I have now completed the first two Spyro games in the Reignited Trilogy, so it is time for another review. As is often the case with sequels, Spyro 2 adds a lot of new features to the Spyro formula. While there are a lot of improvements, there were plenty of frustrating moments, as well. Let’s…
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YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #124
Up this week: F-Zero (SNES, 1990; Switch re-issue) – blast off with this futuristic SNES racing game that would eventually spawn its own popular series Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch, 2019) – A limited series featuring small sampling of other players’ levels from this smash-hit sequel to the original Super Mario Maker Not Zangief (multiple…
A Trio of Favorite Nintendo Memories
With #NintendoSeptember coming to a close, it’s fitting that we should round things out with our favorite Nintendo memories. Since my days with the magical, gray block that was called the Nintendo Entertainment System, I’ve racked up quite a few of them, from playing pass-the-controller with my siblings as we valiantly tried to conquer Super…
Favorite Nintendo Memories: Duck Edition
Alas, we have come to the final Nintendo-themed topic of the month. This time, we’re covering, as the title implies, our favorite Nintendo memories. I’d like to discuss a variety of memories, so I’ll try to keep these as short as my overindulgent self will allow.
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #123
Up this week: Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch, 2019) – A limited series featuring small sampling of other players’ levels from this smash-hit sequel to the original Super Mario Maker Not Zangief (multiple consoles) – our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games Metroid Prime (Wii, 2009) – follow the adventures of…
Favorite Nintendo Character: Yoshi
When asking the question of “what is your favorite Nintendo [insert subject]?”, a good deal of though is usually involved. After all, it’s not easy to quickly run down Nintendo’s enormous catalog of entertainment to pick out even a small handful of names, titles, or phrases. But the challenge of answering this week’s #NintendoSeptember topic…
Favorite Nintendo Characters: Link and Samus
As was the case with choosing my favorite Nintendo song, choosing my favorite Nintendo character is also a bit of an overwhelming feat. With no shortage of wonderful and charming characters at my disposal, I finally decided on two characters in particular that I would call my favorite. The first one, Link, should come as…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #122
Up this week: Metroid Prime (Wii, 2009) – follow the adventures of Samus on the mysterious world of Tallon IV in this highly praised 3D action game Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4, 2018) – setting the world of 3D platformers ablaze is this collection of remasters of the original Spyro games Not Zangief (multiple titles)- our…
Favorite Nintendo Music: Super Mario World – Underground (with and without Yoshi)
There’s no denying that Nintendo has one of the most incredible catalogs of game music, quite possibly ever. So choosing a single tune to call a “favorite” was no easy task. In the end, my choice here came down to one factor: Super Mario World marks the first time I can remember being affected by…
Favorite Nintendo Music: Song of Storms
When I tried to decide on my favorite Nintendo song, I came up with a long list of examples spanning various decades and countless games. There are, in fact, dozens and dozens of songs from Nintendo that I really enjoy, leading me to realize that I might need to look at things from a different…
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