Nintendo Power Review #14 - Volume 18

The Doctor is in, as I break out some retro action figures.

Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu (Nintendo Switch, 2018)

That's right, Pikachu. Not Eevee. You wanna go? YOU WANNA GO? COME AT ME BRO!

Wild Arms 3, Part 5 - The Gloaming

Sounds like the bad guys are bundling up their own Mana Fortress...of Doom.

Top 15 RPG Overworld Themes of the 90's

Today I'm looking at some of the greatest overworld themes from 90's RPGs. That might seem like an oddly-specific kind of list; the fact is, some of the greatest video game music out there can be found on the world maps of 16- and 32-bit RPGs. Any music that plays on a world map or overworld qualifies. I'm limiting it to one entry per game, which makes for some tough decisions when it comes to the several games on the list with multiple great overworld tunes. I can't promise there won't be a ton of Final Fantasy featured here. It's a subjective list; your mileage may vary. If I left a particularly great overworld theme out, comment below and let me know.

Wild Arms 3, Part 4 - Nuclear Winter Salesmen

Many, many, many months later, Wild Arms 3 continues. Last time, I finished the first of the four chapters. Today, chapter 2 begins as our heroes pensively look out from a cliff, the wind billowing under their luxurious skirts.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past #3 - Tower of Hera, Hyrule Castle

I'm STILL waiting. I mean come ON.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past #2 - Eastern Palace, Desert Palace

Link is now a wanted man! I think he could solve most of his problems by taking off the hat.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Super NES, 1991)

OH MY GAWWWWWD.

Mega Man 11 Playthrough

Part 1 - Impact Man, Bounce Man, Fuse Man

Dragon Quest XI - Magic Key Guide

When and where to use the Magic Key (red locked doors). This part of the game reminds me of Chrono Trigger's sealed chests/doors.

Never Mind

Dragon Quest XI dance tutorial!

Nintendo Power Review #13 - Volume 42

For some reason there's an error in the video in this one, just like the previous video, where you see a still shot for a minute or so. I haven't figured out what the issue is, and re-editing the video just moves this image-pause to a different part of the video. Whatever. At the moment I'm just happy to be able to get these videos online at all.

Nintendo Power Review #12 - Volume 73

Season 2 of the NP reviews continues with Volume 73, as my slow saunter through covering the first 100 issues continues.

Nintendo Power Review #11 - Ninja Gaiden 2 Strategy Issue

Season 2 of the Nintendo Power review videos begins with a very unusual issue.

Secret of Evermore: Balance Patch Playthrough

This one's all on video, and could potentially be an interesting companion piece to the post series on the game. For this playthrough I used the Balance Patch, which has both positive and negative changes to the gameplay...

Wild Arms 3, Part 3 - The Highest Summoner

 Wild Arms 3 continues! ...why is Virginia showing us her butt?

Wild Arms 3, Part 2 - Marvel Team-Up

Wild Arms 3 returns as the party assembles. Let's do this.

Wild Arms 3 (Playstation 2, 2002)

Back in 1999/2000, I was really into the original Wild Arms. It was one of what seemed like a hundred rad RPGs that we got during the golden age of the late 90's PlayStation. It took me months to finish the game, and the release week for Wild Arms 2 happened to be right after I did. Completely coincidental, as I didn't even know a sequel was in development. That was pretty awesome, one of my many good gaming memories from the era. A couple rentals later and I finished Wild Arms 2, which I thought was even better than the original.

For some reason I never checked out further games in the series, but Wild Arms 3 was always on my radar. Lately I've been wanting to play an early-00's era RPG that I've never played before, and this one made the most sense. It now has a PlayStation 4 re-release with trophies and improved resolution that one can get for about the price of the original PS2 version, so it's a better time than ever to check out Wild Arms 3. I started playing this a couple years ago and it's time to finally play the rest.

Nintendo Power Review #10 - Volume 88 (Hot Sauce Challenge II)

In the season finale of the Nintendo Power review series, I take on another series of spicy wings while reading the Nintendo 64 debut issue. More episodes are in the works for later in the Summer.

Super Metroid Speed Run (2018 Edition)

It's been about a year since the last Super Metroid speedrun, so I figure it's time for another one. This is gonna be good.