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A blurry photo of a clock reading quarter-to-twelve. It looks as if the viewer is the one with blurred vision.

Pressing Pause

By Ben Sailer • March 2nd, 2022

Ben gets his year-end wrap-ups from various entertainment services and has an unexpected epiphany.

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A white plastic Sega Dreamcast videogame console. The large controller features a small LCD screen and four brightly colored buttons in red, yellow, blue and green.

Welcome to the Circus of Value

By Ben Sailer • February 2nd, 2022

Ben ponders the absurdity of inflated videogame software and hardware valuations on the used market and nearly has an existential crisis.

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Crowds of people mill around a bustling and colorful future metropolis.

Rethinking the Post-Apocalypse in Eastward

By Ben Sailer • December 3rd, 2021

Post-apocalyptic stories are often framed as tales of what happens after everything ends. Eastward instead shows how life moves on.

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A glowing red tunnel entrance leads into a fortress-like building.

Rethinking Retro Remakes With Tunnel B1

By Ben Sailer • November 5th, 2021

We’re in the middle of a retro shooter renaissance. Why not mine the forgotten past for ideas and inspiration?

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A teenager touches hands with a glowing monster who seems to be manifesting itself from the graffiti on the side of a building.

Escaping Isolation in Concrete Genie

By Ben Sailer • September 28th, 2021

Ben finds a surprisingly poignant message about the interconnectedness of commerce and community beneath the family-friendly veneer of the underappreciated painterly adventure Concrete Genie.

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Three cute cartoon characters – a green kappa, a calico cat, and a blue bison – stare excitedly into the distance with big grins on their faces.

The Terrifying Truth Vs. Some Free JRPG Mini Games

By Ben Sailer • August 25th, 2021

Ben finds a free game hidden on Google’s home page and slowly sinks into a pit of existential despair.

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A medieval castle hallway.

The Role-Playing Television Future of Tomorrow, Yesterday

By Ben Sailer • August 12th, 2021

VR, the hard way. The really hard way.

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Laika, a Soviet space dog the first animal to ever orbit the Earth.

Dos Vedanya, Kudryavka

By Ben Sailer • June 29th, 2021

Correcting the tragedy of the first dog in space.

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An array of NFL team logos.

Controlling the Future in Five Minutes or Less

By Ben Sailer • June 1st, 2021

Ben gets hooked on pretending to draft players for his favorite football team, and maybe, just maybe, learns something along the way. Or not.

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The start screen from Contra where two men stand back to back and look out menacingly.

On Cheat Codes and Disappearing Forever

By Ben Sailer • May 5th, 2021

Ben finds a book to a lost era, a time of sharks, genies, and rapid button combinations.

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