Tag Archives: nintendo entertainment system

Give Me Back My Name

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Nathan

A subject I’ve sometimes seen come up on Dragon Quest fan communities is that of the names in DQ2. You give the hero, the Prince of Midenhall, whatever name you want, and that somehow determines the names of your companions, … Continue reading →

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A Portable Port of a Prequel

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Nathan

I finished the Game Boy Color version of Dragon Warrior III last week, so I might as well say a bit about it. You probably already know this, but the series was always Dragon Quest in Japan, but became Dragon … Continue reading →

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Zapper Happy

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Nathan

Since I’ve been discussing ray guns in my last few posts and I haven’t done a video game post in a while, I thought guns used in video games might be an interesting topic. I’m sure anyone who grew up … Continue reading →

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Mario in Love

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Nathan

I recently came across an issue of Nintendo Power (kind of hard to believe they still publish that after all these years) in the break room at work, and it had an article about famous video game couples. Of course, … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with a Little Destruction?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Nathan

For this week’s foray into the video game world, I’m leaving the Mushroom Kingdom aside for a little while, and instead focusing on a monster-themed game called Rampage. This was originally an arcade game, but it was ported to multiple … Continue reading →

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Silver Mushroom Anniversary

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Nathan

Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Super Mario Bros., which some people have reported as “Mario’s birthday.” Mario himself had appeared in Donkey Kong four years previously, though, so I wouldn’t say that’s accurate. Besides, I’ve never been all that … Continue reading →

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