Mario Kart 7 (3DS, 7 hours)

Part of the appeal of keeping this blog is I get to review games that you may have heard of, … More

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (SNES, 30 hours)

Do you remember back in the days of GameCube and PS2 when every game series had to be a trilogy? … More

Mario Golf (Game Boy Color, 9 hours)

I really remember in my four years of working at a restaurant, the people who would religiously play Golden Tee, … More

Animal Crossing (Nintendo GameCube, 30 hours)

Animal Crossing is probably the dopiest game that’s ever been made (not counting the sequels). But the dopiness is exactly what’s … More

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Game Boy Advance, 20 hours)

Nintendo has made a lot of Mario Kart games now. They are in the business of making money, and Mario … More

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Gameboy Advance)

The Minish Cap doesn’t have the utmost sentimental value to me – I was a teenager when it was new – … More

Brief Game Review: Yoshi (1992, Game Boy)

Editor’s Note: It’s been a long time since having a Brief Game Review.  Sometimes a slow day is nice. This … More

Review: Tetrisphere (15 hours, Nintendo 64)

My sister didn’t play many video games when we were kids, but she got hooked on two. One was The … More

Review: Tetris Attack (20 hours, Super Nintendo Entertainment System)

It’s a strange thing, but when I think of games that are popular in the San Francisco Bay Area, I … More

Review: Metroid (~12 hours, NES)

I have long been a fan of “Metroidvania” style games, especially the Castlevania games that are credited as starting the … More