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A collection of 115 posts

Feature

Pokémon Legends Arceus' Japanese Influence

The deep and fascinating connection you may not have considered

Feature

Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross and Temporal Ontology, Part 1

Time Travel and Linear Time vs. Branching Time

Feature

FPS and Handhelds: A Short Retrospective of an Unlikely Pair

Looking back at the history of first-person shooters on handheld consoles

Opinion

Did Nintendo Make a Mistake Discontinuing the Game Boy?

Where is the modern Game Boy?

Review

Replay Review: Fire Emblem Fates for Nintendo 3DS

Re-examining one of the Fire Emblem franchise's most beloved titles

Feature

The Sounds of the Hyrule Fantasy

Why the music of The Legend of Zelda is like nothing else

Review

What Is Holding Back the Kirby Franchise?

Kirby's newest adventure does nothing to improve or innovate on the same old formula

Review

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

More of the same is a great thing

Review

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is a Step in the Right Direction

But is it enough?

Review

Danganronpa Decadence: Dying to Survive School

Chase good grades and murderous classmates in the visual novel series Danganronpa.

Review

Post-Post-Apocalypse: The Beauty of a Forgotten World

A different sort of post-post-apocalypse with a different kind of hero

Opinion

How the F-Zero Anime Could Inspire a New F-Zero Game

Nintendo, it's time to resurrect F-Zero

Game Design

Kirby’s Fun Core: A Delicate Balance of Experimentation

A study on the history of Kirby game design

Feature

20 Years of Kingdom Hearts

We look back at some of the franchise's moments and ponder what might be next for Sora, Riku, and Kairi

Feature

Back When Kirby Was Rude

The iconic pink puffball wasn't always so innocent and adorable

Feature

Should You Pay for Mario Kart 8, Again?

How long will we have access to the new courses?

Opinion

A Bootstrap Pory-dox

What if Kotaro Uchikoshi had written Pokemon Legends: Arceus?

Opinion

Fire Emblem Games That Could Use an Echoes-Style Remake

Giving these games the same treatment as 2017’s Shadows of Valentia could do a world of good

Feature

Why People Hunt Shiny Pokémon

Hacks will never be the same to those who love the thrill of chance

Feature

Yoshi's Island, the Perfect Platformer

The best entry in the Super Mario franchise doesn’t focus on the plumber

Feature

A Look Back at Super Mario RPG

Relish the nostalgia with the games of the ‘90s

Opinion

Life With The Legend

The Legend of Zelda is more than a video game series

Feature

Nintendo of America Nearly Killed Donkey Kong

One of the most famous video game characters in history almost never saw the light of day in the West

Feature

The Early Years of Nintendo

Exploring the period between 1889 and 1969

Opinion

Xenoblade Chronicles X Was the Mech Game I Always Wanted

Incredible mech action in an alien world