Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Counterpoint is back! Can competition co-exist with art? Or does the very nature of video games as "games" doom the medium to carry no artistic depth? Let's find out.

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Music:
Arcade Academy, by Pixel Head -
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Art:
Jimi Bonogofsky-Gronseth - jimidoodle@blogspot.com

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