The Duck’s Top Five: Items from the Legend of Zelda Series

Now it’s the Duck’s turn to list my top five items from “The Legend of Zelda” series (in order from least favorite to top favorite).  I grew up with this series, and it is still one of my favorite series of all time, with the puzzles to solve and the dungeons to explore, not to…

Community Post: The Elusive Stop ‘n’ Swop

The original two “Banjo-Kazooie” games can be rather mysterious, filled with references to the series’ early development and features that were never used in the final versions of the games, but never removed, either.  In fact, I find these two games (the first one, especially) to be some of the most mysterious games I have…

My “Deserted Island” Games – N64 edition

Of all the systems I plan to cover during this series, the N64 is probably the system I loved the most. I received the system as a gift in the late 90s. With nothing but an ailing SNES at the time, it was the greatest gift I could have received. Through the N64 I experienced…

Getting Ready to Rumble

It is so strange to think that over time; nearly all innovations become commonplace fixtures.  Whenever new technology comes along to shake things up for the better, the whole world marvels at the novelty, eager to own a fresh gadget (or condemn it as witchcraft).  But over time, what seemed so brilliant and beneficial becomes…