Reviews
Here are the latest reviews and features from Fointy Pinger. If you have a feature or review or picture you would like to submit (videogame related, or anything else for that matter), email me.
Feature: My Albums of the 2010s - By Tetsuo
Here are my favourite 25 albums from the past 10 years. Mm, lists.
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Album: In Plain Sight - By Tetsuo
"In Plain Sight experiments in new territory, dialling down their signature guitar fuzz and enveloping introspection, and dialling up a more varied production style alongside catty, swaggering swipes at ex-lovers. For the most part, the result is disheartening."
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Book: Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time - By Tetsuo
Fointy Pinger reviews Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time, HG101's self-published book of, erm... their best 200 games ever!
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Feature: Disabling anti-aliasing for Nintendo 64 with Gameshark/Acton Replay - By Tetsuo
"Crowd consensus has it that the Nintendo 64's anti-aliasing invalidates the console's retro credentials, particularly amongst those who think 'retro' must equate 2D pixels and/or crisp textures, or who have grown up with modern consoles only."
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Feature: Subverting censorship in Perfect Dark with Action Replay - By Tetsuo
Is it possible to make the Japanese version of Perfect Dark behave more like its Western original? Does anyone really care either way? All these questions, and more, will be revealed inside!
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Feature: Nintendo 64 Region Exclusives - By Tetsuo
Fointy Pinger takes a look at the region exclusives for the Nintendo 64 - the best of the fringe, unique titles - and pit them against each other in a battle to the death to determine the ultimate winner.
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Game: World Soccer Winning Eleven DS - By Tetsuo
"Everything's as you'd expect: chips, one-two's and slick passing will open up most defences, delicate use of the power bar is still required when shooting and in general, a considered approach play to will reap rewards. "
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Game: Bangai-O Spirits - By Tetsuo
"The 160 main stages act more like self-contained puzzles than traditional stages as in those from Bangai-O. Once settled in you slowly begin to realise just how joyous and on-point Bangai-O Spirits is."
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