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Nightshade – from bookworm to superhero

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliJune 26, 2022Leave a comment

Something about parody games has always intrigued me. Perhaps it’s that much present fourth wall breaking quality to them or, maybe, the jokes, usually reserved for a restricted circle of people. Going back a few decades (let’s say, to a time before PYST), parody video games seemed to be few and far between. Nightshade is…

Fist of the North Star – anime licensing struggles

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliJune 13, 2022Leave a comment

Post apocalyptic ultra violent 80s manga and anime series Fist of the North Star, created by Buronson (yes that is a Charles Bronson reference) and Tetsuo Hara became hugely successful in Japan short after its first volumes hit the shelves. Centered around the post apocalyptic adventures of seemingly unstoppable martial artist Kenshiro, it took a…

Raid on Bungeling Bay – Quirky & Weird C64

Game Design Vault, History of VideogamesBy Damiano GerliMay 16, 20203 Comments

Since I’ve recently written at length about Will Wright’s crazy helicopter sim that managed to save Maxis from bankruptcy (at least for a while), I’d say it makes sense to take a look at Raid on Bungeling Bay, not only his first game but another one of the designer’s helicopter titles. Why all these games…

Blasphemous – a religious nostalgic experience

Modern gamingBy Damiano GerliFebruary 12, 20201 Comment

Growing up in a Catholic nation, one of the first images one sees in your life is a man crucified, agonizing and slowly dying alone on a cross. Before one even has the chance to learn anything about Christ or perhaps even about death, the facts are already on the wall: His story is going…

Dead end in adventure games – the most dreaded feature

Game Design VaultBy Damiano GerliDecember 27, 2019Leave a comment

The dead end in adventure games is indeed something that is hard to explain, if one hasn’t experienced it first hand before. Saving and reloading is one of those abilities one would wish to actually use in real life. All problems would fade away: forgetting to pay the rent, dying in a car accident while…

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