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Slinging words for Siliconera, Nintendo Insider, and TouchArcade. Formerly IGN and Ziff-Davis among others. Freelance writer for hire. He/him. See also: postgamecontent.com, patreon.com/ShaunMusgrave

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Console Archives Round-Up: Nobunaga's Ambition | Shaun Musgrave Get more from Shaun Musgrave on Patreon

For Patrons: Here's a look at the latest release in the Console Archives line, Nobunaga's Ambition for the NES. It's uhh... I mean, it's exactly what you think it is. But it has both Japanese and English versions, so that's good.

www.patreon.com/posts/152346...

06.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to catch up on one batch of Game Boy and one batch of Nintendo 64, and then I can start ranking Game Boy Advance.

05.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ranking the Games of Nintendo Switch Online Classics: Super NES Edition, Part Twenty | Shaun Musgrave Get more from Shaun Musgrave on Patreon

For Patrons: I added the seven remaining backlogged titles to the Super NES Nintendo Classics rankings.

- Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness
- Mario & Wario
- Fatal Fury 2
- New Horizons
- Fatal Fury Special
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV
- Sutte Hakkun

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05.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey buddy

Have a wonderful adventure!

05.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Console Archives Round-Up: Dezaemon Price: $7.99 USD Console Archives Release Date: February 19th 2026 Original Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System With these being early days for Hamster's Console Archives line-up, a lot of the...

Since the new Console Archives title is out this week, I'm posting the Dezaemon article on the free site. The Nobunaga's Ambition article will go up on the Patreon later today for paid subscribers.

postgamecontent.com/post/8102037...

05.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sony thing makes business sense but since I’m not paying two months’ rent for a console, I guess this is where PlayStation Studios and I part ways again

04.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The launch sale for the Steam version of "Blaze of Storm" will end soon. Don't miss it! And please leave a review!

04.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like to ask the important questions

04.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nintendo Insider: Uncle Scrooge, Chip, Dale, Baloo, Darkwing Duck, Goofy, and Bonkers. Which of these heroes do you think could best handle a Level 10 Spicy curry at Coco Ichiban Curry? Who’s settling for sweet?

Chris Kohler: I’ve been to Coco Ichibanya a lot but I’ve only ever seen someone legitimately eat a Level 10 one time, and when they brought the plate out it looked like staring into the caldera of an active volcano. I would not wish it on anyone, but since the Hot Sauce item in Bonkers causes him to comically blow steam out of his ears and gives him temporary invincibility, I feel he could handle it the best.

Nintendo Insider: Uncle Scrooge, Chip, Dale, Baloo, Darkwing Duck, Goofy, and Bonkers. Which of these heroes do you think could best handle a Level 10 Spicy curry at Coco Ichiban Curry? Who’s settling for sweet? Chris Kohler: I’ve been to Coco Ichibanya a lot but I’ve only ever seen someone legitimately eat a Level 10 one time, and when they brought the plate out it looked like staring into the caldera of an active volcano. I would not wish it on anyone, but since the Hot Sauce item in Bonkers causes him to comically blow steam out of his ears and gives him temporary invincibility, I feel he could handle it the best.

I appreciate when a reporter does their homework beforehand.

www.nintendo-insider.com/goof-troop-n...

03.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Okay, now the VB app has truly launched

04.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shigeru Miyamoto x Shigesato Itoi – 1989 Interview - shmuplations.com This lengthy interview captures a high-level meeting of the minds between Shigesato Itoi, Shigeru Miyamoto, and author Seiko Itou.

Today we have an amazing interview from 1989 with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi. Conducted shortly after the release of Mother, it's full of deep musings about realism, creative exhaustion, the moral panic over kids & gaming, and prescient visions of the future. shmuplations.com/itoimiyamoto/

02.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 503 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 20
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Pokemon FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 are both beyond and below expectations in different ways, but the quality of the games at the core manages to shine through nevertheless. Our review: www.patreon.com/posts/pokemo...

02.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Licking dripping ice cream from the side of a cone before it touches your hand is the original tower defense game.

01.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pokemon Cafe is popular with extremely casual players, who play maybe ten minutes every day or two tops. It’s not too taxing, passes a few minutes, and has an element of meta-progress to it. Same as many other games of its ilk but with familiar cute characters. Not really too hard to figure it out.

01.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Brazil? Barn door was firmly shut for Master System in Japan and North America by this point, I think.

28.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was genuinely surprised at how good this was when I first played it a couple years back

28.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The world’s stupidest ay eye is teaming up with the world’s most dangerous military

Well this should be fun

28.02.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure is

27.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Paramount was never gonna let this go, so let them now learn what everyone who buys WB does

27.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CBVG MONTHLY: X-MEN ARCADE AND MAXIMUM CARNAGE ARE BACK, WOLVERINE GETS A RELEASE DATE, COSMIC CHAOS IS GOING AWAY AND MORE The output on Comic Book Video Games has been lacking as of late. By the time I’m able to get news out, it’s already, well, old news. So, I’m trying a new format wherein I collect…

Marvel MaXimum Collection, DC's Justice League departs digital, release dates for Marvel's Wolverine, a brand new LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight trailer and more! comicbookvideogames.com/2026/02/25/c...

25.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Slept, still angry

22.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I am salty

22.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never put that bozo in net for an important game ever again

22.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No words

22.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels too on the nose that our crappy goalie is named Bin-in-ton

22.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh never mind I guess we can still call them against Canada

22.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even the Japanese announcers are calling those six men on the ice

22.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re just not calling penalties anymore in this game I guess

22.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This game is killing me

22.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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