merritt k Jun 22, 2022. 4 minute read
I Was a Teenage Pokemon Gym Leader
I’m not that into the series anymore, but I still can remember the first time I played a Pokemon game. It was my birthday, and I unwrapped a gift from my best friend to find a copy of Pokemon Blue, the first game — along with Red — released in…
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Andrea Shearon Jun 18, 2022. 1 minute read
N64 Pokemon Snap Heads to Switch Online, No News on Blockbuster Kiosk Locations
The N64 Pokemon Snap release is headed to Nintendo Switch Online on June 24, available to those of you with the Expansion Pack version of the service. And while that’s a well enough cause for celebration, I am distraught over Nintendo’s apparent decision to not revive long-dead video rental chain…
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Nicholas Grayson Jun 1, 2022. 2 minute read
Ranking the New Scarlet & Violet Pokemon by How Tasty They Look
The Pokemon Company released a new trailer for the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, the next entries in the mainline games. With the locale for this title moving to the majestic vistas of Spain and Portugal, there are a lot of new opportunities for Pokemon designs. There have been Pokemon…
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merritt k May 11, 2022. 2 minute read
A Proposal for Standardizing Color Language in Video Games
Color is a tremendously useful tool in game design. Players come to associate certain shades and hues with different mechanics and systems, which can obviate the need to label them in more intrusive ways. But there’s a problem — even as some conventions have been established, nobody has proposed a…
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merritt k Apr 21, 2022. 3 minute read
Happy 33rd Birthday, Game Boy!
33 years ago today, Nintendo released the Game Boy handheld device in Japan. It was a simple, unassuming thing, a large gray brick with four buttons, a directional pad, and an LCD screen that could only display shades of green. Only a few years later, Nintendo’s competitors began to explore…
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Colette Arrand Apr 7, 2022. 3 minute read
Logan Paul’s $5,275,000 Pokémon Card: A Review
I barely know who Logan Paul is. I will admit to watching a couple of boxing matches hoping to see him or his brother get knocked out by reputation alone, only to find myself disappointed in the ability of people who are good with their fists to deliver the kind…
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