The summer season
is upon us, and the regular video game releases slow for a while. Some fill in
the gap by purchasing discounted games on a digital distribution service and
engaging in a community metagame to win prizes. Others raise money for charity
by showing off how to complete games as quickly as possible, sometimes by
breaking the game entirely. A while ago I noticed one video game site was doing
a sort of book club by asking people to play through old Japanese developed console
role playing games and discuss them at set times. The event inspired me to get
a hold on an old out of print Super Nintendo game that, after playing for about
an hour, I can say that I really should have picked it up earlier.
