Jeremy Parish

Game Boy Works #118: In Your Face / Koro Dice (Patreon)

Published:

2020-06-24 14:00:03

Imported:

2024-04

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This week's episode is a little messy, though in a way that might not be immediately obvious: It lacks any photography of In Your Face's physical release. Somehow the images I shot a few years (!) ago have gone completely missing, and while I was able to find a complete-in-box copy up for sale, postal issues during the pandemic means it's been caught up somewhere between here and Europe for more than a month. So please forgive the small gap for one of the primary focal points for this project... it happens, especially with games no one really cared to collect.

On the plus side, Koro Dice is kind of neat? It's been so long since we had a basic-ass puzzler on Game Boy that it's kind of nice to see one again.

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In Your Face / Koro Dice retrospective: Sham dunk | Game Boy Works #118

A portable gaming first—the first-ever handheld basketball game cartridge. Sadly, In Your Face is not precisely the game to lead the charge; it's more of a technical foul than anything else. Happily, the backup entry for this episode, Japan-only puzzler Koro Dice, is a pleasant diversion that makes up for it. Was I complaining about Game Boy puzzlers recently? Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. Video Works is funded through Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! And be sure to check out the Retronauts podcast (http://www.retronauts.com), where I (and many others!) tackle a much wider array of classic gaming topics each week.