Game Review: Good Job!
This past weekend I got knocked on my butt with a stomach bug that went through our family. I was able to function, but I […]
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Quick Review: Luigi’s Mansion 3
March 10th is Mario Day (Mar10), the beloved Nintendo plumber who has defined the classic franchise for decades. In honor of that day in 2021, […]
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Quick Review: Super Mario 3D All Stars
Since we’re all sitting at home it seemed like a great time to pull out more video games to play. Recently Nintendo launched Super Mario […]
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Quick Review: Red Dead Redemption
I’m waaaay late to the party here, but I finally grabbed a copy of Red Dead Redemption from my son and gave it a whirl. […]
Read moreQuick Review: The Outer Worlds
I’ve wanted to lose myself in a video game lately, and recently saw that The Outer Worlds was now available on the Nintendo Switch. It […]
Read moreMovie Review: Spider-Man Far From Home
We finally got around to watching the latest Marvel movie Sunday night, Spider-Man Far From Home. With the conclusion of Avengers, this movie slipped under […]
Read moreQuick Review: Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite
I’ve been an avid Pokemon Go player for a while now, and also dabble in Ingress at the same time. These are both augmented reality […]
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A weekend in Chicago
This past weekend I got to take a trip with my youngest son to the Windy City. This was the first time he and I […]
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Pokémon Go revisited
Back in 2016 I jumped on the craze that is Pokémon Go. I played for a while, and then eventually put it way. However, recently, […]
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Steamworld Dig 2
A while ago I played through Steamworld Dig on the Wii U. I really enjoyed the game and found the game play style fun and […]
Read moreThe magic of playthroughs
From time to time there’s a video game that I’d really like to play, but for some reason or another, it’s just not feasible. A […]
Read moreQuick review: Snipperclips
When we first got our Nintendo Switch we quickly discovered a fun little indie game called Snipperclips. The gist of the game is that you […]
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Quick Review: Mario Odyssey
My son and I went out for the midnight release of Super Mario Odyssey a week ago and he’s been having a great time with […]
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Easter Vegas vacation, day 2
On Saturday we decided to take my youngest son, and my wife’s nephew, on a few fun adventures. First though, the wife and I started […]
Read moreZelda: Breath of the Wild
I picked up a Nintendo Switch for the family shortly after it came out. Of course one of the games I got was Zelda: Breath […]
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Stardew Voodoo
One of the games that I got in the Humble Bundle Freedom Bundle is Stardew Valley. I had heard good things about this game from […]
Read moreQuick Review: The Stanley Parable
One of the many games I acquired in the Humble Freedom Bundle was a great game called The Stanley Parable. This game has been out […]
Read moreGames for a cause
One of the coolest things of the modern era is how gaming and giving have come together. Organizations like Extra Life, Child’s Play, and Humble […]
Read moreFire Emblem Heroes
My youngest son is into Fire Emblem on the 3DS, and when the recent iOS game came out I decided to check it out for […]
Read moreFirst impressions: LEGO Avengers
The youngest spawn and I have started our next LEGO game together, this time the LEGO Avengers game. This game is set during the Age […]
Read moreLEGO Force Awakens
The youngest spawn and I recently picked up LEGO Force Awakens when it was on sale and have managed to play a few levels now. […]
Read moreThe Nintendo Switch
Today Nintendo unveiled their new upcoming console, the Switch. The form of this console had been rumored for many months to be a hybrid of […]
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LEGO Batman 3 redux
A couple weeks ago my youngest son and I played through the LEGO Batman 2 game on our old Xbox 360. As we were talking […]
Read moreFinally got to play Overwatch
Now that my iMac is all upgraded with a nice SSD, I decided to toss Windows on a small partition and try out Overwatch, the […]
Read moreTime on my hands
Starting next week, I will have five weeks with a lot more time on my hands. My wife needs to finish off a clinical for […]
Read moreGame Review: Pokken Tournament
One of the advantages of having teenage kids is that they often buy video games that you want to play. My youngest recently bought Pokken […]
Read moreStupid addicting phone games
My wife recently got me hooked on a mobile game called Two Dots. It’s been featured as an Editor’s Choice on the app store, and […]
Read moreReview: Firewatch
A few weeks ago, I started hearing about a new game from an independent group of developers (Campo Santo), who have a long pedigree in […]
Read morePutting stones in the hearth
I’ve been a long time fan of Blizzard games. In particular I was a huge fan of World of Warcaft, having played for many, many […]
Read moreYoshi’s Wolly World
Last night I picked up a new game to play on the Wii U, Yoshi’s Wolly World. It took a while to download, but my […]
Read moreStarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
I’ve been a fan of Blizzard RTS games since the original Warcraft. I still have fond memories of hooking up two Macs with AppleTalk cables […]
Read moreMario Maker
One of the most hotly anticipated games of the Fall is Nintendo’s Mario Maker. Timed to coincide with Mario’s 30th anniversary, Mario Maker allows anyone […]
Read moreWii U Indie games
Last month, I saw that there was a Humble Bundle for Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS console/handheld. I’ve bought Humble Bundles before, and sometimes it’s […]
Read moreQuick Review: Stealth Inc 2
(This was supposed to post last night… oh well, guess there will be two today) The other week I picked up a Humble Bundle of […]
Read moreI suck at jumpy games
So I picked up Shovel Knight on the Wii U. My son beat it in about 6 hours. I suck at it. Bad. That is […]
Read moreReview of Broken Age part 2
A year ago I bought the highly anticipated game Broken Age. One of the unique aspects of this crowd-funded game is that they released it […]
Read moreRandom thoughts for the 25th
Decided to do an audio diary for today. Just a few random thoughts as I walked through some local trails.
Read moreHyrule Warriors quick review
As I mentioned in a post on my other blog about the Wii U, I’ve been playing the Hyrule Warriors game. This is a Zelda […]
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