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    Super Tantalus Run: Nintendo, and the allure of the just-out-of-reach

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    By Danny Sullivan

    Filed In Gaming

    Nintendo has always gotten off on withholding. Legend of Zelda and Metroid games taunt us by making inaccessible areas visible; behind doors locked by keys we don’t have, placed beyond a chasm we cannot cross, protected by shields we cannot breach. Thus, the satisfaction of playing these games lies in our overcoming these roadblocks, in […]



    The Parable of Pokemon Go

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    By Jacob Oller

    Filed In Gaming

    Every few hours, the train station a block from my Chicago apartment switches control. New colors go up, and new groups are no longer welcome. Blue, red, blue, red. This isn’t about gangs, though. This is about teams, the cousins of gangs, which are much more upfront about their arbitrary divides…

 Pokemon Go teams, to […]



    The Cinematic, Life-Saving Sounds of Overwatch

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    By Jacob Oller

    Filed In Gaming

    Because a majority of our iconic video game characters were birthed during a time when visuals and gameplay were emphasized over story, they are primarily composed of a collection of distinguishing colors, movements, and, most importantly, sounds. Mario jumps like Mario, wears blue overalls and a red hat like Mario, but above all else, he […]



    Appreciation for Loss, and the Pokémon Nuzlocke Run

    there is no victory without loss

    By Jacob Oller

    Filed In Gaming

    After twenty years of collecting and battling Pokémon, a generation (myself included) has grown up playing the games. However, as you might imagine, the way we enjoy the games has shifted as we mature. The wild-eyed, simplistic discovery has been replaced. But with what? In a 2014 interview with Wired, Junichi Masuda (a founding member […]




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