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Playing with the Player: A Celebration of Ever17 at 20
On August 28, 2022, KID’s seminal visual novel Ever17: The Out of Infinity turns 20. To celebrate this milestone, I decided to analyze and/or ramble about why, two decades later, its plot still manages to surprise.WARNING: This article contains massive spoilers for Ever17. One of the most powerful tools in fiction is tricking your audience.…
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[From the Archives] Nintendo Cartridge Codes Decoded: What that number at the bottom of your Game Boy cartridge means
![[From the Archives] Nintendo Cartridge Codes Decoded: What that number at the bottom of your Game Boy cartridge means](https://v-i.dev/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_6348.jpg)
This post originally appeared on Reddit in May 2019. Since then, some of the sites used for information have gone down, and some of the “facts” have proven to be false, but here it is, as it was originally published. Every portable Nintendo console, from the original Game Boy to the Switch, has a code…