Chris Kohler
@kohler.bsky.social
Editorial Director of the BAFTA-nominated Tetris Forever and more at Digital Eclipse.
Co-host, Good Job, Brain! WIRED editor from 2005 to 2017. Well-known Japanese curry enjoyer.
Games, books, bio, etc: http://www.chriskohler.biz
Co-host, Good Job, Brain! WIRED editor from 2005 to 2017. Well-known Japanese curry enjoyer.
Games, books, bio, etc: http://www.chriskohler.biz
Also, just now noticed this was still an open question at the end of your piece -- yes, the entire plot of FFV centers around the 無, which is called the Void in most English translations. Not sure if ムーア is a reference to that. "Moore" dates back to JP strat guides, though, so not an artifact of loc
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Also, just now noticed this was still an open question at the end of your piece -- yes, the entire plot of FFV centers around the 無, which is called the Void in most English translations. Not sure if ムーア is a reference to that. "Moore" dates back to JP strat guides, though, so not an artifact of loc
Thought #2: Rather than being derived directly from "dream" I wonder if ドリーン is simply a contraction of ドリストーン
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thought #2: Rather than being derived directly from "dream" I wonder if ドリーン is simply a contraction of ドリストーン
The character 夢 can be read "yume" but also can be read as "mu," which is the most likely explanation -- no need to connect them via ドリーム or 無, as the reading is already baked into 夢.
I *imagine* ムーア could be a reference to 無 given what goes down there!
I *imagine* ムーア could be a reference to 無 given what goes down there!
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The character 夢 can be read "yume" but also can be read as "mu," which is the most likely explanation -- no need to connect them via ドリーム or 無, as the reading is already baked into 夢.
I *imagine* ムーア could be a reference to 無 given what goes down there!
I *imagine* ムーア could be a reference to 無 given what goes down there!
btw I don't know about your experience but I was enjoying using split Joy-Cons for this up until this star -- by the middle of the level it would consistently just go out of whack and Mario would just barrel off the side of the ledge. I ended up switching to a Pro controller and had no issues
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
btw I don't know about your experience but I was enjoying using split Joy-Cons for this up until this star -- by the middle of the level it would consistently just go out of whack and Mario would just barrel off the side of the ledge. I ended up switching to a Pro controller and had no issues
I think that's still in the late oughts.
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I think that's still in the late oughts.
See now I know you're a fan because you're doing deep cuts
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
See now I know you're a fan because you're doing deep cuts
Reposted by Chris Kohler
Bumping this up because it's genuinely groundbreaking stuff and I don't know that it's reaching the audience that it should! I think this is one of the greatest video game stories of all time. My guests are rarely heard from and were extremely generous with their memories.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Bumping this up because it's genuinely groundbreaking stuff and I don't know that it's reaching the audience that it should! I think this is one of the greatest video game stories of all time. My guests are rarely heard from and were extremely generous with their memories.
New documentary timeline!
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New documentary timeline!