Category Archives: Video Games

New Super Mario Bros. was a big success, so it was only natural that Nintendo would follow it up with a sequel before too long. New Super Mario Bros. Wii was a Wii title, which meant that it had the … Continue reading →

In 2006 it had been over a decade since the last 2D platforming Mario game and so, when New Super Mario Bros. brought back this classic formula, it was very exciting news! It was a real treat for the fans, … Continue reading →

Back when the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy was being released for the SNES, there were a series of side games (the Donkey Kong Land trilogy) which were released as handheld counterparts. The Land games took the same general premise … Continue reading →

The Mysterious Murasame Castle is one of the early Nintendo games from the 1980s. Interestingly though, unlike virtually every other game they made at that time, this game was pretty much completely forgotten for the next twenty years. In fact, … Continue reading →

With Donkey Kong Country a huge success on the SNES, there was, of course, a demand for a handheld counterpart on the Game Boy. With Rare being a top notch developer, they didn’t just want to make an inferior port … Continue reading →

Super Metroid is the third game in the Metroid series and the game which truly earned the franchise its reputation as one of Nintendo’s best. Though, story-wise, it is better to have knowledge of the first two games, there’s a … Continue reading →

I know that a lot of gamers have one game which is their absolute favourite; it was probably one of their first experiences with gaming and may well hold some nostalgic value too. For me, it’s Donkey Kong Country 2: … Continue reading →

EarthBound is the second game in the Mother trilogy (in Japan it’s known as Mother 2). However, while all three games in the series are tied together, they also work perfectly as standalone titles and can be enjoyed to the … Continue reading →

I think this game has a bit of an unfair reputation for being not very good. People think “Why does this game have trains in it? Trains have nothing to do with Zelda! It must be bad” and “It looks … Continue reading →

With two solid 3D Sonic games made so far, it was only natural for the series to continue in this new style. Sadly, however, the high quality of the two Sonic Adventure tites wouldn’t carry over into Sonic’s third 3D … Continue reading →