As I often do, I visited a retro game store today and came home with some old games. Today I got three, one for the NES, one for the N64, and one for the Xbox 360. Does Xbox 360 count as retro? It’s two generations ago, so as crazy as it sounds, yes, I think it does. Anyway, here’s some brief thoughts on all three games.
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I am very tired today, but I need to write something to keep my goal of writing every day in November going. So, here’s a couple sentences about the nominees for this year’s Game Awards. The choices pick seem pretty weird, especially the inclusion of Elden Ring’s DLC, which is, you know, not a game. That being said, I’ve seen multiple people online say that this is some kind of conspiracy to keep JRPGs off the list, but that seems dumb too because both Metaphor: Refantazio and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth did get nominated. But at the end of the day, who really cares, because no one watches the Game Awards for the awards, right? We’re just watching because maybe Nintendo will announce the Switch 2. That’d be neat. Okay, see you tomorrow for something more substantial.
A little over a week ago, I wrote about my initial impressions with Pokémon TCG Pocket. I was pretty impressed with it, but wasn’t sure how long I would stick with it due to me having a history of not continuing mobile games. Well, I’m still playing. Here’s some updated thoughts.
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We don’t know all that many 2025 releases just yet, but there’s at least enough to put together a list of my most anticipated games. I did write a most anticipated list back in 2023, but that was for the current year and we had a better idea of what was coming out. It may be small, but here is my list, at least for now.
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Today, I went to Round 1, which you probably know is a large chain of arcades and bowling alleys. I haven’t been to an arcade in a long time, and the last several times were at a Dave and Buster’s, so I thought it would be interesting to check out the games on hand and try to win some prizes. Here’s a brief discussion about what I saw.
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Nintendo’s always finding new ways to reintroduce people to the NES library. Whether it’s putting them out on the Game Boy Advance, including them as bonuses in Animal Crossing, available for download on the Wii and Wii U, or available with the Nintendo Switch Online service, there’s almost always a way to play Super Mario Bros. on a Nintendo console. But those are always straight ports of the old games. They did do the NES Remix series on 3DS and Wii U, which changed things up a bit, but otherwise, it’s been the same thing. This year, Nintendo released Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, bringing with it a new way to experience these games.
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I’ve had a copy of Secret of Evermore in my Super Nintendo collection for a long time, but really never put much time into it. I had played it, but I don’t think I made any meaningful progress in it. It’s a pretty similar game to Secret of Mana, a game I love a lot, so it’s a little weird that this one didn’t hold my attention. But from seeing reviews on the internet, it does seem like most people consider this to be the lesser “Secret of” SNES game. That being said, the random number generator decided that it was time for me to take a closer look at it.
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Do you have any games that you love that you don’t think you could convince other people are any good at all? I have some. I guess this is kind of like a guilty pleasure, except that I don’t feel guilty about it at all. They’re just games that I think are good that I doubt people would agree with me about. I’m honestly not sure if this is something a lot of people experience or just kind of a “me” thing. The title of this post is kind of an exaggeration, but I had to make it something snappy. Anyway, here’s some games.
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Today, Nintendo held another Nintendo Direct. This one was not about any games though. This isn’t the first time this has happened though. They did one for the Super Mario Bros. Movie, and they did one for the Super Nintendo World amusement park. Today’s is actually about the first expansion to Super Nintendo World, Donkey Kong Country. So what kind of stuff did they have to say?
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Yesterday I wrote about Animal Crossing, one of the games that I’ve been playing regularly for years. Today, I decided to write about the other one, Sea of Thieves. If you’re a long time reader of this blog, you know how much I like that game. It was my game of the year back in 2018 when it first came out and has only gotten better as more features have been added over the years. I thought I’d take a little time to talk about some of the newest stuff and what I thought of them.
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