Super Mario Bros 2 (Japan) from 1986 had one of the first instances of suicide:
Warp back to World 1, or kill yourself and start World 3 again!
Jay’s back on the radio discussing death in videogames, concentrating on gaming’s unique presentation of suicide. It gets a bit indie! Originally aired on Going Out In Style, hosted by Valerie Vetter of Aftering.com on 11 Jan 2016.
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Games covered include That Dragon Cancer, Upsilon Circuit, Don’t Starve, Rain, The Darkness, and Minecraft with Hololens. I’ve made a playlist so you can see footage of the games we’re talking about!
Valerie runs a website which is a resource for everything to do with funerals, Aftering.com, twitter @After_WhatNow. Woot! If you’ve any feedback on the show I’d love to hear it, comment below or tweet me!
Jay
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