Canabalt

Ooo. I remember this game fondly. It's back in the browser! (Thanks Matt) Now I wanna see Robot Unicorn Attack make a comeback (hearing the Erasure song in that game was transcendent).

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A side scrolling run and jump game. Literally, that's all you do.

Neko Atsume 2

I was super into Neko Atsume 1 for a good chunk of time. It was a sweet spot in the cursory world of mobile phone games that encouraged daily check-ins, but not spending all your time there. Plus also, kitties! / thanks MetaFilter

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Neko Atsume 2

The history of Donkey Kong

And the birth of the jump button and platforming video games. Dig those initial sketches and every detail in these insights, even with bits of conjecture. / via Dave Rupert

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Sketch of first level of Donkey Kong

The kids said they wanted to play Mario

This teacher shares his enthusiasm and extensive collection of classic Mario games with his class and it brings me great joy to know this is happening in the world. (Thanks Wendy!)

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A man with a bunch of Mario cartridges

Luke Harris: Top 25 games of all time

I love lists like this. I've fond memories with many of these video games. These lists are hard to make, but I've found if you consider them malleable it’s easier to put out there.

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Portal 2

More work by Girvin, this time for video games

The group behind those iconic film logos were also behind the packaging for Nintendo of America. The design language across the NES, Gameboy, SNES and the games themselves was very likely one of the first design systems I’ve experienced. Oodles of insight about the work on their blog post Designing Game Worlds.

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Super Mario 3 packaging

Vampire Survivors

I’d seen this roguelike pop up on some lists but it wasn't until my friends Joe & Mike stopped by for game night with it loaded up on their Switch that I took interest. It is the most addictive game I’ve played in a while — like Dead Cells mixed with Gauntlet. There are no buttons, just directional pad controls. It is mad fun.

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Screen grab of pixelated vampire themed roguelike videogame

Rooms.xyz

Create, remix, add interactivity and share isometric voxel room things/games. Neato. / via waxy

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Isometric voxel mini games

Craig Mod on walking Zelda

and growing up, folks that inform your journey and ways that video games can inspire futures...

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Screencap of Link looking out across Hyrule in Breath of the Wild game on Nintendo Switch

Retro bass

Base lines from classic video games. Here they are pulled together in an extended song.

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Diagrams of bass lines

js13kGames 2022 winners

I've played four of these games that fall under 13kB or less of JavaScript (that's small) and each one was quite enjoyable! / via sidebar

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A bit mapped video game with characters variegating a 2d landscape

Joe Danger is relaunching on iOS

Developer Sean Murray has a thread on Twitter as to why, and it gets you right in the feels. / a tip of the hat to Daring Fireball

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A video game of a man on a motorcycle, side view

Florence

I played this first on iOS when it launched and it's less a video game and more of an emotional interactive story. Now available on many platforms, I highly recommend giving Florence a try.

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A screen grab of a video game with a woman in an elevator looking at a mobile phone. A screen showing emoji texts she shares with her boyfriend

The Unpacking game

I would totally want to play this game of unpacking boxes even if I didn't realize there are over 14,000 sound effects so when you place something on a hard or soft surface it makes a different sound. Zen.

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Isometric pixel video game of a dorm room with cardboard boxes ready to be unpacked.

Season, a game about capturing that fleeting moment

Explore the world through the eye of a young woman recording the last moments of different cultures before they’re washed away. / via @colly

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A capture of a videogame with a female character centered in the scene with evening light

The story of Playdate

Podcast with Panic as they discuss how they came to make the Playdate with Teenage Engineering (now available for pre-sale!).

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A yellow handheld videogame console with a crank

More details on the Playdate

Like many, I'm super anticipating the release of this little yellow console. More details released today include the game editor, font editor, the first batch of games, a dock and more.

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A yellow handheld videogame system

Can You Pet The Dog

A Twitter account, a Washington Post article and an important feature wherever dogs are present / via @desandro

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Illustration of a yellow dog getting a pet!

A thread about how videogames can change a life

Sometimes Twitter showing what your friends liked is a very good thing. Also? Firewatch is a great experience!

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A sunset in a videogame

Design Choices of Breath of the Wild

Incredible collected insight to one of my favorite games ever.

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Electronic Plastic Visual Database

Jaro Gielens collection of 900+ electronic games that are searchable by color, brand and then some. Wowsers! / via Swiss-Miss

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Electronic plastic games

PICO-8 Fantasy Console

For making, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs. (Found by reading about the Celeste sequel)

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Scott Benson’s Top 10 Videogames of 2020

This list has quite a few titles I'd not heard of before, and I totally forgot about Maneater, the game where you play as a shark. Scott closes out with a moving description of Kentucky Route Zero / via Metafilter

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Best new board game apps of 2020

Filing away just in case

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Mixtape for the Milky Way – Video Games

This is a terribly sweet, well done and moving song + animation about video games / via Waxy

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a paper version of Tetris

Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time

Speaking of video games, this latest revival of the old Naughty Dog franchise is fun and fresh. I also realize I'm dating myself with language like "fresh". (Also the first Crash came out in 1996!)

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps Out on Nintendo Switch Today

I JUST finished the first game last week. It was borderline frustrating and deliriously superfun.

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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

I share Jason's enthusiasm. Also excited to play the 3D All-Stars and re-live moments in time.

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Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs

I want to log back in for these. But then I will see all the weeds that have grown...

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Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality by itch.io

This bundle is an insanely incredible deal for a ridiculous price and a worthy cause.

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Pixel Ripped 1995

Filing this Oculus Quest game away for next time I fire it up.

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Roberta Williams Is the World’s First Graphic Computer Game Designer

"At the time, I don’t think we had much more strategy than just to have fun."

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Control on PlayStation

Speaking of videogames, just fired this one up and it is the most cinematic game I've played in some time. The type. Overlays of story. Framing. Music. Everything. SO GOOD.

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The Rise of Impossibly Cute and Wholesome Games

Excerpts from the Verge article. (Essentially we need good electronic places to hang.)

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Dreams: The Video Game That Lets You Make Video Games

This game has been on my radar. Keeping eyes peeled for a copy. / via Thor

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The Pedestrian Game

Play the signs. I REALLY wish this was on a console. (Fingers crossed)

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Analogue – Pocket

Plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Advance games? Intrigued.

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Thousands of people came together for the most moving game of the year – Polygon

A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room.

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Peace Island video game

Peace Island will forgo combat in favour of an experience that focuses on puzzle solving, discovery, and exploration AS A CAT / via Erik

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Playdate

I saw this announcement on Andy Baio's link collection and immediate went, "whoa" under my breath quietly to myself. John Gruber had a similar reaction, and went so far as to include an image in his post. He _never_ does that.

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Nintendo Labo VR kit review

Friends came over and put together one of the first gen Labo kits and it was amazing to see it come together. This looks like a great kit.

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Cuphead for Nintendo Switch ?!

I didn't think this would ever make it off Xbox. Fingers crossed they have an easy mode as I heard the original release was too hard to enjoy.

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Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think

Another in-depth piece of the vide game phenomenon that is Fortnight. I seriously can't wait til this type of experience merges with a style of game I like (Zelda, Mario, 3rd person adventure games -- I've never been a fan of death matches or fighting games.)

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Fortnite’s Marshmello concert was a bizarre and exciting glimpse of the future

A "live" event inside a videogame where hundreds of thousands? (numbers aren't out yet). "attended" This is a glimpse of what is to come.

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Videogame logos

Such a specific range of styles

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When everybody plays, we all win

Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller is pretty fantastic.

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Polygon’s Top 50 games of 2018

Their video "Top 50 games of 2018, explained in 7 words or less" is pretty fun. I missed some good games this year it seems.

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Overland First Access

Filing this turn-based survival game away. (I don't play games on my computer, but I hope this makes the leap to a console for us old-schoolers.)

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Best indie games to play right now

PC Gamer is made a list in 2017 and they keep it updated with new games. / via Joseph

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Beat Saber

I'm ok with this version of the future

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Inside, a game now on iPhone

(From the makers of Limbo) Both are incredible games.

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Analogue – Super Nt

A truly HD Super Nintendo console that plays original carts.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review – Polygon

This is just one review, but they're all almost astoundingly positive. I'm playing on the older WiiU system and it's a marvel this game. A joy to play in short spurts or long periods of time.

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Super Mario Run commercial

Thrilling really. / via Coudal

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Pokémon Go Brings Augmented Reality to a Mass Audience – The New York Times

I can attest, after experiencing running into many groups of folks out and about all weekend. I think it's phenomenal.

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Inside

This videogame from Playdead is getting lots of comparisons to Limbo, which I thought was brilliant. Sadly, it's Xbox and PC Steam only (for the time being). Fingers crossed I can play it sometime.

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Lil BUB’s HELLO EARTH, a retro 8-bit mobile video game

Kicked because I'm a fan of Bub and 8-bit games

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