It was thanks to Cary’s recent post, Playing Games Past Their Prime, that I had a revelation concerning a few questions I had been asking as of late. It largely boils down to: why do some old games feel dated, while others from the same era do not? Furthermore, how is it that even new…
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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #18
Welcome one, and welcome all. If it’s Friday (and it is), that means it’s time for another drive round our ol’ ranch of gaming videos to see how things shaped up over the past week. If you find yourself having a good time here, then why not mosey on over to our YouTube channel to…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #17
Hello, everyone! It’s been quite a week, eh? Maybe you enjoyed a little extra time off thanks to the 4th of July holiday. Or maybe you slogged through the week knowing that there was surely a light — a great weekend — at the end of the tunnel. Either way, we’re glad that you stopped…
Nintendo’s Coming to Universal Studios
There are a lot of franchises out there that have gotten the theme-park treatment, though rarely, if ever, are those franchises of the video game variety. Even so, I would often think of how well-suited Nintendo would be for its very own land in a theme park. And what do you know, it’s actually happening! …
Killing the 3DS Would Neither Be All That Amazing, Nor a Gift for Nintendo Fans
Handheld gaming should be dead right now. It’s now 2017 and handheld gaming still isn’t dead despite years of predictions to the contrary. Smartphones and mobile gaming were supposed to kill it as soon as they became popular, but here we are. Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous and mobile gaming has become a huge market. Despite…
YouTube Highlights: Weekly Edition #16
It is with good tidings that we welcome you into our humble abode. Our humble gaming abode, that is. It is hereby that time of the week where we display our valiant efforts at playing the games we love from our YouTube channel, all for your amusement. Yes, it’s YouTube Highlights time! Today might mark…
SNES Classic Mini Almost Immediately Sold Out in UK
Earlier this week, Nintendo finally announced the highly anticipated the SNES Classic Mini. To the delight of many a Nintendo fan, the company stated that they intend to produce “significantly more” of the item than its predecessor. While this is certainly a welcome announcement, it doesn’t seem to be translating into greater availability for the…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #15
Hello, once again, good people of the world wide web. I have triumphantly returned to bring you Virtual Bastion’s latest round of YouTube highlights! Before we get to the videos, I just want to extend a THANK YOU from us to our current subscribers. We’re trying to reach 100 subs, so if you like what…
Metroid Is Back!
It’s been a long wait, but our day has finally come my fellow Metroid fans! Nintendo has announced not just one but two upcoming Metroid games! After the seeing nothing of substance released for the series since 2010’s Metroid: Other M, holding out hope for a new game was starting to become difficult. Here we…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #14
Have you found yourself wondering, “What videos are currently up on Virtual Bastion’s YouTube Channel?” Wonder no longer, for help has arrived in the form of this very post! Yes, it that’s time of the week where we share a few recent video highlights. And then you click, love, subscribe, and share them across the…
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