An earlier version of this article appeared at Gamnesia.com. Don’t let the title fool you, sequels to video games are not inherently bad. In fact, some of the best games ever made are sequels. For example, Skyrim is the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series, and many would argue it’s the best thus far — […]
Month: April 2015
Mario Kart 8 Big Blue Jam Session
Check out this killer jam session with the recording artists behind Big Blue, the classic F-Zero track reimagined once again. This time, it’ll be part of Mario Kart 8’s second DLC pack. If this alone doesn’t rev your engines for the next DLC pack, I don’t know what will. Perhaps Isabelle? Yeah, you can drive […]
Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages Review
This article was originally published on ZeldaInformer.com It was also posted on my personal website, thelostmd.com The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are one long game split into two chapters: One where Link is sent by the Triforce to protect the Oracle of Seasons, Din, and another where Link is […]
Sonic Generations (3DS) Review
This article was originally published on my personal website, thelostmd.com I grew up on Super Nintendo. I was one of those kids that told Genesis fanboys to shove it while I enjoyed the beauty of Yoshi’s Island. I was all about SNES back in the day, until sometime in early 2000 when I went to […]
Tomb Raider [2013] Review (Single Player)
This article was originally published on my personal website, thelostmd.com Uncharted: Multiplatform Gore with Bad Acting I’m not the biggest Tomb Raider fan, but when I saw this when it was first shown at last year’s E3, I was immediately sold and ready for pre-order. I wasn’t sure what to expect aside from the Uncharted-inspired […]
Kirby’s Dream Land 2 Review
This article was originally published on Gamnesia.com It was later published on my personal website, thelostmd.com Kirby’s Dream Land 2, the direct sequel to the Game Boy title that started the franchise, sees Kirby returning to Dream Land to find Rainbow Drops that have been stolen by the evil Dark Matter, who has possessed King […]
Review: Animal Crossing
This article was originally published on Gamnesia.com It was later published on my personal website, thelostmd.com Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube began life as a late-era Nintendo 64 title called Dobutsu no Mori (lit. ‘Animal Forest’). As the story goes, when it was decided to bring it westward, Nintendo of America had the task […]
My Best Pokemon Memory
This article was originally published on my personal website, thelostmd.com My best pokemon memory comes from about 2003 or 2004, when I was visiting my grandparents for a few weeks. I had just started a new file on Yellow Version and had made it to Brock with a team consisting of Pikachu, one of the […]
Review: Pokemon Trading Card Game
This article was originally published on Gamnesia.com It was later published on my personal website, thelostmd.com By early 2000, the Pokémon craze was just about over. The first games released in North America and Europe had played out their popularity; the second games were coming out soon, to be enjoyed by those who bothered staying […]
Super Mario 64: What Is, What Was, and What Could Be
This article was originally published on Gamnesia.com It was later published on my personal website, thelostmd.com Everyone knows of Super Mario 64. It’s a genuine classic that changed the way 3D games were made, popularized the idea of analog control in a 3D environment, and showed just how 3D could be used to make for […]