04-15-2020, 04:56 AM
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Animal Crossing Minutes
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.jpg" width="800" height="311" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community.<br />The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. </small></i></strong> </p>
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<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e09bcda-56f2-47da-b7b8-36b36b6ae98b_800x311.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7e09bcda-56f2-47da-b7b8-36b36b6ae98b_800x311.jpeg","height":311,"width":800,"bytes":75201,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p><em>[My <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/">Gamasutra</a> colleagues had <a href="https://twitter.com/Gliitchy/status/1247632299463569409">an editorial meeting in Animal Crossing</a> – here’s evidence!]</em></p>
<p>We’re back again with <a href="http://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack</a>, folks. I got some good feedback on the revamped newsletter, so there’s going to be a couple of tweaks, hurrah.</p>
<p>Since I’m on sabbatical from <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/">the dayjob</a>, I could actually make multiple of these ‘core’ free VGDC newsletters per week. But it’s a slippery slope timewise. So I’ll be keeping it to two newsletters per week (one for free, one for <a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/subscribe">paid subscribers</a>!) for now – enjoy!</p>
<p><em>– Simon, curator</em></p>
<h2>The Current: Recent Games In The Spotlight</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3643fddf-5cc6-463a-a842-e2467e4472f3_800x272.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3643fddf-5cc6-463a-a842-e2467e4472f3_800x272.jpeg","height":272,"width":800,"bytes":40672,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-1.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Culture: Game Culture & Deep Dives</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F756945f9-f71d-47f3-a1d7-1f43008835b1_800x270.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/756945f9-f71d-47f3-a1d7-1f43008835b1_800x270.jpeg","height":270,"width":800,"bytes":47208,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.png" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Past: Game History</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f6445-3cb8-481c-8caa-8ea0dab6194e_800x257.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/095f6445-3cb8-481c-8caa-8ea0dab6194e_800x257.jpeg","height":257,"width":800,"bytes":69855,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-2.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Other Goodness</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fbdfe43-80db-4267-9855-595635ad0cc2_800x278.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9fbdfe43-80db-4267-9855-595635ad0cc2_800x278.jpeg","height":278,"width":800,"bytes":63818,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-3.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Bonus: Subscriber Game Club.</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4910a06-1e04-4fed-9047-9759e0abe821_900x355.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c4910a06-1e04-4fed-9047-9759e0abe821_900x355.jpeg","height":355,"width":900,"bytes":59532,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-4.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p>For those interested in a <strong><a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/subscribe">paid subscription</a></strong> to Video Game Deep Cuts, the latest bonus is the debut of our subscriber game club! First up is <strong><a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/p/vgdc-subscriber-game-club-night-of">an analysis/giveaway of PS1-style horror game Night Of The Consumers</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Until next time!</p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/04/...g-minutes/
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.jpg" width="800" height="311" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong><i><small> The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community.<br />The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. </small></i></strong> </p>
<hr>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e09bcda-56f2-47da-b7b8-36b36b6ae98b_800x311.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7e09bcda-56f2-47da-b7b8-36b36b6ae98b_800x311.jpeg","height":311,"width":800,"bytes":75201,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p><em>[My <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/">Gamasutra</a> colleagues had <a href="https://twitter.com/Gliitchy/status/1247632299463569409">an editorial meeting in Animal Crossing</a> – here’s evidence!]</em></p>
<p>We’re back again with <a href="http://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/">Video Game Deep Cuts on Substack</a>, folks. I got some good feedback on the revamped newsletter, so there’s going to be a couple of tweaks, hurrah.</p>
<p>Since I’m on sabbatical from <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/">the dayjob</a>, I could actually make multiple of these ‘core’ free VGDC newsletters per week. But it’s a slippery slope timewise. So I’ll be keeping it to two newsletters per week (one for free, one for <a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/subscribe">paid subscribers</a>!) for now – enjoy!</p>
<p><em>– Simon, curator</em></p>
<h2>The Current: Recent Games In The Spotlight</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3643fddf-5cc6-463a-a842-e2467e4472f3_800x272.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3643fddf-5cc6-463a-a842-e2467e4472f3_800x272.jpeg","height":272,"width":800,"bytes":40672,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-1.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Culture: Game Culture & Deep Dives</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F756945f9-f71d-47f3-a1d7-1f43008835b1_800x270.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/756945f9-f71d-47f3-a1d7-1f43008835b1_800x270.jpeg","height":270,"width":800,"bytes":47208,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes.png" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Past: Game History</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f6445-3cb8-481c-8caa-8ea0dab6194e_800x257.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/095f6445-3cb8-481c-8caa-8ea0dab6194e_800x257.jpeg","height":257,"width":800,"bytes":69855,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-2.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Other Goodness</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fbdfe43-80db-4267-9855-595635ad0cc2_800x278.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9fbdfe43-80db-4267-9855-595635ad0cc2_800x278.jpeg","height":278,"width":800,"bytes":63818,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-3.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<h2>The Bonus: Subscriber Game Club.</h2>
<p><a href="https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4910a06-1e04-4fed-9047-9759e0abe821_900x355.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt data-attrs="{"src":"https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c4910a06-1e04-4fed-9047-9759e0abe821_900x355.jpeg","height":355,"width":900,"bytes":59532,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null}" src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/video-game-deep-cuts-the-animal-crossing-minutes-4.jpg" width="600"></a></p>
<p>For those interested in a <strong><a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/subscribe">paid subscription</a></strong> to Video Game Deep Cuts, the latest bonus is the debut of our subscriber game club! First up is <strong><a href="https://videogamedeepcuts.substack.com/p/vgdc-subscriber-game-club-night-of">an analysis/giveaway of PS1-style horror game Night Of The Consumers</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Until next time!</p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/04/...g-minutes/