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Oh my god. I’m older than Mario?! 35 Years Ago, Mario jumped onto the scene and the world of video games was never the same. And now Nintendo is celebrating Mario’s big anniversary is a major way. My impressions of today’s Mario Nintendo Direct are below! I’ve always liked Mario. My very first game ever (or at least the first one I remember playing) was Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt for the NES. Duck Hunt was neat but Super Mario Bros…

In general, the majority of my video game purchases on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch are always physical, and it's for one simple reason - my Internet, while passable, still takes a while to download 30+ GB games. Enter Stadia - and soon xCloud - where I can play games on my Internet, with no download required. That's how I played most next-gen games now, and I'm loving it.

Not too long ago, Creative revealed its Super X-Fi technology and began implementing it in many of their new headphones. The Aurvana Trio Wireless is a neckband set of earbuds that promises extremely high audio quality without the hassle of bulky headphones or tangled wires. Neckbands might be the most uncommon type of headphone when compared to typical fully wired or wireless earbuds or traditional over-the-ear headphones, but they certainly have their place. How will the newly-envisioned Aurvana Trio Wireless headphones stack up to the competition? Let's ...

No Straight Roads for the Nintendo Switch is a rhythm game. Kind of. And it has a story about a band trying to bring rock’n’roll back in an electronic music world. Its an odd game and sometimes odd games are the best games. Is that true for No Straight Roads or does this game miss the beat? In No Straight Roads, you join a rock’n’roll band thats trying to survive in an electronic music world. The world literally is run…

In More Thoughts From Me #220, I wrote about Final Fantasy 15 for the Playstation 4 and how I wasn’t getting into the game very much. I had stopped playing it and I was unsure if I would go back to it. For a long while, I didn’t. And just this last weekend, I started playing it again and…I like it a lot now. What? Let’s talk about Final Fantasy 15! I really liked Final Fantasy 15 Pocket for the…

Jenny LeClue is dead. Okay, not so much, but someone else is dead and now Jenny LeClue must solve the mystery! Welcome to Jenny LeClue: Detectivú for the Nintendo Switch. Is this a mystery you’ll want to solve? Let’s find out in this review! Jenny LeClue: Detectivú is an Adventure/mystery game. The main character is a teenage girl, much like Nancy Drew, who finds herself drawn into a mystery when her mom’s boss is found dead and her mom is…

While I love busting out my Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4 for lengthy games that take me to real and fictional worlds, I also like a simpler experience, one I can quickly play on my phone for a few minutes to scratch that satisfying puzzle itch. Enter Tintin Match, the latest match 3 game from Planet Games, which follows the loveable character Tintin, his dog Snowy, and a host of other popular characters from the books, shows, and movie.

Evan’s Remains is a puzzle platformer game released June 11, developed by Matias Schmied and published by Whitehorn Digital.  I’ll do my best to avoid any spoilers for you as I talk about it. Let me start by saying that I enjoy both puzzle games and platformers.  Obviously this game was going to catch my eye.  The overall graphics are nicely done.  The puzzle levels are clear and readable.  The characters are recognizable for who they are even with slight…

Once upon a time there were two mischievous little goblins. They worked tirelessly to help the beautiful princess keep her hideaway in the woods liveable and together they were hard-up but happy. Everything felt almost like a fairy tale… until it got very real. Tell Me Why is the story of what happens after once upon a time, and of the dangers of romanticizing the past. People will talk a lot about Tell Me Why’s transgender main character, Tyler, and…

No Straight Roads for the Nintendo Switch is a rhythm game. Well, sort of. This is not your father’s rhythm game. Best of all? No Straight Roads wants to keep rock alive! Take that electronic music! No Straight Roads is a rhythm game. I mean, I guess it is. There are rhythm elements to the game. If you attack or dodge things right, you’ll do better. But after its tutorial, No Straight Roads doesn’t force you into a focused rhythm…