Category Archives: Castlevania

From the Animated Arcade Archive

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve already looked at the Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong cartoons, but I wanted to talk a bit about the others as well. They certainly went all out as far as games they covered, with a grand total of seven over … Continue reading →

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A Koopa Troopa’ll Make Ya Jump, Jump

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Nathan

This video is two years old now, and I first watched it more than a month ago, but I thought it was worth commenting on. As it mentions, jumping in video games is kind of bizarre, because how often do … Continue reading →

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Video World Tour

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Nathan

I recently came across this old Metroid discussion forum topic about the location in Captain N actually CALLED “Metroid.” Within the game, a Metroid is an organism, not a place. Their home world is the planet SR-388. Captain N tended … Continue reading →

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The Game Names

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Nathan

The name “Gannon” is now on the list of top baby names, but unfortunately it probably doesn’t have anything to do with the blue pig from the Zelda games. The poorly written opening story in the original Legend of Zelda … Continue reading →

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The Belmont Stakes

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Nathan

Speaking of simple Simons as I was a few days ago, how about Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series? Okay, the games don’t show him as simple, but his portrayal on Captain N made him totally arrogant and narcissistic, and … Continue reading →

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Big Bones

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Nathan

This probably would have been more appropriate before Halloween, but I think we can all appreciate a good animated skeleton at any time of year. On Tumblr, I came across a picture and description of the Gashadokuro, sometimes simply known … Continue reading →

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A Different Video World

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Nathan

I just recently found out about the Game Theory videos on YouTube. They’re somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but with a definite sense of wanting to teach something and explore how the world of video games works, which is pretty similar to what … Continue reading →

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