Tag Archives: Nintendo Switch

The Baffling Design of Sonic Frontiers

Posted on October 24, 2023 by JC

Sonic the Hedgehog didn’t have the successful transition into 3D that the Super Mario Bros. series did. While Super Mario 64 set the standard and remains a fun and engaging game to this day, the same can not be said … Continue reading →

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The Games of 2022

Posted on January 7, 2023 by JC

This is the third time I am doing this after last year and the year before. The difference this year is I played very few new games and all the ones I did were on Nintendo Switch. Though looking over … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Video Games | Tagged Game Freak, Gearbox Software, Homeworld, Homeworld Remastered Collection, Kingdome Come: Deliverance, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Mario Strikers: Battle League, Next Level Games, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Relic Entertainment, Ubisoft, Warhorse Studios | Comments Off

2017: The Best Console Launch Year Ever

Posted on December 11, 2022 by JC

In the history of video game consoles, very few launched with the best games or even games that would come to define the console within the first year of release. There are a number of notable exceptions to the latter … Continue reading →

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A Humble Book for a Humble Man

Posted on June 30, 2021 by JC

Ask Iwata, edited by Hobonichi, Viz Media, May 27th, 2021 Satoru Iwata was the CEO of Nintendo from 2002 until his unexpected death from cancer in 2015. He was only 55 when he died which is very young for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Japan, Video Games | Tagged GameCube, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Satoru Iwata, Switch, Wii, Wii U | Comments Off

Sake Doesn’t Age Well

Posted on September 6, 2020 by JC

Ōkami was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2006 and is probably best known as the best of the games developed during the brief but prolific existence of Capcom’s Clover Studio. Although not selling very well on release, it was … Continue reading →

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Heroes of Play – Sonic Mania Review

Posted on September 16, 2017 by JC

This is my latest at Heroes of Play. Sonic the Hedgehog was the game series (and character) I was most fond of during primary school. I don’t know if it is a good or bad thing that I’m still into … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review

Posted on July 7, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at HeroesOfPlay.blog

Posted in Game Reviews, Video Games | Tagged Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Wii U, Zelda | Comments Off

Video Game Reviews and Articles

Posted on March 4, 2016 by JC

This is a master list of many (though not all) of the video game articles I have written over the years. I wrote Aussie-Nintendo.com, Another-Castle.com and Heroes of Play; three sites that are now long defunct. I also have written … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Video Games | Tagged Game Boy, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Sega, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One | Comments Off