AncientPLay

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Classical Studies academic, gamer, enthusiast. University of Kent. Here for ancient Greece & Rome in games (and more).
#archaeogaming
#classcon
#ancientplay
#artingames
#antiquidons
AncientPLaySep 15, 2023
Plato’s Atlantis: founded by Atlas.
Aquaman’s Atlantis: founded by Atlan.
Tomb Raider’s Atlantis: co-ruled by Natla.
AncientPLayJul 14, 2023
The history of digital game censorship in Brazil is fascinating. Apparently EverQuest was un-banned for social subversion after 2008, but physical copies are still banned in Minas Gerais!
AncientPLayMar 28, 2023
AncientPLayMar 28, 2023

The 1989 RPG "Square's #TomSawyer" has several secret messages in Japanese. The most adorable must be this one, triggered by entering サルビアノハナ ("Salvia Flower"):

How are you doing? At long last, I've found myself the father of two girls. For me, this game also commemorates the birth of my second daughter, Haruka. My first-born, Mikoto, has become quite the big sister. My wife, Takako, is also as lively as ever. Anyway, take care of yourself.
Let's meet again someday.
Nobuyuki Hoshino

AncientPLayMar 22, 2023
In one month's time (April 23rd 2023), you can get "Molly Medusa Queen of Spit" on #nintendoswitch. Great name. It's Greek mythology based on classic 3D #Zelda. I call it The Wind Snaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhUGubAT0mA
Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit - Official Trailer

YouTube
AncientPLayMar 16, 2023
Sacnoth's videogame Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2, 2004) is Japanese, but features an amazing cast of Western characters. Set in 1913, it features Gepetto, Rasputin, and Roger Bacon.
AncientPLayMar 16, 2023

Grumio is a slave in Plautus' Mostellaria (2nd century BC).

Gremio is a dirty old man in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1592).

Gremio is a servant in Konami's Suikoden (1995).

AncientPLayFeb 28, 2023
I love that #Antheraea #polyphemus is named after the famously one-eyed #Cyclops because it has two big eyespots.
AncientPLayFeb 23, 2023
Can anyone explain what #PokemonWack actually is? Who started it and when, and how can it be so obscure that it's not on Wikipedia?
AncientPLayFeb 21, 2023
Hmm, did Kratos in Tales of Symphonia (2003) inspire Kratos in God of War (2005)? David Jaffe loved J-gaming.
Grim mercenary warrior from ancient times
life becomes meaningless when wife and child (apparently) killed
gets the ultimate cosmic sword, becomes immortal, finally destroys the supernatural power in this world (exspheres) and departs the world. Is this too much of a stretch? #JKratos