Tag: nintendo

I’ll Always be a Mario Side-Scroller Fan

During the recent Nintendo Direct, a game was revealed that made my heart grow three sizes. That game was Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Due out in late October, it represents Nintendo’s latest take on Mario’s classic side-scrolling adventures. There will be pipes! There will be castles! There will be little Mario, big Mario, and Yoshi!…

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Nintendo Finally Says Something About New Hardware

With the PS5 and Xbox Series machines now being almost three years old, It’s probably safe to say that everyone’s been wondering when Nintendo plans on releasing some new hardware. The tech powering the Switch was already a bit dated back when it launched in 2017, and the system’s age has been showing more and…

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – A Pleasant, But Padded, Puzzle Game

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a slow-paced puzzle game starring Captain Toad (and Toadette) where you explore various stages that you can rotate in order to look for secrets.  The game is extremely generous, with roughly 80 stages that will have you seeking out hidden passages, moving and rotating platforms, riding minecarts, avoiding a dragon’s…

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Spiritfarer: Demo Review

Described by the developers as a “cozy management game about dying”, Spiritfarer has you playing as Stella the ferrymaster, whose duty is to care for the spirits of the dead before sending them off into the afterlife.  Right from the start, the game is quite a treat for the eyes, with the bright, cartoony art…

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Top 5 Best Levels from Kaze and the Wild Masks

Kaze and the Wild Masks is a modern platformer disguised as a retro SNES game.  The game makes little effort to hide the fact that it took clear inspiration from the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy from the 90’s, which many would agree are some of the best retro platformers of all time.  In fact,…

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Top 5 Worst Levels from Kaze and the Wild Masks

It’s become quite the trend lately to appeal to one’s nostalgia.  So instead of making photo-realistic games with massive worlds and cinematic cut scenes, many developers are taking the opposite approach and crafting games that remind us of what got us into gaming in the first place.  Kaze and the Wild Masks is one such…

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Tears of the Kingdom is Bigger, But is it Better?

The short answer: yes.  The long answer, however, is just a bit more complicated. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the long-anticipated sequel to the most ambitious entry into the Zelda franchise to date, Breath of the Wild.  As the release date for this game neared, I couldn’t help but waver between…

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