I’ve been a fan of the Sonic the Hedgehog series for longer than I can remember. As far as I’m concerned, I might as well have been born clutching a copy of Sonic’s Schoolhouse. That puts my…
7 posts tagged creepy gaming
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The enduring campfire tales of the Sonic fandom
Posted by brilokuloj on May 17, 2024
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The dark backstory of Cavern of Dreams
Posted by brilokuloj on May 11, 2024
I had initially passed up Cavern of Dreams the first time it went on sale – I just couldn’t make up my mind on if I wanted it or not. I mean, it looked good, but it also looked cute, and I…
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Super Mario 64’s Spooky Moments Retrospectacles
Posted on Oct 31, 2015
Super Mario 64 did more than just bring Mario to the third dimension: it literally defined a new genre and revolutionized video gaming for the rest of eternity. It’s impossible to overstate just how…
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Tomba!'s Spooky Moments Retrospectacles
Posted on Oct 28, 2015
Tomba! is a 1997 side-scrolling platformer released for the Sony Playstation by Whoopee Camp. Designed by Tokuro Fujiwara, creator of the Ghosts 'n Goblins series, Tomba is an interesting…
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Ecco the Dolphin’s Spooky Moments Retrospectacles
Posted on Oct 19, 2015
Ecco the Dolphin is an action-adventure game developed by Novotrade International and published by Sega in 1992. Starring the titular Ecco, a bottlenosed dolphin with a strange constellation-shaped…
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Donkey Kong Country’s Spooky Moments Retrospectacles
Posted by palabomeno on Oct 16, 2015
Donkey Kong Country was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo. It was developed by Rare, and was the first entry to make Donkey Kong his own standalone hero instead of a Mario villain. It was…
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Croc’s Spooky Moments Retrospectacles
Posted on Oct 6, 2015
Welcome to Halloween! Or as most people like to call it, October! This Halloween, we want to talk about some of the stuff that scared us the worst when we were kids. It’s time to take a retrospective…