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Donkey Kong joins fellow Nintendo characters Mario, Zelda, Luigi, Yoshi, Link, and Samus Aran as the 7th Nintendo representative in my Video Game Hall of Fame. Be on the lookout for next week's character, it's another Nintendo favorite.
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Let's blow on some cartridges and hunt around for rumble paks as we once again revisit the Nintendo 64 and its library via what is probably one of the least flattering methods imaginable. As always with this feature we're giving these old games another spin to see if they're ready for Prime Time, which in this case means inclusion on the Nintendo Switch Online service and its special N64-enrich...
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Hi, I'm doing another series; big surprise. It's the only way I can still feel feelings, by stringing them together into continuous segments of more feelings to come. The more avid (read: compulsive) reader may have picked up on me buying almost every Pokémon generation , to cope with some stuff. After several months of letting that pricey mistake fester in me, I've finally made the move toward...
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Gen 9 is coming, baby! There's been a lot of buzz around the Pokémon franchise in recent months. After last year's remakes of Diamond and Pearl turned out to be a little less Brilliant and Shining than people were hoping for, public opinion seems to have U-turned with the release of Legends: Arceus in January and the announcement of the ninth generation of games, Scarlet and Violet , on Pokémon...
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Somehow, either through good fortune or sheer coincidence, I ended up playing two games this week with a considerable amount of overlap. One is Respawn 's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the other is this week's Indie Game of the Week, Death's Door : both games feature a certain breezier variant of Souls combat where cautious strikes and situational awareness are key factors while also being o...
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Talk about putting the card before the horse! Wait, wait! Oh god, don’t leave! I recently spent my gaming time bouncing between two very different games developed by the same studio . On Nintendo Switch, the most forward-thinking and unique entry in the Pokémon series yet created. On 3DS, a bizarre downloadable title that mixes horse racing with card strategy. Pokémon Legends has a far greater...
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Joining characters from Nintendo, Namco, and Konami, Sonic becomes Sega's first character to join my Video Game Hall of Fame. Next week's character will once again be a Nintendo character, so be on the lookout!!!
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Three years ago back in October 2021, I created a ranking of the then-13 records the Albummer! crew had discussed to that point. Through rigorous scientific and empirical processes, I found which albums were secret successes, which were solidly in "bummer" territory, and which caused listeners physical pain. Now that the show has covered an additional 13 albums, I feel compelled to update my ra...
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We return once again with 64 in 64's newer, slimmer form as we take on the best and more frequently worst the Nintendo 64 has to offer. Our goal, as always, is to critique these games in a modern context to see if they're something that should be added to the Nintendo Switch Online service, which is presently stuffing its premium subscription tier with whatever N64 games it can find at a glacia...
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I've been burned out on open world games for years. I pine for the old days when you can 100% an open game in under 20 hours, or just mainline it in half that time. Saints Row III and Shadow of Mordor era design. So stuff like Horizon, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and many more are games I just avoid. I always chalked it up to too many icons, too much to do. But I think I'm wrong. My open world f...
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8-bit homages are nothing new, but what's perhaps a little less common than the NES throwbacks are those referencing 8-bit home computers that were a much bigger deal in Europe and in particular the Sinclair ZX Spectrum , perhaps due to its instantly recognizable neon-on-black color scheme. The brass ring of this particular sphere of nostalgia-mining would be Terry Cavanaugh's 2011 game VVVVVV...
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Killing Time Kudos to whoever picked up the rights to this game for a nickel to resell it on digital platforms to absolute rubes like me Developer : Studio 3DO Release Date: August 15, 1995 Time Played : Around 90 minutes Troubleshooting: One surprisingly comprehensive fan patch. Who is the person weird enough to make this game not only playable, but surprisingly troubleshooting free on Windows...
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I didn’t have much hype for Elden Ring until a few weeks ago when I finally managed to grab a PlayStation 5 and a copy of the Demon’s Souls remake. Demon’s Souls was my introduction to the From Software Soulsborne experience back on PS3, and have played every game since (I hated Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice ). I was casually playing Demon’s Souls here and there (as casually as you can play a Soul...
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Previous entry: Clicker Royale I've recently been in and out of an appreciation for wrestling. It's a 'funny' story. World War 3 was a trending term, as it tends to be, which led me to a wrestling review YouTube channel that I had forgotten. The group of crass Irish dudes throw in a litany of Simpsons and video game references, as they dismantle every segment they've ever watched. It's an insen...
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Jan recently professed his love for Fuecoco from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet , so I decided to change up his PokéMonday Night Combat show logo.
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Samus Aran, of Metroid fame, becomes the second woman to join my Video Game Hall of Fame, alongside Zelda. The next Video Game Hall of Fame character will be a Sega character, and I think you know this one by heart.
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This is one of three screenshots I've taken of the game, so I'm using it, goddamn it! The first time I played a Souls game was the original Dark Souls back in 2013ish, when it became free on Xbox Games with Gold. I immediately fell in love with the aesthetic, its contemplative pace, and its dense RPG systems. Choosing a sword-and-board character, I found progression difficult but rewarding, and...
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Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi Boogity boogity, I'll Scare Your Dad! Developer: Idol FX Release Date: October 21, 2003 Time Played: A little under two hours Troubleshooting: Fan-made widescreen patch Dubiosity: 5 out of 5 Questions I have for the people who made this: Several Would I play more? ... maybe. From the developers of noted Xbox disasterpiece Drake of the 99 Dragons (no, seriously) comes...
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Man, not to beat too often on the same drum here, but 2017 really was a trove of underappreciated delights. I obviously picked up on that message last year when I somehow completed forty-four games released in 2017 I'd never played before but that it still remains applicable months into 2022 just emphasizes it further. With the exception of a few minor technical bugs, I really enjoyed Paradigm...
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Infernax is a retro-inspired, 8-bit, side-scrolling action platformer. I’ll throw the phrase Metroidvania out there because it includes those elements, but the word on the internet is that this is the version of Castlevania II Simon’s Quest should have been, with a dash of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link . Personally, I’ve never played any of those old games. I started with a Super Nintendo (SN...
