Michael Iantorno

CategoryVideo Games

A character creation screen from the game Arcanum, featuring a half-orc named "Dorn Prancibald" and an array of adjustable statistics.

Background Checks: Disentangling Class, Race, and Gender in CRPG Character Creators

3 months ago

A game boy camera photograph of three people working around a table

A Trio of Game Boy Workshops

7 months ago

a red game boy cartridge being opened up to reveal a green circuitboard

Volatile Memory: How to Replace Your Game Boy Cartridge Batteries

10 months ago

Samus stands ina cinematic scnee, looking at her newly acquired varia suit

Power Bombs and Glass Cannons: A Reflection on Metroid Dread

March 1, 2022

the title card for "it comes in waves" featuring the silhouette of a figure on a balcony

It Comes In Waves

February 4, 2022

a screenshot from a randomizer league twitch stream featuring four players

ROMchip – See You Next Mission: An Analysis of the Super Metroid VARIA Randomizer

December 20, 2021

A screenshot from Tooth and Tail, where one character advocates for eating the weak.

Class and Games Writing Catch-up

October 20, 2021

An introductory slide titled "double bootlegs: reproduction cartridges of videogame hacks"

Double Bootlegs: Reproduction Cartridges of Videogame Hacks

June 3, 2021