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WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania

In 2003, the Wario series was well established: Wario, the anti-hero version of Mario, would find out about new treasures and head out looking for them, often ending up fighting against some evil force on the way. But in WarioWare, … Continue reading

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Dr. Mario

After Tetris was an enormous success on the Game Boy, Nintendo wanted to make their own game in a similar style. Naturally, Mario was incorporated into the mix and so Dr. Mario was born. I actually think the idea that … Continue reading

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Pokémon X and Pokémon Y

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y were the first two Pokémon games for the 3DS and also the first main series game to be in 3D. It’s very nice to see the world of Pokémon in 3D for the first time, but … Continue reading

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Kirby’s Dream Land 2

This was Kirby’s second main game on the Game Boy and I think it did a really good job of refining the formula established in Kirby’s Dream Land and Kirby’s Adventure. Once again, King Dedede is causing trouble for Dream … Continue reading

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Slender: The Arrival

Slender: The Eight Pages was a fantastic game, but since it was free, it wasn’t a very big game. Slender: The Arrival is a sequel which builds upon the original in every way (although, unlike its prequel, it is not … Continue reading

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Slender: The Eight Pages

The Slenderman was always something which I found very interesting: an evil entity that looks like creepily proportioned tall and thin man in a suit with no face and a mysterious origin… how could you not be intrigued? I loved … Continue reading

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Kirby’s Adventure

Kirby’s Dream Land is an excellent little Game Boy game and the one which introduced us all to Kirby. The only downside to Kirby’s Dreamland is that it’s a very short game and Kirby’s Adventure takes the building blocks of … Continue reading

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Mother 3

This is the third game in the cult Mother series and, honestly, is one of the best games ever published by Nintendo. The sad news is that it has never been officially released in English, which means that you won’t … Continue reading

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Game & Watch Collection

Game & Watch Collection is a rather rare game for the Nintendo DS which brings together three classic Game & Watch games. The reason it’s so rare is because it’s something that was made available exclusively through Club Nintendo, which … Continue reading

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Oil Panic

Oil Panic is one of the better known games from Nintendo’s Game & Watch range. This one is played across two screens and was actually the first double screened Game & Watch, making it quite significant from a historical perspective. … Continue reading

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