In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: Banjo-Kazooie builds on the template for the 3D platformer Two months ago, we looked at Super Mario 64, one of the … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1998: Banjo-Kazooie
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (12/6)
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (11/29)
On the surface, Yu-Gi-Oh looks a lot like other creature-based card games.[footnote]So, games like Magic: The Gathering or Hearthstone.[/footnote] You’ve got monsters that fight each other, you’ve got non-monster cards to make them stronger or destroy them, that sort of … Continue reading The Night Thread Does A Yu-Gi-Oh Combo (11/23)
Bronze Medal Match: Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Party in the Clouds 7 9 Final Fantasy XIII Blinded by Light Finals: Bravely Default Serpent Eating the Ground 12 3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Run And that’s … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Final Results and Housekeeping
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (11/22)
Top 4 Results [spoiler] Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Party in the Clouds 8 8* Final Fantasy XIII-2 Run Bravely Default Serpent Eating the Ground 9 7 Final Fantasy XIII Blinded by Light [/spoiler] Semifinals! … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Finals
Top 8 Results [spoiler] Gravity Rush Bloody Claws 8 8* Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Party in the Clouds Final Fantasy XIII-2 Run 9 7 VVVVVV Pressure Cooker Bravely Default Serpent Eating the Ground 10 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 4
Top 16 Results [spoiler] Brandish: The Dark Revenant Fortress 6 8 Gravity Rush Bloody Claws Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Party in the Clouds 10 5 DoDonPachi Resurrection Vertigo [Stage 5] [Manabu Namiki] Final Fantasy … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 8
Top 32 Results [spoiler] Brandish: The Dark Revenant Fortress 7 4 White Knight Chronicles II The Battlefield Flower [Violin Version] Gravity Rush Bloody Claws 8 7 Kirby’s Epic Yarn Lava Landing Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 16
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (11/15)
Top 64 Part 2 Results [spoiler] Final Fantasy XIII Dust to Dust 6 9 Pokémon Black and White Undella Town (Spring/Autumn/Winter) Child of Eden Evolution 7 7* Portal 2 Want You Gone Machinarium The Sea 6 9 Bayonetta Let’s Dance, … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 32
Part 1 Results [spoiler] Brandish: The Dark Revenant Fortress 8* 8 Flower Purification of the City Professor Layton and the Last Specter Theme of the Specter’s Flute 2 10 White Knight Chronicles II The Battlefield Flower [Violin Version] Danganronpa: Goodbye … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 64 (Part 2 of 2)
Top 128 Part 4 Results [spoiler] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Crystal Bearers Ramble 6* 6 Shatter Granular Extractor Mega Man 10 Sheep Man (Cybersheep’s Dream) 4 9 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Paradigm Shift [Naoshi Mizuta] NieR Kaine ~ … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 64 (Part 1 of 2)
Part 3 Results [spoiler] Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure Phantom R’s Theme [Tomoya Ohtani] 4 9 Final Fantasy XIII Dust to Dust Steins;Gate Human Community 3 7 Pokémon Black and White Undella Town (Spring/Autumn/Winter) The 3rd Birthday Arise Within … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 128 (Part 4 of 4)
Part 2 Results [spoiler] Legasista bgm_05 7 6 VVVVVV Potential For Anything Machinarium Gameboy Tune 9 3 Gravity Rush Pleasure Quarter Final Fantasy XIII-2 Run 10 3 The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road Yellow Brick Road FTL … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 128 (Part 3 of 4)
In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we take a break from charting early 3D platformers to look at the Metroid-inspired Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Genre is … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1997: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Part 1 Results [spoiler] Brandish: The Dark Revenant Fortress 9 3 Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Lullaby Sent to the Devil Velocity Quarp Drive 6 7 Flower Purification of the City The Journey Down: Chapter 1 Tram Station 4 6 Professor … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 128 (Part 2 of 4)
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (11/8)
Part 8 Results [spoiler] Fate/Extra Fourth Chimeric Lunar Sea – 2nd Floor 5 8 Legasista bgm_12 The 3rd Birthday Blue of the End [Yoko Shimomura] 9 4 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Robot Battle Ciel Nosurge Code Ethes Wei … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Top 128 (Part 1 of 4)
Talk about games and such! Prompt: What’s your 17th most favorite game of all time? Continue reading Emergency Games Thread
