Tag Archives: Nintendo

Video Game Review: Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)

Watch the review (with spoilerish content) on YouTube Returning to its 2D platforming roots, the Super Mario series is reinvigorated by “Super Mario Bros. Wonder,” which feels the ultimate version of a lineage of games that started with the original “Super Mario Bros.” and ended with “Super Mario World.” While that have been many 2D… Read More »

Video Game Review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Starting off as more DLC for “Breath of the Wild,” “Tears of the Kingdom” morphed into a brand-new game. Keeping everything that worked from the first game and adding some new locations and some amazing new game mechanics, the new game is just as good (and possibly better than)… Read More »

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube With eye-catching visuals, likable characters and some fun action, kids should love this film. Add in the fact that it’s based on the Super Mario games, and you have something that fans of that franchise will love. However, those who don’t fall into either of those categories may not… Read More »

Video Game Review: Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)

***Review contains a few gameplay spoilers*** A fun and inventive new game in the Super Mario series, that keeps much of what has worked over the years, while adding some new twists. The overall game mechanics are still largely unchanged since “Super Mario 64.” Mario still has his arsenal of long jumps, ground pounds, wall… Read More »

Video Game Review: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)

A great addition to the “Legend of Zelda” franchise, that is clearly inspired by games like “The Elder Scrolls” series. While it surpasses these games in some ways, and falls short in others, the game has reinvented the series just as it was starting to show its age. The Zelda games were starting to feel… Read More »