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Scratching That Itch: Simply The Best

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On November 13, 2023

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This is the one hundred seventy-fourth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred seventy-fourth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is talking to us about games, design, and the art in and around them. It’s Simply The Best, by Moon Books Publishing (and authored by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi), and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Interviews with Video Game Designers, Composers and Scofflaws

It’s time for some discourse.

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Scratching That Itch: EGO

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On September 26, 2023

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This is the one hundred seventy-third entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred seventy-third random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is here with a message of encouragement and support. It’s EGO, by Sandy Pug Games, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A game about learning to love yourself

It’s time to spread the love… to ourselves.

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Scratching That Itch: Down.

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On September 5, 2023

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This is the one hundred seventy-second entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred seventy-second random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has just awoken, lying on the grass. It’s down., by Pixelbark, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A short, somber, narrative experience about depression and anxiety

This isn’t a cheerful one, folks. [EDIT: and it really should have a trigger warning for suicide, as discussed below.]

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Scratching That Itch: Last Word

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On August 19, 2023

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This is the one hundred seventy-first entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred seventy-first random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is engaging us in witty repartee. It’s Last Word, by Merlandese, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Sophisticated RPG mystery where methods of discourse hold secret power

That’s right, readers. It’s time to… converse.

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Scratching That Itch: Live Hot Bugs (Waiting For YOU On Proxima Centauri b!!)

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On August 1, 2023

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This is the one hundred seventieth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred seventieth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is trying to create some exceptionally sexy mosquitos. It’s Live Hot Bugs (Waiting for YOU on Proxima Centauri b!!), by L Reeves, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A speculative mini-comic about making sexy bugs for the good of humanity.

You see, we have to make the bugs sexy. It’s for the good of humanity!

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Scratching That Itch: IMMURE

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On July 25, 2023

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This is the one hundred sixty-ninth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred sixty-ninth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is stumbling through a dark and surreal mansion. It’s IMMURE, by Wither Studios, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Inescapable Horror

You can’t escape it.

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Scratching That Itch: They Stole The Moon

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On July 15, 2023

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This is the one hundred sixty-eighth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred sixty-eighth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality offers ritual magic to face loss. It’s They Stole The Moon, by Tabletop Hotdish (more specifically, by Aven Elia McConnaughey, one half of Tabletop Hotdish), and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A short story and ritual about grief, loss, and magic.

I can confirm that it contains both a short story and a ritual.

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Scratching That Itch: Lacrymo Tennis 2016 (+2018)

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On July 5, 2023

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This is the one hundred sixty-seventh entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred sixty-seventh random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has taken to the streets with a mask and a tennis racquet. It’s Lacrymo Tennis 2016 (+2018), by Les Jeux d’la Tête, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

No one does bourgeois revolution quite like the French.

Je suis d’accord.

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Scratching That Itch: The Recipe of Madness

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On July 4, 2023

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This is the one hundred sixty-sixth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred sixty-sixth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has locked us in a weird and extremely dark house. It’s The Recipe of Madness, by zerohalogen, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

The Recipe Of Madness – is a first person indie horror game. Approximate ti…

It cuts off there, so we may never know what, exactly, was being approximated.

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Scratching That Itch: Picky Pop

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On June 30, 2023

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This is the one hundred sixty-fifth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred sixty-fifth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is approaching, offering numbered tiles in its paws. It’s Picky Pop, by Froach Club, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Pick & Pop with the best of ’em

Very well, Froach Club. Challenge accepted.

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