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Month: October 2023

  • Dragon Age: Origins

    Dragon Age: Origins

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    An extremely well-done fantasy RPG game made by BioWare, the makers of the famous Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. This game is on the 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die list. It’s also the first game in the series, and you might want to play it before Inquisition, the 3rd…

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  • Kunio-kun series

    Kunio-kun series

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    Kunio-kun series was made from the original game, known as Renegade in the USA. It stems from the video game designer’s idea about making a game about when he was a teenager and getting into fights every day at school. Later Kunio-kun games had distinctive cartoon graphics and spread out into sports first high school…

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  • Ringu

    Ringu

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    The US version is named The Ring and started the J-Horror craze. The original Japanese version is on the list 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. The 2020 restoration version is probably the best one to see. 2020 version on Amazon You can oftentimes get a version of the movie on sale on…

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  • Raiden

    Raiden

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    The original arcade game was put out in 1990, and was a surprise success for the struggling company that made it. Its character created a series of games, even when the original company was no longer making them. It’s a vertical shooter, which was popular at the time, but it does it particularly well. It…

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