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Minit Fun Racer review

May 14, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A bitesize game about driving a scooter in the world of Minit.

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May 14, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Minit, racing, Indie games
game reviews
Comment

Prince of Prussia

May 12, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A little 2D stealth game about escaping a Nazi prison using only your wits and a makeshift dagger.

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May 12, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Prince of Prussia, Adam Saltsman, Prince of Persia, platformer, stealth games, Indie games, PICO-8
game reviews
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Super Mario Land review

May 09, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Mario’s first portable adventure is delightfully strange and surprisingly endearing.

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May 09, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Super Mario Land, Game Boy, Super Mario, Gunpei Yokoi
game reviews, retrospective
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Character in Fighting Games - Part III: Guest Character Gamut

April 08, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in opinion

What makes a good addition to a Fighter Game roster? What makes a bad one? And why are all the fighting game aficionados suddenly talking about Cristiano Ronaldo?

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April 08, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Fighting Games, Guest Characters, Tekken, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, City Of The Wolves
opinion
Comment

Highlights from the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

April 02, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in news

For your convenience, here are the cliff notes from the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct.

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April 02, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Switch 2, Nintendo, GameCube
news
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Heiankyo Alien (Game Boy) review

March 31, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The original maze chase and pitfall digging “trap'em up” video game, available for convenient play on the go. Can you dig it?

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March 31, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Heiankyo Alien, Game Boy, maze chase, digging
game reviews
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Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family review

February 06, 2025 by Lucas Kelleher in book reviews

An incredible family history documented as a graphic memoir. History buffs rejoice!

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February 06, 2025 /Lucas Kelleher
Jordan Mechner, Comic Books, documentary, Prince of Persia
book reviews
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CONTINUE? 10 Years of KelleherBros.com

September 10, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in news, Kelleher Projects

The Kelleher Bros. website is officially 10 years old.

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September 10, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
news, Kelleher Projects
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Tenchu: Stealth Assassins review

August 22, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A PS1 classic, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins is the best ninja game of all time. Or at least it was, when it was released over 20 years ago.

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August 22, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Tenchu, PS1, stealth games, Ninja, PlayStation
game reviews
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Character in Fighting Games - Part II: More Than Functions

August 06, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in opinion

The draw to play a fighting game with Magneto isn’t to do eight-way dashes, it’s to play as Magneto. You can’t just replace him with a knockoff character, even if that knockoff has all the same functions.

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August 06, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Fighting Games, X-Men, Marvel, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Magneto, X-Men vs. Street Fighter
opinion
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FunnyPlaying FPGA GameBoy Color assembly & review

August 05, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in device reviews, DIY Projects

Analogue isn’t the only game in town. FunnyPlaying has their own FPGA Game Boy Color kit, and it’s way more affordable. The only catch is that you have to assemble it yourself.

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August 05, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Game Boy Color, FPGA, kit build, handheld, FunnyPlaying, Game Boy
device reviews, DIY Projects
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Playdate game reviews

July 31, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Let’s check out a few Playdate games you can buy on Catalog, plus a few games you can sideload to boot.

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July 31, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Playdate, Pullfrog, Tau, Jezzak, Hermit, solitaire, PICO-8, Pac-Man, Dr. Mario, Jezzball, Qix, Celeste, Indie games
game reviews
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Playdate review

July 30, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in device reviews

Check out the Playdate handheld gaming console! It’s little, yellow, different.

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July 30, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Playdate, Panic, handheld, Game Boy
device reviews
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Vacay (by June)

July 09, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in music

Kick back and finally relax with this summer vacation anthem.

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July 09, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Nova Maru, Pop, June
music
Comment

Repairing the original Game Boy

July 08, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in DIY Projects

Tips on keeping your classic gaming handhelds in good working order.

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July 08, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Game Boy, electronics repair, soldering
DIY Projects
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X-Men ‘97 review

May 15, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in Movies & TV

Reviving a beloved Saturday morning cartoon 30 years later really should not work at all. And yet, this show rules!

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May 15, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
X-Men, X-Men 97, anime, Gambit
Movies & TV
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Street Fighter 6 review

May 10, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Street Fighter is back, and this time World Tour mode is a Final Fight game. Let’s go!

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May 10, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Street Fighter 6, Street Fighter, Fighting Games, Capcom, Final Fight
game reviews
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Legendary Puns available now!

May 06, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in news, Kelleher Projects

The ultimate Book of Puns has arrived as an illustrated paperback from Kelleher Bros.

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May 06, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Legendary Puns, puns, joke book
news, Kelleher Projects
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The Making of Karateka review

March 28, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

It’s a documentary you can actually play! Digital Eclipse appears to have perfected the interactive documentary video game.

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March 28, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
Karateka, documentary, Jordan Mechner, Prince of Persia, rotoscoping
game reviews
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Precarious Digital Ownership: The EULA Era

March 27, 2024 by Lucas Kelleher in opinion

According to the terms of most video game EULAs, you do not actually own the software you have already purchased. You merely own a license to use it.

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March 27, 2024 /Lucas Kelleher
EULA, service aggreements, piracy
opinion
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