Category Archives: Reviews

Virtual Boy Opinion Summaries and on the Switch Virtual Boy Rerelease – I am So Excited About This!

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Brian

Nintendo just made the Virtual Boy’s libraries available to modern gamers, in 3d, with a re-release of the Virtual Boy as a VR shell to put your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 in.  It is pretty amazing that this happened, … Continue reading →

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A Critique of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Brian

Yes, this isn’t videogame related.  I want to put it online though and I’m not sure where else to put it so I guess I’m putting it here. Please note: this is written with the assumption that the reader has … Continue reading →

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First Impression Reviews: The Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware and Mario Kart World. Also a bit on Fast Fusion, and F-Zero GX: Switch 2 Emulation vs. Real Hardware

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Brian

Yes, I know, it’s been a while again.  I really should be able to write something at least once a month… bah.  Well, I’ve got something now, at least: a Nintendo Switch 2!  It is probably unsurprising that I got … Continue reading →

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A Review of Tempest 2000, One of Gaming’s Greatest Masterpieces, And its Arcade Forbear Tempest

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Brian

I decided to try to review some of my favorite games.  I’m starting with the classic console game I have played the most this year so far, and one of the all-time best. Title: Tempest 2000 Platform: Atari Jaguar Release … Continue reading →

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Review: Super Mario Bros. Wonder – An Outstanding Platforming Great, With A Few Issues

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Brian

Yes, it’s a review of a pretty new game.  Enjoy! Title: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Release Date: October 20, 2023 Developer and Publisher: Nintendo Introduction Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest game in the Mario series from Nintendo.  This … Continue reading →

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F-Zero 99 Impressions & Review – One of the Year’s Best Games!

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Brian

Introduction and On the Other ’99’ Titles Within the past few months, rumors of a new F-Zero game surfaced.  I wasn’t sure whether to believe them or not given how long it has been — it has been over 15 … 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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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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