’90s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 1990 to 1999, i.e. the ’90s.
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Shining Force CD
This remake of two ‘Shining Force’ Game Gear entries attempts to bring them up to modern production standards. How will it measure up to the Genesis games now? (read more)
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Nirvana Retrospective
It’s not easy making people who aren’t Nirvana fans understand. In fact, I’m inclined to say it’s downright impossible. You have to hear them at just the right time, at just the right moment in life to feel what they’re trying to say in their music. For a comparison, it’s like The Catcher in the… (read more)
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Three Colors: Red
I try to share my thoughts on every movie I watch, but Three Colors: Red has me tongue-tied trying to express how I feel. As I watched what first seems to be another lovely human drama in this great trilogy, my mind eventually began to unravel when I realized the metanarrative Kieslowski was going for… (read more)
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Shin Megami Tensei II
‘Shin Megami Tensei II’ is a contender for the most influential game in the franchise, codifying many tropes that have become standard in the series. Why, then, is it one of the most frustrating entries to play? (read more)
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Megami Tensei: The Old Testament
‘Megami Tensei: The Old Testament’ is an SNES remake of the first two ‘Megami Tensei’ games made for the NES. Can it prove that those are still experiences worth having? (read more)
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Memories
This anthology film features three unrelated segments made by icons of the anime industry. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam F90
This short manga serves as a prequel to the cursed ‘Mobile Suit Gundam F91’ movie. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Remember ‘Gundam Wing?’ It’s back—in movie form! Also, it’s exactly the same. Is ‘Endless Waltz’ better off for that? (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Big, stupid, and oddly compelling, Gundam Wing is the franchise equivalent to one really long, weightless action movie. (read more)
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Jin-Roh
‘Jin-Roh,’ written by Mamoru Oshii, is an atmospheric, downcast tone piece that mires in the traumas of war. However, though war never changes, I prefer when my media does. (read more)