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More Names, More Fun

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Nathan

After I shared my last post on Dragon Quest names on Discord, Arlen Pavka replied with a list of names from the mobile and Nintendo Switch versions of DQ2, which includes a few I hadn’t previously seen. I’ve written about … Continue reading →

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The Language of the Stars

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Nathan

Ultimate Star Wars, by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham – I saw this fully illustrated guide to the series mentioned online, and decided to check it out at the library. It’s divided into sections on characters, … Continue reading →

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Beware the Bridges

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Nathan

In the first Dragon Quest game, it’s established that, if you cross a bridge, you can run into stronger monsters. I’m pretty sure this rule holds true for the sequels, although they also introduce many other ways of getting from … Continue reading →

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Dragon Warrior Women

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Nathan

While most of the heroes in the Dragon Quest games are male by default, a few of them let you choose the gender. The first game to provide this option is Dragon Quest III, which is interesting as the game … Continue reading →

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The Single Dads’ Club

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Nathan

When I wrote about Princess Peach’s father, I noted that it’s pretty common in fiction for kings to have young, strong-willed daughters who are only children, and for the mother to be nowhere in sight. Rebecca pointed out that a … Continue reading →

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There Goes Salesman, and He’s Sailing High Again

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Nathan

As the holiday season is upon us (retailers can’t even wait for Thanksgiving to end anymore), I thought it might be appropriate to provide a tribute of sorts to the salesmen of the video game world. These merchants often have … Continue reading →

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Too Many Endors

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Nathan

Watching Family Guy’s parody of Return of the Jedi (which I said a little bit about in this LiveJournal post) made me think about the name Endor, home of the Ewoks. Well, actually, Endor is a gas giant, and the … Continue reading →

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