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‘Metroid Fusion’ Retrospective: Mutation In Storytelling | #Metroid35 Anniversary
Evan Griffin August 6, 2021

As Metroid celebrates its 35th anniversary, we reflect on the GameBoy Advance classic Metroid Fusion and the controversial philosophy of its story, design, and gameplay…

Evan Griffin August 6, 2021
Video Games
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’s N64 Retrospective
Evan Griffin October 22, 2020

How Eiji Aonuma & Yoshiaki Koizumi Changed Zelda’s Future Prelude In replaying Majora’s Mask for its 20th anniversary, I wanted to make this retrospective into something more than just “Hey,…

Evan Griffin October 22, 2020
Video Game Features
‘Sonic Adventure’ 20th Anniversary | Retro-Graded Games
Sam Carpenter December 23, 2018

On December 23rd 1998, twenty years ago today, Sonic Adventure was released for the Sega Dreamcast. Just in time for Christmas, the first 3D game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series sold incredibly well,…

Sam Carpenter December 23, 2018
Video Games
Retro-Graded Games: Metal Gear Turns 30 – Now What?
Jenny Norman July 13, 2017

While it’s normal to go into one’s 30th birthday with a sense of dread, it’s jarring to see the adage apply to a video game series. Especially one as dear to people as the Metal Gear…

Jenny Norman July 13, 2017
Video Game Features
Retro-Graded Games: Star Fox 64
Travis Hymas July 1, 2017

Lost in the exciting news this past week that the world would finally see Star Fox 2 was the realization that this week is also the twentieth anniversary of what is arguably the best game in the franc…

Travis Hymas July 1, 2017
Music
By The Way: A Look Back at the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jon Winkler June 16, 2016

So yeah, I’m just throwing that image up there to start this off and get it out of the way, because this is probably one the defining images of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They’re four white dudes play…

Jon Winkler June 16, 2016
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Growing Up Baumbach: Celebrating 20 Years in Film.
Allyson Johnson March 14, 2015

Hello fellow The Squid and the Whale enthusiasts and Greenberg lovers! For those of us who found Frances Ha to be darling and Kicking and Screaming to be stellar, make sure to check out the informatio…

Allyson Johnson March 14, 2015

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