Tag: Marxism
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Donkey Kong 64: A Marxist Interpretation
Donkey Kong 64 is one of the most seminal games of the 90s. The collectathon platformer re-cast a former villain in a brand new role as a 3D hero. The title has been unfairly maligned in recent years by rightists seeking to downplay the importance of the Kong family’s struggle. By viewing Donkey Kong 64 through a…
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Disconnected: A Marxist Interpretation
Game developer Reb is immediately frank about their project Disconnected. They refer to it as a short walking simulator “made mainly as a test as my first game.” This test succeeds in that it conveys a sense of horror through the character’s navigation of a tenuous unknown. The game is played from a third person…
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The Games of Radical Leftist Game Dev Colestia
Since their arrival on the indie scene in the summer of 2015, Australian developer, Colestia, has released a dozen short, free games to their Itch.io page. Sediment, a floating-and-digging sim with a pounding, leftist heart, debuted last week. We liked it quite a bit. So much so, in fact, that we decided to take a…