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Arcade Spotlight: Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
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…
Arcade Spotlight: Pokémon Sword and Shield
*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…
Arcade Spotlight: Good Job!
In games when faced with a puzzle, players will either solve it the way the game wants or create their own solution. The game ‘Good Job!’ allows players…
Arcade Spotlight: Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
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…
Arcade Spotlight: Super Mario Maker 2
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…
Arcade Spotlight: Super Mario Odyssey
I decided to try a different format of this articles where I focus on 3 things I liked about a game and 3 things I would change or…
Arcade Spotlight: Mike VS. Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga + Bowser’s Minions (3DS)
Mario & Luigi Superstar Sage originally released in 2003 and brought a rpg Mario game to handhelds. Now to start with, I haven’t gotten a chance to play…
Arcade Spotlight: Destiny 2(PS4/PC)
*As of writing this I haven’t put much time into events, such as raids and strikes* I am having a fun time with Destiny 2, and though I…
Arcade Spotlight: Mr. Shifty
Games where you die after 1 hit, I find to be fun and rage filled. Mr. Shift is a lot of fun and offers a good set of…
Arcade Spotlight: Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Taking two franchises are combining them always make a interesting result. When the formal announcements of a Mario and Raving Rabbids game was going to be released, have…
Arcade Spotlight: Slime Rancher
Farming games are always a great way to unwind and relax in my opinion. Especial if these games have some story elements you can focus on when you…
Arcade Spotlight: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Crash Bandicoot was one of the big plat former games during the PlayStation 1 era and become a classic for many that played it. I have played through…
Arcade Spotlight! Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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…
Arcade Spotlight! Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories (PS4)
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.…
Arcade Spotlight! The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (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…
Arcade Spotlight! Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch)
*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…
Pokemon Generation Journey:
Pokemon Generation Journey! Part 1
Returning to Generation 1! I finally have a Pokémon game from each generation and thought it would be fun to play a through of each generation starting with…
Pokémon Generation Journey! Part 2
Experiencing the 2nd Generation from a different View Though my first Pokémon adventure was Pokémon Blue, it was Pokémon Gold is what made me a fan of the…
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- Poké-vember Special: Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined as Pokémon Trainers
Last year I did a fun experiment where I took the DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure 01 and giving them a full team of 6 Pokémon, which you can check out here. So, I figure I would do the same thing with the main cast of Digimon Adventure 02 but with a bit of a twist. … More Poké-vember Special: Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined as Pokémon Trainers - Poké-vember Special: Pokémon WishlistWith a new region being introduced within the world of Pokémon, a new chance some of the older Pokémon to get some love. In today’s blog, I am looking through the long list of Pokémon and picking some that may (or may not) deserve a Paldean variant and or a new pre-evolution or evolution. Now … More Poké-vember Special: Pokémon Wishlist
- Deck Theory: Blue Promo-Force Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to Deck Theory: a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck. Today we are taking the UlforceVeedramon Starter deck (ST8) and modifying with some promo cards and a few other cards. Since most the cards you are using are coming from starter deck you can save … More Deck Theory: Blue Promo-Force Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Deck Theory: Green Tornado Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck. Today we are exploring more cards from the EX02 set and building a green Terriermon deck I’ve dubbed: Green Tornado. Focus on this deck is to one; make a deck with one my … More Deck Theory: Green Tornado Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Deck Theory: Black Gear Machines Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck and we reworking the Red/Black Cyborg deck I posted last time to be a mono-color deck that will pretty much work the same. Basically I removed most the red cards and added a … More Deck Theory: Black Gear Machines Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Deck Theory: Red/Black Cyborg Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck and this time we are diving a more into the Machine and Cyborg side of Digimon. As a side note, this deck will follow Banned and Restricted cards that are in effect up … More Deck Theory: Red/Black Cyborg Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Random Digimon Post: Giving Digivolution lines to the Digimon partners in Digimon Survive!
As we wait for Digimon Survive to be released and with the latest trailer (click here to watch) showing several human characters and their partner Digimon and based on some information about the game, I get the feeling we won’t have as much freedom in the Digivolution as we have in previous games due to … More Random Digimon Post: Giving Digivolution lines to the Digimon partners in Digimon Survive! - Deck Theory: Red Sistermon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck and after taking a bit of a break from the deck building and the latest set being release figure it is time to build a new deck. As a side note, this deck … More Deck Theory: Red Sistermon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Arcade Spotlight! Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch)
*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) - Kingdom Hearts February Special: An extreme theory of Demyx, Luxord and the Master of Master.
The two most mysterious members of the Organization 13 are Demyx and Luxord, solely because we know the least about them. These are two of my favorite characters of the Kingdom Hearts series and I am super hopeful that they will make a return in the future but for now let’s try to theorize who … More Kingdom Hearts February Special: An extreme theory of Demyx, Luxord and the Master of Master. - Kingdom Hearts February Special: Discovering the KH Trading Card Game.I have always enjoyed playing Trading Card Games and it seems like every series every show, movie, etc. has gotten a TCG or at least collectable cards and Kingdom Hearts is no difference. Today I’m going to talk a bit about the Kingdom Hearts TCG and what I would want in a Kingdom Hearts TCG … More Kingdom Hearts February Special: Discovering the KH Trading Card Game.
- Kingdom Hearts February Special: Future Game Wishlist.With this being the 20th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series, as much as I would like to have Kingdom Hearts 4 announced, I have a feeling that is a way down the road. So instead I want to pitch some ideas of games to help fill the void until, at least, the announcement of … More Kingdom Hearts February Special: Future Game Wishlist.
- Kingdom Hearts February Special: Worlds I would like to see.Growing up one of the things I looked forward to when a new Kingdom Hearts game was announced was the worlds would be offered up to be explored. In Kingdom Hearts 3, we got to visit some of the Pixar world’s like Toy Story and Monster Inc. as well as some returning worlds of Pirates … More Kingdom Hearts February Special: Worlds I would like to see.
- 2022 Gaming Watch List and Wish ListAnother year, another list of games that I will buy to grow the monster of a backlog I have create. So to start the year out I figure I would go through the list of games, the Gameinformer and IGN lists, with a 2022 release date, been announced for 2022 and talk about a few … More 2022 Gaming Watch List and Wish List
- Looking Back, Looking Forward and Thank You!Hello all! As the new year starts, it is a good time look at the past 12 months and see what we can learn to prepare ourselves for the next 12. However, before I start with that, I wanted to thank everyone who has taken the time to read the posts I made through out … More Looking Back, Looking Forward and Thank You!
- Digi-cember Special: Kingdom Hearts-Digimon Crossover!
*Note: I will be using the English translation for most of the terms as it was what I am more familiar* I find it fun talking characters from different movies, shows, games, etc. and through them into a another series. I did this last month when I took the Digidestine of Digimon Adventures and threw … More Digi-cember Special: Kingdom Hearts-Digimon Crossover! - Digi-cember Special: Putting myself into the world of Digimon!*Note: I will be using the English translation for most of the terms as it was what I am more familiar* As a kid, I also thought about what it would be like to be in the world of Digimon, which Digimon I would pick as a partner and even what my device would like. … More Digi-cember Special: Putting myself into the world of Digimon!
- Deck Theory: Yellow Royal Knight Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck and this is one of 2 Deck Theories for Digi-cember. Last time I made a deck focus on some of the Bancho Digimon and this time I went on the “holy” side and … More Deck Theory: Yellow Royal Knight Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Deck Theory: Green Bancho Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory post, a series where I go through my collection and try to make a somewhat descent deck and this is one of 2 Deck Theories for Digi-cember. I made December the month were I spam my love for the series and figure I kick it off with some Digimon that … More Deck Theory: Green Bancho Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Poké-vember Special: Favorite Pokémon TCG CardsThe Pokémon TCG was my first dive into the world of trading cards games and I figure I would take a little time and talk about some of my favorite cards I have collected over the years. I tried to pick cards from various sets both old and new though there was a major break … More Poké-vember Special: Favorite Pokémon TCG Cards
- Poké-vember Special: A “Good” Pokémon OrganizationThroughout the Pokémon series there has been numerous evil organizations and not a lot of “good” organizations outside law enforcement, research groups and the Pokémon rangers. So, I figure it be fun to create my own “good” research-like organization, The Order of Xa. To be honest, I sort of picked a Pokémon at random and … More Poké-vember Special: A “Good” Pokémon Organization
- Poké-vember Special: DigiDestined as Pokémon TrainersA fun experiment I like to see with videos, art and other mediums taking characters from one series and making them fit into another and since Pokémon and Digimon are in the same “kid makes friends with dangerously power creatures” genre figure it would be fun to take the DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure 01 and … More Poké-vember Special: DigiDestined as Pokémon Trainers
- Gaming Journal: OctoberWelcome back to another entry of me talking about games I may or may not complete. This will be a shorter post as October again was a busy and I was trying to focus on fighting games for Fight-tober, a month that was suppose to focus on fighting games and sadly I only played two … More Gaming Journal: October
- Deck Theory: Black Armageddemon/Diaboromon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory, these post will be sharing my idea of a “original” deck for you to try out. Last time we made went the hero side and created a Blue Omnimon deck, but not this time. Today, we are making a deck around the main villain of the first movie, Diaboromon. The … More Deck Theory: Black Armageddemon/Diaboromon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Fight-tober Special: Alternate Universe Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended up being one of the biggest cross over in gaming and not only with the fighters but also with including character in the form of spirits, items, music, mii costumes and various other components. So, with Sora being the last fighter to be added to the game, I thought it … More Fight-tober Special: Alternate Universe Smash Bros. - Arcade Spotlight! The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (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) - Show Talk: Digimon Adventure (2020)Digimon Adventure 2020 has wrapped up and now it is time to take a look of the 67-episode season and the very roller coaster like journey it was. Just as a head up there may be spoilers in the blog, you have been warned. Overall, it was a good experience, but sadly it was a … More Show Talk: Digimon Adventure (2020)
- Gaming Journal: SeptemberWelcome back to another entry of me talking about games I may or may not complete. This will be a shorter post as September got taken over by a busy schedule and I also started to work on a D&D campaign, which I may share details once the campaign start. This post will cover Destiny … More Gaming Journal: September
- Deck Theory: Blue Omnimon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory, these post will be sharing my idea of a deck for you to try out. I will try to make as an “original” deck as I can. This time we are exploring the crest of friendship half of Omnimon and attempting to make a blue Omnimon deck. The tools of … More Deck Theory: Blue Omnimon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Arcade Spotlight! Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories (PS4)
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) - Gaming Journal: AugustWelcome back to another entry of me talking about games I may or may not complete. August was a bit slower game wise as I got back into Destiny 2 for some reason, however I did complete a playthrough of a couple of games so that is always a bonus. Let start by talking about … More Gaming Journal: August
- Show Talk: Shaman King (2021)Shaman King was one of my favorite series growing up and was really excited to hear it was getting reboot in 2021. The new animated series was picked up by Netflix and was released early this month and even though Season 1 (which has 13 episodes) is available, I wanted to give my impression after … More Show Talk: Shaman King (2021)
- Arcade Spotlight! Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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 - Deck Theory: Purple Undead Myotismon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory, these post will be sharing my idea of a deck for you to try out. I will try to make as an “original” deck as I can, however some of ideas my have already been shared but I try my best not to research any decks and I just look … More Deck Theory: Purple Undead Myotismon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Gaming Journal: JulyI wanted to get back into talking about videogames so I decided to start a “Gaming Journal”, where I would talk about the games I have played during the last month or so and figure with July wrapping up figure this would be the best time. So, let’s talk about the games I played in … More Gaming Journal: July
- Deck Theory: Red/Yellow Greymon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to another Deck Theory, these post will be sharing my idea of a deck for you to try out. I will try to make as an “original” deck as I can, however some of ideas my have already been shared but I try my best not to research any decks and I just look … More Deck Theory: Red/Yellow Greymon Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - Favorite Game Boy Advance and PSP GamesThere was a stage in my life where the handheld console took up much of my time. It was just easier to play my PSP or GBA in bed or on long car drives and I didn’t have to fight over a TV. I was feeling in a nostalgic mood so I figure I would … More Favorite Game Boy Advance and PSP Games
- Pokémon Generation Journey! Part 2
Experiencing the 2nd Generation from a different View Though my first Pokémon adventure was Pokémon Blue, it was Pokémon Gold is what made me a fan of the series. Some of my favorite Pokémon come from this generation. With Generation 2, some new features were introduced: 2 new types, Dark and Steel, Pokémon Breeding, Day/Night … More Pokémon Generation Journey! Part 2 - Deck Theory: RED/Black Legend-Arms Deck Profile (Digimon TCG)
Welcome to my first Deck Theory, these post will be sharing my idea of a deck for you to try out. I will try to make as an “original” deck as I can, however some of ideas my have already been shared but I try my best not to research any decks and I just … More Deck Theory: RED/Black Legend-Arms Deck Profile (Digimon TCG) - New Mario Kart WishlistWas playing some Mario Kart 8 the other day and I started to think what I would like to see in the next Mario Kart game. So rather than just keep my figure I would try to write them down and I share them with you. I decided to go break this up into 3 … More New Mario Kart Wishlist
- My Top Ten Digimon!Was wanting to post some form of writing while I am working on my playthrough of Pokémon Crystal and Kingdom Hearts: Memory of Melody, so figure I would talk about 10 of my favorite Digimon. Most the Digimon that made the list are from the various Anime series that made their way over to the … More My Top Ten Digimon!
- 2021 Gaming Wishlist!As another year starts, figure I would think about what games I would like to see release or at least announced within the next 12 months. This will be a short post so let’s get into. First thing on my wish list is either an update or the release of Digimon Survive. Digimon Survive was … More 2021 Gaming Wishlist!
- Pokemon Generation Journey! Part 1Returning to Generation 1! I finally have a Pokémon game from each generation and thought it would be fun to play a through of each generation starting with Pokémon Red/Blue all the way to Pokémon Sword/Shield. My first Pokémon game was Pokémon Blue and I played the through Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire dropped off the series until … More Pokemon Generation Journey! Part 1
- Digimon Adventure (2020): 26 Episodes In*WARNING: This will contain some spoilers* Digimon was one of my favorite series coming home to watch after school, especially the first 3 seasons and as the years went on the series has had it series of ups and down. So, I was excited to hear that new Digimon series coming out that was a … More Digimon Adventure (2020): 26 Episodes In
- Arcade Spotlight: Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
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 - Arcade Spotlight: Pokémon Sword and Shield
*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 - Arcade Spotlight: Good Job!
In games when faced with a puzzle, players will either solve it the way the game wants or create their own solution. The game ‘Good Job!’ allows players to find and create their own solutions with as much or little destruction needed. In ‘Good Job!’ you play as child of the Head Execute of big … More Arcade Spotlight: Good Job! - 2020 Gaming Hopes and DreamsA new year and another year to see if any of the games announce at the previous E3 will finally be released or delayed again. In this mess of a writing piece, I will be talking about some games in 2020 I am looking forward to and some games I would like to be at … More 2020 Gaming Hopes and Dreams
- 10 Years of GamingAs 2019 comes to close, I figure I would dust off my game collection and pick out some of my favorite games from the past 10 years or so and say a few words about them. For this list I am going go by the games initial release and will put which platform I played … More 10 Years of Gaming
- 5 Things I Would Want in: The Next Sly Cooper GameNothing like day dreaming about a new game is a series you love, just to remember that the series is dead and never coming back. The Sly Cooper series was one of my favorite games from the PS2 era and with how the story of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time ended, I would like to … More 5 Things I Would Want in: The Next Sly Cooper Game
- Arcade Spotlight: Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
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 - Arcade Spotlight: Super Mario Maker 2
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 - Trailer Talk: Volume 3Took me a bit longer this go around to find trailers that I wanted to talk about but I found a few I wanted to talk about and also wanted to introduce a new section of the Trailer Talk Volumes. So let’s learn about some games and make some predictions of what the game will … More Trailer Talk: Volume 3
- Quick Look at Crash Team Racing: Nitro-FueledOne 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
- Trailer Talk: Volume 2This week for Trailer Talk I will go over some more recent trailers and one trailer just because I can. On the last Trailer Talk I link to the game or developer’s website if you wanted more information and for this one, I will instead just link to the trailer I watched, to make it … More Trailer Talk: Volume 2
- Trailer Talk: Volume 1Despite having an ever-growing backlog, am I always looking at the upcoming games and looking for games to add to my wish list or maybe even find a game that one of my friends may like. Rather it’s a AAA game or an indie game, I am always looking for that next game to give … More Trailer Talk: Volume 1
- Mike’s E3 HighlightsAnother series of E3 gaming press conferences have wrapped up and I have caught up on most of them, figure doing a quick word dump about some of the things I liked from the big press conferences. Overall, I thought most the conferences were ok, nothing really special or at least not a lot that … More Mike’s E3 Highlights
- Pokémon 6/5/2019 Direct Reaction and ThoughtsMore news about the next main series Pokémon game, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Let’s start with a break down on what was announced during the direct. The direct stated off with a video package that showed a preview of most things that would be presented during the direct, so I won’t break the video just … More Pokémon 6/5/2019 Direct Reaction and Thoughts
- My Long Shot Gaming Wish List!As E3 approaches, many will post what they are wanting to be announced during the conference. As much as I would like to do the same thing, I think it would be more fun to talk about a more general wish list for gaming that probably as 0 percent chance of happening but it’s still … More My Long Shot Gaming Wish List!
- Mike Investigates: Kingdom Hearts (series) Part 2Exploring Kingdom Hearts: Part 2 The Connection between Luxu and Xehanort *Warning this may contain spoilers of several Kingdom Hearts games* In the last part I talk about how the mobile game, Kingdom Hearts Union Cross, would contain important details about what happen after the first Keyblade Wars which could give us clues of what … More Mike Investigates: Kingdom Hearts (series) Part 2
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