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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

Video games function best as power fantasies. Whether a Walking Simulator is a game (though that genre has mostly vanished, unlamented). Not all games are power fantasies, and not all gamers want that. What Do We Mean By "Power Fantasy"? Power Fantasy" is usually used as a pejorative term. They are power fantasies.

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Top GBA Games by Nintendo (2023 Update)

Game Designing

Players would navigate through various levels of traps, puzzles, and enemies to claim victory. Final Fantasy VI Advance. Some would argue that this version of Final Fantasy was the absolute best, at least within the confines of the two-dimensional world. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Final Fantasy V Advance.

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Zugzwang as a pole dance upward unto heaven

Radiator Blog

A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. In my simulation code, men can have one of five sexual moods: Top, Bottom, VersBottom (Versatile), TrueVers, and Voyeur. However, Zugzwang is about interacting with a maze full of people, so here I simulate the police as distinct in-person agents who walk around.

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