Jason Venter-

Jason Venter

Contributor Since August, 2016
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Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda, PlayStation
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About Jason Venter

Jason Venter is a long-time gamer from beautiful Oregon who has spent much of his life inside playing games or writing. He contributes to Polygon to share those passions, after previously freelancing at sites like IGN, GameSpot, GamesRadar, and HonestGamers, among others.

What's your origin story?

Jason discovered video games while playing Mario Bros. and other old classics on an Apple IIe computer at the local elementary school, which led to an obsession with video games in general that persists to this day.

What's a recent obsession?

Jason spends his evenings with streaming shows like Severance and Only Murders in the Building, when he's not busy enjoying the digital movies and TV shows he collected for his home video library. Away from screens, he winds down by reading crime fiction.

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The Pokémon team officially returns with a brand-new game in 1 week
FYI

This beast is a beauty

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse suit in the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales video game
The 10 best Marvel video games of all time
What to Play

They're just super!

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A screenshot of Super Mario Galaxy with Mario grabbing a star
10 games where every level is a masterpiece
What to Play

Who has time for filler?

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Artwork from Conker: Live and Reloaded cover art shows Conker in military fatigues, holding a rifle.
10 original Xbox games Microsoft should make backward-compatible on PC
Opinion

It's time for some classics to reach a whole new audience

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Control Resonant
25 years ago, Remedy set the stage for Control Resonant’s Manhattan setting
Max Payne

We've been here before

A closeup of Codsworth, floating in front of a ruined house in Sanctuary
10 things we want to see from Fallout 5
Polygon Lists

Make global cataclysms fun again.

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A Final Fantasy 10 remaster screenshot shows main character Tidus looking off into the distance
25 years ago, one game kicked off a new era of Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy 10

It's still sinfully good.

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Agent hold guns in Agent 64 the best 007 GoldenEye replacement
The GoldenEye 007 replacement you've been looking for is out next month
FYI

I spy with my little eye something retro

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Doom meets BioShock and Overwatch in the coolest new shooter in years
FYI

What fresh hell is this?

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Image from the cover of Call of Duty: Black Ops, showing a soldier staring directly toward the viewer, nearly a silhouette.
The 10 most expensive video game ports of all time
Polygon Lists

Memories don't come cheap.

Art of Zagreus from Hades. He’s standing in front of a red background and wields a large sword on his shoulder.
The makers of Hades owe everything to a beloved 15-year-old action RPG
What to Play

Kidding around is loads of fun even now

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The 7 best games to play like Avowed
What to Play

No sequel is promised, so find your own fun.

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JAPAN GAMES TECHNOLOGY SONY PLAYSTATION ANNIVERSARY
The 12 rarest PS1 and PS2 games to buy before PlayStation Store closes
What to Play

Because saving money on classic games should never go out of style

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a close-up of an analog clock showing the minute hand at two minutes past the hour and the second hand between the four- and five-minute marks in Twelve Minutes
10 games that actually reward patience and precision
Polygon Lists

Put in a little work and reap greater rewards with these gems.

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D screenshot of Link pulling the Master Sword from a stone. Navi is helpfully circling around.
We don't appreciate Navi from Zelda: Ocarina of Time nearly enough
Spicy Takes Week

What does a fairy gotta do to get some kudos around here?

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5 games to celebrate this Independence Day in style
Polygon Lists

Dive into one of these five games to get the fireworks started.

A black Wii U gamepad leans against the Wii U console
How to download your old console games before they're gone for good
FYI

Neither gone nor forgotten

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Nintendo as we know it today wouldn't exist without one amazing game
Opinion

Nintendo's climb to such lofty heights began decades ago

The PlayStation logo against a black background
This isn't Sony's first push for a digital-only future
Analysis

Now the company is ready to go through it all over again

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Laeticia, one of the playable characters in Star Ocean: The Divine Force, gazes into the distance against a black background
30 years ago, this underrated RPG introduced a mechanic that changed the genre forever
Opinion

It took action to revolutionize character development.

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