Every Game I've Finished
Vampire Survivors (poncle, 2022)Developed/Published by: poncleReleased: 20/10/2022Completed: 05/05/2026Completion: Beat the final boss, saw the credits.Vampire Survivors completely passed me by originally. But the genre it spawned–now apparently named “Bullet Heaven” by Valve, although I’m not...
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Goal! (Tose, 1988)Developed/Published by: Tose / JalecoReleased: 23/12/1988Completed: 22/06/2026SCompletion: Won the “Championship” (it’s obviously the World Cup, there’s a picture of the World Cup at the end) with Italy Scotland (look, they play in blue, ok?)After the terrible experience of Match...
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NUTMEG! (Sumo Digital, 2026)Developed/Published by: Sumo Digital, Sumo Digital Academy / Secret ModeReleased: 26/03/2026Completed: 06/07/2026Completion: Won the Egg Cup with Carlisle!The World Cup grinding on finally gave me a reason to give my time to this, Sumo Digital’s “Nostalgic Deckbuilding...
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How To Play NUTMEG! (Sumo Digital, 2026)I’ve been playing Nutmeg! Sumo Digital’s “Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager” during the World Cup and enjoying it a great deal, but I found it difficult to get into originally due to a tutorial I didn’t quite get and the game’s extreme (if charming)...
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The Three Stooges (Cinemaware, 1987)Developed/Published by: Incredible Technologies, Cinemaware / CinemawareReleased: 1987Completed: 30/01/2026Completion: Raised enough money to repair Ma’s orphanage… but not enough to get married to her three beautiful daughters. This is the “real” best ending;...
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Developed/Published by: Jon Ritman, Chris Clarke / OceanReleased: 1984 (first reviews showed up in Jan 1985.)Completed: 20/06/2026Completion: Scored a goal, at least, in every version I played.It’s the World Cup, and as usual when any major football tournament comes around, I suddenly get a...
Every Game I've Finished
UFO 50 #6: Mortol (Perry, 2024)For subscribers only, I’m working my way through UFO 50, in “chronological” order, posting one article a month until they’re all done If you’re interested in reading, subscribe for just $1 a month at Patreon.Continue reading on expzine.com.
Every Game I've Finished
The Three Stooges (Mylstar Electronics, 1984)Developed/Published by: Mylstar ElectronicsReleased: 05/1984Completed: 29/01/2026Completion: Rescued Curly’s bride, Cora. It’s just the same thing again for the other two brides!As celebration of the release of The Journal Of Stoogealogical Studies Vol....
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Developed/Published by: NintendoReleased: 1974Completed: 31/05/2026Completion: Played Reel A and C.Well now howdy, y’all, gather round as I tell the tale of how I played the only Wild Gunman in the West….*cough*Ach, I cannae be arsed keeping that up for an entire essay.Yes, in what can be...
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Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō (Sega CS3/Syn Sophia, 2010)Developed/Published by: Sega CS3, Syn Sophia / SegaReleased: 22/09/2010Completed: 25/04/2026Completion: Completed it and the majority of the side stories. I even found all the cats.Probably about halfway through playing Kurohyō: Ryū ga...
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Slay The Princess (Black Tabby Games, 2023)Developed/Published by: Black Tabby GamesReleased: 23/10/2023Completed: 28/03/2026Completion: Completed it twice. I couldn’t leave them there.After Milk Inside…/Milk Outside… I wasn’t feeling particularly positive about this one, feeling a bit concerned...
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Milk Inside a Bag Of Milk Inside A Bag Of Milk / Milk Outside A Bag Of Milk Outside A Bag of Milk (Kryukov, 2020/2021)Developed/Published by: Nikita Kryukov / Forever EntertainmentReleased: 26/08/2020 / December 16, 2021Completed: 22/03/2026Completion: Bought milk / Went to sleep.These...
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UFO 50 #5: Magic Garden (Yu, 2024)For subscribers only, I’m working my way through UFO 50, in “chronological” order, posting one article a month until they’re all done If you’re interested in reading, subscribe for just $1 a month at Patreon.Continue reading on expzine.com.
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Doomed Love (Cooper, 2021)Developed/Published by: David B. CooperReleased: 11/06/2021Completed: 22/03/2026Completion: Finished it with every ending!I feel like every article I start recently has me open it by going “I had a research-related reason to play this…” and even though that’s usually...
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King’s Knight (Square, 1986) Developed/Published by: Square, Workss / SquareReleased: 18/09/1986Completed: 20/03/26Completion: Finished it. Saved after every level until the final level, which was an orgy of save states, I’m afraid.This article is featured in Pixels and Polygons Quarterly 2026 Q2!...
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Gris (Nomada Studio, 2018) Developed/Published by: Nomada Studio / Devolver DigitalReleased: 13/12/2018Completed: 05/04/2026Completion: Finished it. Did most of the extra puzzles for the first couple of sections then lost the taste for it and only did extra ones by accident.Gris has sold over...
David Schalliol
I’ve been following the Indianapolis arts group Big Car Collaborative since 2010, when I met co-founders Jim Walker and Shauta Marsh in what was then the up-and-coming neighborhood of Fountain Square. Ever since, I’ve regularly checked in with them as they moved around the city, activating disused...
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UFO 50 #4: Paint Chase (Perry, 2024)For subscribers only, I’m working my way through UFO 50, in “chronological” order, posting one article a month until they’re all done If you’re interested in reading, subscribe for just $1 a month at Patreon.Continue reading on expzine.com.
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Ozma Wars (SNK, 1979)Developed/Published by: SNKReleased: 11/1979Completed: 28/03/2026Completion: Got as far as I could get!High score: 14150 (I could do better.)Preface: On SNK (Now)About a week ago SNK and Plaion Replai announced the Neo Geo+, a modern 1:1 recreation of the original AES...
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Promise Mascot Agency (Kaizen Game Works, 2025)Developed/Published by: Kaizen Game WorksReleased: 10/04/2025Completed: 28/03/2026Completion: Finished it doing pretty much everything outside of getting all the garbage and signs.I was a big fan of Kaizen Game Works’ Paradise Killer, even though I...
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Double Dragon (Technōs Japan, 1987)Developed/Published by: Technōs Japan (Published by Taito in North America.)Released: 22/04/1987Completed: 12/03/2026Completion: Finished it (no need for saving until that ridiculous final level.)This essay on Double Dragon follows last week’s on Nekketsu Kōha...
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Over the last two years, I have been collaborating with geographers, a playwright, a sound artist, and other scholars on Remix Place, a project designed to explore and represent the experience of residents on the France-Luxembourg border. Conceived for the 2022 European Capital of Culture in...
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Earlier this summer, I returned to France to continue working on my Hauts-de-France Mining Basin project and to present at a conference about resilience strategies. While there, I photographed throughout the region, including at high-profile coal mine redevelopment sites. Among those I visited are...