This was the last article I wrote for Examiner.com. Three more were planned and/or drafted, but were never posted at Examiner.com. At some point in the future, I will finish them and post them here. Originally published at Examiner.com on February 18, 2014. There’s a terrible stigma that comes with a thing being called “classic”. Continue reading “Kill your double in Nintendo’s Urban Champion”
Category Archives: Video Games
Fiction vs. Reality: Farmville vs. SimCity
This article was meant to be the start of a series I’d have called “Fiction vs. Reality”, where I would take a hyper-realistic game and compare it to a game with a similar theme but rife with fantasy elements. Of course, that never came into being–but maybe I’ll resurrect the idea here, on this blog.Continue reading “Fiction vs. Reality: Farmville vs. SimCity”
Poképrotagonists: A Bunch of Twerps
The definition of twerp is “a silly or annoying person” and I’ve been, and possibly still am and someday will again be, a twerp. I’m therefore highly qualified to recognize and judge other twerps and that’s why we’re here today, and in this case the twerps are every single default male protagonist in the mainlineContinue reading “Poképrotagonists: A Bunch of Twerps”
A Smash of Brothers: Ranking the DLC Characters of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
Super Smash Brothers has had a long and storied history, with each game introducing at least one character that made most of its fans fairly confused. In Super Smash Brothers, Ness filled that role. Melee saw not only the Ice Climbers but also Doctor Mario and Mister Game & Watch. Brawl introduced characters from otherContinue reading “A Smash of Brothers: Ranking the DLC Characters of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate”
Steve from Minecraft: History’s Greatest Monster?
Steve from Minecraft was announced as a character in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate earlier today and since I am on record as being against his inclusion I felt it only fitting that I say a few words about my feelings on the matter. In short, were 2020 not an atypically horrible span of time whichContinue reading “Steve from Minecraft: History’s Greatest Monster?”
Crazy Redd: Video Gaming’s Greatest Monster
Like many of you, I’ve been playing Animal Crossing so much during this pandemic that my villager (a young lady named Xen, as per usual) has changed her clothes far more often than I have and I’ve seen things progress from Lord of the Flies to something more akin to the Village, with Tom NookContinue reading “Crazy Redd: Video Gaming’s Greatest Monster”
Super Mario: Join the Collective
Note: All images taken from Nintendo’s official site. Mario is about to celebrate his 35th anniversary, and with this momentous occasion comes news of his three-dimensional outings receiving remasters. Thus far, the only time Nintendo has done this for Mario was Super Mario 64 DS, which added some mini-games and playable characters while also showcasingContinue reading “Super Mario: Join the Collective”
Mega Man Examiner Article Double Feature
“Rockman” becomes a rock opera thanks to the talented Protomen Sadly, it takes about 100 years for the Protomen to write, record, and release new music, so a third act (new album) hasn’t yet been released. But, one is indeed on the horizon I hear, and should be coming soon. As long as the qualityContinue reading “Mega Man Examiner Article Double Feature”
Fictochat: The Byleth Issue
Lord Mikenificent: Hello, I’m Lord Mikenificent Randall Malus: And I’m Randall Malus. We’re here today to talk about the 5th Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter’s Pass DLC character. LM: Earlier today, Sakurai manged to make a lot of ripples with his announcement and not the good kind of ripples like a flower petal lighting gentlyContinue reading “Fictochat: The Byleth Issue”
Holy Thanksgiving, Batman!
I’m posting this article out of order (it’s actually the twelfth Examiner.com article I posted), but since it’s a Thanksgiving article, the reasoning for this should be obvious–since today is Thanksgiving. I don’t know what originally gave me the idea to write a Batman article for Thanksgiving, though I think it was probably because IContinue reading “Holy Thanksgiving, Batman!”
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