Author: Taro Omiya
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Weekly Game Music: Dr. Crygor’s Theme (Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Game$)
New week, new music. I typically talk about lesser-known games in this series of posts, but here’s a more mainstream game I’m sure you’ve heard about. Here’s the Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (shortened toWario Ware) remix of Dr. Crygor’s Theme. It’s a jazzy pop-music by Ryoji Yoshitomi and Kyoko Miyamoto. The random but well-placed voices helps…
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Strange Free Games: Cave Story
Ah, yes. Here’s the game that inspired me to create this entire blog series. It’s a game that inspired countless independent game developers. It’s an epic, a mystery, and a tragedy. And it was made by one man, in Japan. Here’s Cave Story, a cute Megaman-inspired platform-shooter, with an excellent but bleak story. Cave Story has been…
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Weekly Game Music: Prisman Holiday (de Blob 2)
New week, new music. We’ve been talking about PC games for the last 3 weeks, so let’s go back to colorful (pun-intended) console music. Here’sPrisman Holiday from de Blob 2, composed by John Guscott and performed by The Bamboos. It’s a soothing music to compliment the artful game. de Blob 2 starts when Papa Blanc rigs the general election at Prisma…
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Strange Free Games: Unmanned
Taking the words right out of Metal Gear Solid 4, “War has changed.” Here’s another game from La Molleindustria that brings this topic to light. It’sUnmanned, and as its title implies, is a short flash game about unmanned aerial vehicles used for war. Unmanned can be played right on your browser, or downloaded on Windows or Mac…
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Weekly Game Music: Vinelle Island (Fantasy Earth Zero)
New week, new music. A few weeks ago, I’ve mentioned a Flash-based MMORPG with excellent music. This time, I’ll talk about a now-defunct MMORPG that, unfortunately, nobody can play anymore. Here’s Vinelle Island by Hitoshi Sakimoto. It’s from Fantasy Earth Zero. Fantasy Earth Zero is a fantasy-based versus game that involves taking over other kingdom (teams). It’s a strange…
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Strange Free Games: Super Press Space to Win Adventure RPG 2009
About to watch the video? Stop. Play the game. Now. It’s short, don’t worry. I guarantee you’ll like it. Super Press Space to Win Adventure RPG 2009 is the best Flash-based RPG ever created. Play it on NewGrounds I’ll let the game explain itself. It’s surprisingly well-thought-out. [social_share/]