On July 27th, 2001, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away was released in Japanese cinemas. Read more

Happy anniversary to the video game, and its two icons, who started it all. Happy 30th, Mario and DK!

*More detailed celebratory Mario thing to come. In the meantime, here’s a retrospective I wrote on the Mario series before the release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 last year.*

"Stars and stripes!"

Captain America: The First Avenger, is based off of the famed Marvel hero. But after two Marvel movies and DC’s Green Lantern all being released in the same summer, can Captain America: The First Avenger be anything more than just another super hero movie? Read more

"Italians"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the eighth film in the seven-part Harry Potter series (sounds funny, doesn’t it?), and serves as the grand finale of the saga. But does Deathly Hallows 2 end the series on a high note? Or has the magic of Harry Potter run out? Read more

Mega Man has always been one of the greatest of video game mascots. He’s probably been on more adventures than any other game character (with the exception of Mario), and has a history as rich as any other in gaming. Though it seems after his creator, Keiji Inafune, left Capcom, the company no longer wants anything to do with their beloved mascot (seemingly out of petty spite). Read more

This is another character wishlist for the upcoming fourth Super Smash Bros. for the upcoming Nintendo Wii U (and 3DS). Just a reminder, these are basically just shoutouts to characters I’d like to see. These wishlists are non-numbered (yet. I plan on doing a numbered list for third-party characters) and showcase five characters that I think would make interesting additions to the series. This is part 3 of my wishlists of Nintendo characters (perhaps next I shall do the one about the third-party guys). Part 1 and 2 are here and here.

And again, if you want you can leave a comment saying what character(s) you’d like to see in Smash Bros. 4. Anyway, here’s the third list.

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This is part 2 of my character wishlist for Super Smash Bros. 4. Part 1 of my wishlist can be seen here (in case you’re too lazy to scroll down). Just a reminder, these are not numbered, just randomly throwing out Nintendo characters that I think would be awesome additions to Super Smash Bros. 4 (a future Wii U title). When I get around to third-party characters I’ll probably number that one, but for now enjoy five additional Nintendo characters. Read more

As an immense fan of the Super Smash Bros. series, I have decided to make a few wishlists of characters and such that I’d love to see added to the recently-announced-but-not-quite-yet-in-development fourth Super Smash Bros. Of course this is all just that, wishlists. This (and future wishlists) don’t really have any impact on my view of the game and are not intended to get people’s hopes up. It’s just a list of stuff I’d like to see in the new Super Smash Bros. If they don’t end up being there, that’s fine, but if they do, it’d be pretty awesome.

I was originally going to make this a top 10 list, but I’m afraid I kept thinking of other characters that I’d love to see implemented in Smash Bros. and couldn’t figure out any kind of ordering. So here are the first five Nintendo characters I’d like to see added to the roster. Another edition (or two) of Nintendo characters will follow, and I’ll also do a wishlist for third-party characters (that list may actually be numbered) and maybe a list for items and stages or something.

And if anyone bothers to read this, feel free to write your own wanted characters in the comments box.

So without further ado, my most wanted Nintendo characters for Super Smash Bros. 4 (part 1)! Read more

I absolutely love video games. You’ll find very few people who love video games near as much as I do. And yet, it seems in recent years I have had fewer and fewer kind words to say about the medium I love.

Simply put, I find modern gaming boring, tired, and pretentious. Read more

Sorry my updates have been scarce lately, I’ve been exceedingly lazy kind of busy. But I hope to have some reviews and top 10 lists (and the like) up soon, so I hope you’ll enjoy those. And with Captain America and Harry Potter looming in it looks like I’ll have even more stuff to get cracking on…be patient with me. Time for more Super Smash Bros….I mean, work.