Ephemeral Enigmas
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Giving offbeat, obscure, forgotten, or just cool and interesting games the attention they deserve on my blog once a week. Also a contributor to Hardcore Gaming 101. He/Him
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Super Cooks
If you play Shin Maou Golvellius and want more, you get exactly that, but rather than just do the same thing yet again, Compile came up with the best possible coat of paint for it. This game really…
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New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
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NEW VIDEO: I end the year by taking a quick look at all my weird gamepads. It takes a while because there's a lot of them.
youtu.be/dRyPY4T8NTc
youtu.be/dRyPY4T8NTc
The most Cursed Controllers in my collection
YouTube video by Alien Bob
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
NEW VIDEO: I end the year by taking a quick look at all my weird gamepads. It takes a while because there's a lot of them.
youtu.be/dRyPY4T8NTc
youtu.be/dRyPY4T8NTc
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Me: I have a lot of experience with SaGa, how bad could the new arena battles in the SaGa 2 DS remake be?
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Me: I have a lot of experience with SaGa, how bad could the new arena battles in the SaGa 2 DS remake be?
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
Me: I have a lot of experience with SaGa, how bad could the new arena battles in the SaGa 2 DS remake be?
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Me: I have a lot of experience with SaGa, how bad could the new arena battles in the SaGa 2 DS remake be?
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
SaGa 2 DS: Here's enemies that poison you, paralyze you, petrify you, charm you, OHKO you, shoot a beam that almost OHKOs you, also they're all faster than you and there are 46 of them, die :)
For this #RandomGameSaturday, I have Wild Arms XF, the only strategy RPG take on the series. As a big Wild Arms fan, you'd think I'd have finished it around launch, but the game's challenging, puzzle-like map design pushed me away.
I really want to revisit it, so maybe 2026 will be the year!
I really want to revisit it, so maybe 2026 will be the year!
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For this #RandomGameSaturday, I have Wild Arms XF, the only strategy RPG take on the series. As a big Wild Arms fan, you'd think I'd have finished it around launch, but the game's challenging, puzzle-like map design pushed me away.
I really want to revisit it, so maybe 2026 will be the year!
I really want to revisit it, so maybe 2026 will be the year!
I usually fill out these GOTY things pretty quickly, but I'm totally stumped on what the winner should be this year
Heck, I haven't even played enough 2025 games to fill out a top 10 yet! My end of year GOTY blog posts are gonna be coming in real hot lol
Heck, I haven't even played enough 2025 games to fill out a top 10 yet! My end of year GOTY blog posts are gonna be coming in real hot lol
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I usually fill out these GOTY things pretty quickly, but I'm totally stumped on what the winner should be this year
Heck, I haven't even played enough 2025 games to fill out a top 10 yet! My end of year GOTY blog posts are gonna be coming in real hot lol
Heck, I haven't even played enough 2025 games to fill out a top 10 yet! My end of year GOTY blog posts are gonna be coming in real hot lol
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It's live pal, and i'm only 30min late from posting it because I was driving home from work
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPL...
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It's live pal, and i'm only 30min late from posting it because I was driving home from work
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPL...
I befriended the kid by filling up more of my Meat Dictionary and he gave me Grenades for it
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I befriended the kid by filling up more of my Meat Dictionary and he gave me Grenades for it
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From Untold History 3: This was originally made for a TV drama (Hanamoku no Haha vs. Hanayome no Haha; 花婿の母VS花嫁の母), in which two mothers-in-law that don't get along play this game. I can't find anything about it online. bsky.app/profile/ephe...
New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
Super Cooks
If you play Shin Maou Golvellius and want more, you get exactly that, but rather than just do the same thing yet again, Compile came up with the best possible coat of paint for it. This game really…
ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
From Untold History 3: This was originally made for a TV drama (Hanamoku no Haha vs. Hanayome no Haha; 花婿の母VS花嫁の母), in which two mothers-in-law that don't get along play this game. I can't find anything about it online. bsky.app/profile/ephe...
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"Is Donkey Kong 64 a Legacy of the Wizard-like?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Is Donkey Kong 64 a Legacy of the Wizard-like?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
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Last repost: we've been trying to catalogue more Japanese PS1 titles, with the eventual goal of putting together a big book on them, but there really are so many, to the point where it likely would've been completed for several years www.hardcoregaming101.net/category/fea...
Japanese Obscurities – Hardcore Gaming 101
www.hardcoregaming101.net
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Last repost: we've been trying to catalogue more Japanese PS1 titles, with the eventual goal of putting together a big book on them, but there really are so many, to the point where it likely would've been completed for several years www.hardcoregaming101.net/category/fea...
"Is Donkey Kong 64 a Legacy of the Wizard-like?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Is Donkey Kong 64 a Legacy of the Wizard-like?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,
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New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
Super Cooks
If you play Shin Maou Golvellius and want more, you get exactly that, but rather than just do the same thing yet again, Compile came up with the best possible coat of paint for it. This game really…
ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
Super Cooks
If you play Shin Maou Golvellius and want more, you get exactly that, but rather than just do the same thing yet again, Compile came up with the best possible coat of paint for it. This game really…
ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New blog post time!
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
This week's game is Super Cooks, a cooking-themed parody version of Compile's Golvellius. This is the shortest and simplest entry in the series, but its great sense of humor and charming visuals make it a total joy to play through and the most easily approachable entry:
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Purity culture has been staining the internet for a good while now. Everyone’s acting like fiction is a background check for morality, and it’s exhausting. It's spread like mold; turning what should be a fun time, into something people are scared to admit liking.
#blog #internet #fandom
#blog #internet #fandom
Purity and Plague
innerspiral.lol
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This kid is a freak
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This kid is a freak
I played a homebrew version of Bomberman for Neo Geo Pocket and it was a fascinating mishmash of things
You get an impressive intro reminiscent of the PS1 games, the title screen of the N-Gage game, sprites based on the Super Bomberman games, and then Metal Slug music for some reason
Kinda fun!
You get an impressive intro reminiscent of the PS1 games, the title screen of the N-Gage game, sprites based on the Super Bomberman games, and then Metal Slug music for some reason
Kinda fun!
Bomberman V1.1 (hack by Thor) Neo Geo Pocket (Color)
YouTube video by phoenix1291
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November 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I played a homebrew version of Bomberman for Neo Geo Pocket and it was a fascinating mishmash of things
You get an impressive intro reminiscent of the PS1 games, the title screen of the N-Gage game, sprites based on the Super Bomberman games, and then Metal Slug music for some reason
Kinda fun!
You get an impressive intro reminiscent of the PS1 games, the title screen of the N-Gage game, sprites based on the Super Bomberman games, and then Metal Slug music for some reason
Kinda fun!
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It's finally time to revive my blog with a new post on a fresh domain! Will I talk about a highly-anticipated game to attract readers?
No, why would I do that! We're talking about the Galactic Pretty Boy fanfic adventures in Star Driver's PSP spin-off today!
Your galaxy will shine!
No, why would I do that! We're talking about the Galactic Pretty Boy fanfic adventures in Star Driver's PSP spin-off today!
Your galaxy will shine!
Star Driver PSP #1 – Galactic Pretty Boy Fanfiction
It's 2011, and the Galactic Pretty Boy needs YOUR(!?) help to save the world! Will you sing the songs of youth with him on the PSP?
goodorevengreat.games
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's finally time to revive my blog with a new post on a fresh domain! Will I talk about a highly-anticipated game to attract readers?
No, why would I do that! We're talking about the Galactic Pretty Boy fanfic adventures in Star Driver's PSP spin-off today!
Your galaxy will shine!
No, why would I do that! We're talking about the Galactic Pretty Boy fanfic adventures in Star Driver's PSP spin-off today!
Your galaxy will shine!
For this #RandomGameSaturday, I have the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass, which was revelatory for me at the time. I didn't have the SFC version, so I gladly dealt with the tiny screen to play a "new" Mega Man
I had a great time with it, which apparently means I'm crazy from what I hear nowadays lol
I had a great time with it, which apparently means I'm crazy from what I hear nowadays lol
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
For this #RandomGameSaturday, I have the GBA version of Mega Man & Bass, which was revelatory for me at the time. I didn't have the SFC version, so I gladly dealt with the tiny screen to play a "new" Mega Man
I had a great time with it, which apparently means I'm crazy from what I hear nowadays lol
I had a great time with it, which apparently means I'm crazy from what I hear nowadays lol
I really enjoyed Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, but the fact they had Takenobu Mitsuyoshi play Joe Musashi only to make him a silent protagonist is crazy work
He should be breaking into song in every level, a clear missed opportunity
He should be breaking into song in every level, a clear missed opportunity
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I really enjoyed Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, but the fact they had Takenobu Mitsuyoshi play Joe Musashi only to make him a silent protagonist is crazy work
He should be breaking into song in every level, a clear missed opportunity
He should be breaking into song in every level, a clear missed opportunity
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Our Black Friday gift to you, for the low low price of $0, is over 13,000 words about the Xbox 360 library.
This console gen felt like the last gasp of an industry before it turned a particularly heinous corner. Join us at the combination listicle and eulogy.
pixeldie.com/2025/11/28/t...
This console gen felt like the last gasp of an industry before it turned a particularly heinous corner. Join us at the combination listicle and eulogy.
pixeldie.com/2025/11/28/t...
The Xbox 360 Twentieth Anniversary Special
The Xbox 360 is twenty years old and Microsoft will never achieve its heights again, so we may as well rank the 36 best games on it.
pixeldie.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Our Black Friday gift to you, for the low low price of $0, is over 13,000 words about the Xbox 360 library.
This console gen felt like the last gasp of an industry before it turned a particularly heinous corner. Join us at the combination listicle and eulogy.
pixeldie.com/2025/11/28/t...
This console gen felt like the last gasp of an industry before it turned a particularly heinous corner. Join us at the combination listicle and eulogy.
pixeldie.com/2025/11/28/t...
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You know, I've never really written about Emerald Dragon and why I like it so much. Let's fix that!
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
You know, I've never really written about Emerald Dragon and why I like it so much. Let's fix that!
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
I'm having a pleasant Thanksgiving, but that's not stopping me from feeling like this the whole time
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I'm having a pleasant Thanksgiving, but that's not stopping me from feeling like this the whole time
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NO GOBBLE THIS YEAR JUST GUBBLE
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NO GOBBLE THIS YEAR JUST GUBBLE
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning