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Link’s Awakening is Still Excellent

Maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe it’s not. Whatever the reason, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is still everything an old Zelda fan wants!

Survival and Shopkeeping in Shift at Midnight

Imagine you are an overnight clerk at a convenience store tasked with running the store while saving the world from otherworldly doppelgangers that are bent on causing general mayhem and destruction. Welcome, then, to Shift at Midnight, a new indie title with a retro look and strange appeal that can be played alone or with…

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DK64 Boss Ranking: These Bosses Are Just Bananas

Donkey Kong 64 was one of my favorite games growing up.  Sure, it was very bloated and tedious with all the collectibles and the five playable characters that weren’t always convenient to swap between.  Nevertheless, my duckling self still got a lot of fun out of this clunky, yet charming, platformer.  I already ranked the…

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Top 5: Favorite Point-and-Click Games

One way to look at point-and-click games is that they’ve become a lesser genre since they hit big in the 1990s. Another way to look at them is that, in modern gaming, they’ve evolved into and combined with different genres, from adventure and puzzle games, to “find and search” experiences and walking simulators. I’ve long…

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DK64 World Ranking: The Best and Worst Places to Monkey Around

Donkey Kong’s venture into the 3D platforming space was a mixed bag, to be honest. Starring five Kongs, each with their own collectibles, the game could be quite tedious at times, even by collectathon standards. Plus, it was often far too silly for its own good.  (The combination of copious amounts of burping sure to…

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