Dueling Analogs

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Dueling Analogs
Author(s)Steve Napierski
Website duelinganalogs.com
Current status/scheduleMonday & Thursday
Launch dateNovember 17, 2005
Genre(s)Video games, Parody, Gag-a-day

Dueling Analogs (a pun on the Dual Analog Controller) is a webcomic by Steve Napierski (also the creator of The Outer Circle). The website was launched on November 17, 2005, and new comics were posted every Monday and Thursday. Dueling Analogs is a gaming comic and as such most of the comics take place in the universe of the games discussed. There are few ongoing stories or plotlines as all of the comics are self-encapsulated (one exception is the trial of King Bowser [1] ); however, there are repeated themes such as 'Rejected Mega Man Villains', [2] 'Games that I am glad were never made' [3] and 'What if...?'. [4] Dueling Analogs is also a founding member of a webcomic group of gaming comics. [5] The comic came to prominence in the webcomic community after the "So Dark the Contra of Man" strip. [6]

Contents

On July 31, 2018, Napierski announced that he was no longer going to update the website. [7]

Tagline

Dueling Analogs is a color semi-weekly webcomic that lampoons the characters, culture and subtext of modern gaming culture.

Characters

First Appearance: 2005-11-29, strip 4.
First Appearance: 2005-12-01, strip 5.
First Appearance: 2006-07-31, strip 76.
First Appearance: 2006-08-16, strip 81.
First Appearance: 2007-01-15, strip 130.
Harvey Mario Jeremy the Sony PR GnomeXed BoxJohn Shelf American

Parodies

Dueling Analogs has featured such games as Final Fantasy VII , [8] The Smurfs , [9] Mega Man , [2] Karnov , [10] Super Smash Bros. [11] and Final Fantasy X-2 . [12]

Awards and nominations

Dueling Analogs has been nominated for two Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards.

Dueling Analogs has been voted best gaming webcomic of the week by the readers of Joystiq on nine occasions: May 23, 2006, [13] June 3, 2006, [14] June 24, 2006, [15] February 13, 2007, [16] March 27, 2007, [17] May 22, 2007, [18] October 23, 2007, [19] April 23, 2008, [20] May 29, 2008 [21]

Notables

Reviews

Interviews

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References

  1. ↑ "So long, King Bowser (Part I)". Dueling Analogs. February 26, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Rejected Mega Man Villains I". Dueling Analogs. November 22, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Games that I am glad were never made". Dueling Analogs. January 5, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "What if Rich Burlew". Dueling Analogs. October 18, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ ":: Gamers Pair of Dice - Gaming Webcomic Network ::". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-30.Gamers Pair of Dice
  6. ↑ Roberts, James (February 3, 2008), Dueling Analogs Creator Steve Napierski, LANGaming.net, archived from the original on February 8, 2008, retrieved March 7, 2008
  7. ↑ July 31; Articles, 2018 to (July 31, 2018). "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish". Dueling Analogs. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Farewell Aeris... Aerith". Dueling Analogs. November 24, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Real Reason Why Smurfs Are Blue". Dueling Analogs. July 10, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Karnov Goes to School". Dueling Analogs. January 31, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Super Smashed Bros. Brawl". Dueling Analogs. July 5, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Wakka, Wakka, Wakka". Dueling Analogs. December 22, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
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