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What Annoys Me About A Link To The Past

Despite recognizing it as a Genre Great game, I remember I didn’t quite like my first Zelda game much. It was A Link to the Past (aLttP). A Link to the Past is the quintessential Genre Great game. Don’t confuse that with just “Great”. If Genre Great is the top student from the class, the Great is the Nobel Prize winner.

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What Annoys Me About A Link To The Past

Despite recognizing it as a Genre Great game, I remember I didn’t quite like my first Zelda game much. It was A Link to the Past (aLttP). A Link to the Past is the quintessential Genre Great game. Don’t confuse that with just “Great”. If Genre Great is the top student from the class, the Great is the Nobel Prize winner.

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Toys, Simulations and Stories II. Toys

While most early computational devices were almost exclusively used for military and academic purposes, it is important to note Spacewar! became available in 1962 and Tennis For Two was developed in 1958 (for those unfamiliar, Tennis For Two was a

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Toys, Simulations and Stories II. Toys

While most early computational devices were almost exclusively used for military and academic purposes, it is important to note Spacewar! became available in 1962 and Tennis For Two was developed in 1958 (for those unfamiliar, Tennis For Two was a

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Toys, Simulations and Stories I. Simulations

  One of the most noticeable and surprising problems with the study of video games (and interactive media in general) is the difficulty to describe their place in society. In general, there are three broad approaches to this question. Some

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Toys, Simulations and Stories I. Simulations

  One of the most noticeable and surprising problems with the study of video games (and interactive media in general) is the difficulty to describe their place in society. In general, there are three broad approaches to this question. Some

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