Category Archives: Video Games

A 2000 article about choosing to design a game for Game Boy instead of Nintendo 64 made me think about games on limited hardware generally.

I noted indirectly in a previous article that one of my favorite video games is Legend of Heroes: Trails in the […]

A strategy guide in story form to preemptively dealing with an annoyance in Tiki’s paralogue in Fire Emblem Engage.

In order for a video game to produce positive benefits in players — be it intellectually, emotionally, or socially, it must first be engrossing.

A positive review… but having a buddy is easier when you have a keyboard.

Applying Nintendo’s idea of “lateral thinking with withered technology” to extending console life-cycles.

The aesthetic wonder of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow.

A comprehensive history of the 1999 settlement between Nintendo and the New York State Attorney General.

Questioning the decision to bring back a few dangerous mini games from the original Mario Party.

Stadia’s demise provides a lesson about the value of owning your media.

Good video game stories and mechanics stand strong as technology marches on.

On one hand, this article is about the history behind Super Mario Sunshine. On the other, I get to show off my art.