better-they-used-voice-actors …

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    10. Paul Guinnessy‏ @PaulGuinnessy 10 Jan 2019
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      No love for Myst or Marathon? (the latter clearly inspired by 'Aliens' and 'Holy Grail' with the colonists shouting "run away" every time the aliens turned up). I spent hours playing Myst. Ooh and text-based Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.pic.twitter.com/eSr9yJl4sL

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      Sarah Manavis‏Verified account @sarahmanavis 10 Jan 2019
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      there are too many games to go through! would love to have polled on people's favourites

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