exp. Magazine

An independent video game zine by @mathewkumar. Now publishing at ko-fi:

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exp. has returned... again! A new issue of exp., exp. 2601 is launching in both physical and digital forms at this weekend's Canzine, and is open for pre-order direct (with discount for supporters!) here: https://t.co/CYH9RPb9T2

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I'm back with a second, supporter exclusive look at seven more games in Christmas Crackers. They're not getting better... https://t.co/tUVbG02bdh

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Unlocked for all, my first write-up of a Christmas game for 2025: I look at Sleighbells for BBC Micro, and reflect on the utopian vision for one of the UK's most iconic computers: https://t.co/V0e9oo5sEJ

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Unfortunately, I keep finding new (old) Christmas games to play, and even worse this week I found a collection of *21* games sold by Micro User for the BBC Micro in 1983. I've managed to choke seven down so far. Supporter exclusive: https://t.co/2LfRa2SN0w

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It's the festive season, so let's all gather round a blazing... BBC Micro! For subscribers, I look at one of the earliest Christmas-themed video games (though you wouldn't know it from the box art.) Sleighbells: https://t.co/90gh4gSlYF

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New Every Game I've Finished for subscribers! I write about how Suberfuge, a "slow strategy" game for iOS made me feel: https://t.co/7M0fmhKCTh

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It's Black Friday! If you're picking up something on Amazon, why not throw my collection of video game essays Every Game I've Finished 14>24 on your order?

US: https://t.co/HbKAPUnQbB
CA: https://t.co/N1RNMuH6ua
UK: https://t.co/LTeFHUxs2b

epub/PDF: https://t.co/x5IWROwaiO

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Unlocked: I take a wee look at Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure, an unreleased prototype for Atari 2600, which is sort of, you know, almost there? https://t.co/VkdZZdicPr

(Buy my book! Paperback/Kindle: https://t.co/kXcyJR3Eiy epub/pdf: https://t.co/nL8xPhIxtn)

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Unlocked for all, I consider the place in history of a game with a huge place in my own history: Atari's 1983 arcade interpretation of Star Wars: https://t.co/dKAV5RguLc

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New for supporters (just $1 to subscribe!) I continue my trawl through Star Wars esoterica with a first: I review an unreleased prototype. On Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi: Ewok Adventure, which was overcomplicated into obscurity: https://t.co/LN7Ufbp0dw

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It's been a rough few weeks for me without time for gaming, and today is probably a rough one for all of us. So let's go back to the beginning with some easy, uncritical nostalgia... oh no! I'm still critical!!! On the first game I ever played, Star Wars: https://t.co/zoL7q6lDXn

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A kind listener on the @InsertCredit forums informs if you search for my name on Amazon it "corrects" the spelling then doesn't show my book! I suspect this is because I need reviews. If you've picked up a copy (https://t.co/HbKAPUoo19) help me out by posting a review!

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I'm finally back on the @insertcredit.com show!!! https://t.co/do6EJqChvC

We actually get into the nitty gritty of why I put my book out, which was nice! Don't forget you can buy it on Amazon in print: https://t.co/aPDXdPzlMb or direct in pdf/epub: https://t.co/nL8xPhIxtn

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New Every Game I’ve Finished! I wanted to do a quick one because of the book launch, but I ended up writing more deeply I thought about… Star Wars: Jedi Arena??? https://t.co/7NdUeXq6EA

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ICYMI:

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The book is available at all regional Amazons, for example:

.CA - https://t.co/fGguNfzfOF

.CO.UK - https://t.co/tjg8VAcdVi

Launch post: https://t.co/vMMMrJ61S6

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Every Game I've Finished 14>24 is OUT NOW in paperback and Kindle at Amazon (https://t.co/kXcyJR3Eiy) and epub/pdf at ko-fi (https://t.co/nL8xPhIxtn). Thank you so much for your support and I'm excited for you to get your hands on this!

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As soon as I couldn't use Tweetbot (mind that?) I stopped switching to this account to do anything except post Every Game I've Finished articles, and as a man with a baby's temper (and frankly brain) further stamped his wishes on this site there's no excuse to keep two accounts.

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Not making a formal announcement as such but I'm planning on making this account inactive shortly after my book launch window (heck, I need all the reach I can get). I will keep posting at @mathewkumar but all the *good* stuff is going to be over on this other site:

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It worked!

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ICYMI: Unlocked for non-supporters: did Volleyball *really* sell over two million copies? Well, I certainly don’t have the answer but I did play it and I can tell you about that: https://t.co/m1hFJgk51X

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New Every Game I've Finished! Oh dear, I've got another game inspired by Lode Runner to play through. But at least this one has warps! I struggle through the *brutal* Solomon's Key: https://t.co/Lgg8iOYDgt