Category Archives: Video Games

SteamWorld Dig

This was an interesting looking game which I’d seen in the 3DS eshop and been curious about for some time. Recently, I finally got around to playing it and I have to say, it was quite a beautiful and enjoyable … Continue reading

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Shovel Knight is probably one of the most popular indie games of all time – and with good reason: it’s good fun, it has a nice art style and a wonderful soundtrack. While it is just one main game, Yacht … Continue reading

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Clu Clu Land

There were a lot of games which Nintendo made for the NES which went on to become big franchises for them, receiving new instalments on various later consoles. However, there were also games which were never properly revisited. Sometimes this … Continue reading

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Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

I make no secret of the fact that I absolutely adore all of the Donkey Kong Country games and the original is no exception. Rare did later make a Game Boy Color version of it, but, sadly, it wasn’t that … Continue reading

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

This is the sixth Mario vs. Donkey Kong game and the fifth to focus its gameplay around the Mini characters. I feel that when this game came out, a lot of people were getting tired of the series and weren’t … Continue reading

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Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

This game was an interesting development in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. Most significantly, it brought the series into 3D for the first time and changed the gameplay quite significantly. On a lesser note, it took “vs.” out of … Continue reading

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Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight was a game which had been on my radar for a while. To me it looked like it was kind of fun, but I also thought that it looked like one of those 2D platformers which focuses too … Continue reading

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Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)

Like the original Donkey Kong before it, Donkey Kong Jr. was also followed up with a Game & Watch adaptation. Interestingly, while I prefer Donkey Kong to Donkey Kong Jr. when based only on their original game, I think that … Continue reading

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Excitebike

Excitebike is one of Nintendo’s much older games, older even than Super Mario Bros. so if you’re someone who struggles to get into retro games, this probably isn’t going to be for you. In fact, when I first played it … Continue reading

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

This was only the second Zelda game that I ever played – as you can imagine, I feel a great deal of nostalgia for it and I am very fond of it. However, I don’t think my fondness is entirely … Continue reading

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