Mario Kart, The first racing game to feature Mario and the rest the original eight characters were: Princess, Luigi, Mario, Toad, Koopa Troopa, Bowser, Donkey Kong and Yoshi. Each with there own different attributes of steering, acceleration, power and special moves (which could only be used by the computer player) my favourite character of all … Read more
“Another Mario Golf Game…Strangely Devoid of Mario.” Before Mario Golf first came out on the N64, I’d never even dared to watch a Golf Tournament on TV, let alone play a round of it, as I was afraid of yawning myself to death. But strangely, adding Mario and the gang to a golf game made … Read more
The title pretty much sums up what this game is all about – Mega Microgames. Mega given that there are more than 200 games, Micro in light of the fact that each game takes no longer than 5 seconds to complete. String together a series of similarly-themed microgames, finish with a slightly longer boss battle, … Read more
Time to grill Nintendo’s 3rd Mario/SNES upgrade Gameplay Controls: OK then. I’ve played both this games predecessors, and for those of you that don’t know, this game involves running around on Yoshi’s back (you don’t play as Mario, but Yoshi). In Super Mario World (Super Marion Advance 2), you could ride Yoshi around a bit. … Read more
ReviewIf you are an old school gamer than be sure to get this game, with many cameo appearances from previous Mario games such as the Rex’s from Super Mario World the game will surely appeal to old school or just a normal Mario fan. Story 8/10The thing that pleases me here is that the main … Read more
“A glorified game of Whack-a-Mole. Are you even trying, Nintendo?” Review in Brief Game: The latest in the Mario Tennis franchise starring the cast of the Mario series playing tennis. Good: Good job scaffolding the player from basic to more complex skills. Bad: Absurdly, insultingly simple: the entire game can be beaten just by tapping … Read more
“You’ll See Gold Everywhere– Rings, Coins, and Medals, Oh, My!” If you were to utter the words “Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog will appear in a game together” in 1996, you would have been laughed off of the face of this earth. If you said it in 2001, you would also have been laughed off … Read more
“Happy birthday, Mario” Super Mario All-Stars has already been released. This compilation of remastered versions of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3 was released on the Super Nintendo, originally. This is the same exact game as that, but packaged in with various items … Read more
“The Brawl to End Them All” It feels like an eternity of waiting, countless “official” character rosters, numerous weekday updates on the Smash Bros. Dojo website, and three kick-to-the-stomach delays, but finally Super Smash Bros. Brawl has arrived to North American shores. All your favourite Nintendo all-stars enter the fray for one epic brawl to … Read more
“Paper-thin but thick with fun.” What was once scheduled to be a Gamecube game during its development time is now what I consider to be the second killer app for the Wii, Super Paper Mario. Just because the game started in development on the Wii’s predecessor does not make this game a Cube port as … Read more