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What Kind of Game is Bowser’s Fury?

Nintendo released a new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario 3D World Switch re-release and showcased more of the Bowser’s Fury addition. I don’t want to spoil it for you so watch it before you read on.

Looks like in Bowser’s Fury you interact in some way with Bowser Junior then Godzilla Bowser and then you become Super Lion Mario? As awesome as this looks I’m not sure what kind of game this will turn out to be so I’m interested in hearing what you think.

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Did you know what the biggest selling video game systems of all time are? Press play on the video and now you do.

Tim Schafer Breaks Down 20 Years of Double Fine Games

Wanted to share this Noclip interview / doc where Tim Schafer outlines the history of Double Fine and it's roots at Lucas Arts. It's fun that it came full circle where Tim could return to the ol' Lucas Arts adventure games and properly remaster them. He also provides an interesting explanation for selling to Microsoft. I don't love seeing huge tech giants own more and more of the gaming pie but on the other hand, Double Fine no longer has to worry about how to fund their next slate of games.

"Tim Schafer explores 20 years of Double Fine Productions by telling us about the design and development of games like Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Grim Fandango Remastered, Happy... Read All

My Borderlands 3 Thoughts So Very Early

One criticism I hear from a lot of folks that played Borderlands 3 is that the games twin antagonists are very annoying and drag the game down. This is an unfortunate thing to hear as, to date, the Borderlands franchise has created very compelling villains. All that to say, over the holidays I found the base Borderlands 3 on a good PC sale for $15 and I picked it up and I've played it a bit so far and haven't experienced the twin villains yet so I can't weigh in on that part but wanted to get a few thoughts out anyway.

Again, I'm quite early in playing Borderlands 3 on PC but I have a few bits to share and also wanted to get your thoughts on Borderlands 3 and what... Read All

All The Christmas Mario: My Early Thoughts on New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe

I'm a big fan of the New Super Mario Bros. games and plan to collect, play and beat em' all. This Holiday I was fortunate enough to have been gifted New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe on Switch and have been playing it a lot since that joyful day. Is it a good entry in the series or does it fizzle out and is made ENTIRELY OBSOLETE by Super Mario Maker 2? Read on for the answer...

Is New Super Mario Bros. Obsolete Now?

We live in a hyped social media and hot take first world where the opinions that make it to the top aren't always the best but the most controversial. I suppose it's hard to say what opinions are "best" but we are all driven to serve up our takes as fast as... Read All

George Lucas Expertly Explaining How The Force Works

As much as we give George a hard time about writing the prequel trilogy, he has some really good thoughts on The Force, and life in general.

I don't have much to add to what he says in this video; I just recommend watching!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/05/2021 at 11:26pm

I respect George a lot and hope he's more involved with Star Wars moving forward. With that, I find his ideas of the force and the jedi are hard to relate to. To focus on the dark side and light side as selfless VS selfish to be good but somewhat hard to approximate because I really don't think wanting things is ultimately bad. I find the black and white thinking of the Jedi in the prequels to be very off putting, dangerous and one of the hardest parts of organized religion. You take good things, like being selfless and putting others ahead of yourself and translate that to certain actions and dogma which are entirely wrong.

It's not bad to be afraid your Mom is a slave on Tatooine. It's not inherently evil to be scared. It doesn't make you space Hitler to have a dream where your wife dies and that shakes you. It just makes you human. Fear doesn't mean you have an evil heart. The Mandalorian as seen with a certain character seems to espouse this too, in that baby Yoda is afraid therefore scary because he might be evil. I don't really think fear means much more than we contain human emotions and those emotions come up. I don't think the most evolved form of humanity is the abandonment of emotion I think it's accepting what we are and making good choices anyway. When the Jedi distance themselves from hard emotions they give more power to them because accepting our humanity is the best path to disarming out unfortunate tendencies. The worst strategy is to hype up "bad thought" and try to pray it away or whatever the heck the Jedi do.

I appreciate Star Wars a lot but when you boil down religion and attempt to organize it and make a creed of it I think things tend to get hard which is why I frankly have a hard time with the Jedi. If they existed in our world, I'd try and get as close to their power and abandon the core mindset and if that made me a Sith then so be it.... Jedi.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 01/05/2021 at 11:31pm

I think Lucas is saying it's more than black and white. There needs to be balance to the light and dark side. It's not a good thing to be fully selfless, as then you will never look out for yourself, and at the most extreme would end up quickly dead, as you'd be giving up everything of yourself for others. Also, being selfish is important, for the same exact reasons. There needs to be balance, not a domination of Jedi or Sith.

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Donate To And Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2020!

Games Done Quick is the premier game charity speedrun that raises money each year for The Prevent Cancer Foundation. It started on Sunday with a collection of incredible runs and is going strong today with a really unique Sonic block. If you are working from home and have the ability to put some cool speedrun videos on the in the background, you really should! While you are at it donate some money to the Prevent Cancer Foundation, it's a great charity and the donation is tax deductible!

https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule
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Let me know what runs you plan on watching and if you've seen anything awesome so far!

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 88 : Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Review

The holiday season is coming to an end, but if you're itching for more, ring in the new year with some Life Day leftovers, as we review the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special! Can a Star Wars Holiday Special succeed without a singing Bea Arthur? Listen and find out! We also talk about some of the recent announcements from Disney about upcoming Star Wars content.

How to Unlock Small Fire Mario in Super Mario Bros.

Watched a very short video by John Riggs where he explains how to unlock small Fire Mario and I decided to share here for folks that don't know about this old glitch.

From the glitch topia wiki:

* Be Big Mario or Fire Mario and go to a Castle level (World 3 Castle recommended).
* Try to touch the Axe and get hit by Bowser at the same time.
* When you are in the next level you will be big. Collect a Mushroom and you will turn small.
* Now collect a Fire Flower and you will be transformed into Small Fire Mario/Luigi.

https://glitchtopiathevideogameglitching.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Brothers:_Small_Fire_Mario

Have a Cheerful Holiday And Happy New Year!

The holiday season and end to 2020 is finally here! 2020 was seen and experienced as a challenging year for many so here's to a better 2021.

Feel free to drop in the comments anything fun you picked up this holiday season in terms of what you are playing or watching. Also as a bonus let us know if you are looking forward to anything releasing in 2021.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/30/2020 at 07:08pm

I got the Mario 35th Anniversary Game and Watch which is way more fun than I thought it would be. I got Tenet a bit before the holidays and have watched it a few times including all the special features. One thing I'm looking forward to releasing in 2021... well it's two things. Firstly I am really interested to hear about news of any future Mystery Science Theater 3000 seasons. Secondly the Hero Quest remake shipping! It's strange because we can't do a lot of table top gaming now but I have high hopes for 2021.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 12/31/2020 at 01:44am

I got a Playstation shirt. Then, I picked up some winter sale deals; DLC for Jurassic World Evolution, Conan Exiles, and Civ6. Got the Heretic/Hexen group along w/ Wolfenstein: Spirit of Destiny ( I never played it). I also got Wolfenstein Youngblood.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/31/2020 at 06:59pm

Whoa, Jurassic World Evolution is free on the Epic Store until January 7th!

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/jurassic-world-evolution/home

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 12/31/2020 at 11:32pm

LOL I went to Epic Games just now and saw that. I was surprised and thought about posting it here, but luckily you already did. Now have have 2 copies of it! LOL All these Epic Games I own and I still haven't even installed the launcher. LOL Anyway, I've been playing JWE a lot lately! It feels easier than when I first started playing it. I thought that the dino packs I bought would help as I often had a hard time deciding which dinos to incubate w/ others. Right now I'm on the last DLC, Return to Jurassic Park. I'm glad I decided to replay it, I think it's a fantastic game!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/01/2021 at 12:08am

First thing I'm looking forward to is binge watching Season 3 of Cobra Kai! Then I'm looking forward to WandaVision and the other Marvel shows on Disney+.

Hopefully the movies that were announced to be on HBO Max next year actually will be, so I can see Dune, Matrix 4, and others from my couch!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 01/01/2021 at 06:09am

I'm looking forward to the Marvel and Star Wars series as a whole. Go Disney!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/02/2021 at 01:43am

WandaVision looks really cool.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/02/2021 at 05:19am

I finished Cobra Kai a few hours ago, and I'm ready for Season 4 now!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 01/02/2021 at 10:23am

I don't know much about Cobra Kai, I think I just recently learned about it. I finished the Mandalorian Season 2, though!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/03/2021 at 01:04am

Dude, if you like The Karate Kid, you'll love Cobra Kai!

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What Kind of Game is Bowser’s Fury?

This Video Showcases The Best Selling Consoles Since The Dawn of Video Games

Tim Schafer Breaks Down 20 Years of Double Fine Games

My Borderlands 3 Thoughts So Very Early

All The Christmas Mario: My Early Thoughts on New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe

George Lucas Expertly Explaining How The Force Works

Donate To And Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2020!

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 88 : Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Review

How to Unlock Small Fire Mario in Super Mario Bros.

Have a Cheerful Holiday And Happy New Year!

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What Kind of Game is Bowser’s Fury?

What Kind of Game is Bowser’s Fury?