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I used to worry about the coming darkness. Now I just worry about Reversal Edge.

So excited right now. Steam version, too! This is great! To celebrate, I've re-activated my Premium Membership. To Jaxel and the mod crew here at 8WayRun - thank you so much for all your efforts even during the lull. Increased site traffic is coming soon.

The more I sort it out, the more it gets distorted. I sort of think I'm better off just leaving it unsorted.

I have little trust in people who don't use the Oxford comma.

Apologies are in high demand. To meet that demand, many have supplied apologies. With the increased supply, their value has diminished.

R.I.P. Masaya Nakamura – Namco founder

Hey! Another 2-D fighter is coming out... if you like that stuff... Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Personally, I'm waiting for my 3-D fighter devs to start stepping up.

DoA girls getting pachislot action... Quality cut scenes ensue.

I just can't get into 2D fighter gameplay anymore. Unfortunately, it seems to be nearly the only stuff produced now. Oh well. I had my fun.

Rock-n-roll takes another hit... R.I.P. Glenn Frey

R.I.P. David Bowie

That was also true of Konami... Soul Calibur pachinko announcement coming soon!

This may seem odd, but I really don't like the Cool Retro Pixel Art(TM) trend (assuming that's what you were referring to, NeclordX). I understand its popularity with indie devs as it cuts out the time and expense of hiring artists. Frankly though, a lot of them look really shoddy, even for...

OK. I'll join in. The first gaming console I played on as a kid was the Magnavox (or Phillips) Odyssey 200 [see spoiler above]. It ran on C batteries, score was kept with plastic sliders (no on-screen scoring), and it was controlled with 3 knobs attached to the unit. This humble, but...

Yes. Tell me about these good ol' days...