No Witty Title Needed: Just Play SNOIC GENERATONS Immediately

I had an overly long, more-than-slightly verbose intro to this article written out and, right before hitting the publish button, scrapped it. Just completely deleted it. This is one of those situations in which the game just needs to speak for itself. Readers of the printed version of Space City Nerd probably at least know the basics […]

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BREAK TEH SPEEL: Going Fast and Dying Lots in DURNGEN RUNNAR

  If you’re looking to spend the weekend with a punishing action game along the lines of I Wanna Be The Guy or Super Meat Boy you need to give DURNGEN RUNNAR a go. Created in RPG Maker(!) by local dev/artist James Hickey for our Summer of RPG Maker Game Jam, Durngen Runner is a straight-up masocore speed-run […]

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Gotta Go Fast: Lovely Planet

Sometimes I wonder if I hate myself when I play certain games. After watching myself die for the umpteenth time, I go back again and try my luck. Most likely I will fail and then fail again, yet I convince myself that I’m having fun. Then again, when I finally do succeed, oh it feels […]

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