Posts Tagged 'Platformers'

Games as Medium, not as Art: Performative Beauty in Videogames

Have you ever watched someone play a videogame? I don’t mean in the way that a partner or spouse of a hardened “gamer” watches him or her trawl around Liberty City ad nauseum until 9:00 mercifully rolls around and it’s

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Games as Medium, not as Art: Performative Beauty in Videogames

Have you ever watched someone play a videogame? I don’t mean in the way that a partner or spouse of a hardened “gamer” watches him or her trawl around Liberty City ad nauseum until 9:00 mercifully rolls around and it’s

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Thomas was Alone Leads Indies Up and to the Right

The titular character in Thomas was Alone is a medium sized block — a veritable “every square” of pixelated protagonists.  Clad in a sporty red chassis and the ability to jump a respectable distance, he begins as a newly awakened

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Thomas was Alone Leads Indies Up and to the Right

The titular character in Thomas was Alone is a medium sized block — a veritable “every square” of pixelated protagonists.  Clad in a sporty red chassis and the ability to jump a respectable distance, he begins as a newly awakened

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Inspiration and Evisceration in They Bleed Pixels

The duo behind Spooky Squid has managed to produce an impressive oeuvre in just over three years since their founding.  Miguel Sternberg and Andrij Pilkiw have already created four freeware games and are now busy putting the finishing touches on

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Inspiration and Evisceration in They Bleed Pixels

The duo behind Spooky Squid has managed to produce an impressive oeuvre in just over three years since their founding.  Miguel Sternberg and Andrij Pilkiw have already created four freeware games and are now busy putting the finishing touches on

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Who the hell is this: why we can't stop loving Mario

Looking back at the mascots of the early 90’s is a funny thing. No one could have guessed that now, twenty years later, Sonic would be puttering around in the dark releasing vaguely hopeful attempts to restore its franchise to

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Who the hell is this: why we can't stop loving Mario

Looking back at the mascots of the early 90’s is a funny thing. No one could have guessed that now, twenty years later, Sonic would be puttering around in the dark releasing vaguely hopeful attempts to restore its franchise to

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Super Meat Boy Kicks Off With A Sale on XBLA

As a thank you to all the fans, Team Meat has decided to put Super Meat Boy on sale from the release date until November–a move never before taken on XBL. Good news for all you folks wary of high

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Super Meat Boy Kicks Off With A Sale on XBLA

As a thank you to all the fans, Team Meat has decided to put Super Meat Boy on sale from the release date until November–a move never before taken on XBL. Good news for all you folks wary of high

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Super Meat Boy Review

For the past couple of days, my reality has consisted of nothing but blood curdling shrieks. You see, I’m currently trapped in a nightmare. This terrible nightmare has a name–Super Meat Boy. Fun fact: Super Meat Boy is the devil.

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Super Meat Boy Review

For the past couple of days, my reality has consisted of nothing but blood curdling shrieks. You see, I’m currently trapped in a nightmare. This terrible nightmare has a name–Super Meat Boy. Fun fact: Super Meat Boy is the devil.

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Limbo: Review

(Naturally, spoilers exist. In a game like this, the novelty of what you run into is much of the fun, and I ruin some novelty in an attempt to be thorough. I spoil mechanics. I do not spoil the plot,

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Limbo: Review

(Naturally, spoilers exist. In a game like this, the novelty of what you run into is much of the fun, and I ruin some novelty in an attempt to be thorough. I spoil mechanics. I do not spoil the plot,

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The Friday Post: Time to Do the Ham Song!

Hit it, Bachelor Bob Bachelor! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvnxV3W92ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Now that that’s out of the way, I bet you want some ham. Not just ham, but bacon, chicken smothered in cheese, and a nice, vibrant wine, perhaps from Spain. How was your week,

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The Friday Post: Time to Do the Ham Song!

Hit it, Bachelor Bob Bachelor! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvnxV3W92ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Now that that’s out of the way, I bet you want some ham. Not just ham, but bacon, chicken smothered in cheese, and a nice, vibrant wine, perhaps from Spain. How was your week,

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It's Limbo Time!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Xbox Live Arcade has made it a habit of releasing a fantastic puzzle-platformer every summer. Games like Braid and ‘Splosion Man have been their marquee summer attractions for the past few years, giving us some fantastic, brain bending gameplay.

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It's Limbo Time!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Xbox Live Arcade has made it a habit of releasing a fantastic puzzle-platformer every summer. Games like Braid and ‘Splosion Man have been their marquee summer attractions for the past few years, giving us some fantastic, brain bending gameplay.

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