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A collection of 103 posts

Feature

Notes From A Small Cartridge: Isle of Armor

Your go-to guide to seeing everything the Isle of Armor has to offer (and how it takes inspiration from the Isle of Man)

Opinion

The Girl With the Ruined Study: A Breath of the Wild Commentary

Finding purpose in the aftermath

Opinion

Super Mario Maker: A Reminder to Make Games Fun for Everyone

Masahiro Sakurai reminds us that anyone can enjoy the pleasure of creating games

Opinion

Why Everybody Loves Luigi

Mario’s little brother has evolved into a mainstay in recent years, and for good reason

Feature

Super Mario Land is the Franchise’s Subversive Outcast

Yet it remains one of Nintendo’s most important games

Opinion

The Pros and Cons of Being a One-System Gamer

Dissecting whether it’s good or bad to be a Nintendork, Sony pony, or another fanboy in the industry

Feature

On the Radar: Volume 1

The best upcoming games that you need to keep an eye on

Feature

Growing Up with Earthbound

Looking at life through the lens of Earthbound

Review

Splatoon 3 Review

Sometimes, a fresh coat of ink is all you need

Guide

How to Not Suck at Splatoon 3

Having trouble splatting? Our guide for Splatoon newbies should help!

Feature

Inside Marufukuro

What it's like to stay overnight at the Old Nintendo Building

Opinion

Dissecting the Important Social Messaging in Donkey Kong Country 3

The classic SNES title is littered with calls for environmental change

Feature

What Are the Components of a Perfect WarioWare Microgame?

They only take about seven seconds to complete, but there’s a lot going on that makes them fun!

Feature

Pokémon Legends Arceus' Japanese Influence

The deep and fascinating connection you may not have considered

Feature

Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross and Temporal Ontology, Part 1

Time Travel and Linear Time vs. Branching Time

Feature

FPS and Handhelds: A Short Retrospective of an Unlikely Pair

Looking back at the history of first-person shooters on handheld consoles

Opinion

Did Nintendo Make a Mistake Discontinuing the Game Boy?

Where is the modern Game Boy?

Review

Replay Review: Fire Emblem Fates for Nintendo 3DS

Re-examining one of the Fire Emblem franchise's most beloved titles

Feature

The Sounds of the Hyrule Fantasy

Why the music of The Legend of Zelda is like nothing else

Review

What Is Holding Back the Kirby Franchise?

Kirby's newest adventure does nothing to improve or innovate on the same old formula

Review

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

More of the same is a great thing

Review

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is a Step in the Right Direction

But is it enough?

Review

Danganronpa Decadence: Dying to Survive School

Chase good grades and murderous classmates in the visual novel series Danganronpa.

Review

Post-Post-Apocalypse: The Beauty of a Forgotten World

A different sort of post-post-apocalypse with a different kind of hero

Opinion

How the F-Zero Anime Could Inspire a New F-Zero Game

Nintendo, it's time to resurrect F-Zero