Category Archives: Video Games

The Sonic the Hedgehog series is one that I am quite fond of and this is the game that started it all. I have a certain respect for this game for being the originator of a franchise that I get … Continue reading →

This is the third and final game in the Super Mario Land trilogy as well as being the first game in the much better Wario Land series! Yes, having been so popular as the villain in the previous game, Wario … Continue reading →

After the success of Super Mario Land there’s no surprise that it was eventually followed up with a sequel. For once, I’m actually pleased with the sense of continuity and ongoing narrative, as the story behind this game is quite … Continue reading →

The Game Boy was Nintendo’s first real portable console and, as I’m sure you can understand, they were keen to get a brand new Super Mario game ready to be released alongside it and Super Mario Land was that game. … Continue reading →

Octopus was one of the earlier Game & Watch titles and, as the years have gone by, the eponymous Octopus has become perhaps the most iconic thing from this early series of games. This also happens to be one of … Continue reading →

Donkey Kong Land III is the sixth and final game in the original set of 2D Donkey Kong platformers made by Rare. This is a kind of side-game to Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! which uses many … Continue reading →

Wii Fit is a game that stands defiantly against the negative point of view that video games are bad because people waste time on them when they should be out doing important things like exercising. Wii Fit is basically an … Continue reading →

I’ve complained in the past that the New Super Mario Bros. games are all the same and this game is literally the same as New Super Mario Bros. U but with some level changes here and there. Guess I must … Continue reading →

New Super Mario Bros. U is the fourth game in the New Super Mario Bros. series and by this point it’s starting to feel increasingly mistitled. The gameplay and art style is exactly the same as it has been since … Continue reading →

New Super Mario Bros. 2, despite what the title may have you believe, is actually the third New Super Mario Bros. game, and it kind of bothers me that they didn’t call it New Super Mario Bros. 3D or 3DS … Continue reading →