In the lead up to Super Mario Bros Wonder, I decided to dig into the backlog and play one of the only mainline Mario titles I haven’t beaten: Super Mario Bros. 2 aka Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic aka Super Mario USA.  Super Mario Bros 2 is an odd piece in the patchwork quilt that is … Read more

If you’re like me (and I hope for your sake you aren’t), you played through Pikmin 3 Deluxe and/or Pikmin 4 and found yourself hooked on the Pikmin formula. You, like myself, may have subsequently found yourself curious about the humble series roots. Fortunately for me, and possibly you depending on how you related to … Read more

Oh, Final Fantasy II… what can I add to the conversation surrounding this game that hasn’t already been said. Often seen as an anomaly in the Final Fantasy series for its unique leveling system and plot progression techniques, I walked away loving this game much more than I expected I would, and I found myself … Read more

Nintendo’s quiet yet consistent series, Pikmin, is returning to Switch for the second time roughly 3 years after 2020’s Pikmin 3 Deluxe; an updated version of the 2013 Wii U title, Pikmin 3. Given the 10 year wait between mainline numbered titles, it’s fair to say that Pikmin fans are among Nintendo’s most patient (not … Read more

When we look back on our childhoods, we often fondly remember blissful moments of play and the joys of experiencing play with others that grew up alongside us. For some of a certain age, those memories of play likely involve video games. From unwrapping a PlayStation 2 on Christmas morning when I was 8 to … Read more