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…
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Nintendo is on a Mission
And it seems that mission is to see just how much it can get away with before people finally decide to stop blindly buying their stuff. Yup, Nintendo is once again courting controversy by, once again, making decisions that are decidedly not consumer-friendly. Heck, they aren’t even fan-friendly. The decision in question: selling Pokemon Fire…
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…
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,…
Unforgettable: An Operatic Interlude in Final Fantasy VI
I recently dove into Final Fantasy VI for the first time ever and can’t say I’m not feeling a little teary-eyed as its finish line closes in. I simply don’t want it to end. (And yet, of course I do, because Kefka has to be stopped!) Before FFVI, I don’t know what I’d have picked…
Happy Home Paradise is any Budding Interior Decorator’s Dream
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise is the DLC for New Horizons for the Switch. The premise is simple. You get a job on a tropical island separate from your own, where you design vacation homes for various animal clients you meet on the island. After picking a location amongst various settings, including mountains, sandy beaches,…
Tim Cain Remarks on How Digital-Only Hasn’t Saved Gamers Any Money
Gaming has been around a long time, as have many of us who enjoy games as a proper hobby. We’ve a great many changes and shifts in the gaming market over our many years, but one of the most significant is one that has been nearly all-encompassing yet hasn’t delivered on the industry’s most important…
Learning How to Play
I’ve been watching a channel on YouTube recently called SuperJoeBros. He focuses primarily on Donkey Kong games and has been doing a series where he plays through the SNES trilogy for the first time. It’s been fun to watch, but it was also a little frustrating at first. He’d make silly mistakes or have difficulty…
Spooktober: Animal Crossing’s Tarantula and Scorpion Islands
The last game you’d expect to be discussed during Spooktober is most assuredly the cute and relaxing life sim, Animal Crossing. After all, what could possibly be scary about decorating your house or meeting new animal friends? Well, ever since the franchise’s debut on the Nintendo GameCube, there has been one, no, make that two…
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