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A new era of Banjo
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2015 by Brian Smith
Life update: I have switched jobs and now will hopefully have more time to update this site. Blog update: I …
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Ride the Dolphin
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2013 by Brian Smith
Do you listen to the Insert Credit podcast? If not, you should. Insert Credit features some of the most consistently compelling …
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Killing Me Softly
Leave a commentJuly 2, 2013 by Brian Smith
Roger Ebert famously argued that videogames are not art. In his article on the subject, Ebert never specifically defined what constitutes art, …
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Mortal Kerfuffle!
Leave a commentFebruary 28, 2013 by Brian Smith
Mortal Kombat Trilogy seems like a forgettable piece of software. The third game released for the Nintendo 64, MKT was …
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Getting into Art: Super Mario 64
Leave a commentFebruary 12, 2013 by Brian Smith
“Don’t invite me over if you have framed artwork in your house, ’cause I’m going to jump through them like …
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Leave a commentJanuary 26, 2013 by Brian Smith
One of my goals for the new year is to update Solitary Analog every week, even when I may not …
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Making Real Progress in Final Fantasy 4
Leave a commentJanuary 12, 2013 by Brian Smith
My elementary school used to organize garage sales every year. Families from the school would sell their used goods, with …
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Ring Around the Rosie: Halo Revisited
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2012 by Brian Smith
On Black Friday, I had a bunch of highschool friends over to play Halo: Combat Evolved (the original Halo, released …
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Join Me, Won’t You?
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2012 by Brian Smith
Two weekends ago marked the 16th anniversary of the Nintendo 64’s release in North America. It is the first console …
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Pilotwings 64: Thinking Outside the Hoop
1September 30, 2012 by Brian Smith
You blow into the cartridge. You flip the system’s power switch. Images of a sunny, tropical island greet you overlaid …
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