Tag Archives: nintendo

Mario is Missing: Mario Meets Edutainment

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Matthew

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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Perfect Dark: The Swan Song of the Nintendo 64

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Matthew

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 →

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Pilotwings: Super Nintendo à la Mode 7

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Matthew

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 →

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Star Fox Review: No, Not the One On Nintendo 64

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Matthew

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.

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Scribblenauts: Helicopter and a Rope

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Matthew

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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Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons – Damn It Feels Good to Be Playing Zelda Again

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Matthew

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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Super Smash Bros.: For fun or for glory?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Matthew

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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