Posted on August 20, 2011
Metroid (NES)
This blog entry doesn’t exactly have a vivid memory to go with it, but the game in question does carry a fair amount of nostalgic value for me. Metroid wasn’t a game I played too often as a… Read More
Posted on August 18, 2011
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Ah yes… such simple box art, yet it works so well. Everything you need to know is right there, on the cover; “it’s Mario, he’s got a racoon tail, and he’s going to blow your mind.” The game’s… Read More
Posted on August 17, 2011
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
They made sequels to movies. This much I knew. A sequel to a video game? Quoi? I had no pre-conceived notion that a game was supposed to be different than its predecessor, much less even have a sequel…. Read More
Posted on August 17, 2011
So long, paper manuals!
I recently purchased Mortal Kombat 9 – or is it Mortal Kombat (2011), or maybe Mortal Kombat: The Second One, but not II – and noticed there was no instruction booklet that came with it. Thinking that I… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2011
Picture this…
I have two more memories I’d like to share about Super Mario Bros., but since I’ve already shared some in prior posts, I’ll keep ’em short. Picture a 5 year-old Andre sitting in front of his living room… Read More
Posted on August 15, 2011
Super Mario Bros.\Duck Hunt (NES)
Back when I was 4 or 5 (which would have been in ’88 or so), we made a family trip to Shediac, New Brunswick. There were longtime friends of the family who lived there, and their kids were… Read More
Posted on August 15, 2011
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC)
This will undoubtedly be a two-part entry, mostly due to the fact that it pertains to arguably the most celebrated game of all time. That’s right, it’s Super Mario Bros. Instead of doing the predictable, however, let’s start… Read More