Chris Kohler
Features Editor, Kotaku. Japanese curry aficionado. Author of the books Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V from Boss Fight Books.
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Never, Ever Eat The Pac-Man Curry
10While trying out Mario Kart VR et cetera at Bandai Namco’s VR Zone Shinjuku yesterday, I visited the cafe inside the virtual reality arcade. I was about to make a mistake.
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Nintendo Will Release Its Classic Arcade Games On Switch
Nintendo is re-releasing some of its arcade games — for the first time ever since they appeared in pizza places and laundromats of the 1980s — on Nintendo Switch, beginning with Mario Bros. this month.
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My Liner Notes For Mother, EarthBound Beginnings’ Vinyl Soundtrack
In 2015, the indie record press Ship To Shore Phono Co. put out an officially-licensed pressing of the soundtrack to Nintendo’s beloved RPG Mother, which had just been released that year in the West as EarthBound Beginnings.
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Secret Of Mana Remake’s Demo Is Low-Frills Fun
Much like the game’s Mad Mallard, a soldier helmet-wearing waterfowl who lays exploding eggs, the upcoming remake of Secret of Mana is an odd duck.





