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My love/hate relationship with Pottermore
Hi. My name is Bethany. And I am addicted to Pottermore. If there is one thing that I can safely say has driven most of my decisions over the past 10 years, it is my love of Harry Potter. Yes. I’ve...
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dys4ia
Dys4ia is a flash game with a very unique concept—it basically simulates hormone replacement therapy and the experience of beginning transition by putting the player in the shoes of the creator as she...
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Flash games are, in my opinion, overlooked far too often. Many gamers forget they exist. Handhelds and consoles rule the gaming landscape, and these browser-based gems are often left unplayed in their...
View ArticleFlash Game Recs, Installment 2
ImmorTall, http://pgstudios.org/immortall.html It’s simple…. you crash land, you are an alien, you meet a girl. Next, her brother feeds you an apple and you meet the family. Based on their kindness...
View ArticleFlash Game Recommendations 3
As I’ve said before, flash games are often underappreciated, but more people should be enjoying them! They are a fantastic free source of entertainment (minus that bill you pay for the interwebs, of...
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A Mile in Her Shoes
Samantha Allen wrote a cool piece for The Border House about teaching the students in her Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 100 class about transphobia by letting them play the flash games dys4ia...
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Alpaca Run
Gamervescent friend Cameron Kunzelman has released a new game called Alpaca Run, in which you help a running alpaca jump over obstacles and collect apples throughout a series of different landscapes...
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Spooky Flash Games
How many times do I need to talk about how underrated flash games are, y’all? For this spooky edition of flash game recommendations, I want to mention a few creeptastic flash games. The Outbreak,...
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C.A.T.H.A.R.S.I.S.
I was very excited to hear about the impending Halloween release of “CATHARSIS,” the latest “trip” from hard rock game designer Cameron Kunzelman. So basically in ages past, a corrupt mage named Garm...
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Catachresis
I just played Cameron Kunzelman’s Catachresis for the first time. It was not cathartic. It was not at all “satisfying” in any measure that would typically cause me to apply that term to a game—no...
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Ponies, Pranks, and Puns
Hello Internet! Before you continue reading let me ask some important questions: Do you enjoy pranking people? Do you enjoy video games? Do your friends as well? Do you know anyone who is a Brony? Who...
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The Sharknado Video Game Is Coming
Give me all your iPhones. And some fingers. You guys! You guys! There’s a Sharknado video game. I don’t know about you, but I’m heading down into the basement and staying away from any and all forms of...
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Blendoku
Heads up, major addiction alert. Blendoku came out in February 2013. I discovered it a few months ago while messing around on my dude’s iPad. He had downloaded it, apparently, but never played. I...
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What’s on Your Game Queue?
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in the original first-person shooter. Here’s a scenario we’re all familiar with. You: Hey, friend or acquaintance, have you played [super cool video game]? Friend or...
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Can’t Sleep, Won’t Sleep
Lately I have been on this weird obsession with reading Creepypastas before bed. I find myself wanting to talk about them all the time. Everyone is familiar with some of these stories, whether they...
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Reasons Jennifer Needs to Play Through Minerva’s Den
A lot of people tell me I like to sit on high and impose my will upon others. “That’s utterly ridiculous!” I tell them from atop my solid gold replica of the throne from Game of Thrones. “I don’t even...
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Doki-Doki Universe
Guys! Guys! GUYS! I need you to listen. This is super important. I found a game that is adorable, smart, interesting, and addictive. The animation is simplistic, yet gorgeous. If you haven’t...
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Epanalepsis: GET HYPE
Game designer and Gamervescent friend Cameron Kunzelman, creator of Alpaca Run and Catachresis, is working on a brand-new mindfuck of an experience for us all: Epanalepsis. The gameplay will largely...
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What’s Your Best Worst Game?
I have actually played this. IT WAS AWESOME. I know why you’re here. Come around back and I’ll whisper to you through the screen door. Hurry up now. I don’t have all night. You’ve come about the bad...
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