The Daily Daze
By Pacario
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Intended for the discerning but time-strapped gamer, The Daily Daze is meant to provide news and wisdom concerning the various facets of geek culture and the entertainment industry. Each episode strives to cover something unique, interesting, and/or just a little controversial.
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Episode 186: Reviewing the Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Fabulous Fan Service and Absurdist Fun Can't Quite Outshine (or Cover Up) a Disjointed Plot
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May 18, 2026 |
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Episode 185: GTA 6's Empowerment Conundrum: It's the Male Fantasy Versus the Feminist Myth. Which Side Will Rockstar Bless?
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Episode 184: The Remake Fallacy: How "Redos" like The Lunar Remastered Collection Obscure--Even Subvert--Their Very History
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 183: Nintendo Both Impresses and Depresses With the Switch 2: Good Games, Lousy Prices
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 182: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Does Sonic's Third Film Blow Past its Predecessors...or Get Woefully Left Behind?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode 181: The Arduboy FX Special Edition: Is This Tiny Black-and-White Device Worth the $100 Price?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 180: Remastering the Past - Instead of Remaking the Greats, Why Don't Companies Redo Their Mistakes?
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 179: The Brawler Renaissance: Are the 2020s a Comeback, or just a Final Gasp, for the Long Suffering Genre?
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Episode 178: The Princess Peach Paradox - The Classical Princess Versus the Maiden of Change
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Episode 177: Video Game Preservation and the Vimm's Lair Scare: Why is the Industry Killing its History?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 176: Sega Does What Nintendon’t? Thirty Years Later, Which Home Console Really Won the 16-Bit War?
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Episode 175: Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog Problem - Is "Going Fast" No Longer Enough?
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May 26, 2024 |
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Episode 174: The Freaky Friday Franchise Analyzed and Criticized: Four Freaky Movies and a Kooky Book
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May 12, 2024 |
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Episode 173: Video Games vs. The Human Imagination: Do Modern, Hyper-Detailed Games Block Our Ability to Imagine Beyond the Obvious?
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 172: Donkey Kong '94: Why Hasn't Nintendo Remade the Forsaken Game Boy Classic?
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 171: Martinet vs. Mario: After 29 Years, Why Did Nintendo Surprise-Retire Charles Martinet, the World-Recognized Voice Actor?
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 170: Mario's Movie vs. Mario's Mythos - The Super Mario Bros. Movie Analyzed
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Episode 169: Pondering Ponyo - A Masterful Production With Some Masterful Problems
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Episode 168: Pocky and Rocky Reshrined Review: The Classic Gets a Second Chance
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 167: Scoping Out Project A-KO - Is the Classic '80s Anime Still A-OK?
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 166: A Movie Review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - A Cinematic Gem or Artistic Sin?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 165: E.T. and Atari's Shame: Does Howard Warshaw Deserve the Blame?
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Episode 164: The Great Gamer's Quiz Musical Showdown - 20 Secs to Guess!
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Episode 163: The Arduboy FX - Tiny, Affordable, and Super Adorable!
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Episode 162: The Debate About Limited Run Games: A Company to Respect...or Reject?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 161: Bubble Bobble Downsized and Done Right? The Classic Gets the Mini Treatment!
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 160: Mario's Manga Hits the West and Bubble Bobble Gets Some Respect
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 159: Is Retronauts Dishonest? The Podcast's Dubious Link to Limited Run Games...
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Episode 158: Worth the Coin? The Super Mario Bros. Game and Watch Mini Review!
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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The Death of the 3DS, plus Super Mario 3D All-Stars Breaks Some Hearts
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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The TurboGrafx-16 Mini: A Sweet, Deep, and Comprehensively Complete Review
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Seeking the Ultimate Game Boy? The Analogue Pocket May be the Finest of Handheld Toys...
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Sega Announces the Astro City Mini! Let's Celebrate With This Mini Quiz!
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Lost in the Podcast Abyss? These Top Shows Should Not Be Missed...
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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The Forced Gluttony of Gaming: How Gamers Are Being Crushed by Endless Stuff
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Musical Journeys--A Test, and Testament, to Gaming's Symphonic Glories
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Sega Misfires With its Game Gear Micro...and Arcade1UP Brings Ms. Pac-Man Home!
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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It's Been 40 Years Already?! Celebrating Pac-Man's Life and Legacy
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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The TurboGrafx-16 Mini Means Business!--But Does it Beat the Competition?
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May 31, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Loot Box Remix - Gaming Goodness to Test Your Intellect
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May 24, 2020 |
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Is Limited Run Games About Preservation...or Crass Profiteering? - Another Controversy Hits the Company
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May 17, 2020 |
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Seeking a Full Set? These Consoles are a Collector's Best Bet...
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May 10, 2020 |
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The Collector vs. the Hoarder - How Much Stuff...is too Much?
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May 03, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz Hyper Edition - A Hectic Test of Nostalgic Stress
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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The Beauty of Backwards Compatibility...and How the Next Gen Systems are Failing the Past
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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The TurboGrafx-16 Mini Rises in Japan--'Tis the End of the Mini Machine Fad?
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Soundtrack Fest: A Musical Celebration to Test Your Best
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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The Japanese Mega Drive Mini Review: Worth Importing, or Worth Ignoring?
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Numskull's Mini Ms. Pac-Man Machine: A Rushed, Overdue Review
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Quick Pick Edition: Test Your Prowess on Gaming's Best
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Speeding to the Big Screen: Is the Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Worth the Rings to See?
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Dragon Ball Super's Uber Conclusion: Pondering the Epic Tournament of Power
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Are Video Games Doomed to a Digital Future? The Sad State of Physical Ownership.
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, The Sonic the Hedgehog Edition: Test Your Fandom Against This Quickest of Quizzes
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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The Fantastic, Sometimes Tragic Classics of Animation: From Cats Don't Dance to Tenchi Muyo
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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The Surreal, Weird, and Peculiar, Part 1: Pooyan, the First "Kooky" Shooter
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Collector's Edition: Can You Name These Rarest of Games, Finest of Finds?
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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The Current State of Game Collecting, Plus Arcade1UP's CES Presentation
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Is the Home Arcade Industry Doomed? Plus, Numskull's Mini Galaxian Review
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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The Importance of Buying Imports: Great Games to Grab From Japan
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, PlayStation Anniversary Edition: Are You a Winner, or a Sony Pretender?
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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A Newbie's Musings on Dragon Ball Super, Part 2: Finally Meeting the Excellence of Z?
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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A Newbie's Musings on Dragon Ball Super: Does the Show Honor 'Z ' and Everything Before?
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz Musical Challenge: Can You Name These Famed Tunes of Gaming?
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Learning to Like Dragon Ball GT: A Newbie's Take on the Franchise's Most Polarizing Show
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Learning to Love Dragon Ball Z: A Newbie's Take on the Epic Series
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Game Boy Trivia Test--Do Your Best, or Take a Guess!
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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It's Here! A True Review of Replicade's Mini Street Fighter 2!
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Games I Love Despite What the Internet Says--Defending Gems that "Haven't Aged Well"
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Arcade1UP's TMNT Seen! Mario Kart Tour Paywalls! Nintendo's Drifting Issues!--Yep, a Bag of Good and Bad
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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The Many Faces of Space Invaders: A Perfect Fusion of Past and Future
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Rapid Fire Showdown--A Bullet Hell Swell of Gaming Trivia
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Saying Goodbye (Again): Remembering the Dreamcast, Lamenting the Past
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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The Weird Career of a Strategy Guide Writer - A Book Review of "The Walkthrough"
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Them Olden Days of Gaming--Cartridge Blowing, Demo Discs, Passwords, and More!
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Sound Test Second Quest--Name the Game, Win the Day!
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Mario Maker, Music, Movies, and Minis--Gobs of Gaming News and Garish Gossip
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Link's Awakening's Sad Mistake: How the Remake Forsakes the Original's Potential
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Battle of the Sequels--Mario 3 v. Mario World, and Other Most Serious Debates
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Musical Mix-Up--Test Your IQ With This Grab Bag of Tunes
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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The TurboGrafx-16 Mini: Fated to Fail or Fantasy Fulfilled?
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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YouTube's Top Gaming Gurus--Some Safe Picks From a Looong List
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, the 'No Mario 2 in Mario Maker 2?' Edition: Time to Test Your Mario Might...
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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Saving the Arcade Through Miniaturization--Numskull's Quest to Preserve the Past
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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1 vs. 100, Miiverse and Home--The Forgotten Souls Behind Our Favorite Consoles
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Zelda Rendition: A Journey for the Truly Worthy
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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The Shame of Limited Run Games--Has the Company Forgotten its Reason for Being?
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Grooving Down Melody Lane: A Wistful Medley of Gaming's Musical Past
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May 26, 2019 |
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Super Mario Maker 2 and the Sega Genesis Mini: Two Stunning Tributes to Gaming's Storied Past
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May 19, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Normal Setting: Score Five to Survive, Ten to Truly Win!
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May 12, 2019 |
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Video Game Collecting Tips and Tricks: Sixteen Bits of Sage Advice
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May 05, 2019 |
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What Really Saved Video Games in the Early '80s: The Secret Magic of Scrolling Graphics
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Turbo Mode: Think Fast, Listen Hard, and Prove Yourself a Gaming Star
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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Mario's Wayward Fate--Are His 2-D Adventures Headed for a Hopeless Dead End?
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Platformer Challenge - Hope You Know More Than Just Mario!
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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The Vita v. the 3DS--One Sadly Dead, One Slowly Dying
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Homebrew to the Rescue--How NESMaker and Champ Games Resurrect Old Consoles
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Nintendo's Love/Hate Foray Into Virtual Reality - From the Virtual Boy to Labo VR
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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The Great Gamer's Quiz, Shooter Blitz: Name These Tunes to Prove Your Gamer Muscle
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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Special Announcement!--The Ultimate Nintendo Guidebook is Coming...and it Looks Awesome!
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Feb 24, 2019 |