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What is it? Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is a platformer developed and published by Nintendo in 1986. The iconic Italian plumber must save the monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom from the evil King Koopa in a brand new…
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In the Yakuza series, one minute you could be on the run from the mafia, or hunting down a billion yen gone missing. In between all of that, you’d probably end up in the karaoke bar singing your heart out…
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What is it? Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a platform game developed and published by WayForward. Shantae’s uncle creates a device powerful enough to protect Scuttle Town. However, the evil pirate Risky Boots steals the blueprints. With her powers now restored,…
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What is it? Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is a platform game developed and published by WayForward. Stripped of her half-genie magic, the titular protagonist must work with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to prevent the resurrection of…
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What is it? Shantae: Risky’s Revenge is a platform game developed and published by WayForward. The titular half-genie belly dancer Shantae must stop the nefarious pirate Risky Boots from capturing three magic seals, which she uses to unleash a “dark…
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Happy Halloween! We at VG Almanac are thrilled to share some of our memorable video game experiences that royally scared the jinkies out of us. Zombie Army Trilogy I’m not a man that usually finds fun in horror games as…
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What is it? Left 4 Dead is a first-person survival horror shooter developed and published by Valve. Four survivors must work together as they shoot their way through zombie-infested towns, forests and more. Occasionally, they will have to hold their…
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What is it? Left 4 Dead is a first-person survival horror shooter developed by Turtle Rock Studio and published by Valve. Four survivors must work together as they shoot their way through zombie-infested towns, forests and more. Occasionally, they will…
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It was near-enough half a decade since the point-and-click game Jenny LeClue – Detectivu was successfully funded by backers. The team at Mografi worked hard to create a charming tale about the adventures of a young, daring teenage girl solving…
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Raging Loop is a psychological thriller visual novel created by Kemco and published by PQube, and what a fantastic VN it is. Suspense, paranoia, and supernatural creatures – you can find all of that here in this particularly chilling story….
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First there was Postal, the gritty and dark top-down shooter about a man going on a killing spree. Then there was the tongue-in-cheek sequel, which had you completing mundane tasks in a chaotic town where things always seemed to go…
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What is it? Duke Nukem II is a 2D platformer developed and published by Apogee Software. Our hero is abducted by the Rigelatins during a talk show, in hopes of harvesting his brain. Not one for giving up, Duke breaks…
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What is it? Duke Nukem (otherwise known as ‘Duke Nukum’) is a 2D platformer developed and published by Apogee Software. The mad, cybernetic scientist Dr. Proton is planning on taking over the world with an army of robots. Duke sets…
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Picture the scene: it’s nighttime, the streets are illuminated by cool blue neon lighting from every lamppost and holographic billboard, and you’re behind the wheel of a taxi, patiently waiting for any stranger of the night to slide into the…
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What is it? Splatoon 2 is a third-person shooter by Nintendo. It is a multiplayer-centric title with team-based battles featuring Inklings and Octolings. They can cover surfaces with ink in their human-form, and can swim in these pools as a…
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