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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
  • Free
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August 11, 2026

Pregaming for the Mario Party Publisher: Bandai Developer(s): A.I. Co. (not that AI), Hudson Soft Release Date: December 19th, 1997 Available On: Nintendo 64 Genre(s): Board Game, Party Game Tamagotchi is one of those things that I feel I don’t give enough credit to. I was there at the right time…

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August 4, 2026

Follow your nose Developer: Kemco (aka Kotobuki System) Publisher: Kemco Release Dates: 1998 (PAL), November 10th, 1998 (North America), November 27th, 1998 (Japan) Available On: Nintendo 64 Genre(s): Rail Shooter, Light Gun (hear me out) I never thought I’d say this about anything related to…

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July 28, 2026

Balls! Balls! Balls! Developer: Reflections Interactive Publishers: Psygnosis (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS), Superior Software (BBC Micro, Electron), Coconuts Japan Entertainment (PC Engine), NEC Technologies (TurboGrafx-16) Release Dates: 1989 (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, DOS,…

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