I always find a certain satisfaction in discovering new ways of doing something in my favorite video games, especially when my methods involve a trick the developer never intended us to employ. While I avoid anything that involves glitches or other exploits, that doesn’t mean that some of my tricks aren’t mighty useful nonetheless. You…
Author: duckofindeed
I like to work on art and writing and was inspired by video games and movies and other such things. I love when I find creative stories and characters, and I try to make my own. So far, I've been unsuccessful, but I'm trying.
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Bottles’ Revenge
Is it just me, or is there something rather unsettling when parts of a game are cut from the finished product, but remain, nonetheless, as part of the game’s code? It’s kind of like discovering a hidden, boarded-up room on the other side of your bedroom wall, or learning that your house was built atop…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Getting Tricky with Banjo-Tooie
As far as gaming goes, trick or treating can take on a whole new meaning. Gaming’s a treat, especially when you’ve got a few tricks up your sleeve. The longer you’ve been playing a game, the more likely you’ll have some tricks that will help to make the game a bit easier, and there are…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Yooka-Laylee’s Crystal Skulls
When we used to go trick-or-treating as kids, there was always a surprising element to what kind of candy each house would offer. Whether good or bad, the surprise was always there, and in a way, sometimes video games offer us a similar experience in the form of secret items we had no idea to…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: The Gyrocopter and Philmobile
If you were to go trick or treating, I bet you’d be mighty surprised if, rather than candy, you were given the keys to a car. While such a thing would probably not be all that exciting to a young child, who would surely rather a candy bar or peanut butter cup, a vehicle…
Announcing…Tricks, Treats, and Feats!
The spookiest month of them all is almost here, and there’s no way Virtual Bastion’s going to let that pass without making a big deal out of it. Last October, we celebrated Zelda-ween, where we talked about all things spooky in The Legend of Zelda series. This year, we thought we’d tackle the fun side…
The Epic Tale of How the Duck Brought the Banjo Games to Youtube
We’re a bit over two years into our Youtube channel. Starting out, there were certain games that were a big priority for me, even if recording them wasn’t always the easiest thing to do. Two games that were high on my list were Banjo-Kazooie and Tooie, which, long story short, are coming to our Youtube…
Yes, I Am Still Playing FFXII
Over the past however many months, I have been posting the occasional updates on my progress through Final Fantasy XII and my quest to improve my general RPG-skills. Well, at this point, I have seriously been playing this game for probably a good year now. Maybe more. Probably more. I’ve lost track. All I know…
Super Mario World: Conquering my Nemesis (I Hope)
The old-school Mario games have always been the bane of my existence as a gamer. When I first started working through my parents’ collection of Super Nintendo games many years ago, each game gave me varying levels of challenge. Over the course of a year or two, I would eventually finish some games and progress…
A Mario and Rabbids Crossover?
Despite a rather limited budget and a low likelihood that I will be getting the Nintendo Switch any time soon, I have still made efforts to keep up with recent and upcoming games on Nintendo’s newest console, if only in a casual fashion. Most of these games have either been met with excitement or simple…
VIRTUAL BASTION 