Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a puzzle platformer developed and published by Nintendo. The game arose from the Captain Toad levels in Super Mario 3D World. It originally released on the Wii U in December 2014. Later Nintendo ported the game to both the Nintendo Switch and the 3DS in July of 2018. MRSB is … Continue reading Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is Classic Nintendo Fun
The Nintendo 3DS was born in March of 2011. Its last major game, Persona Q2, was released in June of 2019. That means the system had a good long life of 8 years. I still play my 3DS, so I don't consider it dead yet, but I've realized that I've never made a post solely … Continue reading The Nintendo 3DS, 10 Years Later
In honor of Mar10 day, and to put a final pin in the Super Mario 35th Anniversary, I decided to play all four games in the New Super Mario Bros. series. If you've owned a Nintendo console during the last 15 years, you've likely played at least one of these games. What began as a … Continue reading Making Peace with New Super Mario Bros.
A year for a human is about... 10 years for a video game console. That would mean that in a few days, the Nintendo Switch is hitting the big ol' 4-0. I advise you to make sure your Nintendo Switch doesn't go and buy a big shiny sports car just to make sure he's "still … Continue reading The Nintendo Switch’s 4th Anniversary
Super Mario 3D World is a 3D Platformer developed and published by Nintendo. It was released on the Wii U in 2013. Bowser's Fury is an expansion / side game developed exclusively for the Switch version. The Switch port was released in February 2021 and costs $60. The Mario games are like a family of … Continue reading Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury = Very Catisfying Platforming
Paper Mario: The Origami King is a multi-genre game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It released in July 2020 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. MSRB is $60. The Paper Mario series has a long and storied history, beginning on the N64 as a spiritual successor to Super Mario RPG. However, I can't … Continue reading Paper Mario The Origami King: The Cutest Darn… Whatever It Is
As the flagship franchise and the face of the company, Nintendo is familiar with doing compilations and homages to our plumber friend's history -- we received a Wii port of the SNES Super Mario All-Stars for the 25th anniversary and Super Mario Maker for the 30th anniversary. It's a fairly-well documented series. There are dozens … Continue reading Super Mario’s 35th Anniversary, Part 3: Keeping the History
After the collect-a-thon craze died down from N64/PS1 era and open-world games took a left turn in the GameCube/PS2 era, Nintendo decided to leave Sandbox Mario alone for a bit. They narrowed down the scope of the worlds and focused on the Platforming aspect of a 3D Platformer. As much as I missed Sandbox Mario … Continue reading Super Mario’s 35th Anniversary, Part 2: Carrying the Torch
As I write the next few posts, I imagine I'm crafting a luxurious anniversary cake for Mario with my words. I'm taking on the role of Princess Peach in thanking Mario (and by extension, Nintendo) for giving me and many others so much joy through Mario's games. Thank you, Nintendo, and thank you, Mario! You … Continue reading Super Mario’s 35th Anniversary, Part 1: Building a Sandbox
If I enjoy a game's soundtrack, I find myself forgiving said game's bland or unimpressive parts. If I enjoy it enough to listen to it in my spare time, I find myself even forgetting the game's flaws altogether. The music will transport me back to the environments I was in and the feelings that music … Continue reading My Favorite Video Game Composers
