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New Nintendo Indie World Updates

August 11, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

Nintendo just dropped a new Indie World Showcase video today.

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August 11, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Indie games, Nintendo, Switch
news
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New 2D fighter Blazing Strike gets first trailer

August 06, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

Get ready for the next great 2D fighting game.

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August 06, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Blazing Strike, RareBreed Makes Games, Fighting Games, Indie games
news
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) review

July 09, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An unnecessary remake of a beloved classic, sure. But is it worth playing?

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July 09, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Legend of Zelda, Link's Awakening, Switch, Grezzo, remake
game reviews
2 Comments

Hitman (2016) review

July 08, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An incredibly intricate sandbox of elements and events to play around in. Oh yeah, there’s also a lot of murder.

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July 08, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Hitman, PS4, IO Interactive, stealth games
game reviews
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Horizon Chase Turbo review

July 07, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Rush all you want, you can’t Out Run this game once it gets Crusin’ at Top Gear. Arcade racing at its best!

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July 07, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Horizon Chase Turbo, PS4, racing, Switch, Indie games
game reviews
1 Comment

Fight'N Rage review

July 06, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An anamorphic homage to brutal 90’s beat’em ups.

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July 06, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Fight N Rage, beat'em up, Switch, Indie games
game reviews
1 Comment

Spelunky 2 review

May 14, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Spelunky 2 is, without a doubt, one of my favorite games of all time. Everyone and their kid needs to play this one.

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May 14, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Spelunky, Spelunky 2, Indie games, Derek Yu, roguelikes, PS4, PlayStation
game reviews
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Top 10 Podcasts (according to Luke)

May 13, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV

If you’re looking for spoken audio for your earbuds, Lucas has a few recommendations for you.

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May 13, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Top10, podcasts, Listicle
Movies & TV
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Mario's Super Picross review

May 12, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Playing picross is a lot like doing Sudoku…only, you know…it’s actually fun.

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May 12, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
mario's super picross, picross, SNES, Switch, Super Mario
game reviews
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Yoku's Island Express review

May 11, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Do you like pinball? Do you like Metrovanias? How do you feel about dung beetles?

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May 11, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Yoku's Island Express, Switch, Indie games, metroidvania
game reviews
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales review

May 10, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Spider-Man (2018) has been trimmed of all fat and injected with considerable style, charm, and sheer heart.

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May 10, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Spider-Man, Miles Morales, PS4, Marvel, PlayStation
game reviews
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Extremely OK Games reveals Earthblade

April 19, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

The next game from the Celeste team is a “2D explor-action game” called Earthblade.

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April 19, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Earthblade, Indie games, EXOK
news
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There Are Too Many Games!

April 16, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in opinion

New games? I can’t find time to play what I have now!

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April 16, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Switch, PSN, Steam, PC, Game Boy Advance, Indie games
opinion
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HORI D-Pad Controller (L) review

April 15, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in device reviews

Hori’s Joy-con is the best solution for playing 2D games in handheld mode.

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April 15, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
HORI, Switch, D-pad
device reviews
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Streets of Rage 4 review

April 14, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

It’s time for bareknuckle brawling!

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April 14, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Streets of Rage 4, Switch, Streets of Rage, beat'em up, Sega, Dotemu, Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, Indie games
game reviews
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Shakotan Blue began Ten Years Ago

April 13, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in Kelleher Projects, news

Ten years ago today, I stepped off the plane in Tokyo and began a journey that meant so much to me, I’d later chronicle it in my book: Shakotan Blue.

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April 13, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Shakotan Blue, Japan
Kelleher Projects, news
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Wario Blast review

April 12, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Yeah, it’s basically Bomberman.

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April 12, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Bomberman, Wario, Wario Blast, Game Boy, crossover
game reviews, retrospective
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New TMNT Beat'Em Up announced

April 10, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

A gnarly new TMNT game is in the works!

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April 10, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
TMNT, Dotemu, Tribute Games, Indie games, beat'em up
news
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Streets of Rage 4 DLC announced

April 09, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

You asked for it… Here comes Estel!

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April 09, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Streets of Rage 4, Streets of Rage, beat'em up, Dotemu, Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, DLC, Indie games
news
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Fighting EX Layer is coming to Switch

April 06, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in news

So Arika really likes dropping news on April Fools day, eh?

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April 06, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Arika, Switch, Indie games, FEXL, Fighting Games
news
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