Splatoon 2 Review
Remember cleaning up Super Mario Sunshine’s colorful pollution using a water pack? Splatoon 2 is like that in reverse, with more aquatic puns. The hook is that the world of […]
Remember cleaning up Super Mario Sunshine’s colorful pollution using a water pack? Splatoon 2 is like that in reverse, with more aquatic puns. The hook is that the world of […]
When the GameCube launched with Luigi’s Mansion nearly 20 years ago (!), did anyone predict its sequel would turn out to be one of Nintendo’s best? Luigi’s Mansion was not […]
If this is all in my head, why is it so hostile? – Madeline Spoiler warning: this article discusses an early plot point in Celeste. The National Institute of Mental […]
From the brief intro it’s clear: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a different kind of Zelda, the kind that throws you into the wilderness in nothing […]
That day I oft remember, when from sleep I first awaked, and found myself reposed, Under a shade, on flowers, much wondering where And what I was, whence thither brought, […]
If you feel that politics have no place in video games, the developers of BioShock disagree: I am Andrew Ryan, and I’m here to ask you a question. Is a […]
Thanks to The Dragon’s Tea Party for sharing the Gamer Confessions Tag. Before I get to my answers, here are a few bloggers I’d like to nominate – would love […]
If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie Moonraker, you’ll know that sending your hero into outer space can have mixed results. But that’s what Nintendo did with Super Mario […]
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Source: http://www.gamefaqs.com Good news, folks – I replayed GoldenEye, and it’s still great. But twenty years ago we weren’t expecting anything from GoldenEye. As…
These days, politics is unavoidable. Take Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Folks, if you thought the latest entry in a Nazi-battling action series would be uncontroversial, then congratulations: you have […]
Good news, folks – I replayed GoldenEye, and it’s still great. But twenty years ago we weren’t expecting anything from GoldenEye. As much as it is now revered as a […]
Something To Do With Death – that’s the title of Sir Christopher Frayling’s biography of the great Spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. And you can’t argue with that. Leone’s postmodern […]
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SPOILER warning! (for both Prometheus and the Metroid games) Add another to the list of unanswered questions posed by Prometheus – how is 2012’s…
Here are my top ranked games in The Legend of Zelda series! Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons Year: 2001 Format: Game Boy Color With classic Nintendo timing, not […]
To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I’m taking a look back at the games I love. Here is my (loose) ranking of The […]
In the beginning was Atari. The Atari 2600 defined the home console market. Atari (in its first iteration) was a company at the top of the world in the early […]
“I had an exquisite time chatting with a true gentleman, in the classic sense of the word, meaning he owns land and belongs to aristocracy. Nick the Gent of Deconstructing […]
Who knows how the Nintendo Switch version of Mario Kart will turn out, but it will be hard to part with Mario Kart Wii. Though now nearly a decade old, […]
Do you remember the Bitmap Brothers? Gods, The Chaos Engine, Xenon 2, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe – some of the greatest coin-ops never made. The Bitmap Brothers created sublime arcade […]
Nintendo music at its calming best, life lessons from Assassin’s Creed, the role of memory in Dear Esther, and how retro can you go? Here are a few interesting reads […]