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Pokémon Rose Episode 9: “Is Celebi Real?”
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.
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Pokémon Rose Episode 8: “Return to Kanto”
Pokémon Gold and Silver teach a master class in how to design a postgame that marries a sequel with the game that preceded it.
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Pokémon Rose Episode 7: “The World of Johto”
A study of the Johto region as a master class in world-building a video-game sequel.
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Pokémon Rose Episode 6: “The Partner Pokémon”
As the number of Pokémon grew in Pokémon Gold and Silver, the trainer's chosen bond with one particular, special Pokémon only deepened.
Podcast
Pokémon Rose Episode 5: “A New Beginning”
A reflection on how Pokémon Gold and Silver presented a radical model for the "Pokémon sequel" at the height of Pokémania.
Podcast
Pokémon Rose Episode 4: “From You, 25 Years Ago”
A reflection on the role that the Pokémon anime had in cultivating a generation of gamers, on the occasion of Ash's final episode.
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Pokémon Rose: A New Retrospective Audio Series (Intro)
Announcing a new audio series studying the artistic and nostalgic value of the Pokémon series from Red and Blue through Scarlet and Violet.
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“How Gaming Will Change Humanity as We Know It”: A Reply
A point-by-point rebuttal of Tyler Cowen's article criticizing the ability of video games to have cultural value within a literary canon.
Podcast
With a Terrible Fate Podcast Episode 11: EarthBound’s Flavor Text
Enjoy a conversation with Max Gorynski about the latest in his Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound, plus meditations on Nintendo hardware, collectibles, and narrative metagames.
A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound
Why EarthBound’s Flavor Text Tastes So Good
The flavor text of EarthBound tells a story you may have missed.