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Tag: wiiware

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Reviews

Review: Cave Story

Independent freeware games can hardly be mentioned without adding Cave Story to the discussion, a Metroidvania-style title that was originally developed solely by ...
By Tom Goldman Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2010
God Save the Queen

An Elite Presence

First, some confessions: As you might expect from the theme of this issue, I’m British. I’m also a gamer and old enough to ...
By Dean Reilly Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009
Indie Queue

Indie Queue: Meat Boy Gets Supersized

Subversive artist and indie game designer Edmund McMillen is known for constantly venturing beyond the traditional boundaries of art, videogames and even good ...
By Nathan Meunier Legacy AuthorApril 5, 2009
Op-Ed

Indie Queue: Cave Story Lives Again

Almost a decade ago, budding Japanese developer Daisuke Amaya (aka Pixel) first set to work on creating a platform adventure game about a ...
By Nathan Meunier Legacy AuthorMarch 11, 2009
Reviews

Review: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, Episode 1

There’s something about embarrassingly long titles that never fails to capture my heart. Like the 1984 classic film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ...
By Thaddeus Stoklasa Legacy AuthorAugust 28, 2008
Waypoints

Wiimorse

I bought a Wii on release day, seduced by its reasonable price, magical controllers and family-friendliness. General tech lust and the promise of ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorApril 15, 2008
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