Obscuriosities: The Depths of Video Game History

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The podcast about obscure video games. Journey to the farthest reaches of video game history – well-kept Japanese-only secrets, forgotten retro games, and everything in between – with Japanese translator and video game preservationist Samuel “Obskyr” Messner. Do you believe in the value of the unknown?

Episodes

  1. Mon Dieu, It's Jumping Flash 3! — Robbit Mon Dieu

    06/12/2020

    Mon Dieu, It's Jumping Flash 3! — Robbit Mon Dieu

    Jumping Flash made a splash in 1995, when it was the first 3D platformer to hit consoles. But did you know there’s a third game in the series, released only in Japan? Today’s all about the Jumping Flash series, and more specifically, the personality-packed Robbit Mon Dieu for the PlayStation 1.

    1h 16m
  2. The Post-Pokémon Gold Rush

    05/11/2020

    The Post-Pokémon Gold Rush

    On this inaugural episode of Obscuriosities, we talk about mon games – games inspired to ride the coattails of Pokémon’s creature-collecting craze. But of course, unlike a Digimon or a Monster Rancher… these games didn’t make it big. Today, we explore Kotobattle: Tengai no Moribito (Game Boy Color), Kanzume Monsters (Game Boy), Kanzume Monsters: Parfait (Game Boy Color), Kaseki Sōsei Reborn (Game Boy), and Kaseki Sōsei Reborn II: Monster Digger (Game Boy Color).

    1h 2m
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The podcast about obscure video games. Journey to the farthest reaches of video game history – well-kept Japanese-only secrets, forgotten retro games, and everything in between – with Japanese translator and video game preservationist Samuel “Obskyr” Messner. Do you believe in the value of the unknown?

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