Nintendo is Great
Dylan Corneliusa beautiful, trenchant journey playing every game for every Nintendo console/handheld library. We proceed in (mostly) chronological order. Currently enjoying: NES, 1988 and Switch 2, 2025.
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Too Tired to Play: A Cautionary Tale
Behold! A bunch of gaming-related thoughts that seemed like they might go together! Not sure how much they actually do, but here they are anyway. Fair warning: this gets a little rambly.
The end of the day comes, a time when I give...
Platoon is a Travesty, and Rampage is a Power Fantasy
Platoon
PUBLISHER: Sunsoft
DEVELOPER: Ocean (port by Sunsoft)
RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1988 (US)
HOW LONG I PLAYED: Attemped Level 2 multiple times, then decided to join the Viet Cong
WOULD PLAY AGAIN?: Never
Did the...
My Grandparents Played an Extreme Amount of NES Games in the '90s
Childhood is a wild ride. Everything seems at once very new, almost hyper-real and yet incredibly normal. Your world is the world of your family. Whatever world they inhabit or that they construct around you is what makes sense to you, it’s...
Othello Was My Grandma's Favorite Game, and Paperboy is Still a Hoot
Othello
PUBLISHER: Acclaim
DEVELOPER: HAL Labs (!)
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 13th, 1986 (JP), Dec. 1988 (US)
HOW LONG I PLAYED: Long enough for the computer to cheat and win, like always
WOULD PLAY AGAIN?: Only if my grandma...
Bump 'N' Jump Rules, and Temple of Doom is Surprisingly Not Awful
Bump ‘N’ Jump
PUBLISHER: Vic Tokai
DEVELOPER: Data East
RELEASE DATE: Oct. 8th, 1986 (JP), Dec. 1988 (US)
HOW LONG I PLAYED: Stage 7, maybe?
WOULD PLAY AGAIN?: Yes, please.
One day, you’re out for a joy ride in...
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