Pikmin is hitting the Nintendo big leagues now. It’s even going to have its own direct from now on.
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The Spoopiest Locales in Sam & Max Games
Video games are ripe for presenting worlds that exist beyond our imaginations, there’s no shortage of odd places in them. Add a sizable dose of humor to these strange spots, and that’s when spoopiness arises. After working through the remastered Sam & Max trilogy of a few years ago, there’s little doubt in my mind…
Yoshi’s Island: The Spoopy Side of a Cute Classic
I was pretty late to the party when I finally played Yoshi’s Island for the SNES roughly 7 years ago. All I really knew was that baby Mario’s crying was very annoying and that the game looked pretty dang cute. Little did I realize that the game was far more difficult than the colorful, crayon-esque…
The Mario Galaxy Movie is a Not so Stellar Sequel
Just a couple years ago, I reviewed Illumination’s first animated Mario movie, the aptly named Super Mario Bros Movie, which was quite a good time indeed. When I heard news of an upcoming Mario Galaxy movie, I was pretty excited. Seeing as the first movie was so well-done, I assumed our mustachioed plumber was in…
If I Liked Wind Waker So Much, Why Haven’t I Replayed It…Again?
Wind Waker, Wind Waker, Wind Waker. The phrase has lost all meaning. Fact is, if one were to look at any of my past posts featuring The Legend of Zelda games, either directly or indirectly, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has made plenty of appearances. According to the “me” of pre-Breath of the…
The Quirky Characters of Ocarina of Time
As we reminiscence about The Legend of Zelda, and about all the things we’ve written about the series, I came across a post from five years ago that was part of the 35th anniversary. We were discussing 35 things about Zelda, and one of these revolved around the weird characters inhabiting the games. Last time,…