Mixtape Leans into 90s Nostalgia, Then Exposes Gaming’s Cultural Blind Spots
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Beethoven & Dinosaur’s Mixtape is a three-hour interactive homage to late-’80s/’90s adolescence that uses minigames and storytelling to evoke strong emotions, but it’s ultimately limited by a white suburban perspective and underscores the need for more diverse voices in gaming.
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