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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to My Past
For me, there is one video game that stands the test of time more than any other: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. As the subtitle is a crucial part to the game’s storyline, the game itself is a crucial link to my childhood, which largely consisted of Saturday morning cartoons, Wrestle Mania and weekend sleepovers. Not only were times much simpler for an 11 year old me, but the games...
What makes retro games so special?
The last thing I need is more new games to play. Despite this, publishers continue to tempt me with upwards of 50 new games a month. These people are so prolific, in fact, it’s rare for my backlog of “games to play” to number fewer than a dozen at any given time. More if you count games missed in the last several years. And yet here I am, downloading Donkey Kong Country on Wii’a ...
Controversies stall would-be kart racers
Transportation isn’t a problem in the Mushroom Kingdom. Much of its citizenry is capable of self-propelled flight, while others can transform into flying raccoons or spurt wings from their caps. Rumor has it there are even flutists who can travel vast distances simply by whistling a ditty. Despite an abundance of alternatives, however, virtually everyone within the kingdom’s limits dri...
DSi XL: Is Nintendo short on ideas now?
Nintendo is the most innovative video game designer in the world. That’s a historical fact. Not the only innovator, but undoubtedly the most prolific. Nevertheless, I greeted last week’s announcement of an enlarged DSi with as much enthusiasm as I would a new Star Fox game’by yawning.
The future of motion control is exciting
I shudder to think where video games would be today without Wii. There would still be games worth playing, but the focus on control, new ideas, and the realization of fresher experiences wouldn’t be as pronounced as they are now. Like d-pads and analog sticks, motion control is now standard. Well, sort of. While Sony and Microsoft are expected to launch their motion controlling gadetry for P...
Top 5 foods to avoid while playing video games
As a general rule, food and video games are about as compatible as texting and driving (hint: they’re not). You might be able to get away with cold pizza with a controller in hand, but never stuff your pie-hole with this messiness during play:
What do you think about the Current Gen?
Today, one of my friends sent me a website they came across. This website allows you to search and compare information from various search engines. It calculates how people refer to your search term as a positive, negative, or neither and displays it in a bar graph. So, I decided to search what the internet thinks about the current video game consoles. The results I got were pretty shocking, so I ...
Behold, the Nintendo hardcore gamers want to see!
There’s been a great deal of complaining about Nintendo, at least among hardcore gamers on the internet. Since I want the company to do well (by “well” I mean be popular among said gamers), I’ve compiled all their criticism into a clear and easy-to-follow 20-step recipe, for Nintendo to restore its reputation. Are you ready?
Learn about the Tatsunoko characters in…Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
I bet a lot of people probably don’t know the names of the Tatsunoko characters in Tatsunoko vs Capcom. It’s not surprising since a majority of them came from anime released in the early 70’s-90’s. Not to mention that half of the series never really made it over to America. So I thought I’d take some time and go through all the characters. Giving you a summary about t...
The Top 5 Patriotic Games!
It’s the fourth of July, many people are throwing BBQs or are at theme parks waiting for fireworks displays at sun down. Me? I’m writing about Patriotic games, cause I did all that stuff yesterday. So if you want to check out what I consider to be the top 5 patriotic games skim through the pages, I also added an extra non-Nintendo game at the end (I couldn’t help it). So check it...
Grand Slam wins: 7 reasons EA’s inaugural tennis game bests no. 2 Virtua Tennis on Wii
After spending equal time with both this week, one thing is clear: Virtua Tennis 2009 is a good game; Grand Slam Tennis is a great game’the best tennis game ever made in fact. Here’s why: