The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls
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The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls
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#2Thea article says the title is a reference to Hemingway, but Hemingway's use of it was a reference to John Donne. The latter is far more familiar to me. Its no more relevant to the game though.
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#3It's a really fun little game with lots of character. I played the translation and picked up an original copy on my last trip to Japan.
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#4From the title I'd assumed this was a mixed metaphor between boiling the frog and facing impending doom.
Maybe I need to stop AI doomscrolling for a bit.
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#5From the title I'd assumed this was a mixed metaphor between boiling the frog and facing impending doom. Maybe I need to stop AI doomscrolling for a bit.
What amazes me is I thought the exact same thing, verbatim. And I hadn't thought about that boiling frog in years. I guess it scarred you and me both when we saw it.
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#6Oh hey, it's the game I remember from the cameos in Link's Awakening and the Wario Land series. Honestly, I don't think anyone associates Mad Scienstein with this game anymore, given his appearances in Wario Land 3, 4 and Dr Mario 64.
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#7From the title I'd assumed this was a mixed metaphor between boiling the frog and facing impending doom. Maybe I need to stop AI doomscrolling for a bit.
I just thought it was going to be a funny mashup of For Whom The Bell Tolls (Hemingway) with Michigan T. Frog (Looney Tunes)
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#8Thea article says the title is a reference to Hemingway, but Hemingway's use of it was a reference to John Donne. The latter is far more familiar to me. Its no more relevant to the game though.
Indeed, the same meditation that originated the phrase ‘no man is an island’.
Though, of course, the better version is “Ask not for whom the timer ticks. It ticks for thee”
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#9> despite a few twists at the end: the Princess does not escape her fate
Which is? What fate?
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#10What serendipity, I've just begun my own play through a few days ago after having learned of the game (as most of those in North America have) through the Link's Awakening cameo. It's thoroughly charming, makes me sad it never enjoyed a proper release outside of Japan.
If any readers here have an interest in retro gaming or (like me) loved Link's Awakening back in the day, I highly recommend giving it a look.