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Pokémon Rose Episode 14: “What Dreams May Come”

Within the DNA of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby's storytelling dwells an invitation to reinterpret yourself as a player—and a person.

By Dan Hughes, 2 months ago July 14, 2023

What happens to our relationships with our favorite childhood video-game series as we grow up and new games continue to be added to those series?

By Dan Hughes, 4 months ago May 29, 2023

A reflection on an early moment in Pokémon history when a new legendary Pokémon blurred the lines between time travel in real and fictional worlds.

By Dan Hughes, 4 months ago May 22, 2023

Pokémon Gold and Silver teach a master class in how to design a postgame that marries a sequel with the game that preceded it.

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago May 4, 2023

A study of the Johto region as a master class in world-building a video-game sequel.

By Dan Hughes, 5 months ago April 18, 2023

As the number of Pokémon grew in Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer's chosen bond with one particular, special Pokémon only deepened.

By Dan Hughes, 6 months ago April 10, 2023

A reflection on how Pokémon Gold and Silver presented a radical model for the "Pokémon sequel" at the height of Pokémania.

By Dan Hughes, 6 months ago April 3, 2023

A reflection on the role that the Pokémon anime had in cultivating a generation of gamers, on the occasion of Ash's final episode.

By Dan Hughes, 6 months ago March 27, 2023

Announcing a new audio series studying the artistic and nostalgic value of the Pokémon series from Red and Blue through Scarlet and Violet.

By Dan Hughes, 7 months ago February 27, 2023

A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago September 10, 2021