When I was a duckling, my parents were responsible for buying all the games for the SNES. After all, my dad actually got it as some sort of gift from his workplace, and for some inexplicable reason, I was too “afraid” to play any of the games when I was especially young, meaning my parents…
Tag: retro
I’m Still Not a Big Fan of Super Mario 64
I don’t really like Super Mario 64. There, I said it. I understand that the game was a big deal for its time, considering it was one of the first 3D platformers ever made. While that is certainly something to be admired, I never really had the best opinion of this game. In fact, I…
Top 6 Worst Stars in Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 may have been a classic of its time, but that didn’t prevent it from being a major pain as far as certain stars were concerned. I was able to complete the game 100% years ago, and I attempted the feat once more during my recent recording of the game for YouTube. As…
Silly Scoundrels: Gruntilda
The Duck’s second silly scoundrel is another creation of Rareware’s, the rhyming witch Gruntilda and nemesis to the beloved bear and bird duo, Banjo and Kazooie! In this post, I’ll be focusing on her antics in the two main Banjo-Kazooie titles on the N64. (I barely remember the handheld title, Grunty’s Revenge, and…there’s definitely not…
Silly Scoundrels: King K. Rool
The Duck’s first silly scoundrel debuted in 1994 with Rareware’s Donkey Kong Country. This was the first game where we were introduced to Donkey Kong’s newest enemies, the crocodilian Kremlings, led by none other than King K. Rool, a large croc with a golden belly and a swollen eyeball. Now that’s a name you should…
Awesome Pea: Demo Review
Awesome Pea is a retro-styled platformer where you control a supposedly greedy pea who enjoys collecting money. The game clearly wants to be reminiscent of old-school games, with green-tinged graphics and an unforgiving nature, sending you back to the start of each level whenever you mess up. The demo consists of the first three stages…
Resonance: Galleon Galaxy
Being the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie and sporting the talents of the very same composer, Grant Kirkhope, it’s no wonder the soundtrack of Yooka-Laylee is so darn nostalgic. Yooka-Laylee proved that it’s possible to feel nostalgia for a game within seconds of starting it. From the similar personalities of the game’s titular buddy duo to…
I Have Mixed Feelings for Psychonauts
Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about Psychonauts 2, the highly anticipated sequel to, well, the first Psychonauts game, which released all the way back in 2005. Intrigued, I was not quite ready to jump straight into the sequel when I had yet to play the original, so I downloaded Psychonauts on my PS4 and…
Listmas 2020: The Duck’s Top 6 Favorite Bonus Content
With Christmas almost upon us, it might be nice to list some of our favorite gaming “gifts”, extra bonus content that the game developers didn’t have to include, but did anyway. From bonus worlds to cut content to a secret island, this post discusses the Duck’s personal favorite bonuses found in video games!
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #173
Up this week: INMOST (Switch, 2019) – take an exciting and emotional journey with us as we search for answers in this eerily beautiful puzzle-platfomer. Rayman Legends (Switch, 2017) – it’s Rayman versus the Dark Teensies in this enjoyable and hilarious platformer – nightmares must be fought and many lums collected! [ON HIATUS] Horizon Zero…
VIRTUAL BASTION 