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F-Zero GX
February 06, 2006

Why is it I was able to conquer the Master difficulty in F-Zero X, but am struggling with Expert mode here? This is freaking insane Sega!

And it's odd, but I still can't tell whether or not I like this game more than its N64 counterpart. There are some parts where it's obviously superior, such as the fact that the racers are more dynamic, the tracks more complex, and the graphics giving it a greater sense of speed. There are also parts where it's clearly worse, like the length of the tracks or lack of X Cup and Death Race. And I think the analog stick is a bit too sensitive now, although that may just be me. So which parts are more important? Which is better? I don't know. You'd think I should know this stuff before trying to review the game. But enh, I'll just wing it.

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Most overrated game ever
January 29, 2006

Secret of Mana

Honestly, this is probably the only really popular game that's actually bad. Sure, I criticize Chrono Trigger or Wind Waker, but that's because they're average. They're still pretty decent games after all. And the original Metroid's gotten enough criticism over the years that it's difficult to call that a highly popular game anymore. Secret of Mana though... ugh. That is one poorly designed game, from beginning to end.

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Metroid Zero Mission
January 19, 2006

I just finished Metroid Zero Mission not too long ago. Took me nearly two weeks, and yet the timer only said I played 4 hours; shows how much I play games these days... Anywho, it was pretty cool I thought. Sure, I don't think it's as good as Super Metroid, but it's certainly leagues ahead of the original. It was just a good game, not great. Considering I expected to either be blown away or bitterly disappointed, it was a pleasant surprise to find that it was just, well, pleasant. Quite fun. I'll have to review it at some point, but first I need to figure out exactly why it's not as good as Super Metroid or Prime (well, besides one or two obvious points). I have my suspicions, bu

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Batting for the other team.
January 15, 2006

New review up, this time for Sonic the Hedgehog. Yes, I wrote a review for a Genesis title. Gasp! Yeah, well, a platformer's a platformer, regardless of what, uh, platform it's on. It's not like I ever cared about the whole Nintendo vs Sega rivalry anyway; I didn't even know there was a rivalry back then.

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Editorial #2 - SNES: The Gilded Age of Gaming
January 15, 2006

Mark Twain referred to the industrial era as "The Gilded Age." Hidden behind the booming economy and brand new inventions and processes was a world with poverty, unrest, and rather unscrupulous business dealings. The era was gilded - made to look wonderful but in reality wasn't. Perhaps the same can be said of gaming's supposed golden age - the 16 bit era. We hear about the wonders of the SNES and Genesis so much that it is taken for granted this generation was the pinnacle of gaming. But was it really? My experiences with the Genesis are limited (the types of games that are popular on it don't appeal to me at all), but I've played my fair share of SNES games. And from what I've seen, this generation wasn't all that special.

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A link, no, TWO links to the past
January 08, 2006

Whee, I'm back! And with it, adding two old items relating to a certain Zelda game...

First up is my review for A Link to the Past. Feast your eyes on what could quite possibly be the most negative 9/10 review ever. How can one make a 9/10 review negative? There's only one way to find out. So go read it!

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New (sorta) review: Lufia and the Fortress of Doom (SNES)
October 26, 2005

New review. And by new, I mean transferred from GameFAQs. But by claiming it's new, it masks the fact that my productivity has dropped like a rock this past year. Yay! Anywho, go read it.


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