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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 19, 2019
What is it? Donkey Kong 3 is a platformer-shooter developed and published by Nintendo in 1983, and was eventually ported to the NES in 1986. As Stanley the bugman, the player’s goal is to fire a bug spray vertically at…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 18, 2019
What is it? German Fortress 3D is a first-person shooter created by Nikita “Ghost_RUS” and published by Ghost_RUS Games. Set in World War II, you must infiltrate a Nazi fortress known as ‘The Beast’ to stop them from launching a…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 17, 2019
What is it? Super Mario Kart is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo in ???. In the Mario and his friends compete together in a series of go-kart races across various locations within the Mushroom Kingdom. Platform(s) SNES,…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 16, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 4, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 2, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 1, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 31, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 30, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 29, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 28, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 23, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 22, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 19, 2019
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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Jake 'The Voice' Parr October 18, 2019
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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