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WHAT TO DO NOW THAT I’VE BEEN LAID OFF

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024 coorlim

Three months ago I landed my first long-term contract in almost a decade. I’d
spent ten years as a creative entrepreneur, writing novels, producing podcasts,

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KEEPING CREATIVE: BALANCING MY NEW JOB AND PERSONAL WRITING PROJECTS

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 coorlim

Deciding upon a side-project to keep my skills sharp while working a long-term
contract job. What is my best path forward?

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retrogaming


OOPS! ALL PONG: THE FIRST CONSOLE GENERATION

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 coorlim


A history of the first games you could hook up to your television, from Atari
Home Pong, to all of its various and sundry clones.

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MARVEL’S ELDER GODS, MICROVERSE, AND THE SAVAGE LAND

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 coorlim

Before the dawn of man, the Marvel Universe’s Earth saw the creation of the
Elder Gods, the Microverse, and the Savage Land.

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Imported Retro Review retrogaming


FORGOTTEN ARCADE RETRO REVIEW: BOMB BEE [1979]

April 15, 2024April 12, 2024 coorlim

Bomb Bee, a 1979 Namco video pinball/breakout hybrid that wasn’t distributed in
the US. Created by Touru Iwatani, father of Pac-Man.

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Comic Books


COSMIC PRE-HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

April 10, 2024April 8, 2024 coorlim

An accurate at the time of writing pre-history of the Marvel Comics universe,
from the Firmament to Galactus’s re-birth.

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Imported Retro Review retrogaming


FORGOTTEN ARCADE RETRO REVIEW: COSMO [1979]

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 coorlim

1979 saw more than a few Space Invaders clones, but Cosmo is closer to Taito’s
Galaxian, released the same year in Japan by the company TDS.

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Narrative Analysis


FINAL FANTASY: THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL

January 30, 2024 coorlim

Narrative Analysis of Square’s iconic game Final Fantasy for the Nintendo
Entertainment system, itself largely a reaction to and attempt to outdo Dragon
Quest.

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Narrative Analysis


DRAGON WARRIOR: COME GRIND WITH ME

December 20, 2023December 1, 2023 coorlim


Narrative analysis of the Nintendo Entertainment System classic Dragon Warrior,
first successful console role-playing game from Japan.

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retrogaming


PRUNING THE LIST: ANDRO DUNOS TO ASTEROIDS DELUXE

December 15, 2023December 12, 2023 coorlim

In which I sift through the arcade titles I’ve got on my Steam Deck and decide
what’s worth keeping and what needs to go, in

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