'Magnet School: Phys. Ed

12:57 PM on 07.05.2010 (server time)0

Anything Else? – The best-known cousins to NOON are the various Bomberman games, along with more obscure “overhead versus action-puzzler” variations like Exvania. Moss's Flip Maze is also similar in spirit, though here you don’t attack your opponent directly – instead, by arranging the tiles on your side into sets (and sets into combos) you create garbage which can push your opponent off the edge of his playfield (doujin offering Otoshimasu offers a “remix” of these elements). Octomania (aka Noo Kone Puzzle Takoron), despite utilizing a cursor instead of a character, also has some kinship with NOON, insofar as you’re tasked with sorting out a constantly-filling screen, hoping to swamp your rival before succumbing yourself.

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….aaaand TIME! *blows whistle* Good work out there today – make sure all balls, blocks, and other various multi-colored implements are back on the rack before you head to the showers. By the way, I don’t want to hear any more reports of towel-snapping “mini-games”, got that? Okay, get yourselves ready for the next class, everyone – I’ll see you all there, same time next week.

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Below are a handful of recaps and other links (oldest listed first by section), in case you're interested - asterisks mark promoted articles.

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'Magnet School

Introduction

Curriculum: Puzzle Games

Course 1: Ochige 101
Course 2: Tossology
Course 3: Ochige 201
Course 4: Phys. Ed
Course 5: Ochige 301 (Adv.)
Course 6: Free Elective
Course 7: Ochige 401 (Hon.)
Course 8: Extra Credit
Graduation Speech

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Reviews/Impressions/Rants/etc.

King of Fighters: Orochi Saga
Ar Tonelico II - Part 1 and Part 2
Prinny and Street Fighter IV
King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
Nintendo DS
*King of Fighters XII
How-To: Atelier Annie
How-To: Mushihime-sama Futari

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The Forgotten Essentials

Part 1: RPGs
Part 2: Shmups
Part 3: Fighters
Part 4: Puzzlers

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The Obscurer Tribune

EXTRA! EXTRA!

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Monthly Musings/Writers Wanted

The Fear: The End
*A Time to Destroy: I Cast Thee Out
*Expanded Universes: Triple Triad X
*Those About to Die: Nocturne's Demons
*Untapped Potential: The Second Dimension
*I Suck at Games: and I'm Here to Help
*The Forgotten: Real Life
*Love/Hate: The Weirdo, The Wall, and The Beast
*The Future: A Refreshing Cup of Hemlock
*More Than Just Noise: Digital Cheese LIVE
East vs. West: Where The Old Gods Dwell
Resolutions: Fresh Flowers
Collaboration: IF Only...
Violence: The Gatekeepers

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Assorted Ramblings

Why Am I Here? (intro)
Non-Portable Portable Gaming
Hating the Unhateable
*Soul Bubbles, Mickey Mouse, Journey of the Self
Dreamcast: The Other Shmup Machine
One-Year Anniversary Reflections
Shmups: Gaming's EOE

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Non-DT Writing

Racketboy

Saturn Shooter Rundown
PS1 Shooter Rundown
PS2 Shooter Rundown
Shmups 101
Shmups That Defined the Genre
"Hidden Gem" Shmups

HG101

Deathsmiles
Espgaluda
Shadow Hearts

Misc.

Unofficial Shmup Glossary (shmups.com, WIP)
My Backloggery (Warning: Inherent Shamefulness May Be Too Intense for Some Readers)

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