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I’ve been a Metroid fan for most of my gaming life, and in 2017, the
most recent entry in the series was Metroid: Other M. I have thoughts on
that title here and here. Long story sho… Read More
This happens rarely, that I start a game and really don't like it. What
happens more often is either undiagnosed ADD or I eventually give up
because I'm not gud and I get stuck… Read More
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Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his resignation after election
results revealed a far-left coalition was set to win a plurality of
French pa… Read More
Recently, I’ve been enjoying the emulated versions of Super Nintendo
on my RG35xx GH handheld. I bought some Wario Ware games for Wii, Switch
and 3DS in July. I only had Wario Land g… Read More
Although the Nintendo Switch 2 has yet to be officially announced,
Nintendo has confirmed that the announcement is coming within the fiscal
year - which means before 31 March 2025. Based o… Read More
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he British Conservative Party, and I use the
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n the aftermath of the catastrophe that struck the United States last
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en years ago, Michael R. Gordon of the New York Times and
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machines that enjoyed as many similarities as they did stark
differences. One system marked the end of the 90s gaming era, and… Read More
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of the longest-standing console war showdowns of all time: SNES vs PS1
RPGs.
It’s quite a bold claim, we… Read More
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optical discs instead of cartridges. It was also the first console to
introduce wireless controllers, and it inc… Read More
Adventure Island II – a classic platform
game of the Nintendo. I actually played this game first with my twin
brother at King Cone on an arcade machine back in the early 90s. I… Read More
Dragon Warrior – the beginning of an
epic series now know as Dragon Quest! Over the years, I have really come
to enjoy the Dragon Quest games – especially Dragon Quest… Read More
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and former President Donald Trump.In
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children is not a high priority. That’s horrendous, but not terribly
surprising. What left me aghast was that 41% o… Read More
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have taken a back seat to the rights and comfort of illegal aliens.
A… Read More
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closed-door meeting.
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“I take responsibility” for not being… Read More
I make it no secret that Metroid is my favorite gaming franchise.
While my favorite entries are Super Metroid and Metroid Prime (though I
think all of them are excellent…sans Other… Read More
By and large, my blog is focused on retro games. A quick look at past
posts will confirm this. Still, I do pay attention to what’s happening
now, even if I rarely write about it… Read More
exas has a new plan
to curb the massive number of illegal immigrants entering the United
States through the southern border by issuing its list of Texas' ten
Most Wanted Criminal Il… Read More
8. (Tie) Bionic Commando (NES)
Bionic Commando is a very unique platformer from Capcom in that your
character can run and gun, but can’t jump. Instead, all platform… Read More
Blogger’s Note: I’m doing something here that I don’t like. I’m
revising and re-posting an old blog post. I prefer to present new
content… Read More
Honorable Mention: Bomberman, Willow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Adventures of Lolo, Legacy of the Wizard, Adventures of Dino Riki
8. (Tie) Monster Part… Read More
Note: This is the toughest list I’ve done yet. 1990 was an
extraordinarily great year in gaming so I am straight-up cheating and
having a few “ties” on thi… Read More
Note: 1991 saw the introduction of the Super NES in North
America, so you can’t be angry with me if this list seems a little Super
NES heavy. Also, I’m cheating again with… Read More
Note: In 1992, the console war between the Super Nintendo and
Sega Genesis was heating up, though the original NES still saw some true
classics released. As far as this ranking goes, I… Read More
Atari 2600 – STELLA
Atari 7800 – Prosystem/Emu7800
ZX Spectrum – Spectaculator & Retro Virtual Machine
C64 – Winvice/C64 Forever
Amstrad C… Read More
Note: 1993 saw the Super NES continue to receive support from
both Nintendo and third parties. That said, the NES was still not quite
finished, receiving even more games, includin… Read More
Note: For my money, 1994 was the year that truly saw the Super
Nintendo come into its own. While Nintendo split their attention between
the Super NES and NES to some extent in 1993, 19… Read More
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crisis unfolding in Africa that again has the president in a retreat.
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a conviction. That’s not to say there isn’t reasonable doubt all over
the hush money trial involving Donald Trump, but t… Read More
Former President Donald Trump’s legal fate is now in the hands of a
New York City jury. In my view, he should be acquitted on charges that
never should have been brought in the… Read More
Closing arguments in the trial of former President
Donald Trump in New York City, where he is charged with 34 felony counts
of falsifying business records, have concluded and Judge Juan Me… Read More
Ahead of the 2024 election and busy summer travel season, President
Joe Biden announced over the weekend he will tap the Northeast Gasoline
Supply Reserve in an effort to lower gas prices… Read More
An important piece of information emerged over the holiday weekend,
and it’s important that it not get buried. By way of background, the
activist Left — very much includi… Read More
If you want to explain to a puzzled, left-leaning writer like The
Atlantic's Annie Lowrey why most voters this year rate the economy
during former President Donald Trump's term more favora… Read More
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be back at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center on Friday evening — this time a planned
visit disclosed ahead of time — according… Read More
Former President Donald J. Trump has consistently and
correctly called out many in the Democratic Party, the left, and
various Neocons who continually want to force our nation into mi… Read More
After a recent summit between new partners China and
Russia, General Secretary Xi Jinping and Russian Federation President
Vladimir Putin issued an odd one-sentence communique: "There can… Read More
Everyone knows Obama didn’t want to bomb Iran, which
was becoming the only option to slow their nuclear weapons program
unless a deal was struck. That infamous deal, which became Oba… Read More
The Donald Trump New York City farce is on the way to
being over. The prosecution (at least) rested after what would’ve been a
disastrous performance by Michael Cohen in any oth… Read More
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave a commencement address
this month at Benedictine University in Kansas. Butker is a devout
Catholic and was speaking at a Catholic institution… Read More
There will be two presidential debates between President Joe Biden
and former President Donald Trump on June 27 and September 10 after both
sides agreed on the calendar Wednesday morning… Read More
Inflation continued to rise in April according to the latest print of
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Wednesday morning.
Month-over-month, consumer prices increased 0.3 percent for… Read More
Porn star Stormy Daniels says she had sex with former President
Donald Trump at a Lake Tahoe hotel in July 2006. To keep her from
telling that story, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen says… Read More
Scan news accounts of anti-Israel campus and street protesters. Read
their demands and manifestos. Collate the confusion from the Biden
administration after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorism i… Read More
Elite higher education in America—long unquestioned as globally preeminent—is facing a perfect storm.
Fewer applicants, higher costs, impoverished students, collapsing
standa… Read More
Details of Israel’s recent limited retaliatory strike against Iran‘s antiaircraft missile batteries at Isfahan are still sketchy. But nonetheless, we can draw some conclusions.Is… Read More
For those of us who came of age in the greatest of
decades, the 80s, it’s a bitter pill to swallow to realize that we have
been sold the lie by movies like “Revenge of the Nerd… Read More
That headline is highly unfashionable and will not get
me any job offers to be president of any university, but it’s true –
straight, white men kick ass. It doesn’t hurt… Read More
It is no secret that far left Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff uses sleazy
tactics to go after his political opponents. While most members of
Congress usually skate on ethics charges, or receiv… Read More
In the mid- to late 1990s, the cat came out
of the bag. Raves were popularized on channels like MTV, and moral panic
quickly escalated around them as a result of fearsome network news
bro… Read More
Columbia University threatened and has now gone through with
suspending pro-Hamas student agitators setting up encampments on
campus. A statement from Cornell University President Ma… Read More
America has long been known as the home of
innovation. Many of the most successful companies the world has ever
seen were born here. In the modern era, the seven largest technology
compan… Read More
