Category Archives: Video Games

Green House

This is, so far, the best of all the Game & Watch games I’ve had the chance to play. In Green House you play as an unnamed gardener (who may or may not be Stanley from Donkey Kong 3) who … Continue reading

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Puzzle Swap

Puzzle Swap is one of three free games that are installed on every Nintendo 3DS. This one happens to be my personal favourite of these games. The 3DS has a pedometer built into it (I absolutely adore that) and, until … Continue reading

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Super Mario World

When Nintendo came out with their second home console, the SNES, they also released an exciting new Mario game. Super Mario World is that game. This time the game isn’t set in the Mushroom Kingdom but, instead, in Dinosaur Land … Continue reading

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

This game is the second in the Paper Mario series. But aside from a few small references to the first this game is pretty much entirely standalone, so, you needn’t worry if you want to start the series here. One … Continue reading

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Animal Crossing

(While there were a few previous instalments in Japan for the Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube, I don’t think that I’m ever likely to get a chance to play any of them so, for this review, I will be treating … Continue reading

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Every 2D Pokémon Protagonist

Last night I was searching on Google for a picture of all the playable characters in the main Pokémon games together, but I couldn’t find it. There’s something about comparison pictures of that kind that I really like. Since it … Continue reading

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Mario & Sonic and The Pressing Social Issue

Nowadays, whenever there is an Olympic event, video game producers, Nintendo and Sega are sure to release another instalment in the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. This is all well and good until we get to the … Continue reading

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Donkey Kong 64

After a gap of three years, this game is the continuation of the Donkey Kong Country series and it also presents, for the first time, the world of Donkey Kong in full 3D. This time, as well as stealing all … Continue reading

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

This Zelda title continues on exactly where The Wind Waker left off. Link has now joined the pirates and is sailing across the ocean with them in search of a new ‘Hyrule’ landmass. However, things don’t quite go to plan … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This is the third game in the Smash Bros. series. The majority of the gameplay is unchanged since the first game and so I shan’t go into much detail about how exactly the game is played and will instead talk … Continue reading

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