Mario Game & Watch Review. A Must Have Throwback or Just Another Novelty?

Going to do something different with today's review.  Normally I like to stick to the stiff, basic formula of breaking down a game (if you can call it that) by categories such as sound, graphics, gameplay, etc, etc, etc.  Those are gone for this article.  My experience is going to be presented as one solid piece.  Some may like it, some will pick on me for it (mainly my fellow co-workers), but stiff.  This is my experiences with the Mario Game & Watch.  Will it be a must have throwback?  Or will it be just another novelty for you to throw back into your closet.  (Click on "Read More" to read the full review.)

Ring Fit Adventure Kept Me Active During 2020: A Retrospective On What Might Just be the best Exergame ever made.

 

Look at this image above you. This image was taken on September 8th of 2020. The culmination of a Tuesday night, dedicating my evening to a final gauntlet of exercise after a long day of work. The grind of retail wage-slavery still wore at me to the point where I had to have eaten immediately after getting home, and yet I was determined. I was going to beat this beast back and claim my victory. It was late into the night, just shy of midnight, but I had to beat it. And in proper JRPG Fashion, after two phases of boss battle in a grueling battle of endurance, I had done it. Awash in exhaustion and post-exercise afterglow, I sat down on my bed and watched the credits roll.

I had beaten Ring Fit Adventure. Now, let me tell you about the journey of getting there.

News: New Pokemon Games Spark Backlash Amongst Fans

News: New Pokemon Games Spark Backlash Amongst Fans

From National Dex cuts, reused models of Pokemon from the 3DS era of games, to poor visual quality and even allegations of SS using the Switch's NAND as extra RAM (causing "bad batch" Switch consoles to brick), the new Pokemon games have seemingly not lived up to many gamer's representations of what a "good" Pokemon game really is.