Author Archives: Brian

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Computer and video game lover

A Super Mario Maker 2 My Levels Update

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Brian

What, nobody other than me was asking for this?  Well, sorry, but I was so here it is.  My last MM2 levels update was last March, and since then I have made several levels.  I would, honestly, make more if … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Computer

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Brian

————- INTRODUCTION ————-   This is a guide for how to use an old computer platform that I have had an interest in for some time now.  I wrote a Game Opinion Summaries list for some TI99 carts something like … Continue reading →

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It’s Over. Nintendo Went Through With the Worst Shutdown of a Digital Storefront Ever.

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Brian

I wrote this today, because I’m still upset about this and aren’t over it.  This article has three parts.  First is the longer, about Nintendo’s recent shutdown of digital purchasing on the 3DS and Wii U.  Second is a shorter … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 11: Various Newly-Purchased Titles

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Brian

This update will cover 23 games which I purchased between mid ’22 and January ’23. I have bought a lot of stuff this month as the shutdown approaches, but don’t have time to actually cover those games in any detail … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital-Only Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 10: T – Z

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Brian

It’s finally part ten, and I’ve covered all of the games I started out trying to cover, plus some more!  Is this the last part of this series? No, I’ve got more games to cover, the many games I’ve bought … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital-Only Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 9: Si – Sw

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Brian

Part 9!  I got it done in a week again.  As usual, this is a mixture of full summaries and first impressions. That’s the best I can do. Table of Contents – Si to Sw- 21 games Siesta Fiesta Silver … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital-Only Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 8: Q – Sh

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Brian

It’s another update after only a week?  Yes, I do want to get this done this month.  It’s almost like a real website for a few weeks!  Heh.   Table of Contents: Q-R-Sa to Sh – 22 games Quarters, Please! … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital-Only Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 7: P

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Brian

Yes, I got the next update done already!  I definitely wanted to make sure I finished this update while the store was still up, it’s got a lot of fantastic games covered.   Table of Contents for this update   … Continue reading →

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Game Opinion Summaries: Digital-Only Nintendo 3DS Games, Part 6: M-N-O

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Brian

Introduction So, I didn’t worked on this series at all for months. That’s not good when the time limit until 3DS eshop purchases are shut down at the end of next month in late March, so I had three choices: … Continue reading →

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On an Interesting ’80s Lego Birthday Party [Castle] Poster

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Brian

Sometime in the later 1980s, as many child Lego fans did I somehow got some issues of Lego’s then-new magazine, which was mostly aimed at child fans.  I would not regularly get issues until the mid 1990s, so unfortunately I … Continue reading →

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