Red Stone. Elder Dragons. Survival Mode. If any of these sound familiar, chances are you’ve got a kid who’s obsessed with Minecraft. Both my boys would eat, sleep and drink Minecraft if they could. (Hmm… a Minecraft cereal would be a ton of fun, wouldn’t it?). They both play it non-stop on their PCs. Sometimes by themselves. Sometimes with each other. And often with a slew of their friends and cousins, all joining forces online. …
When I first heard about Nintendo’s plans to release an NES Classic Edition plug-and-play console, I nearly imploded. This was one of my first consoles after the greatest-of-all-time Atari 2600. It was simple and simply amazing. I must’ve spent soooo many days, weeks, months, years playing all kinds of games from Super Mario Bros. to Metroid. I’ll never forget the insane jealousy that poured through my body the first time I visited my cousins in …
Reviewer: Jason, Age 13 Game: Paper Mario: Color Splash The newest installment of the Paper Mario series is finally out and it is great. The story starts off with Mario, Peach and Toad receiving a letter from a place called Prism Island. When they open the letter they figure out that it is actually a color drained Toad! Then they head off to Prism Island to figure out what happened. When they arrive they …
I love a good jigsaw puzzle. Was obsessed with them as a kid and am happy to see my kids are following suit. Next to Family Movie Night, my favorite activity is sitting around a table with Allie and the boys just working on a puzzle. At least it was until I met this bad boy. A jigsaw puzzle and Mario? Two great combinations that practically guarantee they’ll taste great together! Except, geez was this …
I’m an old school gamer. If you know me, you know that the Atari 2600 is still my all-time favorite system. But over the years, I’ve had dozens of different consoles from the original NES to the Sony PlayStation to the Xbox One and loads in between. I’ve pretty much loved them all. Now, besides the Atari 2600, my next favorite systems would have to be the original NES and the Sega Genesis. I played …
