I declare that Square-Enix’s Theatrhythm Final Bar Line was my favorite new video game released in 2023!
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Bonus Combing Through the Pages: The Midway Issue No. 1
This bonus installment of Combing Through the Pages comes at the most opportune time – Santa Claus himself is on the cover!
Batman Returns (NES): What if we fought in front of the Christmas tree?
Batman Returns is my “Christmas game” pick of 2023. However, this year I’m focusing on the less talked about NES version published by Konami in 1993.
Another Konami sighting in the wild: Punk Shot
I found a Konami Punk Shot cabinet in the wild today. I haven’t been this excited since I finally encountered a U.S. Konami Martial Champions cabinet.
Taking the rare chance to enjoy some Daytona USA multiplayer
It turns out the missing ingredient in enjoying this game to the maximum was in having other humans to play this game with.
Archived preview: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (XBox 360)
I don’t know why I thought about it recently, but Sacred 2: Fallen Angel popped into my mind, and this was an important item for me to archive. The reason being is that, to my recollection, this was the first video game I was able to play at a gaming event prior to its release and be able to preview it exclusively for GemuBaka.
A shift in collecting focus: Publications
After picking up a large number of video gaming magazines from the 1990s this year, I decided to sit down and develop a focus on what exactly I want to collect going into 2024.
Being weird and playing games for fun
I typically back off from producing videos and website material toward the end of the year, but with being understaffed at work for the majority of this year, I have to admit I have burned out sooner than normal. As a result, I’ve been doing that weird thing where I have been playing a handful of games with the sole purpose of enjoying them.
GemuBaka’s attempted side project: IndieSnack
I had an idea 12 years ago to try to create a website based around the surging indie games market. That didn’t pan out, but it still resulted in five really cool interviews with indie devs based on the scene in 2011.
Game Preview: Dracula: Dark Reign (Game Boy Color)
Incub8 Games is working on an official Bram Stoker’s Dracula video game for the Game Boy Color for 2024. An early demo is available for this adventure, and this taste of the game is quick, yet promising.
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