Oh, Yikes

How a clever technique to save money on animation costs helped queer audiences feel empowered by who they are.

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A Whole New Weird World

We had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to digitize the game, and thanks to two very generous collectors, we were able to spend the last few months tearing the game apart for the following deep-dive analysis.

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