Kyle Orland
@kyleor.land
Senior Gaming Editor, Ars Technica / The guy who LITERALLY wrote the book on Minesweeper -- https://bossfightbooks.com/products/minesweeper-by-kyle-orland
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136. Balloon Fight
Kind of a dinky Joust clone, when it comes down to it, but I still come back to the endless, randomized "Mode C" from time to time. At one point I had a Twin Galaxies world record on it!
#365games
Kind of a dinky Joust clone, when it comes down to it, but I still come back to the endless, randomized "Mode C" from time to time. At one point I had a Twin Galaxies world record on it!
#365games
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
136. Balloon Fight
Kind of a dinky Joust clone, when it comes down to it, but I still come back to the endless, randomized "Mode C" from time to time. At one point I had a Twin Galaxies world record on it!
#365games
Kind of a dinky Joust clone, when it comes down to it, but I still come back to the endless, randomized "Mode C" from time to time. At one point I had a Twin Galaxies world record on it!
#365games
137. Boom Blox
A great physics system and clever use of the Wii Remote gave this one a strong base, but it was the inventive multiplayer modes that make this one an all-timer.
#365games
A great physics system and clever use of the Wii Remote gave this one a strong base, but it was the inventive multiplayer modes that make this one an all-timer.
#365games
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
137. Boom Blox
A great physics system and clever use of the Wii Remote gave this one a strong base, but it was the inventive multiplayer modes that make this one an all-timer.
#365games
A great physics system and clever use of the Wii Remote gave this one a strong base, but it was the inventive multiplayer modes that make this one an all-timer.
#365games
138. Blast Corps
The sleeper hit of the N64 launch window lineup, this game helped me learn how to use an analog thumbstick. Destroying buildings is always cathartic, especially with the wide variety of vehicles on offer here.
#365games
The sleeper hit of the N64 launch window lineup, this game helped me learn how to use an analog thumbstick. Destroying buildings is always cathartic, especially with the wide variety of vehicles on offer here.
#365games
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
138. Blast Corps
The sleeper hit of the N64 launch window lineup, this game helped me learn how to use an analog thumbstick. Destroying buildings is always cathartic, especially with the wide variety of vehicles on offer here.
#365games
The sleeper hit of the N64 launch window lineup, this game helped me learn how to use an analog thumbstick. Destroying buildings is always cathartic, especially with the wide variety of vehicles on offer here.
#365games
139. Frequency
This came out when I was deep in my rhythm game obsession and hooked me with its relatively simplistic "time button presses to the music" gameplay and excellent soundtrack.
#365games
This came out when I was deep in my rhythm game obsession and hooked me with its relatively simplistic "time button presses to the music" gameplay and excellent soundtrack.
#365games
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
139. Frequency
This came out when I was deep in my rhythm game obsession and hooked me with its relatively simplistic "time button presses to the music" gameplay and excellent soundtrack.
#365games
This came out when I was deep in my rhythm game obsession and hooked me with its relatively simplistic "time button presses to the music" gameplay and excellent soundtrack.
#365games
140. Joust
I played a port of this game with a janky joystick on my parents' 386 PC as a kid, but grew to love it playing the two player mode on an actual arcade cabinet. I'm still not very good at it.
#365games
I played a port of this game with a janky joystick on my parents' 386 PC as a kid, but grew to love it playing the two player mode on an actual arcade cabinet. I'm still not very good at it.
#365games
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
140. Joust
I played a port of this game with a janky joystick on my parents' 386 PC as a kid, but grew to love it playing the two player mode on an actual arcade cabinet. I'm still not very good at it.
#365games
I played a port of this game with a janky joystick on my parents' 386 PC as a kid, but grew to love it playing the two player mode on an actual arcade cabinet. I'm still not very good at it.
#365games
That is very interesting!
But also it feels liek you could come up with practically any adjustment coefficient to compare a CRT to a flat-screen plasma and justify it...
But also it feels liek you could come up with practically any adjustment coefficient to compare a CRT to a flat-screen plasma and justify it...
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That is very interesting!
But also it feels liek you could come up with practically any adjustment coefficient to compare a CRT to a flat-screen plasma and justify it...
But also it feels liek you could come up with practically any adjustment coefficient to compare a CRT to a flat-screen plasma and justify it...
(This is a joke, but really how do you even measure comparative price for equal quality when today's completely average TVs couldn't be had for literally any amount of money back then?)
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
(This is a joke, but really how do you even measure comparative price for equal quality when today's completely average TVs couldn't be had for literally any amount of money back then?)
This matches how I felt about the demo
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This matches how I felt about the demo
Reposted by Kyle Orland
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
Yeah, I wish I had archived that link in a form hosted on Ars' servers, but I am relatively sure that's where I was getting my quotes
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yeah, I wish I had archived that link in a form hosted on Ars' servers, but I am relatively sure that's where I was getting my quotes
I believe all the info you need is in the article, which quotes from the evidence package and the four page letter that was sent to Twin Galaxies, if I recall correctly. Not sure what other info I can provide…
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I believe all the info you need is in the article, which quotes from the evidence package and the four page letter that was sent to Twin Galaxies, if I recall correctly. Not sure what other info I can provide…
Fun fact: they suspended the game briefly for 9/11 to avoid tying up phone lines
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Fun fact: they suspended the game briefly for 9/11 to avoid tying up phone lines
Don't worry they're gonna reject even this
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Don't worry they're gonna reject even this