Tag: Nintendo
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A Look Back at the Invasion: Martin Amis’ Critiques the Filthy World of Arcade Games
Invasion of the Space Invaders stands apart from Martin Amis’ oeuvre. It covers an unserious topic, video games.
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Some Thought’s on Nintendo’s Wave Race: Blue Storm
Wave Race: Blue Storm is a sleek racing game bogged down by complexity and added systems. It has all the trappings that come with technically demanding gameplay and state-of-the-art water simulation.
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Nintendo’s Pikmin: A Brutally Cute Strategy Adventure
Pikmin it is the ultimate wargame. It manages to create a disturbing contrast present throughout the whole experience with its mix of cuteness and brutality that dictate the natural world depicted.
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Is It a Profound Waste of Time? Thoughts on Issue One of a Magazine Inspired by Video Games
The magazine A Profound Waste of Time (APWOT), subtitled “inspired by video games” caught my attention during its Kickstarter campaign in 2016. Its title illustrates a dilemma that many serious lovers of video games experience. I knew that I had to read and write about APWOT.
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Some Thoughts on FromSoftwares’ Lost Kingdoms
Released in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube Lost Kingdoms is full of neat ideas that were not yet fully fleshed out when they were implemented by its developer FromSoftware.
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Revisiting the GameCube: A Personal Journey
My favorite console growing up was the Nintendo GameCube. I loved it so much that I carried that purple entertainment machine on its handle every weekend to my grandmother’s house in the Bronx.
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