Blogs: Posts Tagged ‘ Nintendo ’

While I’m still a little skeptical about Baz Luhrmann’s 3D film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, this 8-bit video game modeled after Jay Gatsby’s life is one adaptation I have no qualms about diving into. The Great Gatsby For NES has been around since February 2011, and consists of...
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So, the Harlem Shake isn’t exactly new. Either is krumping or trap music. But the bat shit crazy 30 second video meme of people dancing to Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” went viral so quickly in past week that you can’t log on to the interwebs anymore without seeing some bizzare dance party on your screen. In...
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Among the growing pantheon of Mario titles, Paper Mario has always been a diamond in the rough of sorts. When viewed throughout his many iterations and forms, this paper-ized persona has come to represent his quirkiest, yet most dynamically unique adventures in many years. With excellent writing and a growing thirst to try new...
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Stay a while and listen!! I know it’s been a while, and for that I cannot apologize enough. I’m sure a bunch of you out there have been knee deep in Diablo 3 like myself. Thankfully, I was able to pull myself away and make this post about the radio show I was on...
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***Author’s Note: I chose to keep the review separate from the left-handed issue, which I will address at the end of the article. If you are left-handed as I am, be sure to read that section closely before buying this game.*** How many of you remember Pit? I can say with complete honesty that...
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The Nintendo 3DS may not have had the the best launch in gaming history, but Nintendo has been quick to bolster their sales despite posting record losses. The famous plumber might have missed day 1 of their new portable, but Super Mario 3D Land did well to hit the shelves soon after. Intermingling elements...
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Most would agree that Nintendo's Zelda games are system pushers, guaranteed to put Nintendo's newest console in the homes of many. And they're right. But the Legend of Zelda has been Nintendo's flagship series since the days of the NES for good reason. And newly released 'Skyward Sword' is not simply a Wii-pusher.
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My younger brother, now 16, was not a shade past three when the Ocarina of Time first debuted. In an era where characters looked like dozens of polygons with unblinking eyes and environments were stagnant and unflinching, the Ocarina of Time blew everyone’s expectations away. The kingdom of Hyrule had finally come to life...
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Video games have spoken. And like Salt-N-Pepa, they want to talk about sex. Well maybe the games themselves don’t want to talk about sex, but the subject matter is often brought up. While the topic has been looked over since the controversial “Hot Coffee” patch in Grand Theft Auto: San Andres, the sexual content...
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While I’m no Wii hater, I don’t play many games on Nintendo’s wiggle-waggle Gamecube because the motion control has proven itself, time and again, to be a classic case of a great idea with poor execution and limited technology. That and the fact that other game systems don’t ply me with standard definition graphics...
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This post marks the beginning of a new department for the Gentleman Gamer: 5MB.  Read and infer. 1MB El Shaddai: Ascension to the Metatron is a pastel-colored brawler with Biblical roots and developers from three really great games on board. Gameplay-wise, the game is straddling poetic fluidity and boring-button mashing, according to 1up’s Jeremy...
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