Michael Coorlim's Blog, page 2
June 7, 2024
Keeping Creative: Balancing My New Job and Personal Writing Projects
Deciding upon a side-project to keep my skills sharp while working a long-term contract job. What is my best path forward?
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April 19, 2024
Oops! All Pong: The First Console Generation
A history of the first games you could hook up to your television, from Atari Home Pong, to all of its various and sundry clones.
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April 18, 2024
Marvel’s Elder Gods, Microverse, and the Savage Land
Before the dawn of man, the Marvel Universe's Earth saw the creation of the Elder Gods, the Microverse, and the Savage Land.
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April 15, 2024
Forgotten Arcade Retro Review: Bomb Bee [1979]
Bomb Bee, a 1979 Namco video pinball/breakout hybrid that wasn't distributed in the US. Created by Touru Iwatani, father of Pac-Man.
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April 10, 2024
Cosmic Pre-History of the Marvel Universe
An accurate at the time of writing pre-history of the Marvel Comics universe, from the Firmament to Galactus's re-birth.
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April 8, 2024
Forgotten Arcade Retro Review: Cosmo [1979]
1979 saw more than a few Space Invaders clones, but Cosmo is closer to Taito's Galaxian, released the same year in Japan by the company TDS.
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January 30, 2024
Final Fantasy: The One that Started it All
Narrative Analysis of Square's iconic game Final Fantasy for the Nintendo Entertainment system, itself largely a reaction to and attempt to outdo Dragon Quest.
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December 20, 2023
Dragon Warrior: Come Grind With Me
Narrative analysis of the Nintendo Entertainment System classic Dragon Warrior, first successful console role-playing game from Japan.
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December 15, 2023
Pruning the List: Andro Dunos to Asteroids Deluxe
In which I sift through the arcade titles I’ve got on my Steam Deck and decide what’s worth keeping and what needs to go, in
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December 13, 2023
Ultima IV: Quest of the ethical loopholes
Analytical playthrough of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar. I'm covering the PC port available free through Gog.com.
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