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 with the number of space […]
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 that. Well, now I’m 31, […]
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. If you like these Quick […]
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. It wasn’t terribly long ago […]
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 Hanabi Festivals, where, often critically […]