The podcast about obscure video games. Journey to the farthest reaches of video game history – well-kept Japanese-only secrets, forgotten retro games, and everything in between – with Japanese translator and video game preservationist Samuel “Obskyr” Messner. Do you believe in the value of the unknown?
Obscuriosities: The Depths of Video Game History
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The podcast about obscure video games. Journey to the farthest reaches of video game history – well-kept Japanese-only secrets, forgotten retro games, and everything in between – with Japanese translator and video game preservationist Samuel “Obskyr” Messner. Do you believe in the value of the unknown?
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Recent Episodes
June 12, 2020
Mon Dieu, It's Jumping Flash 3! — Robbit Mon Dieu
<p><strong>Jumping Flash</strong> made a splash in 1995, when it was the first 3D platformer to hit consoles. But did you know there’s a third game in the series, released only in Japan? Today’s all about the Jumping Flash series, and more specifically, the personality-packed <strong>Robbit Mon Dieu</strong> for the PlayStation 1.</p>
May 11, 2020
The Post-Pokémon Gold Rush
<p>On this inaugural episode of Obscuriosities, we talk about mon games – games inspired to ride the coattails of Pokémon’s creature-collecting craze. But of course, unlike a Digimon or a Monster Rancher… these games didn’t make it big.</p> <p>Today, we explore Kotobattle: Tengai no Moribito (Game Boy Color), Kanzume Monsters (Game Boy), Kanzume Monsters: Parfait (Game Boy Color), Kaseki Sōsei Reborn (Game Boy), and Kaseki Sōsei Reborn II: Monster Digger (Game Boy Color).</p>
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