*Warning this may contain small spoilers for Pokemon Legends: Arceus* Pokemon is a series that I have grown up with and it has been interesting to see the series grow and see the ups and downs. After 25 years, we get a semi-open world game set in a ancient version of the Sinnoh region and … More Arcade Spotlight! Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch)

The Legend of Zelda series has been a series I knew about or at least had an idea of what it was and that is mainly due to not having methods to play the game. However, that changed when the Switch came out and I made sure to pick up the newest game in the … More Arcade Spotlight! The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch)

I have been a fan of the Kingdom Hearts series since the first game back on the PS2 and been playing the various titles of the series since. The double-edge blade of the series is the willingness to try different style of games, but still have it be important to the main story of the … More Arcade Spotlight! Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories (PS4)

To be totally honest, I didn’t think that a new Ratchet and Clank was going to come out. I figure after the movie and 2016 game that the series had wrapped up, however I was wrong and the inner long time Ratchet and Clank fan was super excited. My overall experience with the game was … More Arcade Spotlight! Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

After the release of Crash: Mind Over Mutant back in 2008, if you told me Crash Bandicoot would one day come back, I would call you a wishful thinker. However, after the first 3 games and Crash Team Racing got the remake treatment, the series got a new entry in the form of Crash Bandicoot … More Arcade Spotlight: Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

*Warning: This may contain some story spoilers* With the release of Crown Tundra and as Pokémon Sword and Shield is approaching a year since release, now seems like a good time to talk about the game as a whole and ponder a bit on where the series could go after Pokémon Sword and Shield. Now … More Arcade Spotlight: Pokémon Sword and Shield

When I wasn’t making sub-par Mario Levels, I have been racing around with Crash Bandicoot and crew. Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is a remaster of Crash Team Racing that was originally released on the PlayStation One and it also includes some tracks and characters from the PS2 sequel, Crash Nitro Kart. I played the PlayStation … More Arcade Spotlight: Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

For the past couple of months, 2 games have consumed my life. One of those games has been Super Mario Maker 2. My only experience with the previous Super Mario Maker was the version that released on the 3DS and I didn’t get too far into that one so I wouldn’t be able to go … More Arcade Spotlight: Super Mario Maker 2

One of my favorite gaming memories are from having friends come over, pass the controllers out and play games all night long. Crash Team Racing was one of those games that my friends and family would play for hours upon hours. When I heard Crash Team Racing was getting the remaster treatment, I was super … More Quick Look at Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

*Disclaimer: This Post may contain spoilers for Kingdom Hearts 3, so either leave this post and go play the game or scroll past it. * As the month of Love, Presidents and a rat telling us how much longer the snow will cover the ground comes to an end, it’s time for me to attempt … More Mike’s February Gaming Update