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The hardest things for me to give away
Every time I move, I give away stuff that I no longer need. In preparation to nomad, I underwent my biggest purge yet, giving away possessions I'd always clung to in previous purges: books, movies,...
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Return to Dragon Quest
I grew up playing role-playing games: Ultima, Wizardry, Final Fantasy. But the first console-exclusive RPG I ever played was Dragon Quest, known at the time as Dragon Warrior on the 8-bit Nintendo...
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My Nintendo Switch stats for 2020
This year marked my first year as a digital nomad, which deprived me of any consoles that require a television. And the pandemic deprived me of many other activities, such as dancing and storytelling...
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My gaming memories of 2020
I've always wanted more time to play video games. I didn't expect a global pandemic would force that opportunity upon me. It wasn't just me. "Video Games Are Being Played At Record Levels As The...
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My Nintendo Switch stats for 2021
Nintendo is now offering players their annual Switch stats, offering insights into favorite games, modes of play, and hours invested. Whereas my metrics last year were wholly representative of life in...
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My gaming memories of 2021
The first year of the pandemic broke all my records for games bought (67), money spent on games ($768), and hours spent playing games (283). Thanks to vaccines and more access to friends and...
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A daily journey through Funspot
My grade school's milk cartons had coupons: buy $5 of tokens at the Funspot arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire, get another $5 free. Laconia happened to be where my family and I were going on vacation...
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My Nintendo Switch stats for 2022
Nintendo has launched their annual recap of your gaming habits — except this year's are less informative than usual. Here are mine. Absent from this year's metrics is total number of hours played. The...
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My gaming memories of 2022
As I look back on the past year of gaming, I realize that find my gaming isn't defined by what was released in any given year. As primarily a Switch gamer who often waits for games on sale, there are...
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Chronicle's profile of a digital nomad at Funspot
This time last year, I was fulfilling a mission: play every classic game at Funspot, the world's largest arcade. It's done.It took 28 consecutive daily visits, but I have now played every functional,...
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My Nintendo Switch stats for 2023
Nintendo has delivered its annual Switch stats report. Like most gamers, I found my year was defined by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Its release coincided with a three-month sabbatical...
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My gaming memories of 2023
At the end of yet another epic year of gaming, as I do every year, I like to look back at all the games I've bought, played, finished, and abandoned as a reminder of the surprises, delights, and...
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Putting together the Tetris movie
In 1990, I competed in the Nintendo World Championships, which was simultaneously a competition and a marketing campaign for Nintendo. Similar to E3 and PAX, the event was an opportunity for gamers to...
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Demakes Decoded at PAX East 2024
This past Sunday, for the first time since before the pandemic, I had the opportunity to share a panel with attendees of PAX East! Demakes Decoded: From HD to 8-Bit In an age of HD remasters, demakes...
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Joy Con skins & drift repair
Over holiday break 2021, I finally customized my Switch with skins I'd purchased months earlier. I went with the Ruth Thompson Red Dragon from SkinIt, whose deluxe bundle encompassed my Switch, dock,...
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Game Informer magazine subscriptions available again
I love gaming magazines. I grew up reading Nintendo Power and GamePro and occasionally picked up copies of EGM or Edge, poring over their pages to learn more about upcoming games, read interviews with...
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