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Nintendo didn’t entice me this generation. Intentionally having inferior hardware plus stopping gamers from gaming if they do not accept the latest firmware.. well, that means I had every reason to pass. Wii U didn’t have the impact despite Zelda, Metroid, Mario and, er, more Mario? Goodbye Wii U! More articles on the Wii […]
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No Credit Gaming Issue 1
October 27th, 2016 
Jason Santuci Welcome to the first issue of: “No Credit Gaming”. This is my raw, badly drawn viewpoint as a gamer and retro game developer. Just like DMCA has become a method to kill fan projects and dissenting opinions, licensing is also suspect. I’ve found that development forums can look down on those who ask questions […]
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BOMB on BASIC City Review
October 4th, 2016 Jason Santuci Besides making Atari 2600 and Genesis games I also collect new titles. Bomb on BASIC City was a special treat as it was actually made in BASIC. The game cut scenes allude to a rivalry between C programmers and BASIC coders which is sometimes true. Those who “graduate” to assembly and C often forget quality […]
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Posted in Console, Reviews, Sega 
Tags: basic, demo rom, genesis, homebrew, independent, indie, role playing game, Second Dimension, sega, sega master system, Studio Vetea 
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Oddballs In Gaming: Unlimited Saga Limits the Saga by not Limiting Itself?
August 6th, 2016 Jason Santuci If a game franchise goes on long enough eventually it veers into weird territory. Unfortunately, English-speaking RPG gamers hardly know the Saga series from Square (now Square Enix). You see Square chose to have two major lines of RPG’s: the traditional JRPG Final Fantasy and their more experimental Saga series.
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Sony Tags: nintendo entertainment system, playstation, retro gaming, role playing game, rpg, sony, super nintendo No Comments »
Thoughts on Collectorvision Brand Acquisitions
May 9th, 2016 Jason Santuci Oh boy. Here we go again. Whenever a retro game developer/publisher makes a move there are people who see the worst in any forward movement. Collectorvision and its recent acquisition of classic brand names is one such move coming under scrutiny. Horrifying visions of cash grabs and sequel soul sucking abound. Can avarice be their […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo, Sega, Xbox Tags: acclaim, brands, collectorvision, exidy, publishing, retrogaming No Comments »
Drunken Pooper: Strange Tales from Classic Game Development
March 24th, 2016 Jason Santuci My first Atari 2600 game was far from original – although its origin was. A certain amateur developer entered a coding contest sponsored by the now defunct video game import company Lik Sang. His chosen genre for his entry: “fecal shooter”. He chose to reenact a situation in which his roommate placed a stinky, fully […]
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Fallout 4 is for the Bargain Bin
November 19th, 2015 Jason Santuci I used to scrounge around the bargain bin because cheap is good. The only time you bought new is when a major title was released like Super Mario Bros 2 or Final Fantasy 7. Now I can’t bring myself to buy Fallout 4 new despite the hype and anticipation. This is going to be a […]
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We’re All Doing Classic Gaming Wrong
November 17th, 2015 Jason Santuci As I’m winding up to start my own indie game development studio I’ve come to realize just how warped the “retro” genre is. Many “me too” mobile developers seem to think oversimplification equals retro. Many retro gamers never get beyond the brands and games of their youth.
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Posted in Comp, Console, News Tags: developer, Gemintronic, homebrew, Jason Santuci, programming, retro, retrogaming 6 Comments »
