One thing that bothers me about modern game design is the very small pool of inspiration creators choose to draw from. You can build skyscrapers […]
Tag: Japan
Five nights in… Tokyo
I wanted to go to Tokyo before I was married. Or dead. That sounds a bit harsh on the whole concept of marriage. Sorry about […]
Parappa the Rapper Quick Rinse – Ribbet ribbet me can’t hold it
Darren Gargette lays down some rhymes with NanaOn-Sha’s 2D canine MC Parappa the Rapper. Originally released in Europe September 1997 on the original Sony PlayStation. […]
Super Monkey Ball Quick Rinse – Gon-Gon in 357 seconds
In a brave attempt to speed run Beginner stages in Super Monkey Ball, Darren finds himself wildly cocky and, well, a down right cheeky monkey.
How the East was won
“Oh, Japan!” is a phrase that I hear far too often around the gaming industry, but it’s also one that I can sympathise with entirely. […]
Hanabi HD: Japanese fireworks on PSN
One of the more progressive moves in terms of pandering to the ‘enthusiast’ market which Nintendo has undertaken in recent years is the series of […]