Category Archives: Video Games

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught

By time Onslaught came out, I hadn’t played in a year since an abortive start at Jedi Under Siege, and hadn’t regularly played since around the time the Chiss flashpoint came out. But then the world went crazy a few months later and – well, I didn’t actually have more time to play, but a lot of people did so it was fun to finally jump back in.

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Link’s Awakening: Bottle Grotto

The owl greets Link as he emerges from Tail Cave, telling him that the Full Moon Cello is one of the eight Instruments of the Sirens, which once combined will have the power to awaken the Wind Fish. He points Link to Goponga Swamp, where the next dungeon is. However, the path through the swamp is blocked with flowers that Link’s current weapons cannot harm. But when God closes a door…

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Link’s Awakening: Introduction and Story

I don’t know why I never got this game back in the day. I had a Game Boy, and I’m pretty sure I was still playing it when this game came out. I’d stopped getting Game Boy games by then, I’m sure, but I’m quite surprised I didn’t really want this one. And it took me 25 years to check it out. That’s… a lot.

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