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It was a little bulky portable that you held with two hands. The screen was green and so were all the games. The graphics would probably be too basic for most gamers these days. Back then though, it was impressive to be able to play games like Tetris, a Super Mario Bros game, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the palms of your hands. Yes, today I’m going to take a look back at the original Gameboy: the good, the…

I love Animal Crossing. I’ve been a fan of the series since the first game on the Gamecube. I like AC so much that I bought amiibo festival, Happy Home Designer, and I want to collect all of the amiibo figures. It is my favorite Nintendo franchise. And yet, there is one “game” that I am not looking forward to in the series. I’m talking about the Animal Crossing mobile game. As I made clear in another entry, I’m not…

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t regret buying a Wii U. There are a ton of great games on the Wii U. I own most of them. I also really love the Wii U gamepad. It is, currently, my favorite video game controller. That said, I’m not happy at all with how Nintendo has treated the system, especially near the end of its life. Let’s take a look back at the Life and Death of…

I wanted to do something different for this More Thoughts From Me. I decided I wanted to hear what my readers thought and what questions they had for me. So I put the word out for some questions. I didn’t get very many responses at all. Thankfully, though, GamesReviews.com’s Adam Roffel and a friend of mine, Jess Carder, gave me some questions to answer and so this column isn’t blank or full of made up questions. Let’s see what questions…

One of the biggest surprises out of the recent 3DS Nintendo Direct was that there would be some new streetpass games. I admit that after Nintendo did the initial batch of new games, I thought we’d never see anymore. So I was surprised that more were revealed and that they were coming out the day of the Direct! And you could get one of the games free too. I have two 3DS systems, so I was able to pick up…

Although we can all see that Hitman and Deus Ex are two very different experiences, they both share a very common play mechanic – stealth. When playing through both titles in the past week – Deus Ex for review and the latest Hitman episode – I realized that although Deus Ex is packed full of things to do, I would rather play stealth in Hitman. The fundamental difference between environments in both titles is that Deus Ex is built for…

In July, the 3DS sold more units than the Playstation 4 or the Xbox One in North America. Many have been trying to say that Pokemon Go had something to do with that. I suppose it may have had a little bit to do with it, but the truth is, that the 3DS has been doing a lot better than the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One for a long time now. The 3DS has more games than either system…

For a few months now, we have been unboxing and reviewing a good number of subscription boxes from multiple companies. For the most part, we have been enjoying them, but the question always gets asked: are subscription boxes worth the money? Answering that is pretty tough, depending largely on who you are and how broad your likes are. For full disclosure before going further, all the subscription boxes we review are provided to us free of charge from multiple companies.…

Nintendo has been taking a lot of heat lately. First, they took a fan remake of the second Metroid off-line. Then, they got rid of the Nintendo Power online archive, and just recently they ordered a Pokemon fan game to be taken down. Fans seem to be very upset with Nintendo. Most Nintendo fan sites are siding with the fans and saying that Nintendo should stop taking these projects down. I’m going to take a controversial stand and say that…

I’m not a sports fan. I avoid watching sports on TV, get annoyed when they pre-empt my favorite shows, and never go to watch them live either. I also don’t care about sports video games. Well, for the most part anyway. There are a couple of exceptions to the sports game rule. I really liked Wii Sports. And also…I’m addicted to Mario GOLF. What?! I like a golf game?! Yes, I like the Mario Golf series. Let me try to…