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Mario is Missing: Mario Meets Edutainment
My generation’s baptism into the bizarre world of ‘edutainment’ came with our school-mandated curriculum of the Oregon Trail series. Sure, it was supposed teach you about pioneers, but the designers made a crucial mistake – it was actually fun as hell to play. This basically guaranteed two … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, beaten, console, controller, edutainment, mario, nintendo, oregon trail, snes
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Perfect Dark: The Swan Song of the Nintendo 64
In the beginning, there was Goldeneye 007, and it was good. The year was 1997, and console shooters were formless and empty. Thus Rare said “Let there be objectives.” And so it was. And Rare blessed the players with free … Continue reading
Pilotwings: Super Nintendo à la Mode 7
Back in 1990, Nintendo released three first-party titles for the launch of its fledgling SNES console. The first two were Super Mario World and F-Zero, two Nintendo classics that would go on to become iconic entries in Nintendo’s line of flagship … Continue reading
Star Fox Review: No, Not the One On Nintendo 64
Ah, Star Fox. If there’s anything that’ll make me nostalgic for my childhood, it’s memories of flying around the Lylat Sytem in my Arwing and waging war against the forces of Andross.
Scribblenauts: Helicopter and a Rope
I am a grumpy, old gamer who lacks any sort of imagination. Well, at least that’s what I felt like playing Scribblenauts. I bought Scribblenauts on its launch day, deliberately visiting a GameStop just to pick it up despite a lifelong proclivity … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, beaten, ds, nintendo, progress report, scribblenauts, stylus, warner bros, wb
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Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons – Damn It Feels Good to Be Playing Zelda Again
Oracle of Seasons was a game my brother and I got for a long car trip one day when we were kids. I can’t say I remembered much about the game except I know we got pretty far in it, … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, beaten, capcom, gameboy, nintendo, oracle of seasons, progress report, zelda
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Super Smash Bros.: For fun or for glory?
More than anything else in the new Super Smash Bros., I am most looking forward to the newly implemented For Fun or For Glory Multiplayer. I can’t say Nintendo has been entirely loyal to their hardcore fanbase in recent years, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3ds, Andrew Banks, brawl, consoles, controller, for fun, for glory, magic the gathering, melee, mtg, nintendo, play styles, post, psychology of gaming, super smash bros., Tim Pirog, upcoming release, wii u
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