Parappa is a greedy little bastard.


General Features

The Bootleg Battle Mania 2 Mystery: Not a particularly interesting mystery, but a unique one.
Bounty Arms: A heavily speculative look at a lost PlayStation action game.
Cyborgs Ain’t Ladies: Here I tried to spark a new internet catch phrase. It didn't take.
Final Fantasy XII Day: It actually happened. To a point.
The Pointless Awards 2003: This led me to skip most of 2004.
Undercover Game Worship: My introduction to the Japanese art of "minor game" obsessions.


The Useless Game and Anime Junk Guide

The Art of Xenosaga: A fine book that's worth a sensible price.
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2003 Calendar: Useful? Possibly. Shameful? Definitely.
Guilty Gear X Figures: No, there aren't any Bridget figures. Yet.
Millia Rage Statue: Still none. Stop asking.
Xenosaga Art Print: Even if you have it, you won’t know what to do with it.



The Gallery of Hideous Box Art

Astyanax: In which I avoid making a pun like NASTYanax.
El Viento: I don't know how to say "This ain't right" in Spanish, but it would apply here.
Guardian Heroes: In a word, GRAAAAHHHH.
The Guardian Legend: Somewhere, a generic RPG is missing a cover.
Light Crusader: Special guest writer ShaoMappy tackles Meatloaf and enjoys it far too much.
Rival Turf!: Street thugs don't get any tougher than this.
Sky Kid: And his sidekick, Baron von Shitty Namco Game.
Streetsmart: If this were a Neo-Geo game, the SNK cult would love it. But it's not.
Strider: Captain Zoom fights the Monkey-Men of Mars.
Tagin' Dragon: Ugh. There's nothing else to say.
Trouble Shooter: Ever wonder why they didn't translate Trouble Shooter 2?
Valis 3: Three covers. One is decent.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land: Well, at least he's a happy doll-faced lunatic.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap: Sadly, this cover's actually good for an SMS game.


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