Tag Archives: Nintendo

First Impressions – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) – An Open-World Critic’s Take

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Brian

I have always been critical of open-world games, but one of my favorite franchises has gone in that direction now, so I’ve tried this game despite my misgivings. Perhaps I should have held this back until or unless I finish … Continue reading →

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Review: Splatoon (Wii U) – A Surprisingly Great Shooter from Nintendo

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Brian

… Sorry the site was down for a couple of days. Fixed. And here’s a new review too, finally, of a game I have been playing a lot of for the past month or two. Introduction Splatoon is an online … Continue reading →

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Article: Losing Rare, and How Nintendo Lost Western Developers

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Brian

I have started on a PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries list, but that will take a little while before it gets started.  Today, though, I’ve got this!  This article was based on posts I made in this NeoGAF thread here, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Games, Circa 2004

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Brian

I’m working on several new articles, but in the meantime, this one is a fairly amusing old list of mine.  I used to have this published on my old website I had on Geocities that nobody probably ever read.  I … Continue reading →

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Nintendo 64 Game Opinion Summaries Addition: 26 new summaries

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Brian

So, after a comment asking for more of these for the N64, I decided to do an update to my N64 list, covering the 26 games I have bought since the last update in late 2013.  There are 26 new … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on E3 2015

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Brian

E3 was this week, and it was pretty awesome to watch!  It’s great that so much stuff from E3 gets streamed now, there was so much to watch.  I’m sure I’ll be finding stuff to watch from E3 for quite … Continue reading →

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Mickey’s Speedway USA (N64) Review – A Fun Kart Racer from Rare

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Brian

This review is from late 2010/early 2011.  I added a few things, but it’s mostly unchanged.  It’s a good game, give it a try! Name: Mickey’s Speedway USA Developer: Rare Publisher: Nintendo Released: late 2000 (US/EU), early 2001 (Japan) Review … Continue reading →

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Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) Review – A Fantastic Port of a Great Classic!

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Brian

I wrote the original version of this review in 2011.  Great game, I love it.  I added some bits to the review here and there, but most of it is the original text. Title: Donkey Kong Country Released: 2000 (worldwide) … Continue reading →

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Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (Game Boy Color) Review – This is the best Bionic Commando game ever!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Brian

In this review expanded from a review I wrote in ’05, I review the great GBC classic Bionic Commando: Elite Forces.  I got this game in 2000, because I’d remembered really liking the NES Bionic Commando game at my older … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Gamecube

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Brian

This is a new list. It’s my longest game opinion summaries/short reviews article yet, and yeah, it’s pretty long. I guess I’ve gotten more verbose than I was five years ago when I started on the PS1 and 32X lists… … Continue reading →

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