tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post2738855850333968473..comments2024-01-23T16:31:22.429-08:00Comments on The Nintendo Project: An 8-Bit Psychochronography: Desperately Seeking Urizen (DuckTales, DuckTales 2)Elizabeth Sandiferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18337209180846868581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post-33445588534487122302011-02-16T16:16:40.710-08:002011-02-16T16:16:40.710-08:00I enjoy reading your blog.
Just wanted to let you...I enjoy reading your blog.<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that the "part 1" link appears to go only to the blogger.com homepage.<br /><br />Keep up the great work.Kipphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418022919583684279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post-47321271224452951682011-02-09T15:27:13.902-08:002011-02-09T15:27:13.902-08:00Duck Tales was a really solid game. I hosted a sle...Duck Tales was a really solid game. I hosted a sleepover once (or my parents hosted it, really) during which another kid and I played the game so long I fell asleep. In the deep of night the game's ridiculous moon music lured my father into the room, where he scared the hell out of my friend.Tim Dickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108326838218032812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post-51413163260245843812011-02-08T11:31:13.274-08:002011-02-08T11:31:13.274-08:00Love the blog Phillip.
Funny to call Ducktails th...Love the blog Phillip.<br /><br />Funny to call Ducktails the terra firma though. I might just be getting lost in the synecdoche - it always seems to lose me - but I’m not sure I want to be standing on the cartoon ducks of possible contradiction when I could be standing on ground more… firm. Anyway, I still think this is possible in the Ducktails environment. <br /><br />Take the moon level, where the player seeks Green Cheese. Talk about memetic DNA! Here’s how Wikipedia has the moon/cheese myth beginning: A simpleton sees in the lake a reflection of the moon and, thinking it’s a round cheese, jumps into the water. Recall “the firmest ground one can find may well be an illusion.” Recall Don Quixote. This is a game about having adventures while seeking treasure, a trope steeped in memetic DNA. Maybe recall Sisyphus here too, given that no amount of treasure will ever be enough for Scrooge McDuck.<br /><br />If pataphor is all you’re looking for, look no further than the Mario, whose later stories have given the beast Donkey Kong a personality, family, and many games of his own. Patahor is everywhere in early Nintendo. If you’re looking for a place to stand, though, I suggest looking no further than a fun, Disney-made (if not Disney-inspired), adventure. They’re a lot of fun.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640863484633342647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post-14990885193646813842011-02-07T19:28:31.820-08:002011-02-07T19:28:31.820-08:00This stuff is great. I love learning these "...This stuff is great. I love learning these "secret histories." Thanks for your work.J. Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259269461300243598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448613549782052868.post-62317434652853640432011-02-07T14:15:21.824-08:002011-02-07T14:15:21.824-08:00I miss Ducktales so much. The music, the gameplay...I miss Ducktales so much. The music, the gameplay, all of it.The Liquor Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643055524698860792noreply@blogger.com