Well, for those of us in the US, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and can I just say — where the hell did that come from? Where did the month of November go? I mean, besides imploding into a gaping maw of cosmic depression about the state of the world — that should account for, like, ten […]
Ah, yes, the wonderful world of Pokémon. A certain app released last month has kicked 90s nostalgia into high gear and made us all hyper-aware of those good ol’ pocket monsters once again. But there has always been a darker side to this world. Like most franchises with any kind of internet fandom, Pokémon has […]
Okay, so, first off: Fuck these guys. Seriously. If you’ve ever played a Zelda game, chances are you’ve run into these guys. They’re bats— Okay, because I know somebody’s gonna feel the need to jump in and correct me: technically they’re called keese, not bats. But c’mon. They’re bats. —So they’re bats that flop around above you, […]
Okay, first things first, who the hell that’s ever played Yoshi’s Island remembered that angry blue blob was called Nep-Enut? News to me! If you haven’t played Yoshi’s Island, aka Super Mario World 2, for the SNES, then I definitely recommend that you correct that. It’s one of the most fun and creative games of the […]
This week’s post is not about spine-chilling terror or the existential monsters that live within us all. It’s about game mechanics. Anyone who has played an unhealthy number of Nintendo games (like myself) will recognize this little bastard. Maybe you recognize Lakitu as “that jerk who says I’m going the wrong way in Mario Kart” or […]