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Ephemeral Enigmas

Ephemeral Enigmas is all about giving offbeat, obscure, and forgotten games another look. The goal is to provide the deepest and most entertaining analysis I can muster for games that rarely get a fair shake while also providing my personal spin on things. Just about anything goes on this blog, so if you like learning about a very wide range of games (and don't mind lengthy rambles), you'll want to check in every week!

  • Created by Steven Barbato
  • Located in United States
  • January 2022
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June 23, 2026

One night is all it takes Developer: Takumi Corporation Publisher: Takumi Corporation Release Dates: 2001 (Arcade), October 10th, 2002 Available On: Arcade, Playstation Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up (Vertical) You ever feel wholly unqualified to do something but go ahead and do it anyway? I don’t typically…

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June 16, 2026

Swing and a miss Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date: November 15th, 1988 Available On: Famicom Disk System Genre: Adventure English Translation by: Mute Yeah, you’re reading that right, this is an adventure game from Capcom! Doesn’t seem like something a developer so in tune with the…

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June 9, 2026

You run and you battle, but never at the same time Developer: Opera House Publisher: Sega (Europe), Tec Toy (Brazil) Release Dates: 1991 (Europe), February 1992 (Brazil) Available On: Sega Master System Genre(s): Action, 2D Platformer Honestly, when I went into this one, I figured it’d be easy…

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