When Nintendo announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars last year, I found myself feeling hopeful that the company would finally start taking their classic library seriously again. Limited time items (with limited selections of games) like the NES and SNES Classics aside, Nintendo has spent the better part of 7 years doing almost nothing with their…
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The Duck’s Top 10 Games of the Decade!
The last decade has seen the release of some pretty awesome games spanning indie titles, remakes of classic PS1 games, Nintendo’s comeback with the release of the Switch, and everything in between. It’s now the Duck’s turn to honor my top ten games of the decade (not including remakes because that doesn’t quite seem fair). …
Listmas 2019: The Duck’s Favorite Games to Play Around Christmastime
This week, we’re covering the games we enjoy playing around Christmastime, whether it be alone or with others. I must confess that I don’t have many games that I would specifically play around Christmas, so I’m instead going to largely focus on games that I have played around Christmas (regardless of how much fun was…
Listmas 2019: Top 6 Favorite Modes of Transportation
This week, we’re covering our favorite modes of transportation in gaming. And when I started thinking about all the possible options for this particular list, I realized that there is truly a wide variety of ways to get around. And they don’t all have to be vehicles, either. And so, below are the Duck’s top…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #91
Up this week: Vexx (GameCube, 2003) – a little-known fantasy 3D platformer Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U, 2014) – completed! This week featuring a “Best Of” video. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii, 2010) – makes a brief return with a “Best Of” video! Midway Arcade Treasures (GameCube, 2003) – various retro games for…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #83
Happy Friday, friends! It is that glorious time of the week where we take a moment to share some of the best o’ the best from our week on YouTube! And what a week it as been! While we bid adieu to the adventures of the Kongs in Donkey Kong Country Returns, we welcomed them…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #82
Hey everyone! Glad to see you with us on this wonderful Friday, because it’s time to share more weekly highlights from our YouTube channel! We’re back to featuring just a couple ongoing things, namely 3D platforming in the form of Donkey Kong Country Returns, along with classic gaming in our “Nostalgic Notions” series. With the…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #81
Hello, folks! We’ve come around to yet another Friday, which means it’s time to offer up some gaming highlights from our YouTube channel! Even though we closed out our Let’s Play of Luigi’s Mansion this past week, there are still plenty of scares to go around in our “best of” video featuring the game! Catch…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #80
Happy almost-Halloween, everyone! The scariest day of the year is closing in, so why not celebrate by watching our YouTube Highlights? Okay, so maybe that logic doesn’t quite add up, but still. We are celebrating in our own way with an ongoing Let’s Play of Luigi’s Mansion. Follow along as Luigi cleans up a very…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #79
Gather round, one and all…it’s time to grab a mug containing a warm beverage of your choice and cozy up to some YouTube Highlights! This past week, we bid farewell to the adventures of Ori and the Blind Forest, and we said HELLO! to the Big Bad Boo in Luigi’s Mansion. And things have been…
VIRTUAL BASTION 