Analyzing the Two Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailers

After the massive success of The Super Mario Brothers Movie from 2023 (because we do NOT talk about the live-action movie from 30 years prior), it was no surprise that they’re making another one.  What is surprising, however, is that they’re skipping straight to Super Mario Galaxy, with some elements from other games thrown into…

Bruma: Demo Review

Bruma (Spanish for haze) is a lovely platformer with a unique art style about a cat named Luna who must seek out an old lady’s lost memories.  According to the game’s Steam page and Kickstarter, you will explore an abandoned city submerged in a mysterious mist, where you can use traps or stealth to deal…

The Last Cube: Demo Review

The Last Cube is a deceptively simple looking puzzle game where you play as one of the most unassuming characters ever.  A cube.  Silly though it may feel to play as a basic geometrical shape, this game actually had some decent puzzles that made me think.  At the same time, the demo’s 4.5 levels could…

Top 10 Most Aggravating Levels from Donkey Kong Country 3

Being my least favorite Donkey Kong Country game in the original trilogy, I could still admit in my previous list that this game has plenty of fun and memorable levels.  It also has plenty of evil ones that I despise to varying degrees of white-hot hatred.  Whether it’s dealing with a level that doesn’t even…

Conquistadorio: Demo Review

Conquistadorio is a puzzle game about a retired conqueror who became a hermit.  And I suppose he’s become about as reclusive as one can get, as the demo opens with his coffin being unearthed by some rather large bugs!  Yikes!  I was drawn to this game mainly due to the interesting art style, which is…

Ranking the Worlds of KH: Birth By Sleep

As I continue my Kingdom Hearts marathon, my next stop was Birth by Sleep, a prequel that was originally released for the PSP, but which eventually came to consoles.  Each of the three playable characters has their own story, during which you’ll be exploring different portions of the same worlds and experiencing different pieces of…

Do You Really Have to Oxygenate the Water in Jolly Roger’s Lagoon?

I’ve played Banjo-Tooie countless times over the years.  And so it’s hard to make one of my favorite games of all time feel fresh.  Partly, this is because I tend to do the same thing every single time.  For example, I always head left upon entering Terrydactyland and climb the vine behind the waterfall.  This…

Top 10 Levels from Donkey Kong Country 3

I’ll be honest, the third Donkey Kong Country isn’t exactly my favorite.  It’s a bit too cutesy, a bit too gimmicky, and…Kiddy exists.  With that said, this is still a pretty fun game if you don’t compare it to its predecessors.  As I recently replayed it for the purposes of research, I accumulated a nice,…

Croc’s World 1, 2, & Run: Demo Reviews

Not to be confused with the equally obscure Croc series by Argonaut Software, I’ll be reviewing all three Croc’s World demos that I could find because they’re all pretty much the same and very, very short.  Croc’s World 1, 2, and Run are very colorful platformers starring a crocodile.  Powerups include a helmet for breaking…

The Duck’s 2026 Gaming To-Do List

Last week, I wrote about how and why I didn’t play any games released in 2025.  And yet, as we begin 2026, it appears the trend will likely stay the same.  But I’ve still got plenty of games, or at the very least, general categories of games that I’d like to play during the upcoming…